South Africa, Feb. 19 -- But, the night before, I won't forget my wife bursting out laughing - at a TV commercial. Don't get me wrong, she has a sense of humour - even a warped one if she laughs at me (sadly, not as much as when we first met, but that is a story for another time.)

I smiled to myself at the KFC Valentine's Day ad, but her laughter made me realise that it did something local ads seldom do these days - and that's tickle the funny bone with something genuinely funny.

When keeping it simple works

The idea of the ad was to "Keep love simple". don't let showing off, or even cooking, get in the way of the romance. Let KFC take care of the taste buds.

So, we saw this enthusiastic guy - as we all are when love tugs at us - whiz...