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Scott en Aztl=E1n wrote: > On Sun, 6 Feb 2005 11:50:58 -0500, "Daniel J. Stern" > > wrote: > > >Commercials outside the North American market are more often funny and > >clever 'cause it's safe to assume the audience has a sense of humour and > >that some idiot won't sue for hurt feelings after seeing the ad. > > Uh huh. That's why Ford pulles the Sportka ad where the kitty cat gets > decapitated by the car's sunroof... I loved that one; but the one where the Ka whacks the pigeon with its hood is funnier ... -- C=2ER. Krieger (Been there; done that) |
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Bill the second wrote: > > Maybe they enjoy buying new tires more often by grinding the old ones off > around curves? Shows how much you know about tire wear. Generating g's like that uses parts of the tire most people *never use*. Any veteran autocrosser will tell you that. [In fact, I just did.] > The curve in the commercial doesn't even look that great. All these other > vehicles are braking, yet the guy in the VW still ends up right beside the > minivan screaming. And the VW is on the inside of the turn. FWIW, VW used an almost identical pitch in showroom films in the early '70s when the Rabbit was introduced. Only it wasn't a ubiquitous minivan; it was a ubiquituous Cutlass Supreme. -- C.R. Krieger (Been there; done that) |
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The Lindbergh Baby wrote: > Max wrote: > > > Because the USA is so horribly conserverative they can't stand any > > titties or f-words in television advertisments. > > Oh, yeah, "titties" and the f-word raise the level of discourse in this > country immeasurably. Oh yeah? Well, **** you ... and your tits, too. -- C.R. Krieger (American) |
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On Mon, 7 Feb 2005, The Lindbergh Baby wrote:
> > Commercials outside the North American market are more often funny and > > clever 'cause it's safe to assume the audience has a sense of humour > > and that some idiot won't sue for hurt feelings after seeing the ad. > Yes, indeed European and Australian audiences are generally more > sophisticated and more receptive to irony and humor, and companies are > braver and not as much in the grip of lawyers and marketers overseas. > I've seen terrific ad campaigns killed because the client (the > advertiser) received *one* angry letter. One! I imagine you've read "Ogilvy On Advertising", right? Very interesting book. > > Turn the ****in' thing off, problem solved. > Seconded! I'm voting again: Thirded. |
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Anthony Giorgianni wrote:
> Greet reference John. I'm saving that. > > I don't remember those Subaru ads... Nobody does. That's why the agency lost the account! :-) John -- To reply, remove "die.spammers" from address Von Herzen, moge es wieder zu Herzen gehen. --Beethoven |
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For cabout 30 years, society has been idiot proofing everything.
There is now a surfeit of idiots.. |
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dr.benway wrote: > For cabout 30 years, society has been idiot proofing everything. > There is now a surfeit of idiots.. No; we've just managed to minimize their effect. Either that or you don't quite know what 'surfeit' means ... -- C.R. Krieger (Been there; done that) |
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I never said it was good for Scott to drive fast. I think Scott should obey
the speed limit like everyone else. The fact is you and experienced SUV drivers are not the only ones watching those commercials. And anyway, if you are driving your SUV fast on public roads in the snow and ice, around other cars and property, you're doing the wrong thing. I don't care how experienced you are. But based on what you said, I don't think you're doing that, nor do I think you'd support some 20-year-old doing that just to see if daddy's Grand Cherokee can really do that cool thing he's seen on some commercial. If you're driving fast off-road or on a track or even on a public highway in the woods somewhere, all the power to you. I've driven my Explorer lots in snowstorms. I love going to an all-night diner in a blizzard, when the only thing out is me and the plows (and I hate the plows because they keep the roads here in Connecticut too clean.) One thing I've learned in all my years is that slow and steady is the safest way to drive an SUV. Four-wheel-drive is no good unless all the wheels are under power instead of coasting. So the good SUV driver goes at a speed needed to anticipate curves and stops so that he can be powered most of the time and avoid coasting and braking. With all your experience, I bet you agree. -- Regards, Anthony Giorgianni The return address for this post is fictitious. Please reply by posting back to the newsgroup. "Motorhead Lawyer" > wrote in message oups.com... > Anthony Giorgianni wrote: > > Thanks for the response Scott. Very interesting. > > > > I'm not sure why you need to drive a high-performance vehicle to > escape a > > sloth. But okay. > > > > Similarly, I don't want drivers speeding pass me in snow with their > SUVs > > because the commercial makes SUVs look invincible and creates the > impression > > that it should be driven fast and wildly in snow. > > So it's OK for Scott to drive fast when it's warm and dry but not for a > similar driver (like me) to do the same when it's snowy? Heck, I have > always *loved* driving in snow in just about anything, and commercials > have nothing to do with it. I *teach* high performance track driving, > I've rallied in all-night blizzards, and I've taught ice driving on a > frozen lake. Do you think I can't handle snow *in a Jeep*? As with my > 3-season BMW, I'm not doing this to show off. I enjoy slinging my > Grand Cherokee into a 4-wheel 4WD drift in six inches of snow as much > as I enjoy slinging my 535is through Turn Six at Road America. In > fact, I have more fun when there aren't any frightened 'citizens' > around to see me. The only gratification I get from guys like you is > knowing that you're thinking how you'll see me upside down or offroad a > few miles down the road - and you never do. > -- > C.R. Krieger > (Been there; done that - last month) > |
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Anthony Giorgianni wrote:
> > Thanks for the response Scott. Very interesting. > > As I said, I think it is true that lots of people drive fast out of a > testosterone-induced sense of machismo (notice you don't have a lot of women > here clamoring for the 85th percentile) Yeah, like we have a chance at getting it. I'm really ashamed of Montana for instituting a speed limit -- probably just to get federal highway funding. Caqrry on... Cheers, Bev ================================================== ============ "Arguing on the internet is like running a race in the Special Olympics: even if you win, you're still retarded." |
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