This morning I was brushing my teeth (not a remarkable event in itself but read on…)
As I was standing there, a thought struck me with the speed of a puppy’s tail wagging to welcome you home, or a traffic police officer having amnesia after being offered kopi o (black coffee).
Now, when I brush my teeth I always stand in front of the mirror, right hand brushing away and left hand on my waist (like a little teapot short and stout). I stand with my back fairly straight and legs slightly apart.
Now, take a moment to think back to this morning when you were brushing your teeth (especially for those of you who have the same tooth brushing posture as me).
What were you thinking about?
I realised that each morning since I can remember, I have been thinking about the Oral-B man! (That last sentence would be weird if taken out of context).
As I brush my teeth, I remember how the ad shows a dentist who can’t show his face (apparently because dentists aren’t allowed to appear on TV). We see his muscular body and he’s brushing with his right hand with his tea-pot left arm on his waist. He’s using an Oral-B toothbrush and telling us how Oral-B is the brand dentists prefer.
Every morning, this ad runs through my mind. Usually I just dismiss the image and move on to other things… but I can’t believe how this keeps automatically coming to my head.
I’ve been… gasp... thinking of a muscular man each morning! What is my head trying to tell me!?
Is it just me, or do you think about this too? (I’m referring to the Oral-B thing, not the half naked man)
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November 9, 2007 at 14:37
That’s the power of advertisement
Adino: Yeah lor.
November 9, 2007 at 15:20
I am using OralB too..
BUT I brush my teeth in the bathroom while taking bath..hehehe
Adino: So far I’m the only one who thinks about the Oral-B man?
November 9, 2007 at 19:37
Ads could be so polluting. Sometimes the ads on my TV are so over-played that I even think about them. But since there isn’t Oral-B here in this country, my answer would be no – I probably was thinking how monotonous daily routines like brushing teeth are, or maybe when I should see a dentist or something like that. It varies.
Adino: I can’t wait for Tivo technology to be offered in Malaysia so I can stop watching ads
November 10, 2007 at 00:21
It is just you. I think about my bed, lol!
Adino: Oh no…. starting to feel weirder by the minute!
November 10, 2007 at 00:51
Thankfully, I don’t think about the Oral-B man even though I do use an Oral-B toothbrush… but that could be because I don’t have the same brushing stance? *grin*
Adino: Hehe… I bet you think about him tomorrow morning!
November 10, 2007 at 09:57
I don’t know
It is over so fast that I hardly have time to think of anything
Adino: Starting to seem like I’m super weird thinking about so many things so early in the morning
November 10, 2007 at 11:29
not rich ler cannot use oralB brand…
only use colgate the 360 degree one..
lol..
*got same one as my bf d ok d..don care cheap or expensive..*
=p
Adino: Hehe, so romantic… must use matching toothbrushes.
November 12, 2007 at 01:44
Dentists aren’t allowed, but it would appear that subliminal messaging is!
Adino: Yeah. Kind of funny how *give Adino your money* something sticks with *give Adino your money* for years even after you *give Adino your money* completely forget about it.
November 12, 2007 at 12:27
subconsciously you are thinking of the dentist!
Adino: So scary…
November 12, 2007 at 18:48
When I brush my teeth, I am trying to remember what was the dream I had with a “gorgeous” woman… xx xx -x- censored-x-
Adino: Hor!
November 13, 2007 at 09:42
Hmm… let me think, all I think about is: what clothes to wearto work? what should I prepare for Esther to bring to her baby-sitter’s house? What to cook during lunch? Arghh… sounds like ‘obasan’ already.
Adino: Waa… early in the morning you have so many things to think about. Maybe that’s how it is like once you’re a parent