Comments on: Stupid Banner Ads

Stupid Banner Ads

brownpau — Fri, 18 Jun 2004 12:43:41 -0800

Stupid Internet Ads. From Scary Crayon. SHOOT TERRORIST WIN IPOD.

By: DrJohnEvans

DrJohnEvans — Fri, 18 Jun 2004 12:55:14 -0800

Speaking of the cop, that brings us to our second point -- there's already a riot cop on the job. Moreover, he's got a gun and a better shot than you do, so if the "terrorist" needs to be shot he should probably be the one to do it. Plus, y'know, he's authorized to use that assault rifle he's toting The commentary certainly has its moments.

By: Johnny Assay

Johnny Assay — Fri, 18 Jun 2004 13:01:10 -0800

Am I the only one who thinks he completely misinterpreted the intended message of the Yahoo! Life Engine ad? I read "window-shopping for men" to have a similar grammatical construction to "window-shopping for shoes." Still, muy entertaining.

By: Johnny Assay

Johnny Assay — Fri, 18 Jun 2004 13:02:29 -0800

Oh, and apparently Scary Crayon doesn't allow deep-linking, so the second link above doesn't work.

By: brownpau

brownpau — Fri, 18 Jun 2004 13:13:13 -0800

Sorry about that; I should have tested the links. I mirrored the terrorist banner here. It was what first inspired me to go googling for more funny commentary on it, which is how I found Scary Crayon.

By: uncleozzy

uncleozzy — Fri, 18 Jun 2004 13:17:13 -0800

I really, really like the big payoff at the end with the McD's ad. I won't ruin it for those who haven't gotten that far yet. It made my afternoon.

By: Mayor Curley

Mayor Curley — Fri, 18 Jun 2004 13:22:12 -0800

very good.

By: DrJohnEvans

DrJohnEvans — Fri, 18 Jun 2004 13:23:20 -0800

Johnny: you're not alone in interpreting his misinterpretation that way. "Women window-shopping for men" is the implication, not "Men window-shopping for women", although it's interesting how one seems harmless whereas the other one seems derogatory. uncleozzy: Yeah. That made the repetition and the frequent lame joke worth it.

By: dagnyscott

dagnyscott — Fri, 18 Jun 2004 17:32:54 -0800

I read the "Window-Shopping For Men" thing the same as the Johnny and DrJohn. Probably because the picture of the woman struck me as the "Look! A normal woman does this, so can you!" type, rather than the "Look, hot chicks are waiting for you!" type.

By: Samizdata

Samizdata — Sat, 19 Jun 2004 01:17:38 -0800

This one amused me too.