# Was that Hootie I just saw doing a Burger King ad while wearing a cowboy suit? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 22, 2005, 7:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-that-hootie-i-just-saw-doing-a-burger-king-ad-while-wearing-a-cowboy-suit/291319 "2005-02-22T07:55:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![GrizzRich](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/7ba0ec/32.png) [@GrizzRich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrizzRich)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2005, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-that-hootie-i-just-saw-doing-a-burger-king-ad-while-wearing-a-cowboy-suit/291319/41 "2005-03-01T16:05:28Z")
GrizzWife and I saw this commercial at the same time. I kept snapping my fingers and point at the TV saying “Hey!.. That’s… um… Jeez what’s his name?..” \ GrizzWife blankly says “Cowboy Curtis?” Now, mind you, GrizzWife ain’t up to speed on a lot of pop culture. Me- Where did YOU come up with _Cowboy Curtis_? Her- I don’t know. Just the first thing I thought of. Me- Do you know what show featured _Cowboy Curtis_? Her- No. Me- Do you know who PLAYED _Cowboy Curtis_? Her- No. Is he still working in show business? Me- :rolleyes: :smack: The thing is… she’s sincere. ---
**Author:** ![Orbifold](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/779978/32.png) [@Orbifold](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orbifold)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2005, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-that-hootie-i-just-saw-doing-a-burger-king-ad-while-wearing-a-cowboy-suit/291319/42 "2005-03-01T16:13:01Z")
The bit with the women dancing with buckets of ranch dressing _freaks me out_. I can offer no rational reason for this. And I find the whole idea of a river of ranch dressing vaguely nauseating. I don’t think I’ll be eating anything with ranch dressing on it until this commercial fades from memory. ---
**Author:** ![Fiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e274bd/32.png) [@Fiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiver)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2005, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-that-hootie-i-just-saw-doing-a-burger-king-ad-while-wearing-a-cowboy-suit/291319/43 "2005-03-01T16:25:58Z")
> [@spoke-](#): > > Who? You mean Hootie? Next they’ll be trying to tell us that “Blondie” is just the name of the band, and not also the nickname of Debbie Harry. ---
**Author:** ![Fiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e274bd/32.png) [@Fiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiver)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2005, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-that-hootie-i-just-saw-doing-a-burger-king-ad-while-wearing-a-cowboy-suit/291319/44 "2005-03-01T16:28:09Z")
> [@GrizzRich](#): > > GrizzWife and I saw this commercial at the same time. > > I kept snapping my fingers and point at the TV saying “Hey!.. That’s… um… Jeez what’s his name?..” \ > > GrizzWife blankly says “Cowboy Curtis?” > > Now, mind you, GrizzWife ain’t up to speed on a lot of pop culture. So…Cowboy Curtis is Hootie? Then who’s Darius? And the Blowfishburne? ---
**Author:** ![Duke\_of\_Rat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Duke\_of\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duke_of_Rat)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2005, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-that-hootie-i-just-saw-doing-a-burger-king-ad-while-wearing-a-cowboy-suit/291319/45 "2005-03-01T16:42:02Z")
> [@Orbifold](#): > > The bit with the women dancing with buckets of ranch dressing _freaks me out_. I can offer no rational reason for this. And I find the whole idea of a river of ranch dressing vaguely nauseating. I don’t think I’ll be eating anything with ranch dressing on it until this commercial fades from memory. It’s stuff like that that will make this one of the most bizzare moments in advertising history. That, and “all your fantasies come true”- cut to guy in chicken suit. WTF?? Dallas Cowboy cheerleaders give me a shave?? Ain’t this about a sandwich?? Hell, just the breasts on trees and fine caboose is some pretty pointedly sexual content for a fast food commercial, I’m surprised they didn’t have a “Ranch Dressing Shot” close-up. And I still think Ashley Simpson, doing her SNL lip-sync jig, would ahve been spot on for the Ranch Dressing Milkmaid Jig. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2005, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-that-hootie-i-just-saw-doing-a-burger-king-ad-while-wearing-a-cowboy-suit/291319/46 "2005-03-01T17:07:04Z")
> [@acsenray](#): > > His real name is “Darius Rucker.” His professional name is “Darius Rucker.” His stage name is “Darius Rucker.” > > His name is not “Hootie,” not even for pretend. The name of the _band_ is “Hootie and the Blowfish.” No one in the band is either Hootie or Blowfish. We have a celebrity poster! Come out of hiding Hoot. . . I mean Darius! ---
**Author:** ![MinniePurl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@MinniePurl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MinniePurl)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2005, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-that-hootie-i-just-saw-doing-a-burger-king-ad-while-wearing-a-cowboy-suit/291319/47 "2005-03-01T17:55:13Z")
> [@Scarlett67](#): > > Not only that, but I’ve read/heard that Mr. Rucker gets quite irate whenever anyone calls him “Hootie.” Why, then, did he not name his band “Darius and the Not-Blowfish”, or something. If’n ya name your band “Nickname and the Group of Things”-- well, people are going to think “Nickname” is your stage name or nickname and “the Group of Things” are your band. That is just the way that works. For him to pretend otherwise is just plain silly. ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2005, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-that-hootie-i-just-saw-doing-a-burger-king-ad-while-wearing-a-cowboy-suit/291319/48 "2005-03-01T18:05:04Z")
“The Blowfish” is singular, not a group of things. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2005, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-that-hootie-i-just-saw-doing-a-burger-king-ad-while-wearing-a-cowboy-suit/291319/49 "2005-03-01T18:10:09Z")
> [@acsenray](#): > > “The Blowfish” is singular, not a group of things. Not necessarily. > [@](#): > > 46 entries found for fish. The first 10 are listed below. > To select an entry, click on it. For more results, click here. > fish[1,noun]fish[2,verb]Fishbony fishbutterfly fishcartilaginous fishcoarse fishcold fishfish-and-chipsfish cake > > Main Entry: 1fish > Pronunciation: 'fish > Function: noun > Inflected Form(s): plural fish or fish·es I guess you aren’t Hoot. . I mean Darius. Darius would have known that. ---
**Author:** ![Duke\_of\_Rat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Duke\_of\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duke_of_Rat)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2005, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-that-hootie-i-just-saw-doing-a-burger-king-ad-while-wearing-a-cowboy-suit/291319/50 "2005-03-01T18:50:39Z")
I heard they cut a demo as “Darius and the Tilapia” after having nixed the “Darius and the Orange Roughy”. Just what I heard. ---
**Author:** ![badomen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c2a13f/32.png) [@badomen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/badomen)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2005, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-that-hootie-i-just-saw-doing-a-burger-king-ad-while-wearing-a-cowboy-suit/291319/51 "2005-03-01T18:59:12Z")
> [@Duke of Rat](#): > > It’s stuff like that that will make this one of the most bizzare moments in advertising history. That, and “all your fantasies come true”- cut to guy in chicken suit. WTF?? Dallas Cowboy cheerleaders give me a shave?? Ain’t this about a sandwich?? Hell, just the breasts on trees and fine caboose is some pretty pointedly sexual content for a fast food commercial, I’m surprised they didn’t have a “Ranch Dressing Shot” close-up. > > And I still think Ashley Simpson, doing her SNL lip-sync jig, would ahve been spot on for the Ranch Dressing Milkmaid Jig. The chicken suit guy is the Subservient Chicken - [http://www.subservientchicken.com/](http://www.subservientchicken.com/) - you can tell he/she/it to do stuff and it does… very bizarre for a fast food restaurant in my opinion but fun. ---
**Author:** ![Duke\_of\_Rat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Duke\_of\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duke_of_Rat)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2005, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-that-hootie-i-just-saw-doing-a-burger-king-ad-while-wearing-a-cowboy-suit/291319/52 "2005-03-01T19:07:23Z")
BAH! My eyes! A chicken with garter belts?? I much prefer the [Virtual Bartender Tammy](http://www.virtualbartender.beer.com/) ---
**Author:** ![Morbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morbo/32/389_2.png) [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2005, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-that-hootie-i-just-saw-doing-a-burger-king-ad-while-wearing-a-cowboy-suit/291319/53 "2005-03-01T19:17:41Z")
> [@Duke of Rat](#): > > BAH! My eyes! A chicken with garter belts?? > > I much prefer the [Virtual Bartender Tammy](http://www.virtualbartender.beer.com/) OK, does the virtual bartender do ANYTHING other than act like she doesn’t understand your drink order? I’ve ordered every kind of drink I can think of, every type of wine, and every brand of beer, and she’s never heard of any of it. ---
**Author:** ![Duke\_of\_Rat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Duke\_of\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duke_of_Rat)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2005, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-that-hootie-i-just-saw-doing-a-burger-king-ad-while-wearing-a-cowboy-suit/291319/54 "2005-03-01T19:19:50Z")
Ask her for “a wet one” or a “kiss” or “fight”. You can start to figure it out after that, I’ll leave the more racey ones up to you. Hint: She won’t get naked, bit try “strip” for fun. ---
**Author:** ![Morbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morbo/32/389_2.png) [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2005, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-that-hootie-i-just-saw-doing-a-burger-king-ad-while-wearing-a-cowboy-suit/291319/55 "2005-03-01T19:24:02Z")
MUCH better. I’m not even thirsty anymore. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2005, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-that-hootie-i-just-saw-doing-a-burger-king-ad-while-wearing-a-cowboy-suit/291319/56 "2005-03-11T14:18:32Z")
> [@acsenray](#): > > “The Blowfish” is singular, not a group of things. _One fish, Two fish, Red fish, Blowfish_ Also, it bears mentioning that [this sandwich is at least 565 calories](http://www.bk.com/Food/Nutrition/NutritionWizard/index.aspx), and that is without the bacon, cheddar or ranch dressing (they only list the regular Tendercrisp[sup]®[/sup] Chicken Sandwich). Based on the nutrition values of those ingredients from other sandwiches, it pushes the total close to 700 calories for one sandwich. It gives a whole new meaning to the word “Blowfish”. ---
**Author:** ![Scumpup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce73a5/32.png) [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2005, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-that-hootie-i-just-saw-doing-a-burger-king-ad-while-wearing-a-cowboy-suit/291319/57 "2005-03-11T15:41:42Z")
> [@Fear Itself](#): > > Also, it bears mentioning that [this sandwich is at least 565 calories](http://www.bk.com/Food/Nutrition/NutritionWizard/index.aspx), and that is without the bacon, cheddar or ranch dressing (they only list the regular Tendercrisp[sup]®[/sup] Chicken Sandwich). Based on the nutrition values of those ingredients from other sandwiches, it pushes the total close to 700 calories for one sandwich. It gives a whole new meaning to the word “Blowfish”. Why does that bear mentioning? One suspects that there were few people who believed it to be Health Food®. ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2005, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-that-hootie-i-just-saw-doing-a-burger-king-ad-while-wearing-a-cowboy-suit/291319/58 "2005-03-11T15:46:24Z")
> [@Scumpup](#): > > One suspects that there were few people who believed it to be Health Food®. You would be surprised to learn that many people think the chicken sandwich is healthier than the burger? ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2005, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-that-hootie-i-just-saw-doing-a-burger-king-ad-while-wearing-a-cowboy-suit/291319/59 "2005-03-11T16:06:13Z")
_Bootie and the Ho Fish_ was already taken so they had to settle for second best. Pity, that. I vaguely remember seeing this commercial the other day but paid it no mind. This thread’ll change that inexcusable inattention on my part. Can’t believe I missed Brooke. ---
**Author:** ![Duke\_of\_Rat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Duke\_of\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duke_of_Rat)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2005, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-that-hootie-i-just-saw-doing-a-burger-king-ad-while-wearing-a-cowboy-suit/291319/60 "2005-03-11T16:44:38Z")
Lieu, you might have missed the window of opportunity to see the uber-surreal extended version, seems like it’s been chopped down now. But the upside is, Brooke gets to speak in the shortened version where she was silent in the long. I think there was a link to the long version many posts back… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-that-hootie-i-just-saw-doing-a-burger-king-ad-while-wearing-a-cowboy-suit/291319.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-that-hootie-i-just-saw-doing-a-burger-king-ad-while-wearing-a-cowboy-suit/291319.md?page=4)