Ford “Men’s Only” Explorer Ad – Not An April Fool’s Joke

Even though Women’s History Month is now literally history, I thought this commercial from Ford was worth writing about. Ford released this satirical commercial last month (which technically makes it a March fool’s joke 🤪) advertising an Explorer manufactured WITHOUT all the parts invented by women. Take a look then scroll down for more info…

No comment. If you go to the YouTube page, you’ll notice Ford didn’t turn off the comments. I found it very peculiar that even with 687,000 views, there are ZERO comments! So no one out there assumed the only inventions from women would be the visor mirror or a steering wheel in the back seat? Just me? But seriously, I thought it was unbelievable to have no comments on the video… until it dawned on me that men are smart. When it comes to women and having a relationship with them, there’s a time to speak and a time to just be quiet.

Clever. No one would buy this “Men’s Only” Explorer, especially given the fact that people don’t much like Explorers even when they’re built correctly! There’s a reason they have the nickname “Ford Exploders,” after all. But putting reality aside, this is a cute and clever commercial from Ford celebrating women for women’s history month.

How do you feel about the commercial? Does it make your heart all warm and fuzzy for the women of the world?

See you tomorrow…

-Out of the Wilderness

Me, a male roller skater at 44 years old

If you would’ve told me last year that I’d be roller skating a few times per week I would’ve shrugged and said, “You must be on the crack.” And yet here I am, 44 years old, rocking Chaya roller skates and South Bay Board Company skate pads.

50 shades of blue.

To tell you the truth, I LOVE skating. Do I fall? Yes. Does it hurt? Yes. Will I keep trying to get better? Absolutely. I feel about skating the same way I did when I started riding bikes again. I wish I had started skating again sooner!

See you tomorrow…

-Out of the Wilderness

Amazon’s Mustache Ad – The Boots and the Jacket…

One of Amazon’s latest commercials, this one which uses a Queen song, includes a couple of vintage 80s wardrobe choices that really stand out, namely the jacket and the shoes. Take a look at the jacket…

The Jacket. The jacket in the commercial appears to have gold stripes going diagonally upwards, which has been hard to find online. But a very similar jacket can be found on Amazon by clicking here. They are replicas of the jacket Freddie Mercury wore for Queen’s Wembley Stadium concert in 1986.

The Boots. The footwear in this commercial is pretty awesome! Take a look at the wrestling style kicks then scroll down for where to find them.

These are Pony brand vintage 1980s high top boots. Speaking of 80s, did you know I’ve become a roller skater again? Check out my post about it all here. But the shoes, I couldn’t find them on Amazon but there are some on eBay (at the time of this post, listed here). Notice in the pair worn for the Amazon commercial how the brand name is subtly hidden with some type of fabric. I guess Amazon didn’t want to “pony” up to the fact they don’t have those shows for sale. 😏

Are you going to throw some money down for either the jacket or the boots? Whichever you choose, they’re sure to be a conversation starter at your next 80s trivia night.

See you all tomorrow…

-Out of the Wilderness

There are two types of people in the world…

You think I’m going to say there are those who watch “Love is Blind” and those who don’t, don’t you? Well, you’re SO wrong!! That isn’t the best way to categorize humans on earth. Although, this idea I’m about to tell you popped into my head during an episode of that show (which makes me part of the group that watches “Love is Blind” *ahem* season 4 is available on Netflix now). One of the lovebirds who went to jump in a resort pool leaped from the side and as she floated through the air, she reached to her face and squeezed her nose.

There are two types of people in the world. Those who jump into water holding their nose… and those who don’t. There is no in between. You either do it, or you don’t. I’m a non-nose-holder and I don’t exactly understand what the nose-holders think pinching their nose does that just holding their breath won’t do, but I have nothing against them… the nerds! 👃👌

Which one are you?

-Out of the Wilderness

Nashville – A Hero Picture Worth a Thousand Words

I’m sure I could write quite a bit about the recent school shooter in Nashville. But I’m not going to write anything except this… Mourn with the family and friends of those affected. Cherish the heroes who kept the tragedy from being worse. Thank God for the Nashville Police Department. Without hesitation, officers went in when most of the rest of us would be looking for a way out.

The image below was painted and mounted on the brick siding of a 2nd Avenue building (Hard Rock Cafe, I believe) for just a temporary amount of time back in 2021. It was to honor the police department in their hasty work on Christmas morning, 2020, when a bomb went off further down 2nd Avenue. Now, 3 years later, the country is reminded again that life is precious, of course, and also that the Nashville Police Department is made up of all kinds of heroes.

-Out of the Wilderness