There is this little store here in the NW called Mattress World. Like most mattress stores they have really cheesy commercials with cheesy songs and family members making their acting debut. The reason I bring this up is because for years Mattress World has been advertising with their catchy little jingle “It’s not too late to sleep like a baby…mattress world!” It’s catchy, the jingle sticks with you, and I would bet that 9 out of 10 people who hear it remember it. But wait a second! Hold on one long minute! It’s not too late to sleep like a baby? Who wants to sleep like a baby? They cry all freaking night! There’s too much poo in their pants. They’ve got teeth coming in and it hurts. They have ear infections. They have developed a new skill that keeps them awake (standing, rocking, crawling, etc.). They miss their mother. They’re hungry. They’re hot and sweaty. They’re cold and clammy. They weren’t held enough that day.
I could go on and on, these are all reasons (from a book that my wife just read) why babies often do not sleep. Is that what Mattress World wants their listeners to associate with their products? My guess is that Jon Mattress (the owner of Mattress World) doesn’t have any kids, or if he did, he didn’t help much during their nighttime troubles. Maybe a better slogan would be “It’s not too late to sleep like a bad father…Mattress World!” I kid, I kid. Poor advertising I think.
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That’s just like the NyQuil commercials: you’ll sleep like a baby. Like a log. Like you did before you had kids… or like you’re arwen doped up on paxil and benedryl… same thing really…
NyQuill . . . plus baby . . . that sounds like a good idea . . . wait . . . No, it might work on the baby, but it is probably frowned upon by child care authorities.
haha… kind of like baby + glue + bottle of rum + Scarface= Hilarity Ensues…
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I think you have to much time on your hands. its a commercial its meant to be catchy so you will remember it. It isn't meant to make sense. From the sounds of it you don't have any kids either. "My wife read a book about babies", thats a huge indicator that you don't have any yourself or like you said sleep like a bad father. Quit being a douche and maybe instead of putting people down you should get a life that people might wan to talk about too. The fact of the matter is is that the owners of mattress world have made a strong business and are successful. If your on here posting blogs on little crap like Slogans, you obviously don't have anything interesting in your life to make you special.
Hey Evan, I don't know who you are but you literrally made me laugh uncontrollably just now! I have a fear that you secretly own a Mattress World store or something. Regardless, I want you to know that I do have kids, that the whole post was a joke, and that I still think that joke is funny.
I'd love to find out from you why you feel such a determination to defend Mattress World. It's intriguing to me…cause…well…I don't know, it feels a little over the top. Just sayin'.
Anyway, thanks for commenting!
peace.