This Cockamamie Chinese Credit Card Ad With a Gifted Goose Might Be the Most Absurd Thing You Watch Today

And you'll still have no idea what it's selling

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I've watched this ad seven times, and I'm still at a loss for words. Clocking in at 1:53, it runs a bit long by most standards, but I could watch it over and over. 

This spot, from Chinese credit card company QQ Caibei and Shangai agency Leagas Delaney, is a delightfully weird day in the life of a man and his pet goose, Ah Fa. Why have a pet goose? The ad makes a pretty compelling case.

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