Really bad use of Sousaphone in a TV spot!

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Really bad use of Sousaphone in a TV spot!

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Just saw this ad tonight for some kind of Ameritrade app - horrible waste of a good looking Sousaphone. Hardly worth the 30 seconds of your life.
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Looks to me like it might be one of the sousa-shaped objects from India....perhaps that is the best use we can expect, from one of those. It may have fulfilled it's destiny! :D
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At least the sousaphone has some media exposure. Shiny, new, Indian TSO IMHO. :roll:
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Interesting - if it's one of those crappy Indian horns, I'd say it's a great use for it.....
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When it's time to crack a joke, the world turns to their favorite fatman, the tuba.
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The Big Ben wrote:When it's time to crack a joke, the world turns to their favorite fatman, the tuba.
Y'know, I've never really understood this stereotype - the overwhelming majority of tuba players I've known over the last 40+ years have been either average, or even slim, in their weight.

If someone could explain where this comes from, I'd love to hear it.
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I'm with these guys, that's about all that horn's good for. (Looks like a SAI Eb Sousa btw)

In fact, the only better use I can think of is destroying it so it doesn't get into the hands of some poor sap who thinks he's getting a deal...
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I smell methane............ :twisted:
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