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"No Pressure"
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"No Pressure"
October 8, 2010 at 2:26 pm
This is an "advert" in the UK for the 10:10 campaign; aimed at getting people to cut carbon emissions by 10% in 2010. Unfortunately the organisers were a bunch of morons, and so they produced this film.

By the way, what you are about to see isn't fake; it is a real film, and it got pulled less than 24 hours after being released due to the enormous backlash, which has been dubbed "splattergate" by the media (you'll see why).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSTLDel-G9k

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What is more upsetting is that taxpayer's money was actually wasted on it.
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RE: "No Pressure"
October 8, 2010 at 2:32 pm
What???

I really hope they didn't get paid for that!
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RE: "No Pressure"
October 8, 2010 at 2:45 pm
That was the stupidest thing ever. The blood looked like spaghetti sauce.
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RE: "No Pressure"
October 8, 2010 at 3:25 pm
Now that was an Epic Fail Dodgy
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RE: "No Pressure"
October 8, 2010 at 3:43 pm
These "morons" have produced a brilliantly effective ad. It has achieved far more views, and far more people talking about environmental campaigning, by being banned than it would have done if they'd had to pay for the slots. It definitely wouldn't have been posted here for a start!

I saw this ad a few days ago. I don't watch television, and I probably wouldn't have even set eyes on it if it hadn't been so deliberately awful. The message is flawed, the timing is awkward. the morality is repugnant and the execution disgusting. And it's got everyone writing about it!

All they need to do is follow it up with a 'straight' ad to embed the brand awareness already created by this one, and they've got the basis of some very successful publicity.
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RE: "No Pressure"
October 8, 2010 at 6:16 pm
It's pretty funny the first time, but after that it's just predictable and downright odd. Also, it rather undermines the seriousness of its message.
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RE: "No Pressure"
October 8, 2010 at 6:36 pm
I love the spaghetti sauce. and I did think it was pretty funny, but it also reminded me a friend of my boyfriend. My boyfriend says he is 2 steps away from being an eco-terrorist.

but I'd have to agree with Existentialist. it is a good ad, because of the fact it's so terrible.
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RE: "No Pressure"
October 9, 2010 at 4:08 am
I wantz one of those red buttons!!!!

The ad has achievedexactly what it set out to do and that is get peoples attention.

Even if it was only on for 24hrs because of the wowsers complaining it will be viewed on youtube, emailed all over the world and initiate thousands of online discussions(like here for instance).

So I would say that in fact it has been very successful in getting its message across.
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RE: "No Pressure"
October 9, 2010 at 5:23 am (This post was last modified: October 9, 2010 at 5:28 am by TheDarkestOfAngels.)
I've always known that I can solve all of my problems by genocide.
I always thought I'd need to do it with fire but a murder-button to make people explode also seems entertaining.

Now if I can just rig it up with a turbo button like on my old playstation controllers...

(Also, I loved the fact that the first little girl's name is Jamima).
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RE: "No Pressure"
October 9, 2010 at 5:59 am
(October 9, 2010 at 5:23 am)TheDarkestOfAngels Wrote: I've always known that I can solve all of my problems by genocide.
I always thought I'd need to do it with fire but a murder-button to make people explode also seems entertaining.

And you can decorate the loungeroom at the same time, if you like splashes of red that isTongue
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