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“Golly gee, I really think your phone is neato!”

Hmmmm. Can you tell which one is me? (Click on the photo for a closer look.)

And no, this is not an April Fools joke. [UPDATE: And now I have proof — the television version of the ad (1.54MB QuickTime movie file). Can’t Photoshop that.]

Special thanks to Even at Workhouse Film for hooking me up with a copy of the ad. [UPDATE: And special thanks to Hung at Washabi for providing the video.]

[UPDATE II: I totally forgot to direct you to the photos from the shoot for this ad. They start at the bottom of the page … after the photos of me with amazingly big, bad hair.]

04.01.2005, 6:39 PM · Humor, Photos, Video · Comments (13)

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