Viagra Interruptions

The 'Viagra interruption' ads are unusual. If you haven't seen these commercials, the concept is that a couple is just sitting there, and then one suddenly gets a bit of a glint in their eye and says the other's name. The scene cuts to a 1950's-style intermission screen for a few seconds, and then it cuts back to the couple resuming their mundane activity, but with an air of satisfaction about them.

The first one (an elderly couple sitting in their kitchen) was fine, aside from the fact that it's pretty unhygienic to have sex where you eat. The second ad features a couple in a flower shop, but oddly enough, it's the woman who says the guy's name. How did she know he was on the verge of a Viagra-inspired sexual awakening? Does she have the Shining?

But it's the third ad that really got my goat. A middle-aged Asian couple is sitting on a moving ski lift when the 'interruption' takes place. Questions abound...

* How are they able to position themselves on a tiny bench without plummeting to, if not their deaths, at least a painful and embarrassing fall?

* People in snowsuits are bundled up tighter than King Tut. Getting their gear off in order to copulate would be time-consuming and difficult, especially on the aforementioned tiny bench.

* They're on a ski hill in snowsuits, so presumably it's cold. Viagra or not, that guy will be experiencing some shrinkage.

* When the interruption ends, they're both sitting contentedly, still on the lift. Unless they're riding to the top of Everest, ski lifts usually don't take too long. I guess the Viagra got the dude so excited that he jumped the gun, so to speak. But, then again, the woman is smiling at the end of the ad, so presumably she was so easy to satisfy that even a couple of minutes of passion is good enough to do the trick. That guy is lucky. Sure, he needs to take Viagra, but even if you have erectile dysfunction, that's not really a huge concern when your wife is to orgasms what Glass Joe is to a quick knockout.

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A bit of site news.....The Wire won the 'which show should I watch first?' poll, so off to the video store I go. Also, Wall*E won the 'best Pixar movie' poll.

This week's poll concerns Monty Python. Remember, you're voting for your FAVOURITE, not necessarily the funniest or the best actor. You can take their whole careers into consideration, not just the Python years (this is to ensure that Gilliam doesn't get negative votes).