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Read After Burning posted:I'm assuming a sweepstakes counts as marketing, somewhat: This is truly the homeopathy of potato chips
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I watched the whole drat thing. There is a sequence where the dude is shown around a rank of pinball machines that are all themed off of famous scams (Ponzi for example) and one of the pinball games is yelling 'IT'S A SCAM IT'S A SCAM' repeatedly so I have my suspicions quite honestly.
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Read After Burning posted:I'm assuming a sweepstakes counts as marketing, somewhat: So Browns fans can taste sadness along with feeling it in their hearts?
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I have to double check every time I read "NFL" now to make sure I'm reading it correctly now. Huh.
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Rondette posted:I watched the whole drat thing. There is a sequence where the dude is shown around a rank of pinball machines that are all themed off of famous scams (Ponzi for example) and one of the pinball games is yelling 'IT'S A SCAM IT'S A SCAM' repeatedly so I have my suspicions quite honestly. It's probably fake, but that is something that genuine crypto idiots would do You know, to make fun of the haters
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Every crypto fanboy I've met is on at least one level of irony.
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flavor.flv posted:It's probably fake, but that is something that genuine crypto idiots would do They really did sell IOUs for future plots of land to gullible 'investors' in their discord server. it seems they at least made an attempt to put it into practice, although not very competently: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/jan/16/cryptoland-runs-aground-as-12m-bid-to-buy-fiji-island-for-resort-falls-through  It's unclear whether the people running the whole thing are delusional True Believers who really think they can manage this island, or whether they're in on the grift.
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RPATDO_LAMD posted:They really did sell IOUs for future plots of land to gullible 'investors' in their discord server. It honestly wouldn’t surprise me if it starts as one and ends up as the other
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Hand out the koolaid enough, you develop a taste for it.
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RPATDO_LAMD posted:so they add 5 ounces of plastic football grass to one corner of the 100-acre potato farm according to carl sagan, this is unnecessary
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The whole thing is just a gemquote:The orange M&M, who has an anxious personality, will "embrace his true self, worries and all." But the orange M&M's shoe laces will now be tied to represent his cautious nature. According to Mars, the orange M&M is "one of the most relatable characters with Gen-Z," which is the "most anxious generation." I just keep rereading this paragraph, I don't know if this is the next Pepsi Galaxy, but if it's not it's close.
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I’m reminded of some scammy failure of an MMO where the higher backer tiers were virtual plots of land in-game for thousands of dollars and yet somehow that’s still preferable to NFT islands both in terms of cost and environmental impact And those candy marketers can’t fool me! You watch, they’ll monitor peoples’ complaints about what orange’s “real” character is and adjust accordingly. Outrage doing the market research for them, genius!
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SUPERMAN'S GAL PAL posted:I’m reminded of some scammy failure of an MMO where the higher backer tiers were virtual plots of land in-game for thousands of dollars and yet somehow that’s still preferable to NFT islands both in terms of cost and environmental impact Are you thinking of Pathfinder Online? Which preemptively banned goons from joining, which of course didn't matter because it never really got anywhere.
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Hel posted:Which preemptively banned goons from joining drat how? Fitness requirements?
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Douche Wolf 89 posted:drat how? Fitness requirements? It was such a mess they never came further than putting up a sign saying "No goons allowed!". But it seemed like the lead was legitimately scared we'd ruin the game by trolling. Some of the people in Trad Games who were more involved might remember more.
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Douche Wolf 89 posted:drat how? Fitness requirements? You had to tie your mouse to your wrist and flip it up into your hand.
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I can't think of a better way to motivate goons to grief a game.
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Lumbermouth posted:You had to tie your mouse to your wrist and flip it up into your hand. Definitely not a swift action.
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I could care less that the Orange one has tied shows, or that the green M&M is no longer "sexy" and has Dad-esque New Balance sneakers. (though maybe some people DO care? https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/green-mm-mars-wrigley-rebrand-sneakers-slut-1287965/) But I can't stand the inconsistency. The Blue and Green M&M have white colored arms and legs, but all the others have sort-of Caucasian colored arms and legs? What's up with that?
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DrBouvenstein posted:I could care less that the Orange one has tied shows, or that the green M&M is no longer "sexy" and has Dad-esque New Balance sneakers. (though maybe some people DO care? https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/green-mm-mars-wrigley-rebrand-sneakers-slut-1287965/) Those are clothes. You can tell by the pixels.
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The orange one has timbs and blue wears orthos lmao Anyway they've only made them sexier
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I'm not sure if I'm just seeing things but it seems like maybe they take the body color, desaturate and tint it heavily white, then use that for the legs/arms? Which would make the cool colors seem more crisp white and the warm colors more ivory
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Recently learned of a piece of horrifying Jar Jar Binks merchandise that was released with The Phantom Menace. Must have been an experience to buy this for your child and watch as they press their lips to Jar Jar and start sucking on his tongue.
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I will never understand the american need for their candy to have personalities.
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Yeah it's weird, but it's just something we all demand, every one of us
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every american 100% agrees with every stupid marketing push and loves the brands that rule us edit: Captain Hygiene, I keep thinking you're getting constantly probed with that avatar when scrolling on mobile.
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Alhazred posted:I will never understand the american need for their candy to have personalities. ??? Douche Wolf 89 posted:Anyway they've only made them sexier
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I went into a shop and asked 'what's this candy bar's story'. When the shopkeeper said they didn't understand I set the store on fire in disgust
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I love British bars and candies but goddamn does it suck to turn your delicious Milkybar over and it's all children's puzzles. I'm an adult damnit, give me a sexy cow with intrusive thoughts
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struggling with imposter syndrome like a skittle in a bowl of m&ms
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Douche Wolf 89 posted:I love British bars and candies but goddamn does it suck to turn your delicious Milkybar over and it's all children's puzzles. I'm an adult damnit, give me a sexy cow with intrusive thoughts I used to love British chocolates like you Then I took an Aero to the knee
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Surely America isn't the only country with cartoon candy mascots.
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Detective No. 27 posted:Surely America isn't the only country with cartoon candy mascots. Not if my Pelon Pelo Rico mascot body pillow has anything to say about it
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Detective No. 27 posted:Surely America isn't the only country with cartoon candy mascots. Would think Japan would be all in on that, pretty much everything has a mascot.
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Douche Wolf 89 posted:I love British bars and candies but goddamn does it suck to turn your delicious Milkybar over and it's all children's puzzles. I'm an adult damnit, give me a sexy cow with intrusive thoughts intrusive thots
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Byzantine posted:intrusive thots Amazing username.
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Brawnfire posted:I used to love British chocolates like you 
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me, dropping to a knee and getting ready to fire my RPG into the candy shop: DOES THE CHCOCOLATE BAR HAVE ANXIETY OR NOT???? I WON'T ASK AGAIN FUCKER!!!
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Detective No. 27 posted:Surely America isn't the only country with cartoon candy mascots. I'll take the M&M shoe controversy over this: 
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