Ford and Audi took to social media this week to reply to Normal Motors’ “No Manner, Norway” Tremendous Bowl spot, and in some way, a dialogue about international automotive electrification has devolved to the purpose the place we’re questioning the scale of one another’s fish.
The 90-second model of GM’s business stars Will Ferrell, Kenan Thompson and Awkwafina. It units a considerably aggressive (albeit playful) tone, suggesting that America must “crush” Norway in electrical automobile proliferation. Ferrell recruits the opposite comedians to his trigger and, predictably, hijinks ensue. This is the clip in its entirety:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=/yCy-a_E2I3s
You may be forgiven for lacking components of the thread should you weren’t clued in to GM’s business teasers (in fact it had teasers), one in every of which options Ferrell calling in a prank order of pizza… for the whole inhabitants of Norway. 5 million anchovy pizzas, to be exact:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=/5N1_Ifadcw0
Are you with us to this point? Good, as a result of that is the place issues take a little bit of a left flip. Ford of Norway noticed the spot and responded with one in every of its personal, that includes Mustang Mach-Es delivering pizzas throughout Oslo. You see Ford of Norway already sells EVs, and GM does not. That is the joke. Additionally, pineapple? Actually? Anyway, right here it’s:
#NoWayNorway?? Sorry buddy, whenever you lastly get to Norway, your pineapple pizza will probably be right here for you – we`ll prevent a chew! ?Norway https://t.co/m3qUV1n6em pic.twitter.com/B4qeDKnUvX
— Ford Motor Norge (@Ford_Norge)
February 4, 2021
However in fact, we’re not completed. That is the place Audi will get into it (for some purpose). The corporate’s Norwegian arm begins off with an unnecessarily severe return salvo (smashed globe and all) that includes Oslo’s personal Kristofer Hivju (Tormund Giantsbane, for the “Sport of Thrones” followers on the market). The spot comes off a bit preachy at first, however issues get a bit extra playful in Audi’s rapid follow-up. This spot, additionally that includes Hivju, establishes that Audi, too, is in on the joke, as Hivju thanks Ferrell for the pizza earlier than realizing what’s on it:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=/18ha67CJ-RE
Audi’s fish-measuring rebuttal ties in properly with one other of GM’s teasers, through which Ferrell paraphrases what he is allegedly studying from a Norwegian historical past ebook. He notes that, at one level, “two guys named Olaf had the primary mackerel slap-fight.” In yet one more little bit of ichthyological one-upmanship, Hivju factors out that actual Norwegians slap one another within the face not with mackerel, however with salmon:
For those who’ve ever felt that Scandinavians are Europe’s pleasantly eccentric northern cousins, properly, this complete factor in all probability will not do a lot to alter your thoughts. Simply keep in mind, should you plan to get right into a battle with a Norwegian, you’ll want to convey a salmon.
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