07-02-2005 20:40									#31
	Support Apolyton buy from Amazon

Get one of those small beer fridges then.

http://www.drinkstuff.com/products/mini-fridges.asp

Now that's something they should advertise during the Super Bowl, then people could watch soccer!

	07-02-2005 20:44									#32
	Got spare money?

But I already watch soccer .

And small fridges are nice, but I can't justify the expense being a struggling student and then (Hmmm, thinks Imran, that doesn't stop you from buying beer and games... shaddup!)

	07-02-2005 20:45									#33
	Support Apolyton, pre-order Civilization IV

Exactly.

	07-02-2005 20:52									#34
	Support Apolyton, buy Civilization III: Complete

Another main problem is this idiotic Christian law that they can't sell beer on Sundays. Since I usually go to the grocery store on Sundays, that usually ends up sucking. I need to start going on another day. I have one pub can of Guinness left and then I'm tapped out.

I got no more beer left for England v. Netherlands! It's a sad state of affairs!

	07-02-2005 20:54									#35
	Support Apolyton, pre-order Civilization IV

You watch friendlies?

	07-02-2005 21:00									#36
	Support Apolyton, buy Civilization III: Complete

Of course! Why not? It's still soccer .

	07-02-2005 21:04									#37
	Support Apolyton, buy Galactic Civilizations

quote: Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui I got no more beer left for England v. Netherlands! It's a sad state of affairs!

Don't worry, it's a friendly so it'll be a crap game anyway.

About half the stars of both teams won't even attend. Coach Van Basten will use this match to give some rookies a chance to gain experience.

	07-02-2005 21:05									#38
	Help yourself to an AD-FREE life

You can't sell beer on Sundays?! Awful.

England Netherlands will probably suck, for England at least. We've got no fit defenders.

With Robben and Van Nistelroij injured and Kluivert not playing well/injured I think Holland might be struggling to get forwards too... how fit is Hasselbaink?

	07-02-2005 21:19									#39
	Lose 30 kilos (of popups)

quote: Originally posted by MikeH With Robben and Van Nistelroij injured and Kluivert not playing well/injured I think Holland might be struggling to get forwards too... how fit is Hasselbaink?

THAT is never a problem. We have enough capable forwards to fill 2 entire football teams (including reserves).

Van Nistelrooij, Kluivert, Makaay, Hasselbaink, Van Hooijdonk, Robben, Kuijt, Castelen, Van der Vaart, Van der Meijden, Yildrim, Van Persie, Collins John, Babel, Vennegoor of Hesselink, Huntelaar, Kalou (assuming he'll be allowed to switch to Dutch nationality), etc...

	07-02-2005 21:30									#40
	Support Apolyton, buy Civilization III: Complete

I didnt see more than a quarter of the game but I saw maybe half of the commercials. Of those the robbery one was the best (I didnt see the spagetti sauce one).

	07-02-2005 21:37									#41
	Full PM-box? Change here!

Hey Spencer.. no thread-jacking all right!!

	07-02-2005 21:53									#42
	Support Apolyton

OK

I dont care who wins so long as the Dutch dont.

	07-02-2005 21:54									#43
	Support Apolyton, buy Civilization: The Boardgame

Another advertising professional checking in...

Notable SB ads for me:
1. Mortgage Company "Don't Judge Too Quick" convenience store robbery. (I missed the spaghetti-cat execution.)
2. Diet Pepsi -- both the P Diddy truck and "celebrities" spot were decent
3. FedEx -- 10 parts of a good commercial (hilarious!!)

The winter-convertible Ford spot and some of the Bud Light spots were OK. The post-wardrobe malfunction chilling effect was obvious, with 2 pretty mild ads (Bud drinker causes wardrobe malfunction; Micky Rooney's butt) pulled due to fear they might offend.

It was clear that most companies were just trying not to offend anybody, and that's no way to create memorable, impactful ads. Overall, I thought it was a pretty weak year.

	07-02-2005 22:41									#44
	Enter the AD-FREE zone

quote: Originally posted by SpencerH OK I dont care who wins so long as the Dutch dont.

	08-02-2005 02:04									#45
	Suffering from ads?

I liked the monkey whoopie cushion one.

	08-02-2005 02:17									#46
	Support Apolyton

The monkey in the suit with his butt on the copier machine got a laugh out of me. Good casting on the guy. He always had the right facial expresion. And I'm sure that was a long one to shoot.

	08-02-2005 03:33									#47
	Tired of ads?

Pasta cat, pasta cat, pasta cat!!!

	08-02-2005 03:50									#48
	Support Apolyton or Terrorists Win

quote: That's what the woman's for!

Yet more reason not to be a homosexual.

	08-02-2005 05:31									#49
	Support Apolyton, buy GURPS/ Alpha Centauri

quote: Originally posted by alva You watch friendlies?

What's a friendly?

	08-02-2005 10:07									#50
	Put an end to popups!

Basically a game with nothing at stake, a training game or an exhibition game if you want.

I think your equivalent would be the pre-season games?

	08-02-2005 10:14									#51
	Support Apolyton, buy Civilization: The Boardgame

quote: Originally posted by alva Must say that I can't recall ever debating the commercials being aired during a World-cup footie game. Am I the only euro-com who finds this tradition rather... odd?

Don't worry, commercialism is coming soon to a continent near you.

	08-02-2005 11:07									#52
	Support Apolyton, buy Galactic Civilizations: Deluxe Edition

quote: You can't sell beer on Sundays?! Awful.

Not in Georgia. At least not in a non-restaurant.


Oh, and perhaps the best commerical in terms of getting brand name out was the P.Diddy Pepsi commerical or the various Bud commericals. The funniest ones also tended to be from companies that most people will not remember.

	08-02-2005 11:09									#53
	Support Apolyton

The point is they will remember it when flipping through the Yellow Pages.

	08-02-2005 15:26									#54
	Put an end to popups!

http://dyn.ifilm.com/superbowlads/

	08-02-2005 16:54									#55
	Increase Your PM Length

So there is a Pepsi commercial, but no Coca Cola commercial ?
Can someone explain that ?

	08-02-2005 17:36									#56
	Support Apolyton or Terrorists Win

Coke didn't want to spend the kind of money needed to outbid Pepsi for the advertising time

	08-02-2005 17:38									#57
	Inflate your Upload Space

They don't need to, their product doesn't suck like Pepsi.