I Used To Be A Poet For Pretend

I don't give enough credit to Old Spice. They've made an Ad Bits appearance here and there, but for a company who comes out with such a kick-fanny commercial as this, I haven't given them their due props. So here it is:

An Ode to Old Spice (actually more of an ode to NPH)

I used to love SpeedStick
Especially the scent with the dark green top
Until I saw the Old Spice centaur*
And my sci-fi lovin' heart went pop.

Then they enlisted Doogie Howser,
the only doctor I'll ever trust
When his show went off the air
I kicked and screamed and cussed.

He's back now of course,
in How I Met Your Mother.
When people speculated he was gay
I used to say, "oh brother!"

But it turns out they were right!
Gay men always seem to smell nice
Which is why I trust him when
he says, "buy Old Spice!"
THE END



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And if you're craving a little more NPH, please click below for his spectacular Sesame Street appearance. If you think he knows his deodorant, wait till you see his take on shoes!

Good Hands and Good Armpits

Let's do a little compare and contrast exercise, shall we? I need your opinion here. Is the Old Spice commercial supposed to be a semi-spoof on Allstate? I mean both are black men, both ask viewers hypothetical questions, and both have deep, dreamy voices. (What?!)

Exhibit A:


Exhibit B: (I love that he says 'bajillion' because I say that at least once a day. For instance, "Molly, I've told you a bajillion times not to smash chapstick onto the TV screen!")