Tom the Dancing Bug by Ruben Bolling for August 22, 2013
August 16, 2013
August 23, 2013
Transcript:
enjoy this classic tom the dancing bug every thursday panels from the annals of the tom the dancing bug archive check back every friday for a fresh, brand new tom the dancing bug! tom the dancing bug by ruben bolling a word from out sponsor aaarhaaaaa oop: cut! the lighting was off! bball guy: oh, fiddlesticks! i can't work like this! sportsquence no fancy image just great taste executive: horrible! what a cliche end-shot! beads of sweat on the bottle?! come on, people! that shot's got to say: this is real! this is not some slick come-on! having no image... is our image, people! director: cut! sorry, you're just not convincing as an ad executive. who hired this guy? executive: i quit! energ-e sports drink no image. at all. man: i like it! it's edgy! it's ironic! cynical, multi-dimensionally self-referential. that's what the brats who drink this energ-e swill like! hi-ho sports drink hi-ho where image truly ends and where sugarwater begins... dude 1: so that's the campaign! dude 2: hmm... it's a good image for hi-ho!
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Droptma Styx over 11 years ago
Yeah. I’m in marketing. Sometimes I really hate it.
lisapaloma13 over 11 years ago
“Continued…” …ad nauseam.
Grover Premium Member over 11 years ago
It’s a slippery slope. You can never truly be authentic.
jpozenel over 11 years ago
F*****sticks?
Is there no censorship of these comics?
kapock over 11 years ago
This comic is clearly sponsored by Fizz. So disappointed TtDB sold out.
Though … Fizz is the only sports drink not pre-occupied with all this “meta” PR to seem authentic. It doesn’t have to pull that stuff since it’s the one, real, authentic sports drink that refreshes you. Now, where’s my check?