yeah... i never drink and drive (not that i have a car anymore) but a 20-50 quid fine for parkin a car where it shouldnt be is definately better than the cost of a life... or the cost of the court charge in case you are lucky enough to not kill anyone but just get caught...
as for the adds... i think it depends on the person... i personally just dont like the adds... the reason for the above statement is my personal choice... its not influenced by the add... Erika L. Walker-Arnold wrote: > 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 > >>>| > >>>| >>>| > >>>| >>>| > >>>| >>>| >>>| >> >>>| > >>>| >> > ______________________________________________________________________ Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
