I'm sitting here hoping the Leafs can score in the final eight minutes to force overtime, when that Ben Johnson Cheetah ad comes on. This ad makes me cringe. I hate it so damn much, it makes my skin crawl and my blood boil. Yuck.
If you haven't seen it, it's former sprinter Ben Johnson admitting he "Cheetahs". Cheetah is some beverage I'll never buy that has a name that sounds like cheat. The absolute exploitation of poor ol' Ben is pathetic. I know the dude needs a pay cheque, but who would ever find this ad endearing or funny?
I'm one of those guys who believes every runner in that Olympic 100m final was doping. Ben got caught because morally superior Canada didn't ensure that didn't happen and hung him out to dry and Ben lacked the sufficient marbles to avoid his fate. Yes, his 9.79 was steroid assisted and yes, he suffered a tremendous fall from grace and dissapointed the entire country, but that doesn't mean we should stick him on tv, get him to say he Cheetah'd, point and laugh at the fool's expense.
I despise that damn ad.
