Just get it a download it before Bud makes the web site take it down. I guess other sites have been posting the radio spots and Bud has sent letters from their lawyers requiring the spots to be taken off. Unfortunately, Budlight.com doesn’t have “Mr Miniature Train Modeler” posted on their site.
Of course they’re making fun of us. [:p] Learn to laugh at yourself.
That was really, really funny - my wife got a good laugh out of it, too. “An empire between the furnace and hot water heater” - brilliant.
My wife thought that part was the best too as my eventual model railroad will literally cut through the utility room between the water heater and furnace (to prevent the need for multiple duck-unders).[:D]
Ernie,
I think everyone here realizes that AB is poking fun at MRRers and that the operator of that “perfect magical world” IS the “2nd jerk”. If you’ve heard any of the other ABs Real Men of Genius series on the radio, they has been making swipes at a lot of folks. It doesn’t bother me a bit.
My take is: If you can’t laugh at yourself and your own peculiarities, idiosyncrasies and traits; then you’ve got problems. And - we all have to admit guys, we MRRers do have our own peculiarities. It’s a prerequisite for anyone going into a hobby - particularly MRRing.
With that said, please excuse me, fellas. I’m headed down to the basement. I have to helix that I trying to build around my hot water heater…
Tom
I found the video…watch it closely…I think it was made by a Coors fan.
Pretty cool. The audio was strange without the video, but then I followed HardAdd’s link and the video is great. Coupler failure and train wrecks, too!! Woo Hoo!! Miniature Train Modelers…that’s us!!
Dang, man, that was waaayyy too much fun. [:P]
Nice layout, too. [^]
About the second “jerk” reference…perhaps someone can explain if this is a real nickname or what…but after listening to this Bud spot last night, went home and noticed a CD my sister gave me…I believe the name of the band is Railroad Jerk and the title of the album is “One Track Mind.” Is railroad jerk a common term referring to some part of railroading that some of us are not familiar? Perhaps they actually used some sort of slang term of affection or something in an accurate manner…rather than sounding offensive.
CHEERS!!! Mr. Train Modeler
slightly OT:
hey, good taste there! that brewery is 1 mile down the track to Amsterdam Central Station from where I live… can you buy their beer in the US? It sure is a great brew, not for the faint-hearted… (I’m drinking a ‘Celestial Seasoning’ sleepytime right now)
Mmmm, Molsons…
OH MY GOD!!!
The weefe just about lost her mind laffing bout that…me too…
good link…cause it this world if we cant laff at our selves then there is something wrong…so
Here is to all of us REAL MEN Of GENIUS…who play with trains…
J.W…pirate for hire
with the video it’s better , obviously someone poking fun at the Bud commercials (as well as at MR’s)
Maybe you should tell that to AirTran Airlines… When Bud did the “Mr. Discount Airline Pilot Guy” spot, AirTran had the Federal government all over AB. Even though AB pulled the ad, there are numerous lawsuits still pending.
LOL! That is too funny. I’m drinking a Michelob as I write this. I think I’ll switch to Rolling Rock. [(-D]
I just listened to the radio spot and laughed so hard it brought tears to my eyes. My wife always did call me a genius, so now I guess I have a theme song - works for me.
That one has been around a while. I think it was meant to be a radio spot only, so the video is NOT from AB. Someone else, perhaps a disgruntled modeler, made it to lampoon the commercial.
I’m actually quite surprised so many people here liked it. I usually love a witty sarcastic commercial, and I don’t mind a little fun being poked at us, but I found this one over the top for my tastes. Maybe I’m just not a fan of offensive humor, but I wonder if most here realize that the advertisers just lit us up to sell some beer. Oh, but for a few laughs it was worth it – right? [B)]
No doubt you’ll get lots of responses suggesting you “lighten up”, or some other such specious twaddle. I’m with you - I thought it was pretty ordinary. But then, I think that Budweiser is very ordinary, so no surprises there.
Mark.
(Posting from a country that has REAL beer!)
[#ditto]
Trevor