Robblink who posted the Badlander "Knorr vs McDonald's" notes in the comments that The New York Post also spotted the similarities.
Sometimes the idea for an ad is so (bleeping) funny that it shows up in more than one place.
That's the polite explanation for similar television spots for fast-food giant McDonald's and Unilever's Knorr foods that aired within days of each other.
So , for anyone who missed it, here are the bleeping ads!