Last winter AT&T unveiled an amusing commercial in their “Just Ok is Not Ok” series. Many of you will remember it. The commercial features a sleazy tax preparer named Phil who is talking with a young woman who has come for help with her taxes. Phil says to the young woman, “Leave it to me. I’ll get your taxes in an O.K. place.”
The young woman says, “What?”
Then with the back of his hand beside his mouth, he adds, “Just as soon as my ‘audit’ is over, this gets my undivided attention.”
The young woman looks around his office at some pictures of Phil in exotic locations and says somewhat suspiciously, “You take a lot of trips to the Caymans, Phil.”
Phil says, “Pretty great, right?” Then he adds, “Oh, Phil’s legally dead. Fell off a boat. Going by Dennis now . . . Dennis Celery. Long stor…