Three Squees for Isaiah Mustafa!

[neadods]

So, there's this actor named Isaiah Mustafa. Last winter, his willingness to work half naked, his smokin' hot physique, and his ability to rattle off random ridiculous non sequiturs with gravitas rocketed Old Spice to the top of the Superbowl Ads. (And showed up in a hilarious metaquotes post about the Doctor talking in much the same manner.)

Old Spice, somewhat belatedly realizing that they had tapped into a cultural phenomenon that could be the next "... for everything else, there's Mastercard" has announced that for the next few days, Old Spice Guy will be personally answering Tweets with video.

The Internet has exploded.

Some personal favorites:
Everyone's passing on the pitch for libraries. "Jump onto that giraffe."

The infamous proposal-by-proxy (rumor says she said "Yes")

I laughed like a hyena at the part about wolverine pelts.

I would pay good money for someone to engineer my answering machine message out of this


Paste Magazine has lots of links.

Comments

[fourzoas.livejournal.com]

I'm going to squee along with you--and drool a bit, because That. Man. Is. Beautiful.

Great ad campaign, and I wish I had an answering machine on which to use that message.

[jigglykat.livejournal.com]

I AGREE WITH ALL OF THIS POST.

[wiliqueen.livejournal.com]

Ah, thank you! I keep meaning to try to track down his name, and keep forgetting. At this point he's more than earned the right to be referred to as something other than Old Spice Guy!

[gonzai55.livejournal.com]

I just saw the new commercial. 'tis certainly a hoot! Wish I could smell him...

[anna-sinistra.livejournal.com]

I too want to make my voicemail message out of that.

[drakyndra.livejournal.com]

This truly is a thing of glorious wonder and very nice chest.

[mechturtle.livejournal.com]

I would pay good money for someone to engineer my answering machine message out of this.

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