You are now entering Ad Space, a realm of commercials, brought before us so we might examine how they work, and discuss why we both love and hate them so. So it is written …

Here in the United States, Thanksgiving is coming up, the holiday where we Americans commit to stuffing our gourds even more than we usually do. And in case anyone’s struggling to come up with good dishes to share with the family this Thanksgiving, I figured I’d help you out by spotlighting this commercial that provides you with a simple and tasty recipe.

… Gotcha!

Okay, look, I’m sure there are some people out there who enjoy Miracle Whip – they wouldn’t keep stocking it in stores if that wasn’t the case. Neither I nor anyone I know is among them (quite the reverse, in fact), but, hey, you do you.

Even so, even if you genuinely think Miracle Whip tastes good, please tell me this is not your preferred method of ingesting it. Ruining lovely applesauce and cranberry sauce by mixing in a big ol’ helping of Miracle Whip, and then putting more Miracle Whip on top …

I don’t want to taste shame anyone, so I’ll just direct you towards this video’s YouTube comments, which will do it for me! (even one of the few commenters who admits to liking Miracle Whip refers to dishes like this as “monstrosities”).