Yeah! These ads, I mean, do they really get their point across? I do know practically everyone over here is scared to death of drinking even one beer and driving, as well they should be, but is it the ads that do it, or the fact that you guys practically get put on the stocks for getting caught?
Erika With a K ------------------------------------------------------------ >>| -----Original Message----- >>| From: Mike Townend [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >>| Sent: 07 June 2002 15:03 >>| To: CF-Community >>| Subject: Re: The US-banned X-Box commercial >>| >>| >>| yeah... have you seem the ad where it said if the driver >>| was drivin at >>| 30 the car would have stopped here..... then the car goes >>| on and hits a >>| very life like hit of a child.... >>| >>| I personally dont like ad's like that.. there was an add a >>| couple of >>| years ago that had the "summer time" song playing on a >>| group of "lads" >>| havin a good time in a beer garden... it then cut to a >>| smoking car with >>| all the lads there covered in blood.. dead.... >>| >>| Ad's like that i really dont like... >>| >>| >>| >>| Erika L. Walker-Arnold wrote: >>| > It may be funny, but when I first saw it, I was horrified ... And >>| > figured that the US wouldn't like it. <g> >>| > >>| > The commercials over here ... Some of them .. Would never >>| get past the >>| > production room in the US. >>| > >>| > The "shock" tactics they use for some of the "Be careful when you >>| > drive" and "seatbelt" commercials, are like, gross. Think >>| about the >>| > crash commercials in the states where they use those test >>| dummies, now >>| > replace the teat dummies with real people. >>| > >>| > These commercials would be like rated R in the states, likely. >>| > Amazing. >>| > >>| > I guess they get the point across, .... >>| > >>| > Erika >>| > With a K >>| > Amazed at European television. >>| > ------------------------------------------------------------ >>| > >>| > >>| >>>| -----Original Message----- >>| >>>| From: Mike Townend [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >>| >>>| Sent: 07 June 2002 14:53 >>| >>>| To: CF-Community >>| >>>| Subject: Re: The US-banned X-Box commercial >>| >>>| >>| >>>| >>| >>>| i thought it was funny as f**k... but i beleive that >>| >>>| microsoft have been >>| >>>| slapped on the wrists over here as expecting mothers and >>| >>>| new mothers >>| >>>| have complained... and the complaint has been upheld >>| by the itc.. >>| >>>| >>| >>>| >>| >>>| >>| >>>| Howie Hamlin wrote: >>| >>>| > Apparently it's been shown in England but won't be shown >>| >>>| in the US: >>| >>>| > >>| >>>| > >>| >>>| >>| >>| >> >>| > >>| >>| http://www.ifilm.com/ifilm/product/film_info/0,3699,2419581,00.html >>| > >>| >>>| > >>| >>>| > >>| >>>| >>| >> >>| > >>| ______________________________________________________________________ This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
