View Full Version : Thank God someone else feels this way about those dumbass Truth commercials...
GuilewasNK
06-20-2006, 04:12 PM
http://blogs.ign.com/Ottsel/2006/06/02/20198/
I never smoked and am all for keeping kids from doing it, but this Derrick clown is the worst spokesperson for this I have ever seen. How the hell are you going to have this frizzy haired tool telling people about the dangers of smoking when it looks like he was hitting the bong before he shot the commercial? That zephyr commercial is plain stupid.
RedvsBlue
06-20-2006, 04:39 PM
Yeah its pretty stupid until you get Zephyr, then you'll wish you paid attention.
2poor
06-20-2006, 04:47 PM
What's zerphyr?
And I agree that truth guy looks like a druggy.
I was under the impression -everyone- hated those shitty ads. :lol:
Metal Boss
06-20-2006, 06:36 PM
http://www.adjab.com/images/2005/12/joe%20camel.jpg
"Yeah, kids, those ads are really stupid, how immature, you need a hip role model, like a camel with purple sunglasses and a lounge lizard suit"
mcgavin27
06-20-2006, 07:21 PM
What's zerphyr?
And I agree that truth guy looks like a druggy.
damn you don't know what zephyr is? you are so not cool.
Graystone
06-20-2006, 07:51 PM
That ad not the worst. The worst ones were in magazines when they had peoples eyes and ears stitched closed.
2Fast
06-20-2006, 07:57 PM
Life in the tobacco industry must be nice. They make these commercials that tell people (or reinforce (depending)) the fact that smoking is bad for you, and that the tobacco industry has continually lied to you about the effects of smoking. Yet, people still do it and gladly give their money to these guys.
I posted this in another thread earlier, but I'll say it again: being (and succeeding as) an American is all about taking advantage of dumb people.
BTW, I also hate the commercials. I like the fire from Guile :twisted:
TimPV3
06-20-2006, 07:59 PM
I posted this in another thread earlier, but I'll say it again: being (and succeeding as) an American is all about taking advantage of dumb people.So true
GuilewasNK
06-20-2006, 08:02 PM
BTW, I also hate the commercials. I like the fire from Guile :twisted:
:lol:
I normally don't get worked up about stuff like that, but those commercials look like they were made in independant film hell. And you are mostly right about that succeeding part. I mean look at Gamefaqs. Your get people all over the world to give you FAQS that took days to work on for free, and only one person profits from it. It's pure genius.
mcgavin27
06-20-2006, 08:16 PM
I guess I am the minority here but I actually enjoy the commercials.
Z-Saber
06-20-2006, 08:44 PM
:lol: And you are mostly right about that succeeding part. I mean look at Gamefaqs. Your get people all over the world to give you FAQS that took days to work on for free, and only one person profits from it. It's pure genius.
Sure, CJayC makes money off the site now, but imagine how much money he lost from bandwidth and servers in the first few years. And people knowingly submit their guides for free, so they profit by helping their fellow gamers, even if those who benefit won't remember the writer's screenname two seconds later.
HumanSnatcher
06-20-2006, 09:11 PM
Everytime I see one, I want to light on up just to spite them. Sometimes even if I'm all ready having a cigarette
In my experience, non-smokers find them annoying, smokers hate them with a passion.
graf1k
06-20-2006, 10:57 PM
What's zerphyr?
In one of those Truth commercials they say that the Tobacco industry used zephyr as a code word for cancer in internal documents or something like that.
And yes, the Truth commercials suck. I liked the really really old ones where they dumped a shitload of bodybags outside like Philip Morris (just because it looked awesome) but none of their commercials ever influenced whether or not I smoked. That said, I think smoking is probably the most disgusting habbit there is. I can't stand the smell and it makes absolutely no sense to me. In fact, I refuse to date a smoker flat out.
Then again, the Truth commercials are still much better than those 'my anti-drug' commercials. Those are really stupid and 99% of the time when they are showing the effects of drugs on a person's life, the exact same could be true for an alcoholic yet there is no one out there telling teens and young adults not to drink.
seanr1221
06-20-2006, 11:20 PM
Then again, the Truth commercials are still much better than those 'my anti-drug' commercials. Those are really stupid and 99% of the time when they are showing the effects of drugs on a person's life, the exact same could be true for an alcoholic yet there is no one out there telling teens and young adults not to drink.
Or any addiction for that matter. Could you picture it? "Just tell your friends you couldn't make the final baseball game because you were too busy rubbing one out...they'll understand."
Tha Xecutioner
06-20-2006, 11:32 PM
They don't bother me. I don't smoke, but that's just a decision. I don't really condone it but don't expect me to be in any TRUTH rallies or commercials.
mykevermin
06-20-2006, 11:53 PM
Everytime I see one, I want to light on up just to spite them. Sometimes even if I'm all ready having a cigarette
When I smoked, I liked the commercials. Since I haven't for two or more years, I fuckin' hate 'em. Completely. Pretentious "we think you have no idea how harmful tobacco is" assholes. The biggest thing that irks me about these ads is this idea, and most Americans like to fool themselves about this, is that the tobacco industry is the only collection of corporations that hide research studies, that lie to the people about what their products do, and that put profit far above the well-being of indivudals or society. If you *REALLY* think that this is the lone domain of the tobacco industry, you're the biggest kind of fucking buffoon.
Anyway, this made me think of my favorite comedian.
“I smoke. If this bothers anyone, I suggest you look around at the world in which we live and shut your fuckin' mouth.”
“The worst kind of non-smokers are the ones that come up to you and cough. That's pretty fucking cruel isn't it? Do you go up to cripples and dance too?”
“I have something to tell you non-smokers that I know for a fact that you don't know, and I feel it's my duty to pass on information at all times. Ready?. . . . Non-smokers die every day . . . Enjoy your evening. See, I know that you entertain this eternal life fantasy because you've chosen not to smoke, but let me be the 1st to POP that bubble and bring you hurling back to reality . . . You're dead too. And you know what doctors say: 'Shit, if only you'd smoked, we'd have the technology to help you. It's you people dying from nothing who are screwed.'"
"It is hard to quit smoking. Every one of them looks pretty good to me right now. Every cigarette looks like it was made by God, rolled by Jesus and moistened shut with Claudia Schiffer's pussy right now."
"How much do you smoke, sir? Two packs a day, is that right? Pussy. I go through two lighters a day. That's right, two lighters! You're a health nut compared to me. You're like the Jack LaLanne of smokers compared to me."
HumanSnatcher
06-20-2006, 11:57 PM
Thats gotta be THE most hilarious thing I've ever heard on this subject, myke
Z-Saber
06-21-2006, 12:26 AM
Or any addiction for that matter. Could you picture it? "Just tell your friends you couldn't make the final baseball game because you were too busy rubbing one out...they'll understand."
:lol:
Metal Boss
06-21-2006, 02:00 AM
I thought the truth ads were sponsered by philip morris, I recall they had to fund/ sponser/ create a series of non-smoking commercials for awhile.
Bloodbooger
06-21-2006, 02:34 AM
The ads are crap and annoying as all hell. People are just plain going to do whatever the hell they want, period. It's not a question of intelligence, it's a right to choose.
It's funny though, I always thought I hated smoking (cigarettes & pot) until I tried cigars. I know it's bad for me, but at least I stay the hell away from McDonald's.
manofpeace20
06-21-2006, 02:40 AM
I don't smoke cigarettes and I think those ads were always dumb. I do smoke pot though, and it's way better than smoking cigarettes.
Quackzilla
06-21-2006, 02:42 AM
shut the hell up you goddamn liberals, cigarettes prevent cancer and heart disease and the smoke tastes like candy!
thegarageband
06-21-2006, 02:42 AM
Someone should spoof a Truth commercial on the ol' youtube.com...maybe use those old Laramie Cigarette commercials.
Demolition Man
06-21-2006, 03:06 AM
Quite frankly the guy in the ad gives me the vibe of a someone who is best put an ELITEST SNOB. "Oh look I can sit here and throw out funky words and get people confused and try to make myself sound smart just because I hit Wikipedia five minutes before we shot the ad."
I so want to kick this guy up the middle even though I don't smoke. He pisses me off that much.
Bloodbooger
06-21-2006, 03:13 AM
Hey I think you can legally smoke pot in West Hollywood now. Small amounts or something like that, let me see what I can dig up.
the_gloaming
06-21-2006, 03:18 AM
“The worst kind of non-smokers are the ones that come up to you and cough."
"That's a hell of a cough, dude. I smoke a pack a day and don't cough like that."
That's pretty ing cruel isn't it? Do you go up to cripples and dance too?”
"Well hey Mr. Wheelchair, what's the problem? C'mon ironside, race ya!
I'll smoke, I'll get the tumors, I'll get the cancer, I'll die. Thank you, America."
That one is great.
Bloodbooger
06-21-2006, 03:23 AM
West Hollywood Approves New Marijuana Resolution
Last Updated:
06-20-06 at 10:12AM
West Hollywood has adopted a plan that tells Sheriff's Deputies to leave marijuana users alone.
The city council voted for the resolution four votes to none.
It directs deputies not to target adult marijuana users who consume the drug in private and pose no danger to the community.
Smoking in public is not allowed, and minors and drug dealers could still be subject to arrest.
And the link: http://www.kfmb.com/stories/story.54226.html
mykevermin
06-21-2006, 09:48 AM
"That's a hell of a cough, dude. I smoke a pack a day and don't cough like that."
"Well hey Mr. Wheelchair, what's the problem? C'mon ironside, race ya!
I'll smoke, I'll get the tumors, I'll get the cancer, I'll die. Thank you, America."
That one is great.
To this day I'll still paraphrase his old saying "I'd quit [smoking] if I wasn't afraid of becoming one of YOU motherfuckers!"
evilmax17
06-21-2006, 10:11 AM
The funny thing about most anti-smoking commercials is that they're made by the tobacco companies (Philip-Morris in particular). They're not allowed to advertise cigarettes on TV anymore, but they can keep people talking about smoking with phony "anti"-smoking ads.
"Please, PLEASE talk to your kids about smoking, as early and as often as you possibly can. Uh...tell them it's bad. But please, badger them about it. This way, when they get angsty and start to resent you, the first thing they'll do is buy our product just to spite you."
basketkase543
06-21-2006, 10:22 AM
I have ZERO problem with the commercials. With all the bullshit (ads and shows) on tv everyday, its nice to actually see something that is trying to HELP people and not just sell them some fucking pimple-remover cream, cars, movie, popularity, etc. They may not be the most wonderfully produced commercials out there but at least they carry a positive message that young kids need to have.
Yes, all of us know that smoking is bad and we've already made the decision about whether or not we're going to be smokers. But there are tons of kids out there that grow up not knowing what to do. Their parents are smokers, their friends are smokers, etc. and they need a voice from their moving-picture box to suggest otherwise.
That said, I think the most effective anti-smoking commercial so far was the one with that old lady with the raspy voice who revealed that she now smokes out of a hole in her neck. Eesh!
itspaidgasterblaster
06-21-2006, 10:37 AM
Its true i'm a straight edge but those commercials make me want to light a smoke. Even though five seconds after lighting that smoke i would feel like throwing up. I say don't waste money on those stupid commercials, first fix the really bad test scores in schools.
See, I think they're pretty clever on the part of the tobacco companies funding them, because they're so smarmy they make me want to smoke out of spite.
edit: I don't, though. I just buy a few packs of cigarettes and sell them to teens at a profit.
mykevermin
06-21-2006, 10:47 AM
See, I think they're pretty clever on the part of the tobacco companies funding them, because they're so smarmy they make me want to smoke out of spite.
edit: I don't, though. I just buy a few packs of cigarettes and sell them to teens at a profit.
Bingo. The new trend in marketing is irony anyway. Think of the new Burger King ads, with the creepy king dude. That's the single best comparison I can think of.
OTOH, I think that the tobacco companies were mandated by courts to fund these ads, rather than pay out bajillions to dying/dead people. Did they want it this way? Well, truth be told, if you had to spend money, you might as well do it on something that (1) conveys an image of public responsibility and duty, and (2) has an actual real-world minimal impact on your revenues.
They win, bebe. They always fucking win.
GuilewasNK
06-21-2006, 11:04 AM
That said, I think the most effective anti-smoking commercial so far was the one with that old lady with the raspy voice who revealed that she now smokes out of a hole in her neck. Eesh!
That's what I was thinking. Instead of using metaphor and odd visual references they should just "keep it real". (I hate that phrase but I don't know how else to say it.)
http://www.adjab.com/images/2005/12/joe%20camel.jpg
"Yeah, kids, those ads are really stupid, how immature, you need a hip role model, like a camel with purple sunglasses and a lounge lizard suit"
I don't care about smoking (nor do I do it), but that picture is fucking awesome. Pink palm trees and purple sunglasses for epic win.
Also, Joe Camel is a furry. :D
GuilewasNK
06-21-2006, 11:38 AM
Also, Joe Camel is a furry. :D
:lol:
radjago
06-21-2006, 11:45 AM
Someone should spoof a Truth commercial on the ol' youtube.com...maybe use those old Laramie Cigarette commercials.
Laramie Cigarettes is a fictional brand created for The Simpsons.
savestheday888
06-21-2006, 11:50 AM
I don't smoke cigarettes and I think those ads were always dumb. I do smoke pot though, and it's way better than smoking cigarettes.
That's debatable. Do you want black lungs, or dead brain cells?
No no no! This isn't going to turn into another weed douche-nozzle extravaganza. Keep on topic, jerkfaces. The Truth ads and how much they suck.
chosen1s
06-21-2006, 12:14 PM
I don't like the commercials only because they highlight the fact that truth is only important in America today if it is politically correct.
psiufoxx2
06-21-2006, 12:48 PM
My cousin is very intelligent. Seriously now. I would say one of the only unintelligent things he does is smoke. When he sees these goddam commercials, they don't remind him that smoking is bad for him, they remind him that he wants to smoke a cigarette. And so he does. It's like a Pavlovian response. Truth.com ad = Andrew saying "Oh a cigarette would be nice right about now." Ugh. It sickens me.
doubledown
06-21-2006, 01:20 PM
I like em
I cannot wait until the ban smoking in bars in MI. Slowly working it's way to us
GuilewasNK
06-21-2006, 01:26 PM
They just need to have people who had throat or lung cancer on those type of things. Realism is the only route. The attempts at being clever and excessively generation x, y or whatever the hell it is now seem contrived and attention-whorish (if that is even a word).
mykevermin
06-21-2006, 01:32 PM
They just need to have people who had throat or lung cancer on those type of things. Realism is the only route. The attempts at being clever and excessively generation x, y or whatever the hell it is now seem contrived and attention-whorish (if that is even a word).
It seems to have the style of "Jimmy Corrigan: The Smartest Boy on Earth." Now, if can even be half as depressing as that was...
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0810958406/sr=8-1/qid=1150911251/ref=pd_bbs_1/103-7001689-5356620?%5Fencoding=UTF8
depascal22
06-21-2006, 01:40 PM
I think it's funny that the tobacco industry is the only industry that is required to tell people not to use their products.
thegarageband
06-25-2006, 09:47 AM
I think it's funny that the tobacco industry is the only industry that is required to tell people not to use their products.
Remember the tampon fiasco of '76?
camoor
06-25-2006, 10:19 AM
That said, I think smoking is probably the most disgusting habbit there is. I can't stand the smell and it makes absolutely no sense to me. In fact, I refuse to date a smoker flat out.
Obviously you've never passed a mall foodcourt. Grotesquely overweight people lining up for triple cheeseburgers in their motorized carts.
Overeating - now there is a digusting habit. So is heroin.
Smoking is nothing.
Mr. Anderson
06-25-2006, 02:59 PM
Life in the tobacco industry must be nice. They make these commercials that tell people (or reinforce (depending)) the fact that smoking is bad for you, and that the tobacco industry has continually lied to you about the effects of smoking. Yet, people still do it and gladly give their money to these guys.
I posted this in another thread earlier, but I'll say it again: being (and succeeding as) an American is all about taking advantage of dumb people.
BTW, I also hate the commercials. I like the fire from Guile :twisted:
I didn't realize America was the only country in the world sells cigarettes. It's really pointless to single out America in a negative light in this case.
SpeedyG
06-25-2006, 04:07 PM
I like em
I cannot wait until the ban smoking in bars in MI. Slowly working it's way to us
Never understood why people want to ban smoking in bars. It's ok to pickle your liver with vastly overpriced drinks and then 7 times out of 10 get in your car and drive to another bar, but god forbid you light up.
camoor
06-25-2006, 04:54 PM
Never understood why people want to ban smoking in bars. It's ok to pickle your liver with vastly overpriced drinks and then 7 times out of 10 get in your car and drive to another bar, but god forbid you light up.
Hmm - I doubt 7 out of 10 ppl drive drunk after leaving a bar (unless you're talking about the south)
However I basically agree, it's like that comedian said:
"You're in a dark room, drinking poison, trying to have sex with someone you've just met - is this the best time to start thinking about your health?"
mykevermin
06-25-2006, 05:12 PM
(unless you're talking about the south)
Yeah, because more people drink in the south. Because of all the dry counties there. :roll:
manofpeace20
06-28-2006, 03:28 AM
That's debatable. Do you want black lungs, or dead brain cells?
That alone tells me you don't know anything. It's medical fact.
camoor
06-28-2006, 12:42 PM
Yeah, because more people drink in the south. Because of all the dry counties there. :roll:
Yeah, that .0001% of "dry" counties (where usually you can just buy a $20 lifetime license to drink; read:small town scam) really puts a dent in the amount of drunk driving that occurs. It's just not treated seriously in the south, so it's also underenforced and underreported.