Skidmarked Underwear goes for outrage, falls flat

[Karin]

Skidmore  (1000+ posts)        Tue Feb-16-10 08:59 AM
 
I'm less likely to consider buying a Volkswagen now because
 I am pretty disgusted with that advertisement they have on where the salesman punches the baby in the arm. What were they thinking? And we are, of necessity, in the market for a new car.
 

saltpoint  (1000+ posts)         Tue Feb-16-10 09:21 AM
Response to Reply #5
16. I haul off and strike others no matter what product I see.  
 Edited on Tue Feb-16-10 09:38 AM by saltpoint
It could be a Volkswagon, or a Hostess donut, or a Toro lawnmower.  

lunatica  (1000+ posts)        Tue Feb-16-10 09:03 AM
Response to Original message
2. Buy the car you want and stop watching ads
 If the car is a good one get it. Long after an ad with bad taste has been forgotten, the car remains.
 

NightWatcher  (1000+ posts)        Tue Feb-16-10 09:04 AM
Response to Original message
4. a punchbuggy COMMERCIAL has upset your sensibilities???
 wow, I wish I had those problems
 

Skidmore  (1000+ posts)        Tue Feb-16-10 09:09 AM
Response to Reply #4
7. Yes, it did.
 I grew up in a household with a father who was pretty abusive. I don't like seeing this sort of thing portrayed. Period. Child abuse is nothing to joke about.
 

naaman fletcher (1000+ posts)      Tue Feb-16-10 09:19 AM
Response to Reply #7
14. For you maybe.
 Just because you are very sensitive to something doesn't mean that everyone else has to be.
 

Lance_Boyle (1000+ posts)      Tue Feb-16-10 10:11 AM
Response to Original message
19. Sometimes when you have silly complaints it's best not to share them with the world. n/t

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[BadCat]

Oh FFS.
Those idiots will get offended over ANYTHING.

It's a play on an old game where you would punch a buddy on the arm when you saw a VW Beetle.

[Specbid]

Skidmore  (1000+ posts)        Tue Feb-16-10 09:09 AM
Response to Reply #4
7. Yes, it did.
 I grew up in a household with a father who was pretty abusive. I don't like seeing this sort of thing portrayed. Period. Child abuse is nothing to joke about.

What a fag. This ain't child abuse. Hell, it's a punch buggy. Kids loved doing that.

[Specbid]

Lance_Boyle (1000+ posts)      Tue Feb-16-10 10:11 AM
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19. Sometimes when you have silly complaints it's best not to share them with the world. n/t

That's right...never miss a chance to keep your mouth shut.

[IassaFTots]

What a fag. This ain't child abuse. Hell, it's a punch buggy. Kids loved doing that.

I thought it was a slug bug???? 

And for future reference........you really ought not to slug your g-dad when he is driving, no matter what.  You may not like the outcome.  Jes sayin. 

[Specbid]

I thought it was a slug bug????  

Guess it all depends on where you're from.

[thundley4]

We called it "punch-bug" when I was young. For some unknown reason, lost to the fog of getting old, we also called the Beetle, a beaver.

[delilahmused]

I've decided not to buy a Subaru because in their commercials they let animals drive without seat belts. In one they even bump another car. Animals could get hurt if they don't wear a seat belt and making them crash is just animal abuse. I'm very sensitive to this kind of thing because when I was a little girl one of my cats got hit by a car.

Cindie

[Karin]

That's terrible!  And what about that Michelin tire commercial, with all the run-over, dying cartoon animals strewn all over the road?  It's disturbing and cruel.  Were those animals making scale, anyway? 

[dandi]

For some unknown reason, lost to the fog of getting old, we also called the Beetle, a beaver.

Could be the shape and line definition of the hood?

[The Village Idiot]

That's terrible!  And what about that Michelin tire commercial, with all the run-over, dying cartoon animals strewn all over the road?  It's disturbing and cruel.  Were those animals making scale, anyway? 

Besides if the Michelin Man cries and gets emotional every time they sell a tire, he really needs some professional help.

[IassaFTots]

I've decided not to buy a Subaru because in their commercials they let animals drive without seat belts. In one they even bump another car. Animals could get hurt if they don't wear a seat belt and making them crash is just animal abuse. I'm very sensitive to this kind of thing because when I was a little girl one of my cats got hit by a car.

Cindie

JAYSUS!  Glad I am drinking water and not coffee now....

[AllosaursRus]

"Slug Bug" in my neck 'o the woods. My grandkids and I still play it on long trips. Sometimes it gets out of hand and funny as hell! My grandkids are getting to the age they can put a real hurt on ya! LOL!