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You would think it is funny. I guess it shows how disgusting an individual
you are! -- Panther TEK: Staying On Top Of All Your Computer Needs! www.members.cox.net/catprotector/panthertek Cat Galaxy: All Cats, All The Time! www.catgalaxymedia.com "Ryan Robbins" wrote in message ... "Karen Chuplis" wrote in message ... in article , at wrote on 4/7/04 2:31 PM: Holy cow, I thought it was going to be something mildly amusing. That's disturbing. It is but I highly doubt it is really an ad but a clever mock up by someone with some digital skill and a mean streak. Ford ought to sue them. Sue for what? I love animals of all kinds, and I think the commercial -- real or not -- is hilarious. |
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in article , Ryan Robbins at
wrote on 4/7/04 4:30 PM: "Karen Chuplis" wrote in message ... in article , at wrote on 4/7/04 2:31 PM: Holy cow, I thought it was going to be something mildly amusing. That's disturbing. It is but I highly doubt it is really an ad but a clever mock up by someone with some digital skill and a mean streak. Ford ought to sue them. Sue for what? I love animals of all kinds, and I think the commercial -- real or not -- is hilarious. Eee. I don't think its funny and I have a fairly dark sense of humor. I was thinking someone released it saying it was Ford but found out different. Karen |
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in article kE_cc.80$fS6.75@okepread01, Cat Protector at
wrote on 4/7/04 4:45 PM: Ford should be shot for this one! Was that possibly an animotronic cat used for the head cutoff scene? I'm sure it is digital. Karen |
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in article kE_cc.80$fS6.75@okepread01, Cat Protector at
wrote on 4/7/04 4:45 PM: Ford should be shot for this one! Was that possibly an animotronic cat used for the head cutoff scene? I'm sure it is digital. Karen |
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"Karen Chuplis" wrote in message ... in article kE_cc.80$fS6.75@okepread01, Cat Protector at wrote on 4/7/04 4:45 PM: Ford should be shot for this one! Was that possibly an animotronic cat used for the head cutoff scene? I'm sure it is digital. Karen Digital, animatronics, real or imagined, the end result is the same. It reinforces the idea that somebody thinks a cat dying a terrible death is a humor item. With the constant stream of cruelty cases - particularly against cats - this is unacceptable. Even though the news article says Ford rejected the idea outright, *somebody* in the ad agency thought it would be cute to turn the ad loose anyways and here we have it. |
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"Karen Chuplis" wrote in message ... in article kE_cc.80$fS6.75@okepread01, Cat Protector at wrote on 4/7/04 4:45 PM: Ford should be shot for this one! Was that possibly an animotronic cat used for the head cutoff scene? I'm sure it is digital. Karen Digital, animatronics, real or imagined, the end result is the same. It reinforces the idea that somebody thinks a cat dying a terrible death is a humor item. With the constant stream of cruelty cases - particularly against cats - this is unacceptable. Even though the news article says Ford rejected the idea outright, *somebody* in the ad agency thought it would be cute to turn the ad loose anyways and here we have it. |
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In article m,
"BrandyÂ*Â*Alexandre" wrote: Ryan Robbins wrote in rec.pets.cats.health+behav: "Karen Chuplis" wrote in message ... in article , at wrote on 4/7/04 2:31 PM: Holy cow, I thought it was going to be something mildly amusing. That's disturbing. It is but I highly doubt it is really an ad but a clever mock up by someone with some digital skill and a mean streak. Ford ought to sue them. Sue for what? I love animals of all kinds, and I think the commercial -- real or not -- is hilarious. Trademark infrigment, defamation, probably others. Parody is protected, but you are supposed to make it clear it's a parody. I'm more cynical than you. I suspect it's real and released as a "viral" ad, as the MSNBC article describes it, with Ford positioned to be able to claim plausible deniability, should they need to. They needed to. However, the ad has caught people's attention, and there's a certain mindset (*cough*/testosterone poisoning/*cough*) which might well think this is funny (see above) and take a look at the car as a result. Presto! Extremely cheap effective advertising for Ford. Don't put it past them. Priscilla |
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In article m,
"BrandyÂ*Â*Alexandre" wrote: Ryan Robbins wrote in rec.pets.cats.health+behav: "Karen Chuplis" wrote in message ... in article , at wrote on 4/7/04 2:31 PM: Holy cow, I thought it was going to be something mildly amusing. That's disturbing. It is but I highly doubt it is really an ad but a clever mock up by someone with some digital skill and a mean streak. Ford ought to sue them. Sue for what? I love animals of all kinds, and I think the commercial -- real or not -- is hilarious. Trademark infrigment, defamation, probably others. Parody is protected, but you are supposed to make it clear it's a parody. I'm more cynical than you. I suspect it's real and released as a "viral" ad, as the MSNBC article describes it, with Ford positioned to be able to claim plausible deniability, should they need to. They needed to. However, the ad has caught people's attention, and there's a certain mindset (*cough*/testosterone poisoning/*cough*) which might well think this is funny (see above) and take a look at the car as a result. Presto! Extremely cheap effective advertising for Ford. Don't put it past them. Priscilla |
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Priscilla Ballou wrote:
However, the ad has caught people's attention, and there's a certain mindset (*cough*/testosterone poisoning/*cough*) Ah excuse me - there are plenty of women in the advertizing business, so lets not turn this into something else. Hell, you know nothing about the people involved with this ad. -mhd |
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