FYI, neither of those girls have ever, ever in real life, ever bought mountain dew 'gamer fuel' or played world of warcraft for more than the three minutes it took to log in and realize what kind of game it was.

As you were.

>> ^brain:
guerilla marketing


You know it, baby. lol

>> ^BoneyD:
This promotion was also linked with the addition of new ingame non-combat pets called Battle Bots. As you can imagine, all the pet collectors, kiddies and many others were gleefully logging in to the Blizzard site to register their accounts for one.
What's troubling to me is that this could be the model for future advertising and product placement in the game. These 'vanity' style pets are very popular: there are lots of them and the game records Xbox style achievements for collecting a whole bunch.
If this promotion is successful, i.e. their sales of Dew raise in some positive way, then we can expect more free advertising down the track. And we won't be able to say we didn't ask for it.


It's not like this is anything new -- Gotta catch em all!

Little Orphan Annie says drink your fucking Ovaltine.

This promotion was also linked with the addition of new ingame non-combat pets called Battle Bots. As you can imagine, all the pet collectors, kiddies and many others were gleefully logging in to the Blizzard site to register their accounts for one.

What's troubling to me is that this could be the model for future advertising and product placement in the game. These 'vanity' style pets are very popular: there are lots of them and the game records Xbox style achievements for collecting a whole bunch.

If this promotion is successful, i.e. their sales of Dew raise in some positive way, then we can expect more free advertising down the track. And we won't be able to say we didn't ask for it.

>> ^EndAll:
I think as long as membership doesn't go over 9000 it'll be fine.




/nerd

So..does that mean we'll get like an exclusive VIP room for the people who are members now? And like, Membership cards, and a limo driven by sifty with a little hat on? OO and a Mountain Dew fountain in the lobby!

Wait, do you eat Doritos and drink Mountain Dew? Because if you do, then I fucking love you, dude!

"finger the Y button until she explosively cums grass seeds"

That was the funniest thing I have ever heard him say. I seriously lost my shit when he said that, spraying Mountain Dew all over my keyboard.

Looking for a Mountain Dew and a bag of Doritos in the background.

There are suits... and there are independents.

Independents.

Digipen, fullsale, collins collge... there is nothing special about them.

There is no school that will train you for 5 year projects, 24 hour work days, and mountain dew.

If you want to do design games.. and are not the lucky 1% that make it right into a design position, I suggest you start testing games. Learn how to write ... well, be good at it. Have a portfolio, and then when you think that you are ready... put some ideas down on the designers. You could get lucky.

In short, dont asskiss, but cater to them.

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In all truth, probably little overlap. I may have watched her play basketball against my high school. But you know, who knows - Deathcow or I may have toked up with her at some point. Why ruin a good story. yes ... it's coming back to me now ...

It was February of 1987. A boombox with Judas Priest was playing Hell Bent for Leather. We were behind the Wasilla Carrs supermarket, in the little stand of trees there. Pepsi and Mountain Dew Cans littered the snow. They were all deformed into makeshift pipes -- punctured, used and discarded.

Much like the girls who clustered around the heavy metal boys in that chilly circle.

I was in my light Member's Only jacket, defying the freezing air. She was wearing a ski jacket. Her hair was poofed up in a ball, frozen on top of her head. I was close to her, I could smell the Aquanet that made her hair perform its unnatural act.
"Pass the pipe Sarah" she was holding her breath - the Pepsi can saddling its small package of pungent herb.
"Hold, on - I got room for one more." She croaked in reply, sucking the last of the green down into the can. Nothing left but burning ashes. "Here you go, enjoy that." She snickered, walking off into the dark.
"Dude, that's so uncool". I dropped the can into the beaten snow watching her fading figure return to the light, while I stayed in the darkness of the wood. Judas Priest played on.

OK, so now we’ve had the “Crying Game.” No OF, we don’t need to see THAT.

Wow, look at all that love displayed here. It just makes you want to choke like when I read the description of your last meal request - all stirred together?!? So, I suppose you’re from the school of thought that believes “it all goes to the same place.” Well I guess it comes down to what you’re used to . . . so did you grow up on casseroles or dumpster diving? At least you know not to mix your poisons. Although I’d have to wonder what a milk- Mountain Dew -Jack Daniels combo would taste like? On second thought, nanh.

Actually, OF, with some of the things said around here, you might want to worry about the passes made at you. Who knows what’s at the other end of your sticky keyboard. Some of them might even think their SiftBot’s gift to the Internet.

Now about that super power you requested, “invisibility” . . . . I believe some sifters may have already granted you that ability. And if they haven’t already, you might just ask them. Wow, you could speak freely. That might get kind of lonely, though, just you and SiftBot talking. Oh wait, you got your girl, too. Y’all could be the three amigos.

Your list of prized possessions should make moving fairly easy. Of course four of them require constant replacing. By now you’ve smoked them already. Let us know when you’re back from the Kwicky Mart.

VideoSift is self-entertainment, eh? I guess your self-entertainment needs to be plugged in – oh wait . . . . Moving on to things you are afraid of . . . wow, you would have to go out of your way to find scorpions or candiru. Since you brought up the candiru and concern for your wiener, didn’t you read your article that you’d have to be urinating in the Amazon River. But then the article argues why that wouldn’t really work either – urine stream velocity and problem of pure urine, or so it says. OK, I don’t want to keep beating this joke and all. No, I wasn’t talking about your . . . nevermind . . .

I’ll leave the donkey in the bathtub alone. It’s just a donkey . . .

OK, I’m still scanning your hodgepodge of information . . . so much to play with, so little time. I have to leave something for the others to mess with.

Next . . .

i guess i can see telling your dorm/suite mates about your foray into the taco bell underworld to secure vast quantities of the rare and exotic "baja blast" mountain dew syrup would be thrilling.

For those who don't know the Mountain Dew flavor "Baja Blast" is only available at Taco Bell. It is not available to buy in stores. That is the reason they did this.

Funny, but obesity does in fact have a strong molecular biological, genetic component involving in some cases a pathological and absolutely irresistible hunger compulsion, and in other cases completely messed up metabolism and energy storage. These obese individuals are the result of biological disease and the recent cheap availability of enormous portions of horrible foods. When all you can afford is fish, rice, and cabbage, these diseases might never show, especially if you have to labor hard for the money to afford even that. Of course if a few bigmacs are about the same price and you're "working from home" or mumsy and dadsy are floating the bill...


Still, of course others are just lazy lumps who eat 12 bigmacs, wash it down with 64 ounces of mountain dew with a side of cheesecake while they watch soaps all day.

1. Jesus the Mexican Boy - Iron and Wine
2. What People are Made Of - Modest Mouse
3. Tasergun - Beck
4. Fuckin With my Head (Mountain Dew Rock) - Beck
5. Trogdor!!!! - Strong Bad
6. Black Tambourine - Beck
7. Farewell Ride - Beck
8. Message in a Bottle - The Police
9. Satan's Bed - Pearl Jam
10. But, Honestly - Foo Fighters

Wow. Maybe I have too much Beck. I don't think this accurately represents my music tastes. Let's try again

11. Satan Gave me a Taco - Beck (not looking good)
12. Even Flow - Pearl Jam
13. Diamond Bollocks - Beck
14. Total Soul Future (Eat It) - Beck
15. Low Light - Pearl Jam
16. Me and The Bean - Spoon (yes!)
17. Cut 1/2 Blues - Beck
18. Bugs - Pearl Jam
19. Summer's End - Foo Fighters
20. Life Like Weeds - Modest Mouse

Okay, what the hell.