About that new Valentine ad...

by FunWithHeadlines on Nov 30, 2005 10:15 AM EST Comment 24 comments

I love how online advertisers know exactly how to appeal to the male sports fan's mind. So when you go to your fantasy baseball site, chances are you'll see some banner ads for gambling sites. How do you know it's an ad for a gambling site? It has a picture of a barely-dressed woman. What's the connection? Hormonal...

So about that new ad we see on this site, the one with the naked woman "wearing" only a heart-shaped box of chocolates held in a strategic position? I have four thoughts:

1. Boy, do these advertisers know us, or what? :)

2. This is just barely SFW...

3. I wonder if the female readers of this site would like a similar ad, showing some beefcake guy holding up a heart-shaped package in front of his, uh, package?

4. And speaking of female readers, remember when Patsy Dean volunteered to model anything suggested? Looking at this Valentine ad, uh Patsy, I have a suggestion...

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We are wondering if this ad is safe for work or not. It may change.

by John Sickels on Nov 30, 2005 10:50 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

Ad changed now

Ah, I see you did change the ad picture. Oh well, certainly safer for work, though not nearly as much fun. :)

by FunWithHeadlines on Nov 30, 2005 12:41 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

photo

Yeah, we were worried that it may get some readers in trouble with their bosses, so we asked the advertiser to change it. It is for the same reason that I confine cheesecake to the diary section after reader requests to do so.

by John Sickels on Nov 30, 2005 12:47 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Understand

Completely understand the decision. But I will say the original ad was some very nice cheesecake.

by FunWithHeadlines on Nov 30, 2005 12:55 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

old photo

didn't get a chance to see old pic, can you put it up in the diary section?

"Second guessers are guys that could have never gotten it right the first time." - Tommy Lasorda (for guys that have no other defense for their actions.)

by slurve on Nov 30, 2005 12:55 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

copy

I don't have a copy.

It was a curvy naked woman using a Valentine's Day box to cover up her butt.

by John Sickels on Nov 30, 2005 1:17 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

and...

...not quite succeeding 100%.

I went to the web site by clicking the ad (more revenue for you, John!), but alas I did not see that ad anywhere on their site.

by FunWithHeadlines on Nov 30, 2005 1:21 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Nice...

The curvy chick ad is still up on my computer at home. When I was at work it showed that pic of the couple. Weird.

"Second guessers are guys that could have never gotten it right the first time." - Tommy Lasorda (for guys that have no other defense for their actions.)

by slurve on Nov 30, 2005 5:19 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

home

Please grab a copy of the photo on your home computer before you refresh your browser, then post it here so everyone can see what we're talking about.

by John Sickels on Nov 30, 2005 5:23 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Looks like...

ya got 'er dun already. Mmmm.

"Second guessers are guys that could have never gotten it right the first time." - Tommy Lasorda (for guys that have no other defense for their actions.)

by slurve on Nov 30, 2005 6:14 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs