There is just so much bad in this advertisement it's hard to know where to start. I've been looking at this commercial for a long time now, and I'm not sure I can decide on whether Brad was better off when he was boring or now that he's breaking down the boredom barrier. Before he was an unpopular virgin who spent a lot of time in his room thinking about math, but now he's a cocaine addict with terrible taste in clothing and one of the worst hairstyles this side of Carrot Top.

Another problem is that this has an age requirement, if you're under seven or over 77 you might as well look elsewhere for your puzzle fix, because Palamedes is not for you. Is there a good reason 80 year old granny should be kept away from this game, does is offer some magical ingredient that turns you into a raving speed freak with exclamation marks swirling around your aura?

Of course, the real victim in this advert is the person that owned that big piece of yellow paper. I mean, here we have perfectly good piece of large yellow paper just waiting to be used, when this kid under the influence of Palamedes comes by and sticks his head right through it . ruining the whole piece of paper. How insensitive is that? I bet boring Brad wouldn't have done that; he would be at home staying out of trouble. Instead he's out there ruining large pieces of paper, putting too much gel in his hair, and holding on to an NES control for dear life. I fail to see how this is an improvement.

FROM: Everybody Loves Bad Advertising