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	<title>Take me to your Leader! &#187; WTF</title>
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		<title>The 32 Freakiest Ads Of 2008</title>
		<link>http://takemetoyourleader.com/2009/01/06/the-32-freakiest-ads-of-2008/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rob Gonda</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The gory/comic spot for Evil Dead the Musical, by Saatchi &#38; Saatchi in Toronto won the title of AdFreak&#8217;s Freakiest Ad of 2008, after collecting 49 percent of the votes at AdFreak&#8230; check out all the ads in alphabetical order&#8230; which one is your favorite? 
ALS Society of Canada &#124; &#8220;Head &#38; Shoulders&#8221;

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The gory/comic spot for Evil Dead the Musical, by Saatchi &amp; Saatchi in Toronto won the title of AdFreak&#8217;s Freakiest Ad of 2008, after collecting 49 percent of the votes at AdFreak&#8230; check out all the ads in alphabetical order&#8230; which one is your favorite? <span id="more-721"></span></p>
<hr /><strong><span style="font-size: 15px; color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial;">ALS Society of Canada | &#8220;Head &amp; Shoulders&#8221;</span></strong></p>
<p><object width="425" height="344" data="http://www.youtube.com/v/g0Q4kIx95aU&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;ap=%2526fmt%3D18" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="src" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/g0Q4kIx95aU&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;ap=%2526fmt%3D18" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /></object></p>
<p>This gut-wrenching PSA used a children&#8217;s song to depict the ravages of ALS. [<a href="http://adweek.blogs.com/adfreak/2008/11/canadian-als-spot-sets-a-new-bar-for-grim.html" target="_blank">Read more</a>]</p>
<hr /><strong><span style="font-size: 15px; color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial;">American Asthma Foundation | &#8220;Park&#8221; </span></strong></p>
<p><object width="425" height="344" data="http://www.youtube.com/v/zSMtJ2Rgru8&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;ap=%2526fmt%3D18" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="src" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/zSMtJ2Rgru8&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;ap=%2526fmt%3D18" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /></object></p>
<p>This PSA conveyed the experience of an asthma attack on a shockingly visceral level. [<a href="http://adweek.blogs.com/adfreak/2008/05/one-psa-that-wi.html" target="_blank">Read more</a>]</p>
<hr /><strong><span style="font-size: 15px; color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial;">Amnesty International | &#8220;The Stuff of Life&#8221;</span></strong></p>
<p><object width="425" height="344" data="http://www.youtube.com/v/yLL7O9hIloA&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;ap=%2526fmt%3D18" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="src" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/yLL7O9hIloA&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;ap=%2526fmt%3D18" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /></object></p>
<p>Another disturbing PSA: this one from Amnesty, depicting the waterboarding torture technique. [<a href="http://adweek.blogs.com/adfreak/2008/04/amnesty-crafts.html" target="_blank">Read more</a>]</p>
<hr /><strong><span style="font-size: 15px; color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial;">Aware Helpline | &#8220;Just as Horrific&#8221;</span></strong></p>
<p><a style="display: inline;" href="http://adweek.blogs.com/.a/6a00d8341c51c053ef0105367852b6970c-pi"><img class="at-xid-6a00d8341c51c053ef0105367852b6970c" style="width: 425px;" src="http://adweek.blogs.com/.a/6a00d8341c51c053ef0105367852b6970c-450wi" alt="Aware-helpline-2" /></a></p>
<p>These anatomically jarring PSAs from Singapore made the case that verbal abuse can be just as horrific as physical abuse. [<a href="http://adweek.blogs.com/adfreak/2008/05/domestic-abuse.html" target="_blank">Read more</a>]</p>
<hr /><strong><span style="font-size: 15px; color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial;">Barbecues Galore | &#8220;Chicken&#8221;</span></strong></p>
<p><object width="425" height="344" data="http://www.youtube.com/v/ib-UOuEdGFg&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="src" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ib-UOuEdGFg&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /></object></p>
<p>What can you say to your chicken dinner when he asks you to hook him up with a girl just as you&#8217;re marinating him? [<a href="http://adweek.blogs.com/adfreak/2008/06/bbq.html" target="_blank">Read more</a>]</p>
<hr /><strong><span style="font-size: 15px; color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial;">Burger King | &#8220;Morning Tongue&#8221;</span></strong></p>
<p><object width="425" height="344" data="http://www.youtube.com/v/53ZDenGeN9w&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="src" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/53ZDenGeN9w&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /></object></p>
<p>After dreaming of hash browns filled with cheese, the hero of this BK spot woke up with a nasty case of &#8220;morning tongue.&#8221; [<a href="http://adweek.blogs.com/adfreak/2008/03/morning-tongue.html" target="_blank">Read more</a>]</p>
<hr /><strong><span style="font-size: 15px; color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial;">Canex | &#8220;Yorkie&#8221;</span></strong></p>
<p><a style="display: inline;" href="http://adweek.blogs.com/.a/6a00d8341c51c053ef0105367093b2970b-pi"><img class="at-xid-6a00d8341c51c053ef0105367093b2970b" style="width: 425px;" src="http://adweek.blogs.com/.a/6a00d8341c51c053ef0105367093b2970b-450wi" alt="Canex-worm" /></a></p>
<p>This gross print campaign made you wonder if you&#8217;re actually feeding your dog—or the worms inside him. [<a href="http://adweek.blogs.com/adfreak/2008/10/giant-pale-worms-are-not-a-kids-best-friend.html" target="_blank">Read more</a>]</p>
<hr /><strong><span style="font-size: 15px; color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial;">Colombian Association of Arterial Hypertension | &#8220;Home&#8221;</span></strong></p>
<p><a style="display: inline;" href="http://adweek.blogs.com/.a/6a00d8341c51c053ef01053670937c970b-pi"><img class="at-xid-6a00d8341c51c053ef01053670937c970b" style="width: 425px;" src="http://adweek.blogs.com/.a/6a00d8341c51c053ef01053670937c970b-450wi" alt="Acha-home" /></a></p>
<p>The rotting undead, doomed by high cholesterol, livened up this Colombian health campaign. [<a href="http://adweek.blogs.com/adfreak/2008/03/daddys-home-and.html" target="_blank">Read more</a>]</p>
<hr /><strong><span style="font-size: 15px; color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial;">Converse | KissingWithRoss.com</span></strong></p>
<p><a style="display: inline;" href="http://adweek.blogs.com/.a/6a00d8341c51c053ef010536783b3f970c-pi"><img class="at-xid-6a00d8341c51c053ef010536783b3f970c" style="width: 425px;" src="http://adweek.blogs.com/.a/6a00d8341c51c053ef010536783b3f970c-450wi" alt="Ross" /></a></p>
<p>Ross taught many a lonely Web surfer <a href="http://www.kissingwithross.com/">how to kiss</a>, with gusto, on his very own Converse-branded Web site. [<a href="http://adweek.blogs.com/adfreak/2008/07/ross-knows-how.html" target="_blank">Read more</a>]</p>
<hr /><strong><span style="font-size: 15px; color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial;">Danish Cancer Society | &#8220;Bear Trap&#8221;</span></strong></p>
<p><object width="425" height="344" data="http://www.youtube.com/v/pv5sCbUDEVw&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="src" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/pv5sCbUDEVw&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /></object></p>
<p>A trip to the tanning booth did not end well for this young woman. [<a href="http://adweek.blogs.com/adfreak/2008/07/a-sexy-look-at.html" target="_blank">Read more</a>]</p>
<hr /><strong><span style="font-size: 15px; color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial;">Donate Life California | &#8220;Maggot&#8221;</span></strong></p>
<p><object width="425" height="344" data="http://www.youtube.com/v/wBd8nn95IGs&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;ap=%2526fmt%3D18" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="src" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/wBd8nn95IGs&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;ap=%2526fmt%3D18" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /></object></p>
<p>When you die, said this non-profit, donate your organs to your fellow humans, not to insect larvae. [<a href="http://adweek.blogs.com/adfreak/2008/11/dont-let-the-giant-maggot-eat-your-corpse-.html" target="_blank">Read more</a>]</p>
<hr /><strong><span style="font-size: 15px; color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial;">Doritos | &#8220;Tongue&#8221;</span></strong></p>
<p><object width="425" height="344" data="http://www.youtube.com/v/UFA8ZQKRuA0&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;ap=%2526fmt%3D18" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="src" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/UFA8ZQKRuA0&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;ap=%2526fmt%3D18" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /></object></p>
<p>A wayward spicy tongue ruined a young couple&#8217;s date in this Doritos commercial. [<a href="http://adweek.blogs.com/adfreak/2008/03/helpless-tongue.html" target="_blank">Read more</a>]</p>
<hr /><strong><span style="font-size: 15px; color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial;">Dunkelziffer | &#8220;Tentacle&#8221; </span></strong></p>
<p><object width="425" height="344" data="http://www.youtube.com/v/pwZET_O2m5s&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;ap=%2526fmt%3D18" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="src" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/pwZET_O2m5s&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;ap=%2526fmt%3D18" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /></object></p>
<p>This ultra-creepy German ad depicted the lingering trauma of sexual abuse. [<a href="http://adweek.blogs.com/adfreak/2008/03/the-slithering.html" target="_blank">Read more</a>]</p>
<hr /><strong><span style="font-size: 15px; color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial;">Dutch Socialist Party | &#8220;Connie&#8221;</span></strong></p>
<p><object width="425" height="345" data="http://www.sp.nl/media/flash_flv_player/flvplayer.swf?file=http://www.sp.nl/media/video/SP_Thuiszorg.flv" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"><param name="quality" value="high" /><param name="src" value="http://www.sp.nl/media/flash_flv_player/flvplayer.swf?file=http://www.sp.nl/media/video/SP_Thuiszorg.flv" /></object></p>
<p>What&#8217;s that? You want to see a nude 86-year-old woman criticizing Holland&#8217;s homecare policy? OK, you got it. [<a href="http://adweek.blogs.com/adfreak/2008/02/naked-and-angry.html" target="_blank">Read more</a>]</p>
<hr /><strong><span style="font-size: 15px; color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial;">Easy Living magazine | &#8220;Amy&#8221;</span></strong></p>
<p><a style="display: inline;" href="http://adweek.blogs.com/.a/6a00d8341c51c053ef010536709221970b-pi"><img class="at-xid-6a00d8341c51c053ef010536709221970b" style="width: 425px;" src="http://adweek.blogs.com/.a/6a00d8341c51c053ef010536709221970b-450wi" alt="Amy-winehouse" /></a></p>
<p>The troubled singer stripped down for this British magazine&#8217;s breast-cancer awareness campaign. [<a href="http://adweek.blogs.com/adfreak/2008/03/amy-winehouse-g.html" target="_blank">Read more</a>]</p>
<hr /><strong><span style="font-size: 15px; color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial;">Evil Dead the Musical | &#8220;Marquee&#8221; </span></strong></p>
<p><object width="425" height="344" data="http://www.youtube.com/v/btdFUUAZ2GQ&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;ap=%2526fmt%3D18" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="src" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/btdFUUAZ2GQ&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;ap=%2526fmt%3D18" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /></object></p>
<p>This promo encouraged viewers to attend the musical, but maybe not linger beneath the marquee. [<a href="http://adweek.blogs.com/adfreak/2008/12/heads-off-to-this-evil-dead-the-musical-spot.html" target="_blank">Read more</a>]</p>
<hr /><strong><span style="font-size: 15px; color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial;">Extended Stay Motels | &#8220;Lick&#8221;</span></strong></p>
<p><object width="425" height="344" data="http://www.youtube.com/v/1F8Lj27Q0NY&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;ap=%2526fmt%3D18" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="src" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/1F8Lj27Q0NY&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;ap=%2526fmt%3D18" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /></object></p>
<p>A woman figured that licking everything in sight was the best way to check a room&#8217;s cleanliness in this spot for the motel chain. [<a href="http://adweek.blogs.com/adfreak/2008/08/rooms-so-clean.html" target="_blank">Read more</a>]</p>
<hr /><strong><span style="font-size: 15px; color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial;">GotVMail | &#8220;Business Ideas by Gary Busey&#8221; </span></strong></p>
<p><object width="425" height="344" data="http://www.youtube.com/v/CAoH96IEZx4&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;ap=%2526fmt%3D18" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="src" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/CAoH96IEZx4&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;ap=%2526fmt%3D18" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /></object></p>
<p>The very insane Gary Busey offered manic, nonsensical business tips in <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/garybuseyonbusiness">this collection</a> of 40 spots. [<a href="http://adweek.blogs.com/adfreak/2008/07/need-40-insane.html" target="_blank">Read more</a>]</p>
<hr /><strong><span style="font-size: 15px; color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial;">Jack in the Box | &#8220;Make a Jack Sandwich&#8221;</span></strong></p>
<p><a style="display: inline;" href="http://adweek.blogs.com/.a/6a00d8341c51c053ef010536783bd9970c-pi"><img class="at-xid-6a00d8341c51c053ef010536783bd9970c" style="width: 425px;" src="http://adweek.blogs.com/.a/6a00d8341c51c053ef010536783bd9970c-450wi" alt="Jack-sandwich" /></a></p>
<p>This Web site urged you to upload photos of yourself and a special friend, so all three of you could sleaze out in the hot tub. [<a href="http://adweek.blogs.com/adfreak/2008/02/leave-your-burg.html" target="_blank">Read more</a>]</p>
<hr /><strong><span style="font-size: 15px; color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial;">Jokk | &#8220;The Trap&#8221;</span></strong></p>
<p><object width="425" height="344" data="http://www.youtube.com/v/VMdbxFUYQnE&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="src" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/VMdbxFUYQnE&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /></object></p>
<p>Hunting for berries to make Sweden&#8217;s Jokk juices is extremely dangerous, but worth it. [<a href="http://adweek.blogs.com/adfreak/2008/01/berry-pickers-s.html" target="_blank">Read more</a>]</p>
<hr /><strong><span style="font-size: 15px; color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial;">Kincho | &#8220;Android&#8221;</span></strong></p>
<p><object width="425" height="344" data="http://www.youtube.com/v/WcMqdIWNyWo&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;ap=%2526fmt%3D18" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="src" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/WcMqdIWNyWo&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;ap=%2526fmt%3D18" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /></object></p>
<p>The Japanese company turned to a creepy, fake-smiling fembot to promote its sunscreen. [<a href="http://adweek.blogs.com/adfreak/2008/07/japanese-advert.html" target="_blank">Read more</a>]</p>
<hr /><strong><span style="font-size: 15px; color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial;">Land Transport NZ | &#8220;Bed&#8221;</span></strong></p>
<p><a style="display: inline;" href="http://adweek.blogs.com/.a/6a00d8341c51c053ef01053670930e970b-pi"><img class="at-xid-6a00d8341c51c053ef01053670930e970b" style="width: 425px;" src="http://adweek.blogs.com/.a/6a00d8341c51c053ef01053670930e970b-450wi" alt="Nzbed" /></a></p>
<p>New Zealand tackled the issue of drivers falling asleep at the wheel with all the subtlety of a splattered skull. [<a href="http://adweek.blogs.com/adfreak/2008/02/jarring-nz-ads.html" target="_blank">Read more</a>]</p>
<hr /><strong><span style="font-size: 15px; color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial;">Lotus | &#8220;Faceless People&#8221;</span></strong></p>
<p><a style="display: inline;" href="http://adweek.blogs.com/.a/6a00d8341c51c053ef0105367092bd970b-pi"><img class="at-xid-6a00d8341c51c053ef0105367092bd970b" style="width: 425px;" src="http://adweek.blogs.com/.a/6a00d8341c51c053ef0105367092bd970b-450wi" alt="Lotus" /></a></p>
<p>The automaker Lotus decried the loss of individuality with ads (and street marketing) starring faceless people. [<a href="http://adweek.blogs.com/adfreak/2008/07/lotus-alien-pra.html" target="_blank">Read more</a>]</p>
<hr /><strong><span style="font-size: 15px; color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial;">McDonald&#8217;s | &#8220;Nose&#8221;</span></strong></p>
<p><object width="425" height="344" data="http://www.youtube.com/v/fweGelz5fpw&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;ap=%2526fmt%3D18" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="src" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/fweGelz5fpw&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;ap=%2526fmt%3D18" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /></object></p>
<p>This nightmarish Swedish commercial for McDonald&#8217;s coffee might keep you up at night. [<a href="http://adweek.blogs.com/adfreak/2008/01/banish-nightmar.html" target="_blank">Read more</a>]</p>
<hr /><strong><span style="font-size: 15px; color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial;">Mebucaïne | &#8220;Throats&#8221;</span></strong></p>
<p><a style="display: inline;" href="http://adweek.blogs.com/.a/6a00d8341c51c053ef010536783add970c-pi"><img class="at-xid-6a00d8341c51c053ef010536783add970c" style="width: 425px;" src="http://adweek.blogs.com/.a/6a00d8341c51c053ef010536783add970c-450wi" alt="Mebucaine" /></a></p>
<p>Misplaced mouths cried for help in this campaign for a Novartis throat lozenge. [<a href="http://adweek.blogs.com/adfreak/2008/04/whos-up-for-a-l.html" target="_blank">Read more</a>]</p>
<hr /><strong><span style="font-size: 15px; color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial;">Old Spice | &#8220;Centaur&#8221;</span></strong></p>
<p><object width="425" height="344" data="http://www.youtube.com/v/YtN9CW01QDM&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="src" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/YtN9CW01QDM&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /></object></p>
<p>The too-often-marginalized man-horse hybrid got a chance to shine in this Old Spice spot. [<a href="http://adweek.blogs.com/adfreak/2008/06/wieden-old-spic.html" target="_blank">Read more</a>]</p>
<hr /><strong><span style="font-size: 15px; color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial;">Skittles | &#8220;Piñata&#8221; </span></strong></p>
<p><object width="425" height="344" data="http://www.youtube.com/v/3yPaLq1EpQw&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;ap=%2526fmt%3D18" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="src" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/3yPaLq1EpQw&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;ap=%2526fmt%3D18" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /></object></p>
<p>A human piñata recovered from a beating at the hands of a Skittles-seeking colleague in this off-kilter spot. [<a href="http://adweek.blogs.com/adfreak/2008/03/piata-man-is-be.html" target="_blank">Read more</a>]</p>
<hr /><strong><span style="font-size: 15px; color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial;">Steimatzky Bookstore | &#8220;Shrunken Head&#8221;</span></strong></p>
<p><a style="display: inline;" href="http://adweek.blogs.com/.a/6a00d8341c51c053ef01053670926f970b-pi"><img class="at-xid-6a00d8341c51c053ef01053670926f970b" style="width: 425px;" src="http://adweek.blogs.com/.a/6a00d8341c51c053ef01053670926f970b-450wi" alt="Steinmatzky" /></a></p>
<p>This ad for an Israeli bookstore ridiculed non-readers for their shrunken, intellectually impoverished heads. [<a href="http://adweek.blogs.com/adfreak/2008/08/read-more.html" target="_blank">Read more</a>]</p>
<hr /><strong><span style="font-size: 15px; color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial;">Southwest Airlines | &#8220;The Other Side&#8221; </span></strong></p>
<p><object width="425" height="344" data="http://www.youtube.com/v/Q5W76SOwDi8&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;ap=%2526fmt%3D18" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="src" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Q5W76SOwDi8&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;ap=%2526fmt%3D18" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /></object></p>
<p>This spot characterized the employees at rival airlines as two-faced freak-show monsters. [<a href="http://adweek.blogs.com/adfreak/2008/09/southwest-attac.html" target="_blank">Read more</a>]</p>
<hr /><strong><span style="font-size: 15px; color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial;">TM Advertising | &#8220;Jitsu&#8217;s Secret&#8221; </span></strong></p>
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<p>The Texas shop&#8217;s intra-agency YouTube challenge featured a shocking admission from Masters of the Universe character Jitsu. [<a href="http://adweek.blogs.com/adfreak/2008/02/tm-staffers-gra.html" target="_blank">Read more</a>]</p>
<hr /><strong><span style="font-size: 15px; color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial;">Treximet | &#8220;Heads Off&#8221; </span></strong></p>
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<p>Women with migraines literally lose their heads in this OTC pharmaceutical spot. [<a href="http://adweek.blogs.com/adfreak/2008/11/treximet-works-magic-on-headless-women.html" target="_blank">Read more</a>]</p>
<hr /><strong><span style="font-size: 15px; color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial;">X-travel | &#8220;Boeing 737&#8243;</span></strong></p>
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<p>This unnerving viral for a Dutch travel agency showed an airplane crash-landing into the Mediterranean. [<a href="http://adweek.blogs.com/adfreak/2008/01/travel-agency-n.html" target="_blank">Read more</a>]</p>
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		<title>Office Dares: 33 Ways to Succeed</title>
		<link>http://takemetoyourleader.com/2008/11/25/office-dares-33-ways-to-succeed/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2008 19:14:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Freddie Laker</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[In this tough economic climate it&#8217;s important to strive to be your best at your job. There are layoffs all around and we must all aim to please both our clients and our company superiors.
One quick way to do this is impress your co-workers with a skilled series of dares. We have devised the following [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In this tough economic climate it&#8217;s important to strive to be your best at your job. There are layoffs all around and we must all aim to please both our clients and our company superiors.</p>
<p>One quick way to do this is impress your co-workers with a skilled series of dares. We have devised the following point system to help you succeed at office dares. Try these out in whatever order you think works best.</p>
<p><strong>One-Point Dares</strong></p>
<ol>
<li>Ignore the first five people who say &#8216;good morning&#8217; to you.</li>
<li>To signal the end of a conversation, clamp your hands over your ears and grimace.</li>
<li>Leave your fly open for one hour. If anyone points it out, say, &#8220;Sorry, I really prefer it this way&#8221;.</li>
<li>Walk sideways to the photocopier.</li>
<li>While going in an elevator, gasp dramatically each time the doors open.</li>
<li>When in elevator with one other person, tap them on the shoulder and pretend it wasn&#8217;t you.</li>
<li>Finish all your sentences with &#8220;In accordance with the prophecy&#8230;&#8221;</li>
<li>Don&#8217;t use any punctuation.</li>
<li>Interrupt your conversation with someone by giving a huge dejected sigh.</li>
<li>Use your highlighter pen on the computer screen.</li>
</ol>
<p><strong><br />
Three-Point Dares</strong></p>
<ol>
<li>Say to your boss, &#8220;I like your style&#8221;, wink, and shoot him with double-barrelled fingers.</li>
<li>Kneel in front of the water cooler and drink directly from the nozzle.</li>
<li>Shout random numbers while someone is counting.</li>
<li>Every time you get an email, shout &#8221;email&#8221;.</li>
<li>Put decaf in the coffee maker for 3 weeks. Once everyone has got over their caffeine addictions, switch to espresso.</li>
<li>Keep hole punching your finger. Each time you do, shout, &#8220;dagnamit, it&#8217;s happened again!&#8221;. Then do it again.</li>
<li>Introduce yourself to a new colleague as &#8220;the office bicycle&#8221;. Then wink and pout.</li>
<li>Call I.T. help desk and tell them that you can&#8217;t seem to access any pornography web sites.</li>
</ol>
<p><strong><br />
Five-Point Dares</strong></p>
<ol>
<li>At the end of a meeting, suggest that, for once, it would be nice to conclude with the singing of the national anthem (extra points if you actually launch into it yourself).</li>
<li>Walk into a very busy person&#8217;s office and while they watch you with growing irritation, turn the light switch on/off 10 times.</li>
<li>For an hour, refer to everyone you speak to as &#8220;Dave&#8221;.</li>
<li>Announce to everyone in a meeting that you &#8220;really have to go do a number two&#8221;.</li>
<li>When you&#8217;ve picked up a call, before speaking finish off some fake conversation with the words, &#8216;&#8217;she can abort it for all I care&#8221;.</li>
<li>After every sentence, say &#8216;Mon&#8217; in a really bad Jamaican accent. As in: &#8220;The report&#8217;s on your desk, Mon.&#8221; Keep this up for one hour.</li>
<li>In a meeting or crowded situation, slap your forehead repeatedly and mutter, &#8220;Shut up, damn it, all of you just shut up!&#8221;</li>
<li>At lunchtime, get down on your knees and announce, &#8220;As God is my witness,I&#8217;ll never go hungry again!&#8221;</li>
<li>Repeat the following conversation 10 times to the same person: &#8220;Do you hear that?&#8221; &#8220;What?&#8221; &#8220;Never mind, it&#8217;s gone now.&#8221;</li>
<li>Present meeting attendees with a cup of coffee and biscuit; smash each biscuit with your fist.</li>
<li>During the course of a meeting, slowly edge your chair towards the door.</li>
<li>As often as possible, skip rather than walk.</li>
<li>Ask people what sex they are. Laugh hysterically after they answer.</li>
<li>Sign or p.p. all letters with your initials and a swastika.</li>
<li>Dry hump the photocopier. When someone spots you, stop and cough embarrassingly, then lean in to the machine and whisper loudly, &#8220;I&#8217;ll see you tonight&#8221;.</li>
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		<title>Friday Fun: Hip-Hop Freestyling Translated</title>
		<link>http://takemetoyourleader.com/2008/11/21/friday-fun-hip-hop-freestyling-translated/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2008 17:06:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Freddie Laker</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Today was a great day. I really feel like I truly understand hip-hop music now.
The freestyle championship below is shown in it&#8217;s translated form. The original can be found after the jump.
Classic&#8230;.


The Original:

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Today was a great day. I really feel like I truly understand hip-hop music now.</p>
<p>The freestyle championship below is shown in it&#8217;s translated form. The original can be found after the jump.</p>
<p>Classic&#8230;.</p>
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<p><span id="more-626"></span></p>
<p>The Original:</p>
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		<title>Can&#8217;t Touch This - Prisoners Rock The House</title>
		<link>http://takemetoyourleader.com/2008/10/03/cant-touch-this-prisoners-rock-the-house/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2008 15:53:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Freddie Laker</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m going to categorize the following under our new &#8220;WTF&#8221; category. Many of you may have seen one of the predecessor videos which consisted of hundreds of orange suited prisoners from Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center in the Philippines dancing to Michael Jackson&#8217;s Thriller.
Beyond the fact that this is damn amusing I actually think [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;m going to categorize the following under our new &#8220;WTF&#8221; category. Many of you may have seen one of the predecessor videos which consisted of hundreds of orange suited prisoners from Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center in the Philippines dancing to Michael Jackson&#8217;s Thriller.</p>
<p>Beyond the fact that this is damn amusing I actually think it&#8217;s pretty great that the prison endorses this unusual method of rehabilitation. The prisoners must know that well over 30 million people have watched their performances and this must give them some sense of pride.<span id="more-488"></span></p>
<p>Apparently they&#8217;ve been the subject of two documentaries now and they even open the prison on Saturday for two hours to allow guests to come watch their performances.</p>
<p>Enjoy and have a wonderful weekend!</p>
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		<title>Microsoft + Seinfeld + Gates = FAIL</title>
		<link>http://takemetoyourleader.com/2008/09/18/microsoft-seinfeld-gates-fail/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2008 21:04:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rob Gonda</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[There’s a fine line between crazy and genius and CPB’s new Microsoft has drawn some attention and criticism at least in the advertising community. The common consensus is that it was a disaster, but is there more to it? As nicely said by nowpublic:
The widespread consensus: Microsoft + Jerry + Bill = FAIL.
The result: Gates [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://takemetoyourleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/microsoft-dumps-seinfield-from-ad-campaign.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-395 alignleft" style="padding-right: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px;" title="Microsoft dumps Seinfield from ad campaign" src="http://takemetoyourleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/microsoft-dumps-seinfield-from-ad-campaign.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="169" /></a>There’s a fine line between crazy and genius and CPB’s new Microsoft has drawn some attention and criticism at least in the advertising community. The common consensus is that it was a disaster, but is there more to it? As nicely said by nowpublic:</p>
<p>The widespread consensus: Microsoft + Jerry + Bill = FAIL.<br />
The result: Gates + Seinfeld = CANCELLED.<br />
The Microsoft version: it was all part of the plan.<span id="more-393"></span></p>
<p>So would you believe that they paid Seinfeld $10MM for two ads? Are they bringing him back later? Is this really going somewhere?</p>
<p>A Microsoft spokesperson said that Microsoft was launching its &#8220;largest consumer focused marketing campaign in its history&#8221; that it hopes &#8220;will engage consumers about the broader value of the Windows brand.&#8221;</p>
<p>Microsoft’s new adverts that will feature a brown-suited company engineer who resembles John Hodgman &#8212; the comedian who plays the unfashionable PC character in the “PC vs Mac” ads. Other adverts will include cameo appearances from Bill Gates, as well as celebrities like Desperate Housewives actress Eva Longoria, hip-hop star Pharrell Williams, and the author Deepak Chopra.</p>
<p>It won’t be hard to make anything better or more successful than the line they drew with the two Seinfeld ads (<a title="Microsoft Shoe Circus Ad: Gates and Seinfeld Pt 1" href="http://takemetoyourleader.com/2008/09/05/microsoft-seinfeld-gates-apple-beware/">Shoe Circus</a> and <a title="Microsoft New Family Ad: Gates and Seinfeld Pt 2" href="http://takemetoyourleader.com/2008/09/12/perpetually-connecting/">New Family</a>). Anyone wants to take a wild guess at CPB’s overall strategy?</p>
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		<title>Microsoft explains why the ad is so lame</title>
		<link>http://takemetoyourleader.com/2008/09/05/microsoft-explains-why-the-ad-is-so-lame/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:13:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rob Gonda</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;This first set of ads features Bill Gates and comedian Jerry Seinfeld. Think of these ads as an icebreaker to reintroduce Microsoft to viewers in a consumer context. Later this month, as the campaign moves into its next phase, we’ll go much deeper in telling the Windows story and celebrating what it can do for [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;This first set of ads features Bill Gates and comedian Jerry Seinfeld. Think of these ads as an icebreaker to reintroduce Microsoft to viewers in a consumer context. Later this month, as the campaign moves into its next phase, we’ll go much deeper in telling the Windows story and celebrating what it can do for consumers at work, at play and on-the-go.&#8221; explains Microsoft SVP Bill Veghte, in an internal email to all employees.</p>
<p>That explanation is as lame and as boring as the <a title="Microsoft Jerry Seinfeld Bill Gates ad" href="http://takemetoyourleader.com/2008/09/05/microsoft-seinfeld-gates-apple-beware/">ad itself</a>. I hope CPB has something better than celebrating what Windows can do for consumers at work if the campaign is supposed to be compared to the hilarious Mac vs. PC ads.</p>
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		<title>Microsoft, Seinfeld, Gates; Apple beware!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2008 11:45:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rob Gonda</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Microsoft is launching a $300 million ad campaign starting September 4th, says the WSJ. The ad campaign will star comedian Jerry Seinfeld and Bill Gates, and it was developed to combat the negative image that many consumers have about Windows Vista and also to finally push back against Apple’s popular Mac vs. PC campaign. Really [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://takemetoyourleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/microsoft-jerry-seinfeld-bill-gates-vista.gif"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-304" style="padding-right: 10px;" title="microsoft-jerry-seinfeld-bill-gates-vista" src="http://takemetoyourleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/microsoft-jerry-seinfeld-bill-gates-vista.gif" alt="" width="195" height="257" /></a>Microsoft is launching a $300 million ad campaign starting September 4th, <a title="Microsoft, Jerry Seinfeld, Bill Gates, Apple, Vista, CPB" href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121928939429159525.html?mod=googlenews_wsj" target="_blank">says the WSJ</a>. The ad campaign will star comedian Jerry Seinfeld and Bill Gates, and it was developed to combat the negative image that many consumers have about Windows Vista and also to finally push back against Apple’s popular Mac vs. PC campaign. Really interesting move by CPB, which after winning Microsoft back earlier this year finally shows the big idea.</p>
<p>A new video featuring Jerry and Bill showed up yesterday in YouTube, and my first reaction was WTF! I&#8217;m sure CPB has something really good planned, they always do, and perhaps this is intentional, but seriously, what is this?<span id="more-298"></span></p>
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<p>It reminds me of a famous Steve Jobs quote on Microsoft: &#8220;The only problem with Microsoft is they just have no taste.&#8221;</p>
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		<title>Nico Nico Douga - It&#8217;s madness, but is it &#8220;What&#8217;s Next?&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Sep 2008 15:43:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Freddie Laker</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m going to file this one under WTF, but it has some interesting features.
Nico Nico Douga is one of the most popular video sharing sites in Japan. The very unique feature they have is that users leaving comments on videos appear in an overlay in real time. This allows comments to be timed to certain [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;m going to file this one under WTF, but it has some interesting features.</p>
<p>Nico Nico Douga is one of the most popular video sharing sites in Japan. The very unique feature they have is that users leaving comments on videos appear in an overlay in real time. This allows comments to be timed to certain aspects of the video adding relevant thoughts at the appropriate time. Some users have even used it to add sub titles to their video.</p>
<p>I think this is a great addition. I&#8217;ve been watching YouTube for some time waiting for a comparable feature to appear. I&#8217;m suprised they haven&#8217;t tested even a prototype to see if western culture makes this as much as phenomenom as the Japanese did for Nico Nico Douga.<span id="more-282"></span></p>
<p>Now with all of that said - try and watch this video of some kind of Ronald McDonald from hell without your head exploding&#8230;. Ah, I love Japanese culture.</p>
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<p>PS - Recently I found a new guitly pleasure. It&#8217;s a Japanese game show called Ninja Warrior that they are airing on G4. It&#8217;s basically the hardest obstacle course I&#8217;ve ever seen. Only one guy has beaten it in the 14 seasons of the show. I strongly suggest watching it - even my girlfriend finds it amusing. If nothing else listening to the announcer in Japanese makes my day.</p>
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