[Kazan]

http://adweek.blogs.com/adfreak/2006/08/so_its_not_just.html

wtf....

[pecenipicek]

[vyper]

Indeed, .

[Ferret]

"Where would you go on a Hummer adventure?"

That's where I started choking on my food from laughing.

[karajorma]

I think that MacDonald's have realised that they can do whatever they like while Burger King continue to use "The Burger King" as their mascot.

Cause quite frankly he scares the **** out of me. I keep expecting him to run off to blow up the Houses of Parliament or something.

[Rictor]

...I don't get it. OK sure, America consumerist excess LOL, but since when is that news?

edit:

[aldo_14]

Where would you go on a Hummer adventure?


or







Where would you go on a Hummer adventure?

[Kazan]

some conspiracy-theory minded person noted that it IS the military edition of the hummer....

[Rictor]

It clearly is. So what?

[aldo_14]

It clearly is. So what?

Well, children make smaller targets and save money thanks to smaller kevlar vests.  Plus, you only need to wait 6 to 8 years for the next batch, rather than 18-20 for adults.

[Kazan]

the conspiracy theorists idea was that it was just prepping them to live in constant warfair and be recruited

[redmenace]

Honestly, I don't know why someone feels like they need to blog about a stupid kidmeal promotion. It is a waste of time. Then I realize they have some connection to Massachuesets. *all becomes clear*

I personally don't see how a hummer promo would be effective US military recruiting tool.

Personally, BF2 and Americas Army do a far better job.

[aldo_14]

Honestly, I don't know why someone feels like they need to blog about a stupid kidmeal promotion. It is a waste of time. Then I realize they have some connection to Massachuesets. *all becomes clear*

I personally don't see how a hummer promo would be effective US military recruiting tool.

Personally, BF2 and Americas Army do a far better job.

If you want to be cynical, AA and BF2 aren't really too suitable for the young-kiddies that get Happy Meals.

Yes, I've been told Massachusets is a very nice, clean, friendly state with rather ****ty neighbouring states who just happen to be of the opposite political persuasion.  Albiet told by someone moving to Cumbernauld.

[Kazan]

Honestly, I don't know why someone feels like they need to blog about a stupid kidmeal promotion. It is a waste of time. Then I realize they have some connection to Massachuesets. *all becomes clear*

yeah because the only state in the union that aren't total and complete bigots have something wrong with them, yup - TOTALLY!

the person blogs about advertising in general

[redmenace]

And yet such a bunch of those non bigots and "smart people" continue to elect Ted Kennedy? Also, most people in Mass. are considerably wealthy IIRC. I could be wrong about that last one.

@Aldo: I don't think that a happy meal is going to get kids to join the military. But games like BF2, albeit not for your children and at the risk of sounding like jack thompson, are far better influence and recruiting tool. But if this were an attempt at military indoctrination, then it is a poor attempt, no offense intended.

[Ford Prefect]

Honestly, I don't know why someone feels like they need to blog about a stupid kidmeal promotion. It is a waste of time. Then I realize they have some connection to Massachuesets. *all becomes clear*

You know, we do have a conservative Republican governor.

Also, speaking of Massachusetts, I have some exciting news to share with everyone: It seems that Forbes Magazine just rated the county I live in to be the single most overpriced county in the entire nation.

[redmenace]

No offense intended FP, but I find it a screwed up place. Regaurdless of political affiliation, anyone who re-elects a guy as sketchy and debaucherous as Ted Kennedy, I am a little suspicious of. Again it is not the political views that I care about, it is stuff like The Big Dig that concerns me.

[Ford Prefect]

Well, y'know the drill. He's a Kennedy, he's supposed to be there, etc. I don't mind him because I like it when he lambasts religious conservatives on the Senate floor.

[redmenace]

Thats the truly sad thing about too. It is assumed that he should be there. Like that assumption that Bush should be in office as well because his father was in office. Believe me, I heard that one during the election.

Let me clarify my Big Dig comment. It was not very well though out.[The Project That Is]

[NGTM-1R]

some conspiracy-theory minded person noted that it IS the military edition of the hummer....

I'd also point out that it's the only edition of the Hummer worthy of the name. The H2 and H3 are much lesser vehicles, in terms of off-road capablity, reliablity, and durablity. They were after all built to civilian standards on civilian truck bodies, so they're really fake Hummers.