This Annoying Preroll Ad Lets You Kill It, Not Just Skip It

Weed killer's clever use of YouTube

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Some preroll ads are just so irritating that merely skipping them doesn't seem like meting out proper justice. Sometimes you just want to kill them. And this fun and pretty brilliant Canadian ad for Weed B Gon lets you do just that.

The spot stars an intensely annoying weed named Prickly, who uningratiates himself immediately in the ad by biting a person's leg and screaming. He then goes on to deliver a shouty, Gilbert Gottried-esque speech about how he quickly multiplies until you have lots of obnoxious Pricklies all over your lawn.

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