In the spirit of last minute holiday shopping for a cheap gift that will just get thrown into the garbage, we present this unassuming and homely commercial.

Does a really useless shoehorn product exist, and has someone hired Gilbert Godfrey to sell it? Yes and yes:

This is a very special advertisement for a used 1994 BMW 530i.

Behold this creepy ad for a voluntary swine flu vaccine from the 70′s.

While the creepiness is timeless, the relevance comes from the recent 21st century outbreak, of which it is impossible to not be aware if you are reading this on the internet.

Remember, transferring the disease is as simple as making eye-contact, so, much like encountering a gorilla, remember to freeze in your tracks and stare at the floor if you encounter a coughing individual, taking great care to not flare your nostrils.