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    How Will We Look Back On Today's Gadget Ads?

    Totally Screw Up Gadget Ads by Changing One Letter

    Seven Taglines You Can't Repeat Without Sounding Like an Asshole

    New Iron Man 2 Poster Reveals Villain Whiplash

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    Image of Hiphopopotamus Hiphopopotamus
    07:53 PM

    In reply to How Will We Look Back On Today's Gadget Ads?
    SalesGenie.com Super Bowl ads. QED.
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    Image of JackTheTripper JackTheTripper
    06:47 PM

    In reply to How Will We Look Back On Today's Gadget Ads?
    I think, 140 years from now people will be offended that we thought they would dress like this...
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    Image of Bokusatsu_Tenshi Bokusatsu_Tenshi
    06:46 PM

    In reply to How Will We Look Back On Today's Gadget Ads?
    The awesome series have some insight on that:
    [xspblog.com]

    I think nowadays we have so many different and segmented content that in the future we'll not even be able to judge how "advertising campaigns were bad back then"...

    But I guess we'll always be able to say stuff like how bad this "formelly known Sony" ad campaign was awful, how they were too 2D, how the special effects were bad, how weirdly we dressed back then.... etc etc.
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    Image of Malfunktion v2 Malfunktion v2
    06:27 PM

    In reply to How Will We Look Back On Today's Gadget Ads?
    EDIT: Well I misread the title's "gadget" part, but still. Are you going to tell me Michael Bay isn't offensive?
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    Edited by Malfunktion v2 at 12/18/09 6:29 PM Malfunktion v2 was starred Malfunktion v2 was unstarred
    Image of Alfisted Alfisted
    06:24 PM

    In reply to How Will We Look Back On Today's Gadget Ads?
    Prius ads, for burying bad science under a heaping helping of tree -hugging feel good.

    Any ad featuring 4-wheel drive vehicles doing it in the dirt, at least after driving off road becomes a federal offense.
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    Edited by Alfisted at 12/18/09 6:31 PM Alfisted was starred Alfisted was unstarred
    Image of Lizard_King Lizard_King
    06:21 PM

    In reply to How Will We Look Back On Today's Gadget Ads?
    Isn't that the lady that chased Tom (from Tom and Jerry) around with a rolling pin? Why is she talking like Jar Jar Binks?
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    Image of OCEntertainment OCEntertainment
    05:42 PM

    In reply to How Will We Look Back On Today's Gadget Ads?
    I'd like to nominate the Droid "Pretty" commercial in the category of "sexism", John.
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    Image of Malfunktion v2 Malfunktion v2
    06:19 PM

    @OCEntertainment: I imagine this will seriously offend the princess robots of 2060
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    Image of AndPreciousLittleofThat AndPreciousLittleofThat
    05:42 PM

    In reply to How Will We Look Back On Today's Gadget Ads?
    Good rule of thumb:

    If an advertisement for the product airs on G4, it's probably future-offensive.

    But yeah, personally I think we'll look back on ads for "Call of Duty 6: Dicks of Honor" (or whatever the title is now) with growing horror.
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    Image of lilcrow lilcrow
    05:50 PM

    @AndPreciousLittleofThat: "if an advertisement for the product airs on G4, it's probably future-offensive." Forget future-offensive, how about now-offensive?
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    Image of AndPreciousLittleofThat AndPreciousLittleofThat
    05:53 PM

    @lilcrow: Touche.

    How about those wonderful people who make the ads for Axe Body Spray? Yikes.
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    Image of Sprzout Sprzout
    06:11 PM

    @AndPreciousLittleofThat: There was one that I saw just a few months ago for "Red Stripe" beer. It has a Jamaican guy who hands a guy a beer and says, "Red Stripe. It helps white people dance!"

    Geez, I wish I could find that ad somewhere...
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    Malfunktion v2 promoted this comment Sprzout was starred Sprzout was unstarred
    Image of Malfunktion v2 Malfunktion v2
    06:20 PM

    @Sprzout: Let me YouTube that for you
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    Image of Sprzout Sprzout
    08:40 PM

    @Malfunktion v2: Thanks...YouTube is blocked through my current connection. :)
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    Image of veronykah veronykah
    12/11/09

    In reply to Seven Taglines You Can't Repeat Without Sounding Like an Asshole
    I always hate when I actually HAVE to use the "can you hear me now" phrase when I'm on the phone.
    Even though I'm genuinely asking, I still feel like a dick for saying it.
    Thanks verizon.
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    Image of Benguin Benguin
    12/11/09

    In reply to Seven Taglines You Can't Repeat Without Sounding Like an Asshole
    Ah, Windows 98. I'm a bonafide Mac guy these days, but seeing that still makes me nostalgic.
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    Image of tarochan tarochan
    12/11/09

    In reply to Seven Taglines You Can't Repeat Without Sounding Like an Asshole
    Verizon, 1:27, "Man, I didn't even know you guys exist, I thought you guys were like unicorns and stuff... know what I mean..."

    That should be their new slogan.

    What about the Vegas tagline that has been used for everything.

    "What happens in ___ stays in __". I have seen and heard some ridiculous references, most don't even sense.
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    Image of Alfisted Alfisted
    12/11/09

    In reply to Seven Taglines You Can't Repeat Without Sounding Like an Asshole
    Rosa, this is a fluff piece. Where's the beef?
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    Image of Rosa Golijan Rosa Golijan
    12/11/09

    @Alfisted: It's in the comment above yours apparently.
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    Image of Bokusatsu_Tenshi Bokusatsu_Tenshi
    12/11/09

    In reply to Totally Screw Up Gadget Ads by Changing One Letter
    Grabbin' pill- HOLY CRAP, TAAANK!!
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    Image of Pope John Peeps II Pope John Peeps II
    12/11/09

    In reply to Totally Screw Up Gadget Ads by Changing One Letter
    POWERTHIRST: ROCKET EDITION.
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    12/11/09

    @Pope John Peeps II: What if everything you ever wanted...

    CAME. IN. A. ROCKET CAN!?!
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    Image of Zhejan Zhejan
    12/11/09

    @Kaiser-Machead: WHEN GOD GIVES YOU LEMONS...

    FIND A NEW GOD!
     Reply
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    Image of SysRq SysRq
    12/11/09

    In reply to Totally Screw Up Gadget Ads by Changing One Letter
    Please, nobody do an iPood. Because you know that everyone is going to do an iPood.

    That joke is SO 2007 you gize.
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    Image of EpiphyteCorp. EpiphyteCorp.
    12/11/09

    @SysRq: iPeed?
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    Image of SysRq SysRq
    12/11/09

    @EpiphyteCorp.: OMG THAT'S MORE THAN ONE LETTER PLAY BY THE ROOLZ WHY DONT YOU
     Reply
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    Image of EpiphyteCorp. EpiphyteCorp.
    12/11/09

    @SysRq: u r rite I am rong.
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