08 Feb 2014, 8:46 pm
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08 Feb 2014, 9:57 pm
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I don't remember this one:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zTDbpxT8ZI[/youtube]
By, my God, Coke is fueling our obesity epidemic.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zTDbpxT8ZI[/youtube]
By, my God, Coke is fueling our obesity epidemic.
Can anyone say FALSE ADVERTISING?!?!?!?!?
08 Feb 2014, 10:12 pm
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08 Feb 2014, 10:18 pm
08 Feb 2014, 10:49 pm
Kraichgauer wrote:
Raptor wrote:
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Let the buyer beware.
It should be obvious that anything with that much sugar in it isn't going to be particularly thinning.
That is, unless it had so much caffeine in it back then that it kept people uncontrollably on the go and burning off calories.
Let the buyer beware.
It should be obvious that anything with that much sugar in it isn't going to be particularly thinning.
That is, unless it had so much caffeine in it back then that it kept people uncontrollably on the go and burning off calories.
It has to be recalled at the same time this commercial had been made, tobacco companies were claiming their product was perfectly safe and even healthy. Deliberate false advertisement can and does cause great harm to the public, and so just to say "buyer beware" just doesn't cut it.
Whatever, but I still maintain that the consumer has some responsibility of common sense.
It should be obvious that anyone with two brain cells to rub together that drinking sodapop in excess isn't going to be particularly healthy.
Moreover, it should be abundantly obvious that purposely inhaling just about any kind smoke in such high concentrations several times a day for months and years on end is unhealthy. The few that actually are that stupid; let's just call it natural selection and leave it at that.
I would absolutely love to see commercials like this on TV with NO disclaimers just to hear the handwringer's squawk over them.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSSi1Sy-vug[/youtube]
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08 Feb 2014, 11:00 pm
Raptor wrote:
Kraichgauer wrote:
Raptor wrote:
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Let the buyer beware.
It should be obvious that anything with that much sugar in it isn't going to be particularly thinning.
That is, unless it had so much caffeine in it back then that it kept people uncontrollably on the go and burning off calories.
Let the buyer beware.
It should be obvious that anything with that much sugar in it isn't going to be particularly thinning.
That is, unless it had so much caffeine in it back then that it kept people uncontrollably on the go and burning off calories.
It has to be recalled at the same time this commercial had been made, tobacco companies were claiming their product was perfectly safe and even healthy. Deliberate false advertisement can and does cause great harm to the public, and so just to say "buyer beware" just doesn't cut it.
Whatever, but I still maintain that the consumer has some responsibility of common sense.
It should be obvious that anyone with two brain cells to rub together that drinking sodapop in excess isn't going to be particularly healthy.
Moreover, it should be abundantly obvious that purposely inhaling just about any kind smoke in such high concentrations several times a day for months and years on end is unhealthy. The few that actually are that stupid; let's just call it natural selection and leave it at that.
I would absolutely love to see commercials like this on TV with NO disclaimers just to hear the handwringer's squawk over them.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSSi1Sy-vug[/youtube]
What about products that shouldn't be harmful, but due to defect in manufacturing, are? Should companies be allowed to get away with that?
08 Feb 2014, 11:16 pm
Kraichgauer wrote:
What about products that shouldn't be harmful, but due to defect in manufacturing, are? Should companies be allowed to get away with that?
If your talking about something like defective brakes on a car that's different since there is no common sense to rely upon. You should be able to buy a product with reasonable expectation that it will work as intended. I can't help but wonder where you're going with this....
08 Feb 2014, 11:35 pm
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09 Feb 2014, 12:11 am
Raptor wrote:
Kraichgauer wrote:
What about products that shouldn't be harmful, but due to defect in manufacturing, are? Should companies be allowed to get away with that?
If your talking about something like defective brakes on a car that's different since there is no common sense to rely upon. You should be able to buy a product with reasonable expectation that it will work as intended. I can't help but wonder where you're going with this....
Where I'm going with this is, every product should be safe, and if it isn't, it shouldn't be advertized as being safe.
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09 Feb 2014, 12:42 am
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09 Feb 2014, 9:24 am
09 Feb 2014, 11:01 am
Kraichgauer wrote:
Raptor wrote:
Kraichgauer wrote:
What about products that shouldn't be harmful, but due to defect in manufacturing, are? Should companies be allowed to get away with that?
If your talking about something like defective brakes on a car that's different since there is no common sense to rely upon. You should be able to buy a product with reasonable expectation that it will work as intended. I can't help but wonder where you're going with this....
Where I'm going with this is, every product should be safe, and if it isn't, it shouldn't be advertized as being safe.
Yeah, well some products are inherently dangerous and can only be made so safe. That's where common sense comes in.
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09 Feb 2014, 11:27 am
Raptor wrote:
Kraichgauer wrote:
Raptor wrote:
Kraichgauer wrote:
What about products that shouldn't be harmful, but due to defect in manufacturing, are? Should companies be allowed to get away with that?
If your talking about something like defective brakes on a car that's different since there is no common sense to rely upon. You should be able to buy a product with reasonable expectation that it will work as intended. I can't help but wonder where you're going with this....
Where I'm going with this is, every product should be safe, and if it isn't, it shouldn't be advertized as being safe.
Yeah, well some products are inherently dangerous and can only be made so safe. That's where common sense comes in.
Sure, murdercycles are dangerous, but it's obvious. Smoking was not at one time so obvious - particularly with their advertising campaign. Call people naive, but they tend to believe what they're told.
09 Feb 2014, 11:39 am
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09 Feb 2014, 5:05 pm
09 Feb 2014, 7:49 pm
Kraichgauer wrote:
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It's obvious enough but I'll repeat what I said a few post ago.
It's obvious enough but I'll repeat what I said a few post ago.
Raptor wrote:
Moreover, it should be abundantly obvious that purposely inhaling just about any kind smoke in such high concentrations several times a day for months and years on end is unhealthy. The few that actually are that stupid; let's just call it natural selection and leave it at that.
And yet it's more likely conservatives who deny there's anything dangerous about smoking. You want your friends to die off?
Wut?
As I've said in this thread alone, it should be abundantly obvious to anyone with two brain cells to rub together that purposely inhaling just about any kind smoke in such high concentrations several times a day for months or even years on end is clearly detrimental to ones health. It shouldn't matter who tells them what. Those few who are actually that goddamn stupid that they can't figure it out on their own can be casually written off as victims of natural selection.
