Day 9: I am a Bo-Na-Nah!

Today's picture is brought to you by awkwardly placed foreigners: They fill those empty spaces in advertisements like no other! So I think we can lump this in the same category of things as the Teenie Weenie bear, but this time we take it to a new level when we give a banana a face and large, white arms. The picture is blurry, yes I know. But I think we can all get the gist of what's going on, but just in case, let me recap here for you. Dole is sponsoring a new TV show: I'm Going Bananas! It stars a Korean actor who can get no other work, a foreigner easily amused by large fruit, and a 6 foot banana. Seriously, the guy looks like he is embarrassed to be in such an ad, the foreigners looks like she is about to rip off the peel to get her some banana, and the banana just looks happy to be there. The bit of the Korean that is there roughly says, "Don't buy the LED TV. Here's a Dole Banana instead..." So everyone, when given the choice between an LED TV and a Dole Banana, you all now know which to pick. You know, I've seen things like this in Japan, so Korea isn't necessarily special for slapping faces on fruit. What is brilliant about this picture, though, is the fervor at which the foreigner seems to be giving up the supposed LED TV for this living, breathing, and smiling six-foot Dole Banana. The Korean, though, isn't buying it.