I just threw up

I wonder if this isn't a work of fiction; someone came up with the idea for the rich spoiled brat story just to mess with people.


Bob Diaz
 
If you look farther down in the comments, someone makes mention that this is a Dominoes Pizza promotion of some sort.
 
I try to avoid the comments on Youtube. I don't know if it's just stupid people who post those or if somehow being on the internet prevents higher brain functions, but considering what you say first and understanding sarcasm or parody are unheard of there. And people post as angrily as they can about these things they don't understand.
 
Cassius said:
I try to avoid the comments on Youtube. I don't know if it's just stupid people who post those or if somehow being on the internet prevents higher brain functions, but considering what you say first and understanding sarcasm or parody are unheard of there. And people post as angrily as they can about these things they don't understand.
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Yeah why is that with youtube....... it's like going down the local market and people get angry and are ready to piss at you at will :)
 
Yeah this is clearly some sort of "character" (and badly acted in one of the other videos at that). Welcome to the internet. Unfortunately, we just helped out Dominoes or this person by clicking on the link and watching this crap.

It's sort of weird, isn't it? The whole sarcastic/ironic thing has begun to parody itself to the point where it's now used in viral marketing- people share links by going "Wow, look how dumb/irritating/ridiculous this person is on the internet!" and it spreads like a virus. That's why we have so many memes and why people wonder about some guy selling liquor on TV and if he's real.

It's scary to think where marketing will go to next. If you look at half of the bizarre and sarcastic commericals that appeal to 15-30 something year olds, it makes you sort of afraid. What will advertising be like in 20 years? Flashing colors and lights and Japanese guys screaming at us?

Oh wait...
 
Ha, I just spent some time looking at Japanese commercials on Youtube thanks to that comment. There are some good ones. 'Choo Choo Rocket' has an excellent one.
 
I was actually thinking about that Six Flags commercial where the floating head of a Japanese guy screams "SIX FLAGS, MORE FLAGS MORE FUN!"
 
I did a flotaing chinese head segment once .
It cracked everybody up. now why is that so funny ? Heeeyaa
 
If you look at when the videos were uploaded and her last log in, 2 years have passed. If this was a marketing deal, I would have expected something from it by now.

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Bob Diaz

 
In the last video, she actually tells you about a Dominoes pizza deal, and a Dominoes Pizza copyright appears in the corner. Apparently Dominoes never deleted this.
 
The title "I just threw up" got me curious... (since I threw up for the first time in 8 years a few days ago).

I've never been tempted to click on any viral marketing... if I get even a wiff of BS. Am I alone in this or doesn't it feel unethical? Why not do some viral marketing where an average sports car (new camaro) is smoking an F40? Have the Ferrari driver get out yelling that his foot slipped off the gas pedal as the hillbillies are yelling "you lost man... you lost... that's right my camaro is faster then a ferrari"...

I dunno'... I just have a problem with how these little ad-shorts feel like "lies" on some level... When it's obvious I find it amusing... but I guess one person's obvious is another person's "did you see that!?"

I think when a football player is kicking footballs out of the stadium it's clever... but when Kobe jumps a car I'm annoyed.

Maybe it's just me... whatever.
 
MattinSTL said:
The title "I just threw up" got me curious... (since I threw up for the first time in 8 years a few days ago).

I've never been tempted to click on any viral marketing... if I get even a wiff of BS. Am I alone in this or doesn't it feel unethical? Why not do some viral marketing where an average sports car (new camaro) is smoking an F40? Have the Ferrari driver get out yelling that his foot slipped off the gas pedal as the hillbillies are yelling "you lost man... you lost... that's right my camaro is faster then a ferrari"...

I dunno'... I just have a problem with how these little ad-shorts feel like "lies" on some level... When it's obvious I find it amusing... but I guess one person's obvious is another person's "did you see that!?"

I think when a football player is kicking footballs out of the stadium it's clever... but when Kobe jumps a car I'm annoyed.

Maybe it's just me... whatever.
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I agree. Sad thing is, the majority of people aren't smart enough to figure it out.

Perfect example.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkwh4ZaxHIA

Bugs the crap out of me that people can't think on their own and realize that what they just saw was impossible and is a clever campaign on Microsofts end. Again, exploiting the fact that most people are pretty clueless.

But on the other hand, companies are making money, ethical or not, it's all about money. More power to them, survival of the fittest.
 
DM_rider said:
I agree. Sad thing is, the majority of people aren't smart enough to figure it out.

Perfect example.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkwh4ZaxHIA

Bugs the crap out of me that people can't think on their own and realize that what they just saw was impossible and is a clever campaign on Microsofts end. Again, exploiting the fact that most people are pretty clueless.

But on the other hand, companies are making money, ethical or not, it's all about money. More power to them, survival of the fittest.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SqJz0NgnnE

Gatorade.
 
Okay, wow. I normally laugh at video comments, but sometimes they get me angry, making me feel like the human race has no hope.

Obviously this girl is beyond obvious. She's not the best actress, and a simple search of her name links her to dominoes, yet people still post angry videos saying she's a spoiled brat.

Then the mega whoosh one!? People are saying it's a dummy!? Then people go on about how the arms are moving so it can't be a dummy, then people say dummies move in the air... hasn't anyone ever head of something called... visual effects!? I know we're filmmakers and we're more in tune with these things, but come on!

*breathes in and out* I'm calm-
 
I can agree that the deceptive ones have a negative response in my mind. I don't like dishonesty. If it makes people question if it's real for a little while that's fine, but with the goal of leading them somewhere. This is different.

And yes, people are stupid. The internet has allowed us to see a much wider view of society, and it's not pleasant. Normally I can't judge them for it, since everyone is born differently, but it gets hard after a while. That's actually been my overriding conclusion in studying behavioral science; humans, as a whole, aren't nearly as great as we like to believe. Especially in our mental capacities. I'm including myself in that one.

Final point: a year or two ago I was really sick, and I ended up throwing up. It was the first time I'd done so in a decade or more. I spent the next hour in bed, covered in as many blankets as I could find, because my temperature dropped extremely sharply. And I nearly passed out after the throwing up incident. It was ridiculous. I'm not a fan.
 
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