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Gotta love this quote - italics mine:
"Seventeen viewers, some of whom worked with helium , complained to the Independent Television Commission (ITC), saying there were potentially serious dangers to anyone - particularly children - who inhaled the gas, which could lead to asphyxiation. "
I'm sorry kagemusha - but I think you are off your trolley.... Please note
it's not the nudity or artsy arse thats getting to people - it's the fact
that this poster was hung outside of schools and churches - as
everyone above has pointed out, in the magazines it was not complained
about - outdoors it was.
Maybe it's one of those "I guess you had to be there" things, only when you've seen Sophie have it on with the invisible man on a 48-sheet poster will you understand.. Thats not art, it's not fashion either - it's sex trying to sell. Advertising is not art and can not follow the art rules no matter how much it wants to. Putting this poster in public was going too far.
Better than Onion? Beat the headline: Consumer Product Diveresity Now Exceeds Biodiversity."
While we are on awards, don't forget The British Television Advertising Awards - where the film NSPCC "Cartoon" won craft - it got a silver D&AD as well.
Exra Extra! Stop the presses! Nike Signs Fetus!!
I'm serious! Link: fayetteville.com ;
"Nike's fantasy would rob some cradles
In a stunning pre-emptive strike Monday, Nike ended the bidding war for the unborn child of track stars Marion Jones and Tim Montgomery by signing the fetus to a 14-year apparel and shoe contract worth $188 million.
Under the terms of the agreement, the as-yet-unnamed person of undetermined gender, the spawn of five-time Sydney medalist Jones and world-record holder Montgomery, will wear only Nike diapers, jammies, bibs and sneakers until he or she graduates from the ninth grade. At that time, it will be decided whether the child will turn professional in whichever sport he or she excels or go back for his or her final four years of high school.
"We just felt Nike was the best fit for us, even though we don't know what size Dri-fit the boy or girl is going to wear," said the child's agent, Aaron Godwin. "It was not about the money. It was clear in sonograms that the baby preferred Nike over Adidas and Reebok."
A Nike spokesman called the signing of "Sprint Baby," as the initial marketing campaign will be called, the company's most significant coup since it signed 13-year-old soccer phenom Freddy Adu over the weekend.
At the time of the agreement with Adu, Nike had just signed 18-year-old Lebron James to a $90-million deal and was thought to have cornered the market on all potential sports stars who had yet to reach voting age.
Adidas inks tennis toddler
But Adidas struck back with great force Sunday when Sonny Vacarro outbid the swoosh for the 1-year-old son of tennis greats Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf. Negotiations are still ongoing with Graf's second child, which is due later this year."
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eh... so they're saying seventeen balloon salesmen complained? Or clowns?
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