{"id":2648,"date":"2009-03-06T10:30:28","date_gmt":"2009-03-06T10:30:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/idolchatter\/2009\/03\/mesheugene-men-a-purim-parody.html"},"modified":"2009-03-06T10:30:28","modified_gmt":"2009-03-06T10:30:28","slug":"mesheugene-men-a-purim-parody","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/2009\/03\/mesheugene-men-a-purim-parody.html","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Meshugene Men&#8217;: A Purim Parody"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You might have to be a die hard &#8220;Mad Men&#8221; enthusiast to appreciate this new video parody, in which ad execs at a Jewish firm try to come up with a campaign to market mayonnaise to Jews.  There&#8217;s lots of cigarette smoking, speech making, and even a busty red-headed secretary.But  then again, maybe not. The parody&#8211;which features the always funny Amy Sedaris&#8211;not only skewers the hit TV series, but also takes a few shots at stereotypes of Jewish culture.Better yet, the video is also educational, because now a nice Midwest evangelical girl is fully aware of the fact the Jewish celebration of Purim, a holiday which recognizes Jewish deliverance from Haman&#8217;s plot to destroy them, is only a few days away.Watch the entire video below:<object width=\"425\" height=\"344\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/EgztF8Fp160&#038;color1=0xb1b1b1&#038;color2=0xcfcfcf&#038;feature=player_embedded&#038;fs=1\"><\/param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"><\/param><embed src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/EgztF8Fp160&#038;color1=0xb1b1b1&#038;color2=0xcfcfcf&#038;feature=player_embedded&#038;fs=1\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" width=\"425\" height=\"344\"><\/embed><\/object><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You might have to be a die hard &#8220;Mad Men&#8221; enthusiast to appreciate this new video parody, in which ad execs at a Jewish firm try to come up with a campaign to market mayonnaise to Jews. 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