Because the Super Bowl has a history of not being incredibly exciting, many people look to the commercials as their primary source of entertainment during the game.

Most commercials tend to be funny and entertaining, and even the ones that suck are usually better than your everyday ads.

But nothing can kill a first quarter beer buzz and the good times faster than a completely off the wall government anti-drug ad. And guess what. You're probably going to get at least one this year.

Yep, the killjoys at the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, which has a history of running grim, discomforting commercials during the Super Bowl, are planning a return to the big game this year.

Ugh. The last thing I want is a sobering ad when I'm not actually sober.

Anyway, let's look at the past damage ONDCP has done.

In 2002, they ran insane ads during the Super Bowl telling teenagers who bought drugs that they were essentially giving money to the terrorists behind the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. I'm not exactly sure how my neighbor John who grows weed in his greenhouse is actively funding Al Qaeda, but I'll keep my eye on him. Needless to say, people thought this ad was slightly inaccurate and stupid.

A 2003 ad linked teen pregnancy to the effect marijuana has on a person's judgment, and in 2004 a spot showed a girl's high-school day in reverse chronological order that began with her getting high and passing out on a couch.

While the 2003 ad was certainly interesting, the 2004 one didn't make a ton of sense to me. Why is passing out on a couch a bad thing? I do it every day. Often without the extra help.

Personally, I think the government should just rerun this old anti-drug public service announcement.


By the way, since when did kindergarten students start becoming the target crowd for dope peddlers? Schools are rough these days, man.