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How to get a date to the prom (and launch a music career?)
0Forget about Rebecca Black and the Beeb, this guy has the right idea. Taking asking a girl to the prom to a whole new level, this kid did everything right:
- He impressed the girl with talent and risking shame in front of the class.
- He wrote a pretty decent song that required the use of his homies (who were probably a source of extra confidence, too)
- He had the whole thing videoed and uploaded to YouTube.
The “awwwww!” factor is quite high, meaning that the video is likely to go viral and his talent as both songwriter and singer. While his initial objective to get a date for the prom seems to have been accomplished, I hope this kid gets a lot more out of his efforts.
Tuesday quarterback: Super Bowl XLV commercial runner-ups
0Yesterday’s post featured a review of the Super Bowl ads rated best by mrmerlot.com. Today, we look at the runner-ups.
The Super Bowl XLV ads that won mrmerlot.com’s “best of” rating needed no explanation since the quality of the story and message was enough to prove their worth. 
This second string of nine ads certainly has plenty of quality comedic delivery. But in an age of commercial-free Tivo and online streaming media viewing, getting 30 seconds to woo a consumer is golden. So while these product ads were good, the storyline in each left something to be desired.
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Wednesday quarterback: Super Bowl XLV commercial losers
0This week mrmerlot.com featured posts on the “best of” Super Bowl ads as well as the runners-up. In this final chapter, the truly stand-out losers are critiqued and lampooned.
Some ads you fondly remember for years. Some you forget seconds after you watch them. And some are remembered even though you want to forget them.
Put aside the strange etrade talking baby spots, the meaningless chatter.com ads, and the offensive-yet-underpromising godaddy commercials. Those were bad. But the ads featured here were so twisted and offensive that no exec should have approved them. But they did. So for your viewing horror, mrmerlot.com presents the worst of the worst ads from the game.