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November 11, 2005

This Explains Everything

Ms. Althouse has a Lou Reed song in her noggin because she recently reviewed the ruling in a mail fraud case that touched on the governmental assessment of religious belief.

Me? I've got John Lithgow enthusiastically singing about soup. In my brain!

The campaign is the most elaborate send - up of musical comedy to be sponsored by a premium - priced soup brand since 1970, when Stan Freberg presented Ann Miller in a commercial, tap - dancing atop an eight - foot replica of a can of Great American Soup, sold by the H. J. Heinz Company.

Mark it well: that is a pristine gem of trivia... its perfection is almost godlike. Just breathtaking.

Humm humm... deedeedee... why just have soup when you can select
Blah blah blah rich irresistable taste
blah golden butternut squash
Who knew there could be soup with panache?
Blah blah something that rhymes with "dining"
This isn't just eating it's dining
Why settle when you can select?

The Lithgow soup extravaganzas are directed by David LaChapelle, the same madman who brought us the hypnotic Hootie trainwreck that was Burger King's Tender Crisp Bacon Cheddar Ranch ad (.MOV). He also designed the stage sets for Elton John's Las Vegas show.

I've created the following diagram to explain the implications of all this:



This is the sort of thing that the UN and PNAC just don't want you to know about, so make some copies of it before I'm shut down. Fight The Power!