Cougar Life

Okay, this whole Cougar fad has reached new levels of absurdity.

Have you heard of CougarLife.com? It's a dating website that pairs older women and younger men for, um, "dating." I learned about it last night while listening to the radio (98.7FM in LA) at some point past midnight. An advertisement came on that shook me to the core. No seriously, you've got to listen to this.


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Initially, I found the ad risque yet ridiculous, but by the time the song kicks in halfway through, my mouth opened wide. Experiencing genuine shock, I considered pulling my car over, afraid that I might get in an accident from the way I was reacting to the advertisement. It takes a lot to make me blush, but this spot was unexpectedly obscene enough to do it.

While searching for the commercial audio, I also found this similarly over-the-top television commercial:


All right, all right, I'll sign up!

(Audio track originally posted at Mark Edwards 3.0)