Heh. Snicker.

I don’t know what it is *exactly* about puns… It has the same appeal of really good subtext: Saying two things at once with the same set o’ words. It’s English Geek Joy. Economy of speech! Woot!

The best example I’ve seen of it the last few weeks? A Snickers commercial. An absolutely brilliant Snickers commercial. Several men in Hunter’s camouflage are quietly stalking the woods on an early morning. All of a sudden, they spot it: an amazing buck. I know jack about deer, so I’m not going to try to get overly detailed in describing Bambi’s dad, here. Still, a good-lookin’ animal.

The hunters ready themselves and begin chucking candy bars at the deer. Four or five full-grown men are throwing candy bars at a deer in the great outdoors. Classic. The deer, significantly alarmed by the hail of chocolate, peanuts and nougat (don’t forget the caramel), takes off. The hunters don’t quite know what to make of it, and look at each other. Then the punchline: “It’s only satisfying if you eat it.”

HAH. We’ve all heard that “Snickers really satisfies”. While simultaneously making a funny commercial, Snickers also manages to make a deer-friendly statement about hunters who kill a deer with no intention of enjoying Venison. It’s only satisfying if you eat it. Bwa ha ha ha.

Now, I don’t truck with hunting, myself. I got nothing against Bambi, and the last time I went fishing was over a decade ago (and we ate what we caught). Bwa hah.

Kudos, Snickers advertising people. Kudos.