This had me fooled for a second. It is a subtle joke.
New Diamond Shreddies Cereal
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Made with real diamonds. Mmmm.
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PermalinkHA HA HA HA.. That's actually a great ad.
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PermalinkREALLY crunchy... but hard on the teeth.
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PermalinkWell, if the diamonds are fine ground themselves, they make an excellent polisher.
Crunchy, but look at that SHINE!
Allan...
"Remember, no matter where you go... There you are." (Buckaroo Banzai).
"Hey, barkeep, 2 Rock Over Hip-Hops and 1 Bach Over Vivaldi with ice."
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PermalinkI just discovered more on this:
Diamond Shreddies cereal.
"Happiness is overrated."
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PermalinkI feel slow, I don't get it.
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PermalinkThey've always been square. Hold a square at an angle (45 degrees in fact) and TA-DAH, Diamond Shreddies! Nothing has changed.
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PermalinkAh, now I get it! I guess I was looking into it too much.
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PermalinkThey now have added to the billboard to explain it. Wendall, you probably aren't alone. ;-)
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PermalinkAw poo. I thought they should smile and carry on. It was funny!
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PermalinkYeah, that was the funny part, that people didn't always get it. I like feeling smug.
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PermalinkIt took me an embarrassingly long time to get it, but you're right, that's half the fun.
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PermalinkWell, maybe they didn't 'explain it'. :)
I'll snap a shot of the new billboard and post it. Or you can view the commercials (I don't watch TV, but I presume those are running on TV) The billboard is exactly like the board in the commercials (The one the guy uncovers) excepts it has "(boring) " under the word "Old" and "(Exciting)" under the word "New". Link to videos
[ ] < >
Old New
(Boring) (Exciting)
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PermalinkFake focus group. Or rather real. Or we're just mocking people in general here.
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PermalinkThis is what I was able to dig up:
The focus groups are partly real. The people participating are not actors, and their reactions are not scripted; however, the 'researcher' is Kerry Griffin, a Toronto based improv. comedian.
Advertising Agency: Ogilvy Toronto, Canada
Creative Director: Nancy Vonk
Art Director / ACD: Ivan Pols
Art Director / ACD: Tim Piper
Copywriter: Hunter Somerville
Photographer: Robyn Vickers
Published: 2007
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PermalinkThe TV commercial seems a bit heavy-handed, but I still get a chuckle out of the idea.
In the UK, our Shreddies are hand-knitted, you know: Knitted by Nanas
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PermalinkI find the commercials very funny. Maybe it's a Canadian humour thing. ;-)
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Permalinkt did take me a while to get it too. Even for us who are supposed to be ad saavy took a while to get it... wonder how many people out there actually understand the billboard!
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Permalinkthis is probably the dumbest thing i have ever heard of
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