Alex Trebek is disingenuous when he serves as spokesman for Colonial Penn Insurance commercials. This erudite, impeccable man is telling a BIG LIE when he spouts gleefully how anybody can get insured WITH NO MEDICAL EXAM, NO CREDIT REPORT, NO INCOME, NOTHING, NOT EVEN YOUJR SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER!!!
It all sounds too good to be true, Alex. Why? Because it isn't true if you are over 85 years of age. Colonial Penn does their homework and won't insure Senior Citizens who are too old. Why? Because they will soon die and Colonial Penn will have to pay a nice sum to the beneficiary. So, it's good business sense to deny potential lepers insurance.
But it's not good for Alex to be the carrier of a disease called lying. Especially when he is so sharp on JEOPARDY, not only with his pronunciations in French, Spanish, German, Greek or Farsi, but also his knowledge behind some of the answers and his often amusing interviews with the three contestants. So, for shame, Alex. Cancel your commercials with Colonial Penn. You certainly don't need the extra money!
Should Alex ignore my suggestion, let me suggest some ad copy he might wish to include:
"Oh by the way folks, (SCRATCH ASS), I'm just like any other hick out there who watches TV and falls asleep. I do that every night after a very long day with JEOPARDY. I have to be prepared by reading all the questions and answers. Sometimes we'll tape three or four shows in one day. That's a lot of malarky, believe me. I also have a lot of bills to pay. So it's gratifying for me to have a life insurance policy with Colonial Penn. I prefer to call it Death Insurance. (LAUGHS). Because somebody gets the money when you die. (HOLDS FINGERS TO LIPS) How about letting me be your beneficiary? I would appreciate that sort of gift. Especially in the weeks before Christmas. Thanks loads. See you on JEOPARDY. Au revoir!
(MUSIC UP AND OUT)
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