It had to be ew...
To whom it may concern:
I am writing to express my displeasure at an advertisement aired this morning on Channel 5. I had just finished my bowl of frosted mini-wheats and was contemplating what to prepare for this evening's repast. Needless to say, my interest was piqued when the following commercial began:
Scene: A high-end restaurant kitchen, chefs at their stations, preparing dishes that apparently generate a large quantity of steam.
Voiceover: "Slow-grilled wild salmon, with crisp garden greens, simmered in a fragrant reduction."
Image: A lovely piece of salmon criss-crossed with perfect grill marks, wet lettuce flying through the air.
Of course! Wild salmon would make a superb Friday night dinner! I could serve a crisp salad alongside, perhaps make a ginger-soy reduction, or...
Voiceover: "Inspiration for Fancy Feast Elegant Medleys - the restaurant-inspired food for cats!"
Image: Lovely piece of salmon morphs into a plate of goo, disturbingly similar to cat vomit on a bed of lettuce.
Oh, horrors! My stomach is irrevocably turned. How dare you make my mouth water for cat food! I feel sick.
Voiceover: "Is it love, or is it Fancy Feast?"
Image: Giant white fluffy cat licking its nostrils.
It's the Fancy Feast, darling. And if you try to substitute the Friskies, she'll eat your kidneys right out of your gut while you're napping. In summary, I would appreciate it if you could keep references to human food out of cat food commercials. And are we really wasting wild salmon on cats these days? Is that why I can only find farmed salmon (color added) at the store?
Sincerely,
Nauseous in Seattle