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gamepolitics.com — This video is a product of Tobacco Free Florida, This funny anti-smoking ad uses a first-person shooter game to reach the 11-17 year old demographic.
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- irfanmp, on 06/28/2008, -3/+291Yeah, you'll lose health. But you'll also gain some EVE. I didn't see that mentioned anywhere in the ad...
- iChainsaw, on 06/29/2008, -4/+27The character in that ad sounds exactly like the main character from bioshock!
- diazigy, on 06/29/2008, -5/+43I ask, aren't we entitled to a nice smoke after a long day of work? No says the man in Washington, it belongs to the poor. No says the man in the Vatican, it belongs to God. No, says the man in Moscow, it belongs to everybody. I rejected those answers. I chose... Regals.
- iiBeLiEvE, on 06/30/2008, -5/+2How could you have heard the main character from Bioshock from two coughs?
- Borgcube636, on 06/29/2008, -64/+3EVE Online, you say?
- Renegade.eit, on 06/29/2008, -4/+34You have just lost your right to speak.
- AKnolly, on 06/29/2008, -5/+22You sir, win an internet.
- mantastic, on 06/30/2008, -5/+1Multiple internets, when the hell did this happen?
- theaverageidiot, on 06/29/2008, -2/+7I was thinking that too as I watched it. The cigarette looked Bioshock-ish to me too.
- AZNL473ncy, on 06/29/2008, -1/+27Yet you have Snake smoking for a good 8 mins when you pop in MGS in your PS3.
- EmperorAwesome, on 06/29/2008, -0/+10Yeah, he should really kick the habit if he wants to live to a ripe old age.
- SurrealDream, on 06/29/2008, -0/+15I just love the fact that in one of the very first cutscenes, he's standing in the middle of a ravaged battlefield but he still puts out the stub in a portable ashtray.
- megamod, on 06/29/2008, -0/+6Snake gains Psyche (ego boost for those non-'mgs'ers) from smoking though. They have SEVERAL warnings aimed at kids that might be playing the game, that smoking is bad. He will also slowly lose health.
- JoshJaros, on 06/30/2008, -0/+0Digital emphysema acts like that....
- iChainsaw, on 06/29/2008, -4/+27The character in that ad sounds exactly like the main character from bioshock!
- ThinkBox, on 06/29/2008, -6/+124We should have just sent the Nazis a TON of free cigarettes!
- MetalGear7, on 06/29/2008, -21/+2Without Nazis we wouldn't have pizza
- bagelmaster, on 06/29/2008, -6/+1I think you mean Italians...
Nazis=Germans = good beer and sauerkraut - MetalGear7, on 06/29/2008, -10/+4i meant jews in the oven :P
- CCoe, on 06/29/2008, -1/+3Germans = good beer and sauerkraut. Nazi's have nothing to do with good beer and sauerkraut. They are just an extremely unfortunate group in German history.
MetalGear7, just stop talking. - cheeseplease, on 06/29/2008, -1/+3How I love the smell of ignorance in the morning.
- bagelmaster, on 06/29/2008, -6/+1I think you mean Italians...
- Psi57, on 06/29/2008, -1/+18Well, Coca Cola sold them a whole lot of Fanta and IBM sold and operated some nice machines so that the Holocaust could be done efficiently...
- UrinalPooper, on 06/29/2008, -0/+17Considering that the Nazis invented the anti-tobacco movement, I don't think it would have done any good.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-tobacco_movement ...
- MetalGear7, on 06/29/2008, -21/+2Without Nazis we wouldn't have pizza
- SevanElevan, on 06/29/2008, -14/+73Dugg because I see the commercial all the time.
Florida, represent.- carpespasm, on 06/29/2008, -1/+13Same here. First time I saw it I thought it was wondering what Halo knock-off was coming out.
- ChromaVita, on 06/29/2008, -0/+5Doesn't it suck seeing all the articles about painfully stupid people originating from our state?
- PeachCobbler, on 06/29/2008, -1/+4It's one of the few commercials I actually don't mind watching
- Hydroxyl, on 06/29/2008, -0/+2954 RE%
- zakbroman, on 06/29/2008, -10/+3kill yourself, *****.
- DrainBamaged138, on 06/30/2008, -0/+1seek therapy...
or stop wasting everybody's oxygen - zakbroman, on 06/30/2008, -2/+1HURRRRRR
- Bozmanbeyond, on 07/01/2008, -0/+1Only if you go first.
- DrainBamaged138, on 06/30/2008, -0/+1seek therapy...
- Tophillious, on 06/30/2008, -0/+1Crystal River, Florida here...Probably gonna get dugg down for the useless post....ah well.
- tonzophunn, on 07/01/2008, -0/+0Buried because I hate this commercial. See it all the time. And to Chroma, that's just because there are a lot of stupid people in our state.
- mediaphile, on 06/29/2008, -10/+232Because that's how you die from cigarettes. You just cough a couple times the second you light up and then you drop dead on the ground. Everyone knows that.
- DragonForce4, on 06/29/2008, -1/+66That's how I do it
- EvilFerret, on 06/29/2008, -2/+27pass that *****
- SSUK, on 06/29/2008, -3/+31Well, at least it's a quick death, rather than the actual death you'd get from lung cancer.
- ragingpwner35, on 06/29/2008, -1/+51More like he was lighting up and some camping fag head-shotted him
I hate campers!- Ramble, on 06/29/2008, -1/+19A camping cigarette head-shotted him?
Cigarettes are more dangerous than I thought. - toastjam, on 06/29/2008, -2/+8Fag is british slang for cigarette, so why dig him down? It's pretty clever given the context...
- Peroxyde, on 06/30/2008, -2/+2ToastJam, nobody is digging him down.
- Asvetic, on 06/30/2008, -0/+1Headshot is already past-tense, adding "ed" to it makes YOU a sped.
- Ramble, on 06/29/2008, -1/+19A camping cigarette head-shotted him?
- SuicideMouse, on 06/29/2008, -3/+2Honestly, that video looked like the game character just lit up for his first time then spontaneously died for other reasons. That robot probably killed him.
- rheaume, on 06/29/2008, -4/+3Wow your insight is amazing
- MMilitia, on 06/29/2008, -2/+5Yeah next time they should make the advert last 40 years showing the slow decline in health brought on by years of smoking. I mean common' ad makers, do you think we're stupid!
- pixelate, on 06/29/2008, -0/+9"I mean common' ad makers, do you think we're stupid!"
/facepalm
- pixelate, on 06/29/2008, -0/+9"I mean common' ad makers, do you think we're stupid!"
- Spudster, on 06/29/2008, -4/+3It sounds more like a salvia trip than anything else.
- ginogrz, on 06/29/2008, -0/+3Unless you have an allergic reaction and go into anaphylactic shock.
- psycoshot, on 06/29/2008, -0/+6Damn pansy super soldiers.
- Asvetic, on 06/30/2008, -0/+1Considering how many people he just killed; that ship probably had a battalion in it... he got what he deserved.
Cig was probably laced with poison anyway.
- DragonForce4, on 06/29/2008, -1/+66That's how I do it
- SteveThePlank, on 06/29/2008, -1/+229Achievement unlocked.
- rockandrollmark, on 06/29/2008, -4/+64lol. noob
- loganhid, on 06/29/2008, -7/+297So smoking is lethal but using guns is fine
- rald84, on 06/29/2008, -4/+92guns don't kill people, cigarettes kill people.
- Tayls, on 06/29/2008, -11/+7Correction: Guns smoking cigarettes kill people.
- andy101, on 06/29/2008, -12/+5People correction: Kill guns smoking cigarettes.
- smartkuz, on 06/29/2008, -0/+20Correction: Guns kill people smoking cigarettes
- danthemanhan, on 06/29/2008, -2/+20you're all lame.
- blinktude, on 06/29/2008, -5/+1man that comment was the smoking gun
- naffenu, on 07/01/2008, -0/+0Wow, this was an amazing pun, why did he get dugg down :(
- passedoutghost, on 06/30/2008, -4/+2Guns don't kill people. People kill people. Guns just help people do it with style and efficiency
- benmandude, on 06/30/2008, -0/+1It's just that sound they make.
- Sm0k1R, on 06/30/2008, -0/+0No no, its Guns dont kill people, fat stogies whispering satanic messages whilist clenched between the teeth of some bad mofo with 2 uzis kill people
- Fkb797, on 06/29/2008, -1/+130How come Snake can get away with it? He smokes through the entire campaign of Mgs4.
- Darkaged, on 06/29/2008, -1/+84He gradually loses health and constantly gets reminded that smoking is bad for him by the other characters.
And the fact that Snake is badass.- sonicjosh, on 06/29/2008, -2/+6Smoking restores your psyche, which in return help your health recover faster; I'll drain my life til I'm about dead by smoking, but my psyche will be up so I will recover to full health pretty quick.
- iChainsaw, on 06/29/2008, -1/+10I ***** hate the "deedur deedur" from the health meter
- fragile00, on 06/29/2008, -16/+1***MGS4 SPOILER AHEAD!** *
He does quit at the end though. ;)- SuicideMouse, on 06/29/2008, -0/+5You realize that putting a space like that doesn't do *****. Especially if someone decided to, you know, scroll down, since the comments seem to go in that direction.
Thanks for that.
- SuicideMouse, on 06/29/2008, -0/+5You realize that putting a space like that doesn't do *****. Especially if someone decided to, you know, scroll down, since the comments seem to go in that direction.
- ToddSchishler, on 06/29/2008, -0/+9Nanomachines.
- SwedishNinja, on 06/29/2008, -0/+24Smoking reveals hidden laser traps.
- HomeBoy123, on 06/29/2008, -0/+18http://atdepth.tomlai.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/ ...
- SwedishNinja, on 06/29/2008, -0/+4Exactly what I was thinking of. +1 for you, sir!
- Puffles, on 06/30/2008, -0/+7He's ***** Snake.
- sniper68, on 06/30/2008, -0/+2Because he was made in Japan.
- wastedfish, on 06/30/2008, -3/+0You haven't heard about MGS5 yet?! Snake's battle with emphysema and heart disease.
- Darkaged, on 06/29/2008, -1/+84He gradually loses health and constantly gets reminded that smoking is bad for him by the other characters.
- Step1Mark, on 06/29/2008, -3/+29I think the Ad did what it went out to do. It caught my eye and i watched it when i saw it come on. i thought it was going to be a new game at first.
- AngryAngryBrian, on 06/29/2008, -0/+2It is, the only way you can lose the game is to smoke. Other than that you are invincible. Also guess what you just lost.
- xptweakerntn, on 06/29/2008, -21/+5Probably more fun than Halo 3. Halo 2 was great, but Halo 3 was eerrrrrrrrrhhhhhhhhhh...............different.
- kraetos, on 06/29/2008, -7/+7Halo 3 > Halo 1 > Halo 2
Halo 2 was, by far, the worst Halo.- EmperorAwesome, on 06/29/2008, -4/+5Lemme edit that for accuracy.
Halo 1 > Halo 3 > Halo 2.
Hint: its the deployable *****. - L4WL3RS34L, on 06/29/2008, -2/+3Lemme edit that for accuracy.
All>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Anything involving Halo
- EmperorAwesome, on 06/29/2008, -4/+5Lemme edit that for accuracy.
- morninglorii, on 06/30/2008, -0/+2Wait... what are you saying is more fun than Halo 3? The game in the video? Smoking?
- kraetos, on 06/29/2008, -7/+7Halo 3 > Halo 1 > Halo 2
- wildfire, on 06/29/2008, -6/+55This is Florida... they'll just turn to meth and other trailer home produced drugs.
(I take cash, checks, and funyuns)- larkeferd, on 06/29/2008, -17/+0Woa, woa, woa. Do you have something against Funyuns?
- cheeseron, on 06/29/2008, -5/+49that was neat. who wants to join me for a smoke?
- SuicideMouse, on 06/29/2008, -0/+10That ad made me want to smoke more then any other anti-smoking ad out there, probably because of the first person view or something.
I'm going for a smoke.
- SuicideMouse, on 06/29/2008, -0/+10That ad made me want to smoke more then any other anti-smoking ad out there, probably because of the first person view or something.
- trentrezn0r, on 06/29/2008, -1/+48Not true. He just didn't level up his cigarette smoking skills high enough yet.
- grantmoore3d, on 06/29/2008, -9/+105When's the last time you've seen "LEVEL COMPLETE" across your screen in a FPS. How am I supposed to believe them if they can't even get that right!
- getrealnow, on 06/29/2008, -10/+2http://www.boredworkers.com/photos/wys/games/Super ...
...oh wait fps - rheaume, on 06/29/2008, -2/+25Yeah totally, never seen that in a game ever.
Im going to go smoke now because this ad is totally not accurate to a nerd level 30000000 - toastjam, on 06/29/2008, -0/+14They were trying to make a point that the character was able to overcome all the other challenges, explicitly signified by the level complete banner. It was just an expeditious way of getting that point across in a 30 second commercial, so that (most) people could understand it even if they weren't gamers.
In other words, he was in the clear from external threats, until he took a smoke and killed himself. Hence being your own worst enemy.- Atomic1fire, on 06/30/2008, -0/+4Would have been much better with an epic
BOO YAH LUNG SHOT at the end
- Atomic1fire, on 06/30/2008, -0/+4Would have been much better with an epic
- getrealnow, on 06/29/2008, -10/+2http://www.boredworkers.com/photos/wys/games/Super ...
- bsonline, on 06/29/2008, -12/+4In the interests of maintaining the American tradition of trading worthless things for HUGE pieces of land - Can't we just trade Florida for Mexico or Canada?
- Bandersong, on 06/29/2008, -2/+2WOAH WOAH WOAH, hold on, South Florida =/= Other parts of Florida. Consequentially I live in South Florida, a civilized, metropolitan area. Though I could definatly do without the other areas in Florida.
- larkeferd, on 06/29/2008, -1/+0Oh yea? Well, I live right outside Orlando and I ***** hate Mickey Mouse. Please. Sell Orlando.
- Bandersong, on 06/29/2008, -2/+2WOAH WOAH WOAH, hold on, South Florida =/= Other parts of Florida. Consequentially I live in South Florida, a civilized, metropolitan area. Though I could definatly do without the other areas in Florida.
- krwlngindark, on 06/29/2008, -11/+17What a ridiculous ***** ad.
Looks like a cool game though. - lpxxfaintxx2, on 06/29/2008, -1/+72That game actually looks pretty fun. Where can I play it?
- xodex, on 06/29/2008, -1/+19I was thinking the same thing, Looks fun.
- SwedishNinja, on 06/29/2008, -3/+8Meh, I just thought it looked like a generic Halo/Killzone shootan game that are a dime a dozen these days.
- senatorpjt, on 06/29/2008, -0/+9Cigarettes are available at better gas stations everywhere.
- Vessol, on 06/29/2008, -16/+3*****, I'm glad Snake doesn't keel over when he smokes. I wouldn't mind if it was Master Chief though. :X
- g4howie, on 06/29/2008, -13/+4ahahhahahah
11 - 17 year olds
117 ftw- SeventhSon, on 06/29/2008, -2/+1That is idiotic on so many levels.
- XenoSNK, on 06/29/2008, -3/+145Photoshopped. You can't smoke through a helmet. How else would you get the HUD?
- Sornos, on 06/29/2008, -0/+43Goggles?
- mooseofshadows, on 06/29/2008, -0/+47nah, turns out those do nothing.
- carpespasm, on 06/29/2008, -0/+37Optical implants
- SuicideMouse, on 06/29/2008, -0/+10This or a brain implant that causes something like what we would call hallucinations.
However you would think the dude would wear a helmet to a battle like that.
- SuicideMouse, on 06/29/2008, -0/+10This or a brain implant that causes something like what we would call hallucinations.
- sonicjosh, on 06/29/2008, -2/+26Scouter? (DBZ)
- renegadeafk, on 06/29/2008, -1/+32IT'S OVER 9 ... ahh forget it.
- jessenoob, on 06/29/2008, -0/+21Vegeta! What does the scouter say about his addiction level?
- Tophillious, on 06/30/2008, -0/+5lol, I wonder how many people were about to reply "ITS OVER 9000!!!"
- diggB, on 06/29/2008, -1/+28A little tiny 0.25" cigarette hole in the face mask.
- Dr3w, on 06/29/2008, -4/+8I digg all 4 ^^^^
- Sornos, on 06/29/2008, -0/+43Goggles?
- Ymeg, on 06/29/2008, -3/+23You people are in the past.
Nowadys, we use the Electronic Cigarette (minicigarette.net). It's all the fun of nicotine addiction, without the side effects!- JammoBlammo, on 06/29/2008, -0/+18If I pay extra, can I get some carcinogens and side-effects?
- acetv, on 06/29/2008, -3/+5Is it strange that I want to get that and a bunch of those zero-nicotine cartriges? I don't smoke... but I want to look cool!
- EmperorAwesome, on 06/29/2008, -0/+2You'll probably fail just as badly as the two guys in the demo vids, blowing smoke out as they're taking the cigarette from their lips, as if just after filming they started gargling turpentine and shouting "icky, icky!!!"
- booyahbitch, on 06/29/2008, -6/+1Looks like the entire web site died from smoking...or digging, one or the other!
- DragonForce4, on 06/29/2008, -2/+6http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wN1C91aGKsA
Youtube of the advertisement- iSinned, on 06/29/2008, -0/+4Why thank you Mr. Rocket Scientist, I couldn't have found that link myself at the end of the video.
- D14BL0, on 06/29/2008, -0/+2Wow, that game looks awesome.
And I'm suddenly having a coincidental nicotine fit. - Inohavehalos, on 06/29/2008, -2/+11If only Yahtzee would review this one...
- scotishstriker, on 06/29/2008, -2/+7i have a strange feeling to start smoking
- antiorblkflag9, on 06/29/2008, -2/+5That was stupid.
- fxu1989, on 06/29/2008, -2/+78Wow, that character smoking is sooo cool
I wanna smoke. - joemofo214, on 06/29/2008, -2/+42Better than those anti-marijuana ads.... yea, a ***** dog talking and an old guy coming out of a cocoon really happens when you smoke weed
- Mochilla, on 06/29/2008, -5/+22Those commercials aren't saying that stuff happens when you smoke, they're saying you're neglecting things you used to care about (ie. the dog) or that one day you're going to be older and realize your life has gone nowhere (like the man in the cocoon).
- sadisticmind, on 06/29/2008, -1/+16and they are so far from the truth.
- bagelmaster, on 06/29/2008, -10/+4No, they're pretty much spot on. How many burnouts do you see in high paying jobs? (Here comes the part where he claims to make tons of money and used to smoke pot daily.)
- senatorpjt, on 06/29/2008, -0/+7Plenty of burnouts have high-paying jobs. I used to think the same thing, when I was poor. A lot of people like to blame the pot for their problems, I looked around and saw a bunch of people smoking pot and going nowhere. The thing is, as I moved ahead in my career, I started meeting more successful people, and they smoke just as much pot as anyone else. Basically, if you're a failure, successful people won't bother with you. You look around at the other failures that associate with you and assume that pot is the reason they're failures. It would be as stupid as me looking around at all the PhD's I know who smoke pot everyday and reasoning that pot is the reason they're successful.
- sadisticmind, on 07/01/2008, -0/+0but why do you have to be burn out?? you can smoke pot and be a hard working american.
i work 40+ hours in a big office and when i get off i smoke pot with my friends.
of course it is frowned apon when you have kids and go to their school events high
- Metatron197, on 06/29/2008, -1/+2for you it would be kevin rose
- Mochilla, on 06/29/2008, -5/+22Those commercials aren't saying that stuff happens when you smoke, they're saying you're neglecting things you used to care about (ie. the dog) or that one day you're going to be older and realize your life has gone nowhere (like the man in the cocoon).
- MozzieTS, on 06/29/2008, -1/+52what the ***** are you guys talking about that looked ***** bad ass until he died.
Super soldiers can't get lung cancer.- ChromaVita, on 06/29/2008, -0/+3They can get sniped on the steps of the Supreme Court though...
- ragingpwner35, on 06/29/2008, -0/+11Inaccurate, smoking allows you to super-bounce out of the map easier.
- Borgcube636, on 06/29/2008, -13/+4For those of you who smoke, please deeply question yourselves and why you do it. I would benefit you and others you know so much if you just let go of that terrible habit.
- restlessdesign, on 06/29/2008, -2/+8shut up
- senatorpjt, on 06/29/2008, -1/+1It's not a deep question. People smoke because it's enjoyable, and if you're addicted, quitting ***** sucks. Simply put, smoking relieves stress. After smoking for a long time, your brain adjusts to the perceived level of stress as being normal. When you quit, your stress level goes way up, and it takes a while to adjust. Even after you've quit for a long time, your stress level is still higher than when you were smoking, so the desire never really goes away - it just gets overridden by your other reasons not to smoke. If you don't really give a ***** about the reasons not to smoke, it's hard.
- Atomic1fire, on 06/30/2008, -0/+1Its all fun and games until you loose a lung
- potamkin, on 07/01/2008, -0/+1get off your high horse, loser. I smoke because i enjoy it. It doesn't harm anyone else. There is NO conclusive proof that passive smoking is harmful to long-term health. So STFU and let people enjoy themselves
- Aturaten, on 06/29/2008, -6/+1TO THE EXTREME! EXTREEEEEEEME
- restlessdesign, on 06/29/2008, -1/+1http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9nOD1h0m8Q
- Jonez176, on 06/29/2008, -0/+0you guys have any crack?
- restlessdesign, on 06/29/2008, -1/+1http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9nOD1h0m8Q
- TheZorch, on 06/29/2008, -0/+8Somehow I don't think Mr. Jack Thompson will like this idea very much, not that his opinion means a pile of Covenant *****.
- squirble, on 06/29/2008, -0/+44Damn ninjas, killing a man mid victory smoke. How low will they sink?
- hinmanj, on 06/29/2008, -0/+23That game looks better than Haze!
- mixomatosys, on 06/29/2008, -5/+3cigarettes.. master chief's only weakness.
- sonicjosh, on 06/29/2008, -0/+12Parents are so concerned about M rated games, but then this is mimicking a M rated game but targeting 11-17 year old's; not that I care but the two things just go against each other.
- Atomic1fire, on 06/30/2008, -0/+2except not all FPS's are rated M
Medal of Honor series (at least a few games not sure about all of them)
James Bond agent under fire (blowing up bad guy helocopters, shooting badguys, ect)
Depends on the amount of Violence, language and anything considered offensive to minors (but anything worse then that gets in the AO category)
depends on what the game contains and whats listed on the game its self- sonicjosh, on 06/30/2008, -0/+1Yeah, but Halo was rated M; and this looks similar to Halo.
- Atomic1fire, on 06/30/2008, -0/+2except not all FPS's are rated M
- GoKings, on 06/29/2008, -0/+6I wonder how much money that ad cost... What a waste of taxpayer dollars.
- asurroca, on 06/29/2008, -0/+1Finally! I've been waiting for someone to put up this ad. This has been running in FL for like 2 months now....
- wannapiece, on 06/29/2008, -2/+3Funny how even showing an individual smoking a cigarette or even mentioning cigarettes' on television is indirectly advertising cigarette use at the same time.
For example the Truth movement which is funded by big tobacco companies is actually the only television based cigarette advertising in the U.S at their disposal.- NotedFuturist, on 06/29/2008, -1/+1It is worse when they show the cigarette being used, like this cloaked pro-smoking ad.
At least the "Truth" ads don't show cigarettes (in the ones I'm aware of).
- NotedFuturist, on 06/29/2008, -1/+1It is worse when they show the cigarette being used, like this cloaked pro-smoking ad.
- NotedFuturist, on 06/29/2008, -1/+24That is not an anti-smoking ad.
IT IS A PRO-SMOKING AD, CLOAKED AS AN ANTI-SMOKING AD.
Any ad that shows actual smoking makes smokers want to have a smoke... one that is presented from the position of the smoker, actually shows the cig come up to the mouth, is clearly a cloaked pro-smoking ad.
WHO FUNDED THIS?!?!?- wanderingsun, on 06/29/2008, -1/+16There one running now that says "I have a cigarette in the morning, on the way to work. At 10 on the dot, I go out for a smoke. And then I have another one after lunch."
I feel the cravings kick in before she gets to her third smoke. I HATE that commercial!- NotedFuturist, on 06/29/2008, -1/+8I know what you mean. I have quit for good finally, but I first realized they were doing this watching an ad they used to show where a kid was playing guitar in his bedroom, and (if I recall correctly) the neck of the guitar turned into a giant cig... I really had the urge to light up when I saw it, and that's when it hit me. They can't legally buy ads that say, "buy our product", so they buy ads that say the words, "don't smoke"- but show images and sounds that make you want to.
The "Truth Campaign" ads are the only ads I've seen that actually appear to be anti-smoking.
- NotedFuturist, on 06/29/2008, -1/+8I know what you mean. I have quit for good finally, but I first realized they were doing this watching an ad they used to show where a kid was playing guitar in his bedroom, and (if I recall correctly) the neck of the guitar turned into a giant cig... I really had the urge to light up when I saw it, and that's when it hit me. They can't legally buy ads that say, "buy our product", so they buy ads that say the words, "don't smoke"- but show images and sounds that make you want to.
- Aquabat, on 06/29/2008, -0/+7Nick Naylor. =P
- wanderingsun, on 06/29/2008, -1/+16There one running now that says "I have a cigarette in the morning, on the way to work. At 10 on the dot, I go out for a smoke. And then I have another one after lunch."
- LittleBlarg, on 06/29/2008, -0/+2I live in Florida, and I've seen this commercial, and this isn't the original version. In the original it said something along the lines of smoking kills 3 times as many people than handguns every year. Personally I'm glad they changed it, even though i still think it's a rather pathetic attempt as I still do not like my favourite hobby being associated with smoking deaths so loosely. Better than being associated with gun violence AND smoking I guess though.
- Pinmonkey555, on 06/30/2008, -0/+1I never would have noticed, thank you for pointing that out.
- Jonez176, on 06/29/2008, -1/+8Dropping dead after a puff? Come on now..
If I were making this commercial, I would force the player to a running situation after smoking, and have him get killed due to being out of breath. I used to smoke and my running game went to hell when I was doing a pack a day. - soracross, on 06/29/2008, -7/+2What do you do when someone offers you a cigarette? SHOOT THEM IN THE ****ING HEAD!!
Yeah, great message for kids to learn. >.>- Eganj, on 06/30/2008, -0/+1That may not be a bad deterrent.
- TheRabbid, on 06/29/2008, -0/+4Cool! That's imitateable! I wanna smoke now!
- CrushThemTorg, on 06/29/2008, -0/+3This ad exhibits values and lifestyles that are both appropriate and desirable to my demographic!
- CurlyFoot, on 06/29/2008, -3/+2Duke Nukem FTW?
- Juntistik, on 06/29/2008, -0/+3The Duke smokes cigars.
- myhandleondigg, on 06/29/2008, -0/+2Funny, I saw this around 4am last night on TV. At first I thought it was an ad for this service that Brighthouse has where people send in their ***** videos and they put all of them on an OnDemand channel. It is the creepiest thing in the world, and there are definitely people lame enough to send in videos of them playing videogames.
- alexally4406, on 06/29/2008, -0/+24Dugg for the knock off spartan laser looking rocket launcher..
- utahnkid, on 06/29/2008, -1/+2Alex's represent.
- trackerbishop, on 06/29/2008, -1/+14in mgs4 you lose health but gain psyche and lose stress.
very accurate -
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