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Comments on: Samsung secures 2007 most inappropriate ad title

So some people *do* look at the adverts! 

Posted Friday 30th November 2007 10:25 GMT

I don't even notice them any more.

nice 

Posted Friday 30th November 2007 10:38 GMT

i like the way your screenshot of the cnn page includes the disclaimer text that says "This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed"

@jai 

Posted Friday 30th November 2007 11:57 GMT

Happy

I liked the fact that the "...may not be... ...redistributed." disclaimer is just bellow the button saying: "E-Mail this to a friend."

the body had a .. 

Posted Friday 30th November 2007 12:32 GMT

presumably 'burn' but the text is a bit grainy..

"Samsung BLAST" 

Posted Monday 3rd December 2007 01:37 GMT

Says it all, really. Only way the earlier HD ad could have preemptively beaten this fine example is if the motorcycle advertised was called a Harley Davidson "Bullet"...

I dunno... 

Posted Monday 3rd December 2007 13:20 GMT

Flame

I think the motorcycle news one still wins gold.

@ "some people *do* look at the adverts" 

Posted Monday 3rd December 2007 19:10 GMT

Hell, it even took me a minute to figure out that I was supposed to read the ad next to the story for it to make any sense. :S

Makes you wonder doesn't it? 

Posted Monday 10th December 2007 03:41 GMT

Joke

The incident took place in South Korea, which is the home of Samsung.

And then the Samsung Blast! Ad.

Totally priceless.

Makes you wonder if the Samsung Blast really does what it's namesake suggests.

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