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Microsoft removes projectile-vomiting IE8 ad from parts of the Web

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Posted 02 July 2009 - 11:28 AM

From the color and consistency, I'd say it was peach nectar.
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Posted 02 July 2009 - 11:32 AM

It's kind of funny, but i don't like the fact that they're saying to use it for porn- here's a better solution than IE 8- just dont look in the first place
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Posted 02 July 2009 - 11:41 AM

SPOT ON, my man! Spot on!
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Posted 02 July 2009 - 11:42 AM

Uncle_Deercamp said:

the guy's got a fetish for vomit web sites.

I'm no lip reader, but I'm sure I caught "hairy vaginas..."
Muting or beeping out no-no words just ain't enough. And don't get me started on the vomit dribbling (@ 0:36), which I though more disgusting than "projectile-vomiting."
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Posted 02 July 2009 - 12:16 PM

Being "edgy" isn't good enough when your ad doesn't make sense. Given the setting (husband and wife), if he was looking at something he would want to hide from his wife, one might logically conclude that he was looking at porn. So she sees it, and... vomits? Really? It would have been more effective if she kicked him or slapped him or something, but the vomiting is just... puzzling.
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Posted 02 July 2009 - 01:05 PM

Definitely not "projectile vomiting." Many people who use this term really don't know what it means.
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Posted 02 July 2009 - 01:34 PM

LoL.
I have never seen a company so out of touch with reality. Probably Ballmer's idea. "Hey guys, let's do something REALLY crazy and funny with this... yes... yes vomiting is good. Go with that!"
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Posted 02 July 2009 - 03:15 PM

Of course the privacy thing won't keep businesses from knowing where you're browsing.

For home use, why not create a separate username for each user.
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Posted 02 July 2009 - 04:28 PM

Ok aside from this really being a sad statement about what people do on the internet.... WTF is it with vomiting on camera. I don't like vomit, it's not funny, and it doesn't make me what to know what made you vomit.
This seems to be a trend lately on TV and comedy movies. I would just like to say IT IS NOT FUNNY!!!!! So don't actually show the crap coming out of some ones mouth!
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Posted 02 July 2009 - 05:54 PM

dudemac said:

Ok aside from this really being a sad statement about what people do on the internet.... WTF is it with vomiting on camera. I don't like vomit, it's not funny, and it doesn't make me what to know what made you vomit.

This seems to be a trend lately on TV and comedy movies. I would just like to say IT IS NOT FUNNY!!!!! So don't actually show the crap coming out of some ones mouth!

thedude


My wife has the same complaint. She says that she can't go to a movie anymore without seeing someone vomit, and for the most part she's right. It's not just comedies, either.
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Posted 02 July 2009 - 05:55 PM

Rhywun said:

Being "edgy" isn't good enough when your ad doesn't make sense. Given the setting (husband and wife), if he was looking at something he would want to hide from his wife, one might logically conclude that he was looking at porn. So she sees it, and... vomits? Really? It would have been more effective if she kicked him or slapped him or something, but the vomiting is just... puzzling.


Excellent point. They could have made their point with some other form of embarrassment. Like she could have been laughing at him for browsing something embarrassing instead of vomiting. But I guess when you have a monkey running your company, you can expect stupidity.
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Posted 02 July 2009 - 06:45 PM

How is that ad any worse than that E-Trade commercial (think that's the right name) where the talking baby pukes at the end? I found that absolutely disgusting and that was shown on primetime television and not tucked away in the nether regions of the web like this ad. At least the MS ad was trying to make some sort of point with the vomiting.

As a side note, WTF does this have to do with Apple? Must this site lower itself to posting flame bate for the Mac addicts to mock and scorn Microsoft? And why must the Apple faithful lower themselves to immature levels to constantly berate MS?
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Posted 03 July 2009 - 02:50 AM

Let's face it -- 95% of males use the internet to watch porn and masturbate.

And for those who say they're religious and don't -- highest number of porn movie rentals in hotels? Utah.

Big surprise, huh?
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Posted 03 July 2009 - 10:49 AM

I've seen more than a few commercials from Microsoft that as an undertone seem to be telling you you can do anything questionable or unsavory you like because Microsoft has a product that'll help you cover your tracks.
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