2/10/2003: Forehead advertising

Undertoad · 02-10-2003, 11:18 AM

Oh you could have predicted this one. (So why didn't you?)

In the UK, an advertising firm called "Cunning Stunts" (yes, ripping off an old pun also used by the band Metallica) has announced that they will be renting out students' foreheads for advertising.

The rate: 4.20 pounds/hour and you have to wear it for a minimum of three hours per day. Pretty good money for doing almost nothing; not such good money in exchange for your dignity.

99 44/100% pure · 02-10-2003, 11:45 AM

So, how is this substantially different from wearing clothing with brand names emblazoned on them?

Sheesh, if I wanted my kids to be walking billboards, the companies should pay ME for them to wear the clothes!

perth · 02-10-2003, 12:20 PM

what a cute kid!

i like old navys baby stuff. we shop mostly there and at target for my sons clothes. i dont care much that 'old navy' is emblazoned across most of his clothes, becuse they really do make some cute clothes.

~james

slang · 02-10-2003, 12:34 PM

Thught #1 - dude with logo on forehead:

I can't remember *ever* being that hard up for beer money that I would have some bullshit logo on my forehead while attending college or since. The carpet pattern was the only thing that may have appeared there, and I was not compensated.

Maybe the chicks today dig dorks with this look. Some guys can get laid with anything unusual.

Thought #2 - 99's baby endorsing Old Navy:

Why don't firearms companies supply T-shirts in baby sizes? What would better convey that your (generic term) kid wont grow up to be some new age pussy than a Desert Eagle t-shirt in toddler sizes? Nothing graphically violent, but endorsing the product, not the *mis-use* of the product.

Oh, never mind. Nowdays CPS has the *right* to swipe your kid when you expose them to such inherently evil themes.

fabfoxap62 · 02-10-2003, 12:35 PM

I wouldn't mind being payed for doing vitually nothing, although I would like to veto certain advertisers. It would be cool being sponsered by Leicester City FC (my local soccer team), but I'd draw the line at Tampax hehehe!

02-10-2003, 12:44 PM

http://www.rentmychest.com

slang · 02-10-2003, 12:46 PM

Nice site Dave, now where's the one with the chicks renting their chests?

Ooops, it says they are available (for 2k

) at the bottom of the page.

wolf · 02-10-2003, 01:09 PM

I WANT that diversity tee-shirt. Unfortunately the last time I checked the website they were out of 'em ...

smed · 02-10-2003, 02:36 PM

my eyes aren't too good this time of day.....
what is on that tee-shirt the entire "Browning" line?
I didn't think Desert Eagle had that many models.
It's too hard to ID any of those irons.

Quote:

Originally posted by wolf
I WANT that diversity tee-shirt. Unfortunately the last time I checked the website they were out of 'em ...

MaggieL · 02-10-2003, 04:12 PM

Look! They have one for Jag!

http://www.guardian.co.uk/graphic/0,5812,891305,00.html

slang · 02-10-2003, 04:23 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by smed
what is on that tee-shirt the entire "Browning" line?

Various styles and brands of handguns.

Elspode · 02-10-2003, 05:28 PM

I've been wondering for years about the whole logo clothing thing. When I was a kid, you could write away to, for example, STP or Moon or Hooker (all racing product manufacturers), and they'd send you piles of logo stickers and such.

Now, you *pay* premium pricing for manufacturers' logos on your otherwise unremarkable clothing. I don't really get it, I guess.

I do have a couple of shirts that have the old Moog Music logo on them, but they were made by a friend of mine and given to me for nothing.

Now, if only I hadn't had to sell my Mini Moog in order to be able to afford to keep my ARP 2600. Looks like I need an ARP shirt. I don't have any objection to wearing advertising for companies that don't exist anymore (okay, Moog exists in a couple of forms, but they aren't using this logo anymore).

smed · 02-10-2003, 06:38 PM

aahhh......moog.
We got one in high school, circa 1983.
32 keys, whole lotta slides and levers.
You had to program the entire sound envelope prior to playing.
very low-tech by todays standards.

slang · 02-10-2003, 06:51 PM

Check from Coke in the mail......or......prompt arrest? Whadda ya think? Best to get some feedback before I go out and about with this new look.

wolf · 02-10-2003, 07:09 PM

I'd check to see if you could also pick up sponsorships from Skoal and one of the chocolate companies ... NASCAR doesn't limit a driver to one sponsor, and there appears to be space remaining on your forehead for a couple of smaller ads.

This absolutely beats renting yourself out for human experimentation.

02-10-2003, 12:34 PM	#4
slang St Petersburg, Florida Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 3,423	Thught #1 - dude with logo on forehead: I can't remember ever being that hard up for beer money that I would have some bullshit logo on my forehead while attending college or since. The carpet pattern was the only thing that may have appeared there, and I was not compensated. Maybe the chicks today dig dorks with this look. Some guys can get laid with anything unusual. Thought #2 - 99's baby endorsing Old Navy: Why don't firearms companies supply T-shirts in baby sizes? What would better convey that your (generic term) kid wont grow up to be some new age pussy than a Desert Eagle t-shirt in toddler sizes? Nothing graphically violent, but endorsing the product, not the mis-use of the product. Oh, never mind. Nowdays CPS has the right to swipe your kid when you expose them to such inherently evil themes. Attached Images __________________ FTFF

02-10-2003, 12:35 PM	#5
fabfoxap62 Kinda New Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 1	Forehead advertising I wouldn't mind being payed for doing vitually nothing, although I would like to veto certain advertisers. It would be cool being sponsered by Leicester City FC (my local soccer team), but I'd draw the line at Tampax hehehe! __________________ and in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make.

02-10-2003, 12:46 PM	#7
slang St Petersburg, Florida Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 3,423	Nice site Dave, now where's the one with the chicks renting their chests? Ooops, it says they are available (for 2k ) at the bottom of the page. __________________ FTFF Last edited by slang; 02-10-2003 at 12:49 PM.

02-10-2003, 01:09 PM	#8
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	I WANT that diversity tee-shirt. Unfortunately the last time I checked the website they were out of 'em ... __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

02-10-2003, 04:12 PM	#10
MaggieL in the Hour of Scampering Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Jeffersonville PA (15 mi NW of Philadelphia) Posts: 4,060	Look! They have one for Jag! http://www.guardian.co.uk/graphic/0,5812,891305,00.html __________________ "Neither can his Mind be thought to be in Tune,whose words do jarre; nor his reason In frame, whose sentence is preposterous..."

02-10-2003, 11:18 AM	#1
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	2/10/2003: Forehead advertising Oh you could have predicted this one. (So why didn't you?) In the UK, an advertising firm called "Cunning Stunts" (yes, ripping off an old pun also used by the band Metallica) has announced that they will be renting out students' foreheads for advertising. The rate: 4.20 pounds/hour and you have to wear it for a minimum of three hours per day. Pretty good money for doing almost nothing; not such good money in exchange for your dignity.

02-10-2003, 11:45 AM	#2
99 44/100% pure Infrequently Astonished Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Baltimore metro area Posts: 324	Six of One, Half Dozen of Another So, how is this substantially different from wearing clothing with brand names emblazoned on them? Sheesh, if I wanted my kids to be walking billboards, the companies should pay ME for them to wear the clothes! Attached Images __________________ Overcompensating for the 0.56% that is irredeemably corrupted.

02-10-2003, 12:20 PM	#3
perth Strong Silent Type Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Fort Collins, CO Posts: 1,949	what a cute kid! i like old navys baby stuff. we shop mostly there and at target for my sons clothes. i dont care much that 'old navy' is emblazoned across most of his clothes, becuse they really do make some cute clothes. ~james

02-10-2003, 12:44 PM	#6
dave Guest Posts: n/a	http://www.rentmychest.com

02-10-2003, 05:28 PM	#12
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	I've been wondering for years about the whole logo clothing thing. When I was a kid, you could write away to, for example, STP or Moon or Hooker (all racing product manufacturers), and they'd send you piles of logo stickers and such. Now, you pay premium pricing for manufacturers' logos on your otherwise unremarkable clothing. I don't really get it, I guess. I do have a couple of shirts that have the old Moog Music logo on them, but they were made by a friend of mine and given to me for nothing. Now, if only I hadn't had to sell my Mini Moog in order to be able to afford to keep my ARP 2600. Looks like I need an ARP shirt. I don't have any objection to wearing advertising for companies that don't exist anymore (okay, Moog exists in a couple of forms, but they aren't using this logo anymore). Attached Images __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

02-10-2003, 06:38 PM	#13
smed Sir Smed to you. Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Trenton, NJ Posts: 28	moog...... aahhh......moog. We got one in high school, circa 1983. 32 keys, whole lotta slides and levers. You had to program the entire sound envelope prior to playing. very low-tech by todays standards. __________________ ---->> smed

02-10-2003, 06:51 PM	#14
slang St Petersburg, Florida Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 3,423	Check from Coke in the mail......or......prompt arrest? Whadda ya think? Best to get some feedback before I go out and about with this new look. Attached Images __________________ FTFF

02-10-2003, 07:09 PM	#15
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	I'd check to see if you could also pick up sponsorships from Skoal and one of the chocolate companies ... NASCAR doesn't limit a driver to one sponsor, and there appears to be space remaining on your forehead for a couple of smaller ads. This absolutely beats renting yourself out for human experimentation. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)