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An Excuse to Smile

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I love to laugh. It’s such a great stress-reliever. Sharing laughter bonds people and creates lasting memories. Laughing minimizes pain and brings sunshine into dark corners. It’s one of the reasons I incorporate humor in my stories. I want to give others a reason to smile, to lighten their burdens, and encourage their spirits. One of my life verses is Proverbs 17:22.

So, with the hope of inducing a few smiles today, I’m going to share some of my favorite funny commercials with you. If you’re like me, you don’t watch many commercials any more. With DVRs and Netflix, they aren’t the staple they used to be. However, there are a few gems out there that are worth the time.

I’m a sucker for Victorian history as well as the Wild West, so these two recent ads from GEICO became instant hits with me.

I’ve always adored Victorian homes, so part of me wishes this would actually happen.

Every time I watch this commercial, I crack up. Nothing like taking a modern day issue and forcing it onto a bygone era for comedic effect. Genius! Don’t miss your spur fittin’, lasso lesson, or bean eatin’ with the new leather cowboy planners available at Slaton’s Mercantile. Never be late for being thrown through a saloon window again. Stop by at high noon or high 2 o’clock to get your cowboy planner before these little doggies are gone.

Then there’s Walter the cat. Don’t you love when an author takes a cliche and turns it on it’s head to create something completely fresh and fun? That’s what the Chevy advertisers did with Walter. Love it!

And for a different spin on cats, we’ll end with one of the all-time best. I love how seriously the cowboys take their wrangling duties.

What are some of your favorite laughter-inducing moments?

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Karen Witemeyer

For those who love to smile as they read, bestselling author Karen Witemeyer offers warmhearted historical romance with a flair for humor, feisty heroines, and swoon-worthy Texas heroes. Karen is a multiple award-winning author and a firm believer in the power of happy endings. She is an avid cross-stitcher, tea drinker, and gospel hymn singer who makes her home in Abilene, TX with her heroic husband who vanquishes laundry dragons and dirty dish villains whenever she's on deadline. Learn more about Karen and her books at: www.karenwitemeyer.com.
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  1. I think this is one of your best posts yet, Karen! I’m still chuckling. ♥ 🙂

  3. those commercials are so funny. I love to laugh also. I can find something to laugh about in so much. Daily it is our two cats. They are so goofy.

  4. Oh my. I watch so little network TV that I miss most commercials. These were so good. I’d seen the herding cats one, but it was worth watching again. Thanks for sharing.

  5. I love Walter the cat! Every time I see him, I point it out to my husband, who in turn rolls his eyes because he doesn’t think Walter is an effective marketing tool to which I respond we do talk about the commercial every time. Cats are so much fun to see in commercials.

  7. I LOVE Walter lol! I laugh every time and I think my husband laughs at me for laughing every time, hehe.

    • Laughter is so wonderfully contagious, isn’t it? My husband is a fairly stoic guy, but when he starts laughing, no one in the house can help themselves. We have to join in.

  9. I never saw the Walter the Cat commercial. As the reluctant owner of an orange tabby, anyone who can get a cat to do anything is very talented! LOL! Thanks for sharing these!

  10. I love any of the Geico ones that talk with new homeowners about what they love and don’t love about their new homes–Angry Birds, open floor plan, clogging problem, aunt problem, etc. Lol. I also love the Dr. Rick Progressive commercials about becoming your parents. 😀

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