Ok, so it seems like today is just Michael Jackson day, over at this website. Truth of the matter is that while putting together the previous post, I came across this gem of a video showcasing what looks like the Indian Thriller, or Thriller Bollywood style. Whatever you choose calling it, you’ve gotta admit it’s quite a catchy tune… not! It’s very good for laughs, though. The only thing I’m not certain is whether this is supposed to be serious or some kind of parody; god help us all until we’re capable of grasping the true intent behind the Indian Thriller; in the meanwhile, we laugh – ladies and gentlemen:

Indian thriller: this is what a Bollywood Thriller looks like!

Also… since I know you love singing along, here are the real lyrics to Bollywood Thriller:

Goli maaaaaaar… goli maar!

Goli mar-mar-mar-mar-mar-mar-(mar)…

Goli mar-mar-mar-mar-mar-(mar)…..

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As some of you might recall, last year I released two special posts focusing the very worse magazine advertisements I’d come across in a long while. So, without further due I’ll proceed to cap this trilogy of sorts, and it pretty much goes like this:

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If you can’t get enough of Badvertisements, the kind of ads that make you go “Uh?”, today is your lucky day! I’ve joined together some of the best worse advertisements that show just how desperate marketeers can get, trying to stand out from the crowd.

Oftentimes, much will be lost in translation, while an apparently brilliant idea gets converted into a nonsensical advertisement. Let’s see this series of Alka Seltzer ads, for example: they clearly intended to show us their anti-acids are so good you’ll be able to eat pretty much everything in sight. Hilarious, eh? Yeah, not really.

Next, we’re invited to visit the region of Aquitaine, in France. Apparently, this is such a nice place to visit that you’ll never want to leave. As clearly demonstrated in the following ads… but come on advertisement people, could you get a little less literal?

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Within the crowded modern markets, modern market-ists certainly don’t have it easy. There’s so much information going around, so many people trying to sell their thing and build their profit, that sometimes advertisers engage some desperate stunts to try and stand out from the crowd. Needless to say, in certain occasions some ads effectively succeed in doing so, but for all the wrong reasons.

Have you ever come across a publicity that left you utterly puzzled and confused, all the while thinking “Were they actually trying to sell me on something or just chase me away? Are they trying to confuse me?”.

I certainly have thought so, and in fact it’s been happening so often that I decided to put together a list of my favorite BADVERTISEMENTS out there, so you can take your best shot at guessing what the hell it’s all about.

Let’s start with this bunch from OSO, a brand of food wrap. Okay, so they’re trying to tell us that if we don’t buy their product… our food will try to do stupid things? Shouldn’t the slogan read “If you don’t buy this, your food will try to kill itself in moronic fashion!”, or something like that? I’m really lost, here.

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To every coin there are two sides. Let’s consider this, for example; in one side, it’s great news the presidential run of George W. Bush Jr. is finally over, since his absence is equated by most as a good chance the USA will finally get out from the dark pits of recession. On the other side…

Next: his finest moments!

… well, the Internet just won’t be as fun, now that such an influential and far-reaching comedian has been removed from the spotlight. With this in mind, I decided to make one last homage, with some of the top highlights and Bushisms illustrating his remarkable and illustrious political career. And i quote: Read the rest of this entry »

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