Simpsonize me!
July 29, 2007 4:33 PM Subscribe
I understand that the crappy 2D image I am about to see is a genius marketing ploy of Burger King and The Simpsons Movie. Simpsonize yourself. Upload your photo and ... well, this is me.
This post was deleted for the following reason: This isn't really new, it's really damned slow, it's straight-up marketing, the movie is out, and you linked to your own site. Any of these things might be problematic, but together they're just kind of awful. -- cortex
Is it supposed to take 8 minutes?
posted by Cat Pie Hurts at 4:41 PM on July 29, 2007
posted by Cat Pie Hurts at 4:41 PM on July 29, 2007
what the elf?
*rummages for that one picture of mathowie*
posted by quonsar at 4:43 PM on July 29, 2007
*rummages for that one picture of mathowie*
posted by quonsar at 4:43 PM on July 29, 2007
er, i mean:
what the elf?
*rummages for that one picture of mathowie*
posted by quonsar at 4:45 PM on July 29, 2007
what the elf?
*rummages for that one picture of mathowie*
posted by quonsar at 4:45 PM on July 29, 2007
8 minutes, Yup. It's quite possible that the image is being sent to Korea and analysed by hand.
posted by grahamwell at 4:45 PM on July 29, 2007 [2 favorites]
posted by grahamwell at 4:45 PM on July 29, 2007 [2 favorites]
This is shit.
posted by Henry C. Mabuse at 4:46 PM on July 29, 2007
posted by Henry C. Mabuse at 4:46 PM on July 29, 2007
holy 3 weeks ago.
oh, wait does it actually work now?
posted by tremspeed at 4:46 PM on July 29, 2007
oh, wait does it actually work now?
posted by tremspeed at 4:46 PM on July 29, 2007
This will not grahamwell.
posted by sidereal at 4:48 PM on July 29, 2007 [1 favorite]
posted by sidereal at 4:48 PM on July 29, 2007 [1 favorite]
Not exactly analyzed by hand. There's a sweatshop full of kids running your photos though the "Create Your Simpsons Avatar" feature here.
posted by hydrophonic at 4:49 PM on July 29, 2007
posted by hydrophonic at 4:49 PM on July 29, 2007
Wow, this place has really changed.
posted by grahamwell at 4:51 PM on July 29, 2007
posted by grahamwell at 4:51 PM on July 29, 2007
Really fandango_matt? I flagged it as a self-link.
The rules is the rules, kids
posted by dhammond at 4:53 PM on July 29, 2007
The rules is the rules, kids
posted by dhammond at 4:53 PM on July 29, 2007
THIS POST IS RELATED TO GOODS AND SERVICES THAT PEOPLE ACQUIRE IN EXCHANGE FOR MONEY THEREFORE I AM OUTRAGED!!!1!!
No, wait, now that I click on the link, it's actually pretty cool. I have to come up with a picture of myself somewhere.
posted by ibmcginty at 4:58 PM on July 29, 2007
No, wait, now that I click on the link, it's actually pretty cool. I have to come up with a picture of myself somewhere.
posted by ibmcginty at 4:58 PM on July 29, 2007
I love the idea that it's a self-link. I wish!
Thanks dhammond, you made my day.
posted by grahamwell at 5:01 PM on July 29, 2007
Thanks dhammond, you made my day.
posted by grahamwell at 5:01 PM on July 29, 2007
You know, normally I'm as up-in-arms as the heartiest of trolls when in comes to guerilla marketing, but apart from a tiny advertisement for Burger King in the upper left corner, there really isn't much in the way of Pepsi Blue on this page.
Yes, oh, the Simpsons movie is out. Surely none of us have ever heard of the Simpsons before? Surely we will be irresistibly dragged into theatres, the money sucked from our pockets, after they have our photos at their devious, malicious website?
posted by tehloki at 5:05 PM on July 29, 2007
Yes, oh, the Simpsons movie is out. Surely none of us have ever heard of the Simpsons before? Surely we will be irresistibly dragged into theatres, the money sucked from our pockets, after they have our photos at their devious, malicious website?
posted by tehloki at 5:05 PM on July 29, 2007
All right! An ad for the movie of a show that hasn't been funny for over a decade! What a post!
posted by interrobang at 5:05 PM on July 29, 2007
posted by interrobang at 5:05 PM on July 29, 2007
(Ten minutes later) Should I be sad or pleased that my Simpsons character is better looking than I am?
posted by frobozz at 5:09 PM on July 29, 2007
posted by frobozz at 5:09 PM on July 29, 2007
Post pics or retract
posted by Henry C. Mabuse at 5:12 PM on July 29, 2007
posted by Henry C. Mabuse at 5:12 PM on July 29, 2007
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Can someone show me how to get my image into my profile?
posted by grahamwell at 4:38 PM on July 29, 2007