Others not so well: A 1992 Subaru commercial insisted that the Imprezas were "just like punk, except it's cars".
Using that premise, the Snuggie commercial insists it's solving our blanket dilemma.
It is no different for the guys either...despite how a few television commercials insist on portraying men (as stereotypically clueless when it comes to anything other than sports, auto repair or beer selection), men are taking part in (and in some cases taking over) what was once not-so-lovingly referred to as "women's work".
Commercials are the worst for breeding discontent, in that you keep seeing things you don't have but the commercials insist that you should have them.
Bertelli rejected other commercial sponsors, insisting that only the Prada logo appear on Luna Rossa's sails.
The novel is full of exquisite little sketches of humanity, like the commercial travellers insisting on their rights in an inn against an intruding lawyer.
Sports science has made muscle pulls and tears easier to predict than ever before, but there is no accounting for a commercial department insisting on a December friendly in Dubai against Milan, or the demands that the highest-earning players are on the pitch at all times.
But let us not forget this: right up until the day the EU ban on cosmetics animal testing came into force industries and commercial brands insisted animals were 'essential' and a ban would have 'dire' and 'catastrophic' consequences.
Astonishingly, its commercial policy insists that anyone booked to fly to or from its home base, and whose flight has been cancelled because of the fire, must depart in the next couple of days: "Outbound Travel should occur no later than Fri, 09th Aug 13," instructs the airline.
But we have dawdled on making vehicles more fuel-efficient and weatherizing our homes and insisting that commercial buildings be more energy efficient, and so on.
