Ever wonder about the guy who plays the “Can you hear me now?” Verizon geek? Or how about that other geeky lanky dude who plays the “Dex Knows” phonebook guy? Well I do… I do wonder about guys like that. Possibly more than I should. But here’s what I wonder: What’s it like to be living mascots? I mean… The Verizon guy is plastered onto every Verizon billboard and bus ad and magazine ad and TV ad they do. He’s Ronald McDonald to McDonald’s or the creepy Wendy’s girl (who only became creepy after she started moving in the recent ads) to Wendy’s. With one exception – he ain’t all dolled up in makeup and he ain’t a cartoon. He’s just a dorky looking dude. And he’ll forever be the Verizon guy. That’s what anyone will ever think of him when they see him walking down the street, or trying to “branch out” in some independent movie, or taking someone’s order at a Subway when he passes his expiration date. It’d be like having makeup permanently plastered to you so you look like Mickey Mouse or Ronald McDonald all the time. That’s just messed up.
