King Henry VIII (sitting in the passenger seat), wrote the song "Greensleeves," which they are singing in the commercial. That's not generally common knowledge, which is why the commercial could be considered a failure.
But because I was a scholar of the history of that period and of the literature, and I knew that Henry VIII was the attributed author of that song, I find the humor in it.
I am not trying to come off sounding like a snob, and I hope I don't. I realize that most people probably don't get this commercial. And that's why Lance was so puzzled that I found it hilarious.
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Date: 2008-02-19 11:03 pm (UTC)But because I was a scholar of the history of that period and of the literature, and I knew that Henry VIII was the attributed author of that song, I find the humor in it.
I am not trying to come off sounding like a snob, and I hope I don't. I realize that most people probably don't get this commercial. And that's why Lance was so puzzled that I found it hilarious.