When car commercials started posting disclaimers at the bottom of the screen about closed courses and professional drivers, I dismissed it as being overly cautious in the great age of American litigation. Sort of dumb that people are overly paranoid about being responsible for someone else's stupidity but, hey, I get it.A few weeks ago I saw an ad for the new Nissan Frontier and it is pretty well done. Shot like someone using their camera phone, it catches a Nissan Frontier snowboarding in Utah and ends with it doing a barrel roll. Funny. The second time I saw it, I noticed the disclaimer: "Fantasy. Trucks can't snowboard. Do not attempt." Ummm... I am pretty sure that this is tongue in cheek but it probably does serve a purpose as eliminating any responsibility the car company has for the inevitable moron who will try it. And, man, do I hope THAT moron is caught on film.
So, what does this have to do with giving thanks? Well, today I am thankful for morons. They made this commercial funny - intentionally or not. When I think that someone out there is so dumb that they think they could drive their brand new truck down a ski slope, it makes me laugh. Do I sound mean? Of course I do but dumb people are funny... everyone has laughed at them... I'm just admitting to it.
Thank you dumb people - sometimes you make my day!
