WTF. How dare they put that next to the eye products!
What're you trying to say, exactly...?
Title: Re: FAILure in Advertsing
Post by: Khushrenada on October 15, 2009, 04:52:00 PM
No. The point is that Black History Month is bold easy to read writing and Walgreen's is smaller, cursive, colored text that doesn't draw the eye towards it. Walgreen's should have made their name bigger and more attractive. That no doubt is what BlackNMil2k1 is pointing out in this textbook example of bad marketing.
Title: Re: FAILure in Advertsing
Post by: Plugabugz on October 15, 2009, 05:11:17 PM
No. The point is that Black History Month is bold, easy-to-read writing and Walgreen's is smaller, cursive, colored text that doesn't draw the eye towards it. Walgreen's should have made their name bigger and more attractive. That no doubt is what BlackNMil2k1 is pointing out in this textbook example of bad marketing.
Title: Re: FAILure in Advertsing
Post by: EasyCure on October 15, 2009, 06:40:29 PM
No. The point is that Black History Month is bold, easy-to-read writing and Walgreen's is smaller, cursive, colored text that doesn't draw the eye towards it. Walgreen's should have made their name bigger and more attractive. That no doubt is what BlackNMil2k1 is pointing out in this textbook example of bad marketing.
Your "so black its almost purple" text isn't helping your case...
Title: Re: FAILure in Advertsing
Post by: Caliban on October 15, 2009, 07:04:11 PM
hahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahaha @ original post
Title: Re: FAILure in Advertsing
Post by: nickmitch on October 15, 2009, 07:13:28 PM
That is terrible.
Title: Re: FAILure in Advertsing
Post by: Mop it up on October 15, 2009, 07:53:33 PM
I don't get it.
Title: Re: FAILure in Advertsing
Post by: BeautifulShy on October 15, 2009, 07:56:17 PM
Mop_it_up it is about US history.
Title: Re: FAILure in Advertsing
Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on October 15, 2009, 08:14:19 PM
No. The point is that Black History Month is bold, easy-to-read writing and Walgreen's is smaller, cursive, colored text that doesn't draw the eye towards it. Walgreen's should have made their name bigger and more attractive. That no doubt is what BlackNMil2k1 is pointing out in this textbook example of bad marketing.
EDIT: Ha ha. I didn't realize I had posted again in this thread. I even quoted the wrong thing. I was going to quote Zap and just mention that the same thought actually occured to me as I was typing that message and then I felt I better leave it in for a more fun racially awkward statement. Then I felt it wasn't neccessary to say anything at all. But since this post was already made, I might as well make use of it.
EDIT: What the? I thought I was just modifying that second post. Instead I posted again. This thread is messing with me. I think I'm going to stay far away from it.
Title: Re: FAILure in Advertsing
Post by: Mop it up on October 15, 2009, 11:56:38 PM
I'm gonna put you in a little glass jar for safe keeping. Such innocence is hard to find now-a-days and should be preserved.
can we turn her into a snow globe?
I love snow!
Title: Re: FAILure in Advertsing
Post by: that Baby guy on October 16, 2009, 12:20:08 AM
I told Mop_it_up about the cotton. She said she just forgot all history equally. I asked her who the president during the Civil War was, and she replied Lincoln and Davis.
RACIST!
Title: Re: FAILure in Advertsing
Post by: Mop it up on October 16, 2009, 12:27:47 AM
Just don't ask me who is president right now, because I don't know that one.
Title: Re: FAILure in Advertsing
Post by: Khushrenada on October 16, 2009, 12:32:55 AM
I'm gonna put you in a little glass jar for safe keeping. Such innocence is hard to find now-a-days and should be preserved.
can we turn her into a snow globe?
I love snow!
Aw good. Well my idea was to turn you into a snow globe where you're constantly pissed at all the puddles from melting snow that keeps coming down since the funhouse will take turns shaking you up. please, no dirty jokes guys
Title: Re: FAILure in Advertsing
Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on October 16, 2009, 07:39:05 PM
or that's Sexist with racist undertones? (http://i38.tinypic.com/inv3mw.jpg)
Title: Re: FAILure in Advertsing
Post by: EasyCure on October 17, 2009, 12:28:39 PM
or that's Sexist with racist undertones? (http://i38.tinypic.com/inv3mw.jpg)
if you're referring to my post; its not sexist if her username is MOP_IT_UP and admits to being a clean freak.
As for your post; hilarious, but how long until Ubisoft pics up the license?
Title: Re: FAILure in Advertsing
Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on October 17, 2009, 02:12:57 PM
I was playing off the title of the thread like I did in the 1st post, but to follow up a "No Dirty Jokes" request with that pic while relating it to Mop it up is pretty unintentionally funny.
Title: Re: FAILure in Advertsing
Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on October 17, 2009, 03:29:51 PM
(http://i34.tinypic.com/2lt0a55.jpg)
I can't read Japanese, but I'm sure this pic symbolizes something in Japan. Probably not the message Sony wanted to get across.
Title: Re: FAILure in Advertsing
Post by: Mop it up on October 18, 2009, 12:05:09 AM
Your obsession with mops tipped us off to your cleanly nature, methinks.
Yeah.. who else starts a thread about trasditional mops vs swiffers
Title: Re: FAILure in Advertsing
Post by: Mop it up on October 18, 2009, 02:22:37 PM
Yeah, but I don't see how that translates into being a clean freak. I just like to have clean floors because I like to walk around barefoot, and I don't want the bottoms of my feet to turn black.
Title: Re: FAILure in Advertsing
Post by: EasyCure on October 18, 2009, 03:04:18 PM
Yeah, but I don't see how that translates into being a clean freak. I just like to have clean floors because I like to walk around barefoot, and I don't want the bottoms of my feet to turn black.
It was good enough for Jesus.
Title: Re: FAILure in Advertsing
Post by: Stratos on October 18, 2009, 06:16:17 PM
Yeah, but I don't see how that translates into being a clean freak. I just like to have clean floors because I like to walk around barefoot, and I don't want the bottoms of my feet to turn black.
It was good enough for Jesus.
But remember that Jesus also walked around on water so it must have washed his dirty feet. So, Mop it up, flood your floors and your feet will always be washed clean. ;)
Title: Re: FAILure in Advertsing
Post by: EasyCure on October 18, 2009, 06:46:20 PM
Yeah, but I don't see how that translates into being a clean freak. I just like to have clean floors because I like to walk around barefoot, and I don't want the bottoms of my feet to turn black.
It was good enough for Jesus.
But remember that Jesus also walked around on water so it must have washed his dirty feet. So, Mop it up, flood your floors and your feet will always be washed clean. ;)
PERFECT! then she can mop it all up after
Title: Re: FAILure in Advertsing
Post by: Mop it up on October 18, 2009, 06:53:05 PM
That was some 2000 years ago. Times have changed. Why leave something dirty if you have the power to clean it?
Title: Re: FAILure in Advertsing
Post by: EasyCure on October 18, 2009, 07:17:26 PM
That was some 2000 years ago. Times have changed. Why leave something dirty if you have the power to clean it?
lack of will power?
Too lazy.
its considered art?
Title: Re: FAILure in Advertsing
Post by: ThePerm on October 24, 2009, 05:07:48 AM
http://www.gogirlenergy.com/
way to miss a demographic, when i saw it in stores I thought it was a total failure..your missing 50% of customers. I read the website and apparently there is a good cause behind it...but they fail because I never got close enough to the cans to notice any ribbons(and i still don't think there are)
Title: Re: FAILure in Advertsing
Post by: ShyGuy on October 24, 2009, 09:22:15 AM
Why do women always want to be barefoot?
Title: Re: FAILure in Advertsing
Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on October 24, 2009, 11:31:06 AM
I'm guessing it's instinctual.
Back in the day, men wanted to keep their women barefoot and pregnant.
Title: Re: FAILure in Advertsing
Post by: EasyCure on October 24, 2009, 01:11:01 PM
Because if women weren't barefoot, they'd leave the house instead of cleaning the god damn kitchen!
/sexist
Because if women weren't barefoot, they'd end up poking your eyes out with their heels when they throw their feet up in the air!
/misogynist
Because if women weren't barefoot, they'd be able to reach into my liquor cabinet.
/misogynist
Title: Re: FAILure in Advertsing
Post by: Stratos on October 24, 2009, 03:42:01 PM
I knew a guy that once said girls were only good for cookin', cleanin' and conceivin'. He told that to a female friend of mine who is rather feminist and she beat the snot out of him. He no longer says it.
Title: Re: FAILure in Advertsing
Post by: Stogi on October 24, 2009, 04:16:21 PM
lol I've seen women beat the **** out of men before...well actually only once...and she did have a knife. Anyway....
If you really want to have some fun, next time you're at a party, go around asking the girls what is the best thing they can cook. I find it very informative.
Title: Re: FAILure in Advertsing
Post by: Caterkiller on October 24, 2009, 08:00:37 PM
You guy's are feeding the bears.
Title: Re: FAILure in Advertsing
Post by: ThePerm on October 24, 2009, 09:22:07 PM
speaking of women and shoes...whats with the obsession with always having more?...were they so barefoot for so many generations that the idea of shoes because that much more appealing?
SUCCESS IN ADVERTISING, as we speak of womens role as barefoot and pregnant on this page the advertising switches to devry and other college adds displaying women and telling them that they can get a degree and get ahead
Title: Re: FAILure in Advertsing
Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on October 24, 2009, 09:33:44 PM
Women.... America's new black
/chauvinistic racist
Title: Re: FAILure in Advertsing
Post by: EasyCure on October 24, 2009, 09:42:03 PM
Good thing you didn't see what it said before I edited it.
PM PLEEZE
Title: Re: FAILure in Advertsing
Post by: Stratos on October 25, 2009, 03:46:31 AM
It is funny how some women are obsessed with shoes. My girlfriend and my friends wife both love shoes and always have to have more. Though I guess that isn't terribly different from us gamers loving games and always wanting more of them.
Title: Re: FAILure in Advertsing
Post by: ThePerm on October 25, 2009, 04:29:00 AM
shoes should not provide 20+ hours of fun
Title: Re: FAILure in Advertsing
Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on October 25, 2009, 09:39:28 AM
Preparing girls for their future role in life as women is very important, that's why you have to start at an early age.
(http://i37.tinypic.com/k9ytnd.jpg)
[thiscantbereal]
Title: Re: FAILure in Advertsing
Post by: EasyCure on October 25, 2009, 03:39:02 PM
Go to a night club and you'll learn that womens shoes can't even provide a couple of hours of comfort because they always end up taking them off cuz their feet hurt too bad. the ones that keep them on end up breaking them.
i never had that happen with a game.
Title: Re: FAILure in Advertsing
Post by: Stogi on October 25, 2009, 04:12:23 PM
What genius invented the high heel?
"Hey I made this shoe. It's really uncomfortable but it will stick out your ass, perk up your bust and straighten you back. Try it on."
Title: Re: FAILure in Advertsing
Post by: Mop it up on October 25, 2009, 06:12:10 PM
Title: Re: FAILure in Advertsing
Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on October 27, 2009, 01:10:19 AM
I got you one upped ;)
7yr old Discovers Racist Couch (http://www.weirdasianews.com/2009/05/25/7-yearold-discovers-racist-couch/)
Quote
Furniture shopping: Everyone’s done it… a sturdy new coffee table, a firm yet all encompassing easy chair for the TV room – or a full-size, extra cozy couch the whole family can enjoy.
Canadian couple Doris Moore and her husband Douglas decided to make such a purchase – and chose a lovely, brand-new, brown leather set: Couch, loveseat and chair…
What they did not purchase was the particular shade of brown they got.
The tags, boldly appearing on each piece, told the Moores in no uncertain terms that the color of their comfy new set was actually “*CENSORED*” Enough to shock even the staunchest bigot where they stand…but that wasn’t the worst part – it was their 7 year old daughter who discovered the flagrantly fiendish flub.
I will not provide a pic, but you can find one at the link.
Title: Re: FAILure in Advertsing
Post by: ThePerm on October 27, 2009, 01:48:25 AM
pssh i already knew about it...same website http://www.snopes.com/racial/business/sofa.asp
you just beat me to it
Title: Re: FAILure in Advertsing
Post by: Stogi on October 27, 2009, 01:57:09 AM
that's hilarious
Title: Re: FAILure in Advertsing
Post by: ThePerm on October 27, 2009, 02:02:37 AM
No joke like my second day working at my job at a used games and movie store my boss Andre comes up to me with a movie called the The River Niger (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075145/). He's like I can't believe this word is still around. This makes me sick. I don't know why of all the workers at the store he came to me complain, maybe because I'm the most translucent blonde blue-eyed person at the store. I point out that its not the N word, and that the N word has 2 gs never mind the n word and Niger are not even etymologically linked other than and that their spelling is only similar by mere twisted cosmic fate, but he wouldn't relent and he took the dvd and broke it to pieces. Nevermind its a movie based on a Tony award winning broadway play written by an African American playright and presented by a prestigious African American theatre production company starring academy/emmy/golden globe nominated/winner James Earl Jones..but eh I'll probably never see that dude again.
Title: Re: FAILure in Advertsing
Post by: EasyCure on October 27, 2009, 04:59:01 PM
No joke like my second day working at my job at a used games and movie store my boss Andre comes up to me with a movie called the The River Niger (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075145/). He's like I can't believe this word is still around. This makes me sick. I don't know why of all the workers at the store he came to me complain, maybe because I'm the most translucent blonde blue-eyed person at the store. I point out that its not the N word, and that the N word has 2 gs never mind the n word and Niger are not even etymologically linked other than and that their spelling is only similar by mere twisted cosmic fate, but he wouldn't relent and he took the dvd and broke it to pieces. Nevermind its a movie based on a Tony award winning broadway play written by an African American playright and presented by a prestigious African American theatre production company starring academy/emmy/golden globe nominated/winner James Earl Jones..but eh I'll probably never see that dude again.
Geez we get it, you're down with the brizzzown. Enough already.
Title: Re: FAILure in Advertsing
Post by: Stogi on October 27, 2009, 06:39:49 PM
but he wouldn't relent and he took the dvd and broke it to pieces
AHAHAHA WTF
Title: Re: FAILure in Advertsing
Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on October 28, 2009, 02:32:00 AM
*NSFW*Vulva Portrait Pendant (http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=32333269)*NSFW*
no picture can be provided, you have to follow the link..... NSFW
Quote
Celebrate your own beauty.
Each piece is an original, one of a kind hand sculpted image of its owner to remind her that regardless of what the world and the people in it may tell her: she is beautiful.
After purchasing you can e-mail 2-3 photos of your Yoni to: VulvaLoveLovely [!at] Gmail.com. Please include chain choice: Antique copper or gunmetal (shown in the final photo) in the 'message to seller' section at checkout.
The pendant on this necklace will measure about 1.6" x 1" and will be hung on a 17.5" chain. Each pendant will be coated in a protective satin glaze.
If you are not comfortable sending pictures you also have to option of sending me a description of your Yoni.
In your description please include: *The shape of your inner and outer labia *colors *how much or how little your inner labia extend out from your outer labia *how well hidden your clitoris is, is it heavily hooded or can you see it fairly easily?
*If no photo or description is sent you will receive one of our beautiful flesh-toned Vulva pendants*
Who is going to buy this thing?
Title: Re: FAILure in Advertsing
Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on November 05, 2009, 11:23:03 AM
When Pedobears Attack (http://www.istockphoto.com/stock-illustration-9917499-pedobears-attack-seamless-wallpaper.php) Seamless Wallpaper
(http://i33.tinypic.com/xo438m.jpg) Cost - 10 points Description - Wonderful for decorating the walls in the children's room
this would actually go well with Daddy's car magazine; http://i28.tinypic.com/3127n8i.jpg http://i30.tinypic.com/4glpbd.jpg http://i25.tinypic.com/8y83fn.jpg http://i29.tinypic.com/judem9.jpg
Title: Re: FAILure in Advertsing
Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on November 17, 2009, 02:26:24 AM
Title: Re: FAILure in Advertsing
Post by: ThePerm on November 17, 2009, 02:45:15 AM
oh i saw that on tv once, apparently there is a group of artists who repaint baby dolls to look extremely realistic iv never done that, but i have repainted a baby doll to look creepy
Title: Re: FAILure in Advertsing
Post by: EasyCure on November 17, 2009, 02:01:36 PM
"The green ones make me horney"
-Tardy the turtle
Title: Re: FAILure in Advertsing
Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on November 18, 2009, 04:15:38 AM
This is kinda a near failure on my part.
It's dinner time and I'm eating dinner and the two little girls also eating wanted something to drink. So I goto the fridge to see what they can have and all thats there is water. So I do a quick visual scan across teh kitchen (because their mom just went grocery shopping and hadn't put everything away yet) and saw a container of what looked like grape drink. I pick it up and was about to unscrew the top when I look closer at the the name and the pic on the front (http://i45.tinypic.com/21ctpqv.jpg) when I notice what looks like a mop!!! This is some grape juice lookin floor mopping solution?
Who puts cleaning chemicals in a container that looks like it's made for fruit juice especially when the chemical looks like a fruit juice?
I had to make sure to point out to the kids that that wasn't juice and not to drink it, just incase they found it under the sink later(next to the sodas) thinking it was some juice that hadn't made it's way to the fridge yet.
Title: Re: FAILure in Advertsing
Post by: that Baby guy on November 18, 2009, 04:21:10 AM
Looking at that, I still want to drink it :P
I believe something like Pinesol had this issue before, where it looked like Apple Juice, and people drank it.
The moral of the story? In the supermarket, when you buy a cleaning product, by something you believe you won't mistake for a tasty beverage, because it has happened before, and I'm sure you don't want it to happen to you!
Title: Re: FAILure in Advertsing
Post by: ThePerm on November 18, 2009, 05:16:36 AM
looks like the industrial strength degreaser we used to spray on the side walk when I worked at Wendy's. I think its non toxic, but will still give you life threatening diarrhoea.
Title: Re: FAILure in Advertsing
Post by: EasyCure on November 18, 2009, 10:10:48 AM
Oh god, i had some of that last night. scary stuff
Title: Re: FAILure in Advertsing
Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on November 20, 2009, 07:29:43 AM
(http://i45.tinypic.com/2mxjvyb.jpg)
Title: Re: FAILure in Advertsing
Post by: Stogi on November 20, 2009, 11:31:26 AM
lol His expression is hilarious.
Title: Re: FAILure in Advertsing
Post by: EasyCure on November 21, 2009, 12:55:27 AM
what exactly is being harvest??
Title: Re: FAILure in Advertsing
Post by: Stratos on November 21, 2009, 12:57:00 AM
And whatever is being harvested can be bought with a big old wad of cash.
Title: Re: FAILure in Advertsing
Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on November 21, 2009, 01:39:42 AM
thats what i thought. time to lock this thread up cuz you know we're not mature enough to talk about it.
But it's an event for kids and a fun thing to do....
Title: Re: FAILure in Advertsing
Post by: EasyCure on November 21, 2009, 01:44:07 AM
nope, lock it up. there's probably gays and lesbians running around freely, you know we can't have that.
Title: Re: FAILure in Advertsing
Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on November 26, 2009, 03:07:53 PM
Sometimes when advertising yourself, your job can get in the way of the relationship you're trying to establish. I don't think it's this guys job that is sabotaging his effort though.
(http://gotgifs.com/gifs/1936.gif) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruqy1kW3apY) ^click for video
Title: Re: FAILure in Advertsing
Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on November 28, 2009, 10:38:14 AM
(http://i49.tinypic.com/fto74i.png)
I think this was in the same store that sold the electric generator, the solar powered flashlight and the wind powered fan.
Title: Re: FAILure in Advertsing
Post by: Peachylala on November 29, 2009, 10:36:14 PM
Money wasters are so amazing.
Title: Re: FAILure in Advertsing
Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on December 06, 2009, 11:53:32 PM
FAILure Success in Advertising
(http://i50.tinypic.com/1e5u2a.gif)
I hate you MTV, but now I have to tune into this one episode of Jersey shore to find out why THIS GIRL (http://www.mtv.com/onair/jersey_shore/photos/cast/promo/nicole/281x211.jpg) got "knocked the **** out"[/smokey] by that guy.
For those that don't know(& I apologize now for even informing you) Jersey Shore is MTV's new Guido Reality Show that features a bunch of fake orange tanned over muscled meat heads and the female equivalent that is attracted to them. The GIF above is from a teaser clip from some episode this season. I probably won't catch the episode, but I will want to see The Soup(on E!) the from the week that it airs.
Title: Re: FAILure in Advertsing
Post by: Stratos on December 07, 2009, 03:30:32 AM
Maybe he was drunk and trying to hit the guy between them instead?
Title: Re: FAILure in Advertsing
Post by: Stogi on December 07, 2009, 03:57:13 AM
AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
I can't stop watching it!
His head turns so slow then WHAM!
Title: Re: FAILure in Advertsing
Post by: Peachylala on December 07, 2009, 11:10:43 AM
Girl: Hey yer hawt wanna - BAM
Title: Re: FAILure in Advertsing
Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on December 07, 2009, 12:28:32 PM
Title: Re: FAILure in Advertsing
Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on December 17, 2009, 02:12:16 PM
(http://i45.tinypic.com/abqc75.jpg)
Title: Re: FAILure in Advertsing
Post by: Peachylala on December 17, 2009, 02:37:36 PM
Unintentional racism is funny when people go ape-****.
I'm not feeling the funny right now.
Title: Re: FAILure in Advertsing
Post by: EasyCure on December 19, 2009, 11:36:06 AM
WHAT THE **** KINDA RACIST ASS **** IS THIS?
YA'LL THINK A BLACK KIDS COMPPUTER DESK IS JUST A DESK CUZ BLACK KIDS CAN'T AFFORD COMPUTERS? ITS BAD ENOUGH YOU THINK WE ALL SELL WEED BUT YOU THINK WE CAN'T INVEST THAT MONEY IN A COMPOOTA? WTF MAN WTF.. AND DON'T EVEN GET ME STARTED ON THAT WHITE ASS DOG!
feelin it yet?
Title: Re: FAILure in Advertsing
Post by: Stratos on December 20, 2009, 04:58:07 AM
Where's the equal opportunity!
I want my Hispanic, Caucasian, Arab and Asian desks!
Title: Re: FAILure in Advertsing
Post by: Peachylala on December 20, 2009, 12:36:48 PM
Depends. Is Target all about equal opportunity.
Title: Re: FAILure in Advertsing
Post by: nickmitch on December 20, 2009, 01:17:27 PM
They call it "celebrating diversity."
Title: Re: FAILure in Advertsing
Post by: Peachylala on December 21, 2009, 02:02:07 PM
I'm not feeling the celebration.
Title: Re: FAILure in Advertsing
Post by: EasyCure on December 21, 2009, 06:36:41 PM
That's cuz rick james is dead.
Title: Re: FAILure in Advertsing
Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on December 31, 2009, 08:52:42 PM
Here is another Success in Advertising and this one is definitely unofficial yet very welcome
(http://i46.tinypic.com/2s14umd.jpg)
Title: Re: FAILure in Advertsing
Post by: NinGurl69 *huggles on December 31, 2009, 09:00:31 PM
That is serious ice.
Title: Re: FAILure in Advertsing
Post by: Peachylala on December 31, 2009, 09:31:21 PM
ICE ICE BABY
Title: Re: FAILure in Advertsing
Post by: Stogi on January 03, 2010, 08:13:44 AM
If I were Ice Cube, I'd sell out one more time for the sake of hilarity everywhere.
Title: Re: FAILure in Advertsing
Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on January 03, 2010, 10:52:13 AM
I wanna print my own stickers and start sticking them to every ice machine I see.
Title: Re: FAILure in Advertsing
Post by: Stratos on January 07, 2010, 05:28:19 PM
Here is another Success in Advertising and this one is definitely unofficial yet very welcome
(http://i46.tinypic.com/2s14umd.jpg)
today was a good day (http://www.superpoop.com/archives/2010/Jan/?#276)
Title: Re: FAILure in Advertsing
Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on January 11, 2010, 04:02:19 PM
Unbreakable Phone breaks during Demonstration of its "unbreakableness" (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/click_online/8450385.stm) ^follow link for video
Quote
Reporter Dan Simmons from the BBC's technology show Click managed to break a mobile phone marketed as "unbreakable", during a demonstration at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
Title: Re: FAILure in Advertsing
Post by: Stratos on January 11, 2010, 04:59:38 PM
At least the CEO seems pretty cool about it breaking. LOL, on 1st try.
Title: Re: FAILure in Advertsing
Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on January 12, 2010, 05:37:09 PM
Haterade at it's finest (wasn't sure where to stick this story)
Sticker-Shocked FDA Can't Swallow Tiger Woods' Haterade (http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b161702_sticker-shocked_fda_cant_swallow_tiger.html) (http://i46.tinypic.com/akbnkj.jpg)
Quote
It may not have been pop art per se, but since noncarbonated sports beverage art doesn't have quite the same ring to it, we're going with the former.
Unfortunately, the apparently humorless FDA is going with another characterization altogether: illegal. The feds have launched an investigation into the sudden appearance of bootleg Gatorade bottles in Colorado stores. Instead of the usual quenched-thirst-promising labels, the bottles were restickered with a picture of Tiger Woods, a longtime albeit discontinued spokesman for the drink shiller, along with the word unfaithful.
And it wasn't exactly the crime of the century: The labels also featured a website address, which the crack investigators over at Denver's KUSA news team used to track down the man behind the haterade campaign, who promptly fessed up to the bottlejacking.
Which would ordinarily be the end of the story, were it not for the justice-seekers and free time-holders over at the FDA's Office of Criminal Investigations, who have decided that the prank constitutes a possible case of tampering, or (oh, the irony) "adulteration," as the agency calls it.
Samples of the offending Gatorade are currently being tested to determine whether it was simply the labels, or, damningly for the artistes, the entire contents of the bottles, that were messed with.
Should the liquids prove to be contaminated, and the FDA decides that the contamination was intended to harm the company, federal tampering charges could be sought.
Which means Colorado artist Jason Kay may soon regret his apparent inability to master the art of the "no comment."
Kay told KUSA that with the help of an artist pal—one who had the good sense to remain anonymous—he planted 1,000 of the bottles across the state for the simple purpose of creating conversation.
Job done.
He said the project was "very expensive" but would not go into how they went about manufacturing the labels or distributing the bottles. He did, however, admit that he had already been contacted—and probably not just for a friendly chat—by Gatorade.
Needless to say, it's not the kind of project they were ever likely to drink up.
Title: Re: FAILure in Advertsing
Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on January 13, 2010, 02:13:16 AM
Only in Europe....
(http://i50.tinypic.com/qnuyc5.jpg)
...I hope.
(http://i48.tinypic.com/ta24xy.jpg)
Title: Re: FAILure in Advertsing
Post by: ThePerm on January 13, 2010, 05:19:38 PM
At least the CEO seems pretty cool about it breaking. LOL, on 1st try.
you had to actively try and break that phone though, he like really bashed the crap out of it, its funny how he laughed though.
Title: Re: FAILure in Advertsing
Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on January 13, 2010, 07:17:40 PM
During a different presentation they were using the screen of that phone to hammer in nails. So I'm sure they were both surprised when it broke against the corner of that fish tank.
Title: Re: FAILure in Advertsing
Post by: ThePerm on January 13, 2010, 09:21:45 PM
the frish tank seal was made of adamantium
Title: Re: FAILure in Advertsing
Post by: Stogi on January 13, 2010, 09:21:58 PM
I need that phone. I can't count how many phones I've broken with water damage.
Title: Re: FAILure in Advertsing
Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on January 21, 2010, 04:48:42 PM
Two examples.
1st, FAILure (http://i48.tinypic.com/x3fuq0.jpg)
2nd Perfect. (http://i45.tinypic.com/160a6fn.jpg)
Title: Re: FAILure in Advertsing
Post by: EasyCure on January 21, 2010, 05:41:14 PM
I used to laugh my ass off at the Sofa King ads i'd hear during Stern back in the day.
Title: Re: FAILure in Advertsing
Post by: ThePerm on January 22, 2010, 01:39:20 AM
Sofa King...We? Todd? Did?
Title: Re: FAILure in Advertsing
Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on January 24, 2010, 10:55:25 PM
<nevermind>
Title: Re: FAILure in Advertsing
Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on March 03, 2010, 11:38:09 PM
Modern Toilet (http://www.spike.com/blog/modern-toilet-is/74101) - Taipei, Taiwan (http://i48.tinypic.com/2elqdc2.jpg)
Most Popular Desert: Scoop of Poop Ice Cream (http://i49.tinypic.com/64309u.jpg) Most Popular Dinner: Curry served in a mini toilet bowl. -fact: most people that order it can't even bring themselves to eat it. -why? have you seen curry? no picture it in a toilet bowl. Dinner is served on sinks and bath tubs while you sit on toilets. (http://i47.tinypic.com/21mb0yf.jpg) Mascot: Giant Pink Poo Poo
The Lighting Fixtures: modeled after piles of poop. yes, piles of poop.
another fun fact: people have actually entered the restaurant looking to buy toilets for their home.
I just seen this on the Travel Channel, Here is the video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85nwqhaCIgU)
p.s. Your drinks are served in either a mini urinal like in the pic, or a portable urinal (http://i45.tinypic.com/ery5q0.jpg) that you might take with you on a some sort of trip.
Title: Re: FAILure in Advertsing
Post by: Peachylala on March 04, 2010, 12:00:20 AM
Japan is so wonderful.
Title: Re: FAILure in Advertsing
Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on March 04, 2010, 12:11:34 AM
Actually Taipei is in Taiwan, The Spike TV link is wrong just like most of their programming. I swear no one over there fact checks, they just distract with more excuses to show boobs.
I used the Spike link because I couldn't find it on the Travel Channel.com even though they urged me to go to their website during the show.
Title: Re: FAILure in Advertsing
Post by: Stogi on March 04, 2010, 12:26:05 AM
I'd eat there. Looks pretty good. Though I'd like the blue toilet instead of the white.
I'd actually love to get wasted there so if I throw up, it's at least convenient.
Title: Re: FAILure in Advertsing
Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on March 04, 2010, 12:32:11 AM
I found the video too http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85nwqhaCIgU
the curry in the bowl looks so disgusting..... good thing the video quality is pretty low.
Title: Re: FAILure in Advertsing
Post by: Stogi on March 04, 2010, 12:55:08 AM
You must not like curry then because that actually looks pretty damn good.
Title: Re: FAILure in Advertsing
Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on March 04, 2010, 12:57:58 AM
I like curry, but when you put it in a toilet bowl, it looks like something far worse.
According to Travel Channel, the curry there is actually some of the best in Taiwan.
Title: Re: FAILure in Advertsing
Post by: EasyCure on March 04, 2010, 06:22:52 PM
Reminds me.. I recently heard of a Ninja themed restaurant in Taiwan that seemed pretty awesome. You gotta cross a moat when you go in and waitresses dressed as ninjas appear out of smoke screens.. epic!
Title: Re: FAILure in Advertsing
Post by: ThePerm on March 04, 2010, 10:09:51 PM
There is one in NYC like that, they had it on the same extreme restaurant show as Modern Toilet. It came on today, and because I just watched the clip last night I LOLed. I wonder if any of those toilet seats are broken today?
Title: Re: FAILure in Advertsing
Post by: EasyCure on March 04, 2010, 10:29:54 PM
Really!? I gotta check that **** out. I still gotta check out jekyll & hydes in nyc (monster themed restaurant/bar)
Title: Re: FAILure in Advertsing
Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on March 14, 2011, 04:42:21 PM
