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Sponsored Poll: The Aflac Duck

In the interest of paying for the overwhelming expenses incurred in the running of this site, we will occasionally be turning content over to our friends at The Ad Agency. They will be polling our highly sophisticated readership on, you know, marketing type stuff. Synergy, etc. Thanks for clicking the ads, by the way.

Hello, CULTURE BLUES READERS. I am The Ad Wizard.

BEHOLD! THE AD WIZARD!

Yesterday, as a result of a series of offensive Tweets regarding the Japanese tsunami, comedian/provocateur Gilbert Gottfried was terminated as the voice of the Aflac duck. Our client, Aflac, holds the voices of its spokesanimals to the highest standards of conduct, both personal and professional. Aflac requires a voice actor that knows the meaning of the phrase “too soon.” Because our clients are firm believers in brand recognition and refuse to oversaturate the commercial marketplace with a menagerie of poorly fleshed out mascots (such as a certain googly-eyed money stack), they will be preserving the Aflac duck but moving forward with fresh voice talent.

That’s where you come in, CULTURE BLUES READERS. We are looking for honest opinions on the future of the Aflac duck. “Quack” us up with your great ideas, and you could win a one-year Aflac insurance policy on the motorcycle or ATV of your choice!

All you have to do is answer these 5 simple questions in the comments section:

Unhand that duck, you vile man.

1) Who should be the new voice of the Aflac duck? (please note: all Charlie Sheen answers will be immediately disqualified – he’s not available, we checked)

2) In the interest of rebuilding brand trust after Gottfried’s unfortunate Tweets, what hilarious activities should the Aflac duck be participating in during our next campaign?

3) Are ducks white?

4) Better movie:  Problem Child or Get Rich or Die Tryin’?

5) Thinking outside the box for a moment: let’s say we do get rid of the duck. Those Allstate “Mayhem” commercials are pretty good. Which former Oz cast member would make the best insurance salesman? Why?

Thank you for your participation!