Comments on: Truth in Advertising

Truth in Advertising

dobbs — Tue, 12 Oct 2004 21:54:41 -0800

New and When I Grow Up. Two MOVs about the advertising industry.
{Note that the second link is actually an ad for Monster. Apologies in advance.}

By: ae4rv

ae4rv — Tue, 12 Oct 2004 22:11:22 -0800

Still doesn't beat Truth In Advertising: http://www.studio2f.com/misc/2003/08/18truth_in_advertising.php

By: dobbs

dobbs — Tue, 12 Oct 2004 22:37:23 -0800

Thanks, ae4rv, that was great. (But it didn't have a flying chicken and a repeating dog. )

By: Civil_Disobedient

Civil_Disobedient — Tue, 12 Oct 2004 23:48:10 -0800

Good stuff, both of you.

By: matteo

matteo — Wed, 13 Oct 2004 01:01:26 -0800

didn't Nader run a spoof of the Monster ad in 2000?

By: sharpener

sharpener — Wed, 13 Oct 2004 01:19:07 -0800

great stuff, all! i was also reminded of the Truth in Advertising clip - i still find it hysterical.

By: ae4rv

ae4rv — Wed, 13 Oct 2004 04:54:02 -0800

My girlfriend and I have been playfully arguing wether or not chickens can fly for so long that I can not remember if she seriously believes they can.

By: ae4rv

ae4rv — Wed, 13 Oct 2004 05:43:39 -0800

There is no doubt that I have trouble with spelling, however.

By: Smart Dalek

Smart Dalek — Wed, 13 Oct 2004 05:57:55 -0800

ae4rv, chicken wings are not for flying. The reason? Mankind bred them that way.

By: ae4rv

ae4rv — Wed, 13 Oct 2004 06:04:20 -0800

I love that game! It never occurred to me to show that to my gal. As for the more serious link, I will probably hold on to that...I want to keep the argument playful. I am growing, you see.

By: Alison

Alison — Wed, 13 Oct 2004 06:29:23 -0800

Chickens can fly for only short periods of time, but they do get off of the ground. See the opening scence of 'City of God'.

By: ae4rv

ae4rv — Wed, 13 Oct 2004 06:34:12 -0800

If that qualifies as flying then I say long jumpers should get their aviator wings.

By: ssmith

ssmith — Wed, 13 Oct 2004 10:39:12 -0800

Holy crap! Thank you for posting that ae4rv. It's actually a little unnerving....I was planning on posting an AxeMe question about Truth in Advertising to find out more about it. I hadn't even thought about the short for over a year. What a freaking strange coincidence.

By: dabitch

dabitch — Wed, 13 Oct 2004 11:08:48 -0800

Don't forget part two, The reel truth.

By: ae4rv

ae4rv — Wed, 13 Oct 2004 11:30:18 -0800

Thanks for part 2, db, hadn't seen that.

By: rafter

rafter — Wed, 13 Oct 2004 11:35:17 -0800

Then you probably haven't seen part 3, either.

By: papercake

papercake — Wed, 13 Oct 2004 12:29:33 -0800

I'm going to congratulate you on your post because I want to write something safe and positive in an attempt to ingratiate myself with other members who don't know me from Adam.

By: ae4rv

ae4rv — Wed, 13 Oct 2004 12:34:01 -0800

I will respond to your post to give the illusion that I am prolific and tolerated here.

By: centrs

centrs — Wed, 13 Oct 2004 16:25:26 -0800

the second link is not an actual monster ad. it's a parody.

By: VulcanMike

VulcanMike — Wed, 13 Oct 2004 22:36:35 -0800

As centrs says, the second link is a parody of an excellent Monster ad. Actual "When I Grow Up" ad is here.

By: dobbs

dobbs — Thu, 14 Oct 2004 17:02:13 -0800

thanks, centrs and VM. I'd never seen the original so had no idea it was parodying something. Did seem a rather odd way to get people to want to work, though.