Thursday, January 6, 2011

Meet the Celtics Newest Sponsor: Green Laser Prostate Surgery


Wait, What!?  So here I am casually driving home from work, listening to last nights pregame for the Celtics (victorious in a match up of the leagues best) and an adverstisement comes on claiming to be the official partner of the Boston Celtics, Green Light Laser Prostate Surgery (its Green, get it).  

Aside from the from the fact that I'd rather not be thinking about lasers and prostates on my drive home this got me thinking, does something like this really need to advertise? Do we really need people driving around in their cars and diagnosing their prostate problems and telling their Doc's (not to be confused with Rivers, though they did miss a golden opportunity by not having him pitch it) that they want a Green Laser pointed at their prostate because its the official Prostate Laser of Shaq, Baby, Pierce, and Rondo?  Isn't this something that should be discovered with your doctor in a medical office? Certainly not on the ride home in your beat up Accord while stuck in traffic on I-93 N.

And finally, you know you're definitely the oldest team in the league age wise when one of your sponsors is a Prostate Surgery solution.  I'd like to think all the players were offered 15% off if they scheduled an appointment before the second quarter.  What's next for this geriatric team? Adult incontinence solutions? Denture cream? Is the old "Help, I've Fallen and I Can't Get Up" lady going to be brought back as an honorary cheer leader?