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Is it live? or is it Memorex--for those old enough to recall

submitted by SFOGuy

8 years 7 months 4 weeks ago

Ok, this isn't elevated comedy---it might not even be comedy. But I was definitely laughing by the midway point.
The music at the beginning is Wagner's Ride of the Valkyries...
And the caption I put on it references a very old audiotape (yes, something most kids have never seen) that trumpeted its fidelity in reproduction with a series of ads...and including one that shattered a glass with a singer's voice and another that showed someone dressed like Dunn in this video being blasted while sitting in front of a speaker...

Oh, and this is why you don't walk behind jet engines...

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Self promoting this video and sending it back into the queue for one more try; last queued Monday, September 21st, 2015 5:11pm PDT - promote requested by original submitter SFOGuy.

that was a MAXELL tape ad... not Memorex

Uh---my GoogleFu suggests perhaps not.

that was a MAXWELL tape ad... not Memorex

Maxell ad https://youtu.be/XiJzLfxWooo

Uh---my GoogleFu suggests perhaps not.

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Promoting this video and sending it back into the queue for one more try; last queued Monday, September 21st, 2015 11:39pm PDT - promote requested by eric3579.

Ahhh MAXELL not MAXWELL.... see my memory is not quite enough : )

OK, between us we found the truth.
The print ad (the guy and speaker) was Maxell!
The tagline (is it live...) was Ella Fitzgerald's voice shattering a glass for Memorex.

Should I recaption the thing or just let it ride?

Ahhh MAXELL not MAXWELL.... see my memory is not quite enough : )

I've missed that Johnny Knoxville laugh.

Yup, definitely Maxell. Why am I so sure? I have the framed posted in my computer room, on my wall, so I just have to turn right to see it. =)

OMG. The footballs at 1:06....holy hell.

funny as hell, but *nsfw

This video has been flagged as being Not Suitable For Work - declared nsfw by Vexus.

Sorry, I put that in the header description but was a slacker and didn't tag it when I posted.
My apologies; I hope you had earbuds in.

funny as hell, but *nsfw

LiquidDrift says...

I miss Jackass, they had some of the most brilliantly funny stunts! Never liked the gross-out stuff though.

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