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Post by Robyn on Feb 9, 2009 3:57:21 GMT -3
 What? WHAT? NO. NO NO NO NO WHAT DOES THAT EVEN MEAN I like puns as much as the next girl but this is both stupid and puts horrible visuals in my head. UGGGGH |
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Post by Creepy Girl on Feb 9, 2009 8:45:24 GMT -3
EWWW. D<
That's ridiculous...what stupid advertising person came up with that? And further more, what were their superiors thinking when they approved it? Give ya a hint: I bet they were all of the male species.
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Post by Big Stoopid on Feb 9, 2009 9:16:43 GMT -3
Yeesh !
I've been apologizing for the other 95% of the male species since I was . . what ? . . . 11 ?!
Altho I am surprised how often flowers and chocolates actually work !
I've always considered it "romance-by-numbers", but women certainly have their own realm of social programming that they can get sucked into.
"oh, here comes my stoic, emotionally distant male in a uniform / suit / ( jumpsuit ? ) with flowers in one hand, and a club in the other . . . . melt !"
But I digest !
I think this ad is more then a play on "make her horny" tho'.
There's also some playing to male fears goin' on here : "Hey guys . . if you forget Valentine's Day ( like you did your anniversary ) . . . oooh, is she gonna be mad !!"
Of course, it also represents the female as a "Venus guy-trap" as well . . . clamping down with thorns !!!
These ad-man are playing with more "visions of women" then they consciously intended, that much is fairly obvious.
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Post by Katana on Feb 9, 2009 9:40:22 GMT -3
Sounds like a symptom of some sort of sexually transmitted disease if you ask me.
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Post by Queen Shadowrama on Feb 9, 2009 12:19:39 GMT -3
Hahahaha!!! I actually thought it was kinda funny and clever...ugly visuals aside. I do love Robyn's reaction though! It also reminds me of that South Park episode about the Catholic church, and why they justify having sex with young boys. The alien sector of the church cited they had to do that because the female of their species had reproductive organs that consisted of a gaping maw with rows of sharp, serrated teeth. Funny stuff. XD P.S. Joel can make me thorny any day.  |
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Post by Robyn on Feb 9, 2009 17:52:39 GMT -3
I'm trying to come up with alternate ad slogans that DON'T evoke thoughts of vagina dentata, but still contains the quality this company is used to.
"This Valentine's Day, deflower her with flowers!"
"Pollenate your Honey!"
"Go Georgia O'Keefe on her ass!"
By the way, does anyone else remember learning about how flowers work in Biology and giggling like mad into your notebook? Just me? Figures.
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Post by Katana on Feb 9, 2009 18:02:29 GMT -3
By the way, does anyone else remember learning about how flowers work in Biology and giggling like mad into your notebook? Just me? Figures. No, instead I giggle whenever I think of Biology while looking at my mechanical pencil. To remember the reproductive organs and such of flowers, me and my friends developed a diagram with our pencils. "This is the stamin, and this is the pedicel, and this is the stigma..." So during tests, we'd hold up our pencils and figure out the various parts. Yeah, we were weird... PS: Queenie may be into the "thorny" thing, but I don't want Mike and/or Trace making me thorny, personally. |
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Post by Big Stoopid on Feb 10, 2009 0:04:46 GMT -3
"This Valentine's Day, deflower her with flowers!"
"Pollenate your Honey!" Those two are pure genius . . good too ! |
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Post by Captain Hygiene on Feb 13, 2009 13:18:36 GMT -3
They should just go the more direct route:
Buy this and she might sleep with you
***FROM $29.99***
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Post by Queen Shadowrama on Feb 13, 2009 18:56:28 GMT -3
They should just go the more direct route: Buy this and she might sleep with you***FROM $29.99*** The operative word being might. She knew if she was going to sleep with you long before you sent anything. ;D Okay, y'know what I've always thought was weird? Sending flowers in general. I mean, they're pretty and all, but they die. So as a symbol of love, they kinda...fail. "Honey, my love for you will eventually wither and die, just like these roses!" And yet, I still love getting 'em. Go figure.  |
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Post by Melati on Feb 14, 2009 18:54:43 GMT -3
I don't like Valentine's day. It's corny.
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Post by missblacktop on Feb 14, 2009 22:35:37 GMT -3
Word. My boyfriend gave me a teddy bear yesterday and I nearly gagged.  But I decided it's cute so Kat helped me name it TV's Francine. |
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Post by Queen Shadowrama on Feb 14, 2009 23:58:11 GMT -3
Word. My boyfriend gave me a teddy bear yesterday and I nearly gagged. But I decided it's cute so Kat helped me name it TV's Francine. Awwww....why gag? Sure, giving a girl a teddy bear is a little cliche, but it's the thought that counts right? Just giving the present lets you know he's thinking about you, and that's really sweet! ;D I just can't help myself. Yes, Valentines Day is a completely contrived commercial holiday, but at the same time I'm such a sucker for it. |
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Post by Katana on Feb 15, 2009 1:28:31 GMT -3
With my dad off in China on a business trip, I spent the holiday with my mom. Got a haircut, some boots [for a cosplay...], nabbed lunch, AND went out for Chinese food for dinner. Oh, and I worked on that silly little story that I'm promising in my sig but it won't be finish for a few more hours or so. >>;; So in the meantime, I made this, which I've been planning since August...Ahaha. Happy V-Day, guys. |
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Post by Creepy Girl on Feb 15, 2009 12:47:39 GMT -3
I just can't help myself. Yes, Valentines Day is a completely contrived commercial holiday, but at the same time I'm such a sucker for it. Me, too. I'm a big emotional mush. :3 So in the meantime, I made this, which I've been planning since August...Ahaha. Happy V-Day, guys. Aww, very cute. :] Love it. |
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Post by Captain Hygiene on Feb 15, 2009 18:52:46 GMT -3
I don't like Valentine's day. It's corny. but CHOCOLATE |
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Post by pepper218 on Nov 3, 2010 0:19:39 GMT -3
Flowers to a loved one= Send your lover a bunch of slowly dying sexual organs!
... Leave it to me to over-analyze everything.
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Post by msmystie3000 on Nov 3, 2010 8:12:51 GMT -3
Which is why I prefer chocolate, plushies and a romantic evening together.
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Post by pepper218 on Nov 3, 2010 23:32:28 GMT -3
Chocolate is awesome.
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