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September 09, 2008

Swiss Chalet, A Mothers's Scourge

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There's a chain of restaurants in Canada (and elsewhere) called Swiss Chalet, although I've never ventured inside to try it out. My American ignorance leads me to believe that everything would be covered in cheese and mushrooms. I saw a commercial for it on television this morning while I was getting ready for the Toronto International Film Festival: Day 5. Which involves splashing cold water on my face while simultaneously slapping myself. In the commercial, Mom comes home with bags of food from Swiss Chalet. She calls out "Dinner's ready!" and no one comes. Then she adds "It's Swiss Chalet!" and everyone comes running. Even goofy teen boy who says "Swiss Chalet? Why didn't anyone call me?" Mom pulls his headphones off and says "We did." HAHAHAHAHAHA! Now, what this commercial is actually saying is "Okay family, I realize my cooking sucks, and maybe I've tried to fool you in the past, but I really brought you something you'd actually enjoy." Poor mom.

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If I was that woman, I'd show up next time and yell "DINNER! IT'S SWISS CHALET!" and then when they came downstairs I'd give them each $3 and tell them to go buy their own damn food if mine was so bad.

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