Love Stinks: 5 Parodies of Google's Romantic Super Bowl Ad [VIDEO]

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Love Stinks: 5 Parodies of Google's Romantic Super Bowl Ad [VIDEO]
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"Parisian Love" was a milestone for the search giant -- marking its first major push into the realm of television advertisements. It was also a viewer favorite, scoring the second most-liked spot with Hulu users and garnering more than its share of buzz on social media networks.

Well, you know the old adage: The bigger they are, the harder they fall. The rampant success of the spot has touched off a series of parody remakes, many of which have to do with love gone wrong. And that makes sense, given that V-Day is just around the corner. Despite some bright spots in the realm of social media amour, the following videos just go to show that deep within each of us beats a heart not made of spun sugar and love, but rather iron ore and bitterness. Happy Valentine's Day, y'all!

The Original

For the sake of comparison.

The Pop Culture Pot Shot

It wouldn't be a parody of love and romance without a little Tiger. Will this scandal never die?


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The Accidental Pregnancy

Google was kind of asking for it with that whole "how to assemble a crib" thing...

The Stalker

This one taps into the inherent creepiness of Google stalking, which will only get worse once Buzz goes global.

Love in the ADD Era

Wait, what am I doing? Oh yeah, writing a stor-- Look! A squirrel!

Google vs. Yahoo

This vid takes a long and winding road through Thailand that ends with one, overwhelming sentiment: Should have used Yahoo.

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