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Super Bowl ads: You paid $2.7 million for that?

The one time of the year we don’t get up to use the bathroom during commercial breaks has come and gone, and it’s time to assess whether our impending bladder infections were worth it. In short, never mind the game: How about them Super Bowl ads? If you like cute animals, disembodied hearts and a nearly naked Angelina Jolie, it was probably a good night for you. Here’s a rundown of some of the more female- (and fauna-) centered spots from the broadcast and my picks for the best, most boring and just plain bad ads. Bridgestone: What’s better than talking animals? Screaming animals. I didn’t say my taste was all highbrow. P.S. Does anyone else think this squirrel is related to the famous Dramatic Prairie Dog?

   

Budweiser: Maybe I had too much of their product beforehand, but the whole “Rocky of the animal kingdom” thing worked for me.

   

Coca-Cola:

Finally, a way to get me to watch the Macy’s Day parade. Is it wrong that I was rooting for Stewie to beat Underdog? Though, in the end, the best balloon won.

   

Wanted:

Behold Angelina Jolie‘s naked tattooed back. That is all.

    SoBe Life Water: Even without Naomi Campbell, the Filipino prison inmates did it better.

   

Sunsilk:

You’d think the meeting of pop icons and pop art would be interesting. You’d think wrong.

   

Victoria’s Secret:

Look, I appreciate the simplicity and – heaven knows – I’m in favor of supermodels in lingerie, but since no one watching really has Adriana Limawaiting at home for her, it’s also kind of cruel.

    (Note: These are so bad, I’m not even going to post the clips. They don’t deserve any more return on their investment.)

GoDaddy.com: The perennial in-bad-taste winner used its ad to tell people to watch its banned ad online. Don’t do it. I did so you don’t have to. Danica Patrick, seriously, you can’t be that hard up for cash. SalesGenie.com: Fake accents aren’t funny. Neither are Asian stereotypes. Just ask Rosie O’Donnell. The company’s other ad featured an Indian salesman with “seven kids” to feed. I believe we have a winner in the Offensive Ad Bowl 2008.   CareerBuider.com: I can’t decide whether this ad is clever or creepy. Though, it does give new meaning to the saying, “You ripped my heart out.”

   

So, any I missed? Or any I missed the mark on? And did anyone else enjoy watching Lena Headey in all the Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles promos almost more than the game itself?

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