The Peanut Gallery: The Hard Sell
Posted by Ross Rosenberg
A Bridgestone advertisement, chronicling a dog’s attempt to end his own life after witnessing his bitch’s infidelity, leads to an Ectomite brainstorming session, not regarding the sale of rubber radials, but intead selling the act itself:
I can see it now, The scene opens on a suburban housewife in a black and white kitchen, frantically chopping away at ( and missing) a tomato. The baritone male voice over begins over the scene. “Every day tasks are such a bother. Why not just kill yourself?” The woman turns to the camera, smiles, and then turns the knife quickly on herself.
Coming to a TV near you.
Comment by Cameron — August 27, 2008
Categories: Suicide, Ectomites, The Peanut Gallery, Advertising
Posted at 9:57 am on August 27, 2008
8 Comments -
Here is a related video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLGI4ClN5v8
Comment by Chris S. — August 27, 2008 @ 10:03 am
Oh, I had assumed it was an advertisement for knives.
Comment by Ming the Merciless — August 27, 2008 @ 11:50 am
Sorry, I don’t see any knives in this picture. But there IS something scary here: the eggs. Take a good look. Nightmare.
Comment by Mogothe Mugger — August 27, 2008 @ 4:21 pm
for a second there i thought this was a link to a old porno flick. dammit nakedJjudy Garlend you evade me agian.
Comment by Lunchboxxx21 — August 27, 2008 @ 8:32 pm
but how do you market this product to today’s youth? Especially when many of them detest being marketed to. Would you try word of mouth? Product placement? Maybe free samples of cyanide in their cola. Oh isn’t marketing fun?
Comment by psychomar — August 27, 2008 @ 8:56 pm
Those eggs are fucking HUGE
Comment by Kingfisher — August 27, 2008 @ 11:36 pm
@psychomar:
Viral YouTube videos of cool people killing themselves?
Comment by Mike — August 28, 2008 @ 4:29 am
“Quarter past four? Time for gin, I think”
Comment by Dr Nautilus — August 28, 2008 @ 10:39 am