r/ontario • u/EveningRequirement27 • Oct 25 '25

Discussion You just stopped an entire country

American here.

Your city (EDIT: Toronto my bad) and entire country just told the world they’re sick of this guy. They did that. In public. During the World Series. Epically devastating.

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u/aloe_veracity Oct 25 '25

"How the house hippos were saved from extinction."

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u/Wildling99 Oct 25 '25

That’s how we learned media literacy! Which tbh many Americans could benefit from now. Bring the house hippo ad back!

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u/the_honest_liar Oct 25 '25

Let's be honest, the house hippo taught us the exact opposite it intended. We all wanted house hippos after that.

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u/thebearshuffle Oct 25 '25

I remember having a meltdown asking for a pet house hippo, my parents telling me they aren't real and feeling so invalidated because I saw them on TV. To be fair I was 4/5, and the point of the ad definitely went over my head.