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uberscheisse
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Location: japan is better than korea.
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 Posted: Mon Sep 17, 2007 5:05 pm Post subject: gnarly smoking ad in dubai paper |
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i don't know what pushes the boundaries of good taste more... continuing to sell cigarettes to people or playing with a topic like 9.11 like this.
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atomic42
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| Posted: Mon Sep 17, 2007 5:24 pm Post subject: |
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Playing? Is 911 taboo?  |
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Rapacious Mr. Batstove
Joined: 26 Jan 2007
Location: Central Areola
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| Posted: Mon Sep 17, 2007 5:28 pm Post subject: |
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American tobacco companies.
American tragedy.
Would make sense in an American newspaper. But from Dubai, I can't help thinking that it's a small jab at Uncle Sam.
Not that I give a *beep* really anyway, all's fair in love and war. |
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uberscheisse
Joined: 02 Dec 2003
Location: japan is better than korea.
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| Posted: Mon Sep 17, 2007 5:40 pm Post subject: |
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| atomic42 wrote: |
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yeah i had just woken up. i guess the fact i was shocked by the ad was one thing... but not shocked by team america... "that's 9-11.. times 340!" is weird.
i guess i'm more considering how the average nibnob will react to it, as if 9.11 is some kinda sacred cow you're not supposed to touch unless you're rudy guiliani. |
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bassexpander
Joined: 13 Sep 2007
Location: Someplace you'd rather be.
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| Posted: Mon Sep 17, 2007 6:07 pm Post subject: |
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As I have stated elsewhere:
USA losses since 9/11: Around 4,000+
Arab community losses: Estimated at over 1,000,000.
Who is losing? |
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happeningthang
Joined: 26 Apr 2003
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| Posted: Mon Sep 17, 2007 6:41 pm Post subject: Re: gnarly smoking ad in dubai paper |
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| uberscheisse wrote: |
i don't know what pushes the boundaries of good taste more... continuing to sell cigarettes to people or playing with a topic like 9.11 like this.
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That's quite clearly an anti-smoking ad, isn't it? Smoking kills more people than 9/11 did, so....
It's in questionable taste, but won't have the same impact to a readership in Dubai that it will for Americans. |
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Dev
Joined: 18 Apr 2006
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| Posted: Mon Sep 17, 2007 7:12 pm Post subject: |
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OP, can you repost the photo?
It's gone. |
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uberscheisse
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