Posted on 01/28/2005 4:32:59 AM PST by Budge
I saw this on "Iraq The Model" and thought y'all might enjoy it too.
Man you cant do that can U??Im sorry,that was funny.
Ping!
Hope I don't get banned for it!
It is funny!
Funny VW ad ping.
Im still laughing.What I meant was Some company can't make that commecial can they? No way VW paid for this.
LOL! Love it!!!!!
Budge...i went googlin; this appears to be a hoax. see here:
Re: VW Polo viral - the punchline kills. (uk), by mediafact on Jan 19 2005 [reply]
AdFreak: "We have gotten official word that neither VW nor any of its agencies (including DDB, its lead shop in Europe) had anything to do with this. It is indeed a hoax. "
http://ad-rag.com/117074.php
But I don't care....I thinks it's great~!
So just who produced this offensive spot? The ad doesn't appear to be a spoof put together by some rogue amateur filmmakers, as its production values (e.g., shot on 35mm film, probably at a cost in the tens of thousands of dollars) would indicate. Paul Buckett, a Volkswagen spokesman, has denied that the automobile manufacturer had anything to do with it:Two creatives known to our advertising agency, DDB (Doyle Dane Bernbach) London, sent in this work on spec. The agency wouldn't have anything to do it. I can only assume the people who made it put it on the web.We were horrified. This is not something we would consider using: it is in incredibly bad taste to depict suicide bombers.
It gives the impression we've condoned or supported it, and is potentially very damaging to Volkswagen. Our legal department is planning an action . . .'
Lee and Dan may be holding their own fundraising drive.Im there for ya guys!
It's not a hoax - you would call that a spoof. A hoax is when you are actually trying to trick or deceive people. I don't believe this short "ad" was meant do do anything but be a joke - something like the old "ads" that Saturday Night Live use to produce.
they well might be.....hope that would stir up lots of support for their fight....
learn something new everyday : )
This is so funny that more people should see it.
The VW Ted Kennedy ad was a spoof too. It is also the only VW ad I will never forget...well, I may remember this one. :^)
I've been thinking about this for several days, and I think it was done professionally. Perhaps it was done as a joke by the agency. Obviously no one is going to admit it is serious.
Heh heh heh, good one.
But in my book, it's a winner! LOL
Obviously VW did NOT pay for it, but it's still great!
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