Reebok International Inc. pulled its television commercial showing a pro basketball star leaping over an oncoming car after a Kentucky teen was injured trying a similar stunt. . . . Reebok pulled the 30-second ``defy convention'' ad from Thursday's CBS broadcast of ``Survivor: The Australian Outback'' and replaced it with a commercial featuring tennis star Venus Williams. The ad that was yanked used computer effects to make it appear that Houston Rockets star Steve Francis leaped over an oncoming car. A 16-year-old boy from Independence broke his leg and ankle Monday trying to jump over a car driven by a friend while another teen videotaped the action. . . . ------------------ [This message has been edited by bobrek (edited April 27, 2001).]
Hmmm, was it the commercial, or was the kid that tried it just STUPID? You make the call. ------------------ HEAD KNIGHT: We are now... no longer the Knights Who Say 'Ni'. KNIGHTS OF NI: Ni! Shh! HEAD KNIGHT: Shh! We are now the Knights Who Say 'Ecky- ecky- ecky- ecky- pikang- zoop- boing- goodem- zoo- owli- zhiv'.
I guess now they will start needing to put disclaimers on before NBA games. I can see it now.... "The events you are about to witness are being performed by professionals(normally, with a few exceptions (cough)Cato(cough)). Please do not try to imitate them without proper adult supervision. Maybe they can even get someone like Barkley to read it.... I guess that does say something about the public perception of Francis. He must be doing something right if these maroons think he can jump over a car!!! CK ------------------ When someone annoys you, it takes 42 muscles to frown, but it takes 4 to reach out and b****-slap the b*stard upside the head [This message has been edited by Castor27 (edited April 27, 2001).]
That kid just did it wrong, I'll tape myself doing it the right way and post it on the internet. It's actually very easy but I guess some people are stupid enough to not know how to jump a car. ------------------ Ceo of the Walt Williams and Lisa Malosky fan club. atheistalliance.org
DEANB, I take it you drive a Matchbox? Those are the best for jumping. ------------------ I'm about to boldly go where many men have gone before.
First your pinky, next your cranium. You won't have anything left to present to Lisa Malosky. ------------------ Yugo grills, Yugo mills, Check out the oil my Yugo spills...
I did some stupid stuff as a teenager, but this far surpasses anything I ever did. ------------------ Founder and President of the Houston Homers Club(HHC) - Are you a homer? Join now! The Rockets will be NBA champions. Believe.
LMAO how dumb can you get. I can see if it was a kid but a 16yr old doing something like that? ------------------ President of the Steve Francis, Jamal Crawford,Larry Hughes, and Charles Woodson fan club.
This is funny. our local NY news showed the kid leaping car stunt. the problem though is that they tried it because of JACKASS(oops i had a brain fart before). not the reebok add. they thought if they sent it into JACKASS that they would be so impressed that they would put it on TV. yes these kids are STUPID, but so is rebok for pulling the add. frikin wusses. peace ------------------ Hanta-Force Paintball www.hanta-force.com [This message has been edited by The Voice of Reason (edited April 28, 2001).]
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You can find the commercial on adcritic.com just search for reebok, it's the one that says Defy. Francis is only in there for a little bit... I don't see it as that big of a deal. Also I believe that kid was inspired by the show "Jackass" to do that car stunt. ------------------
To continue on Castor: "The National Basketball Association would like to stress that the shattering of the backboard is only a stunt, and should not be attempted, with the exception of idiots looking to spend time in the hospital" ------------------
I'd like to see the explanation the kid driving the car gives on his insurance claim. ------------------
I saw that thing. The kid caved in the roof of the car it hit him so hard. The channel I saw it on kept showing it over and over in slo-mo. I was surprised he didn't die. The most amazing part is that there were FOUR kids involved, two with video cameras. Four kids and this seemed like a good idea to ALL of them? I weep for the future. I hope the Rockets don't make any roster moves do to this incident. ------------------ Kenny Thomas had a foul called on him in the Western Conference Finals.
He he, it would start off something like this: "See, what had happened was...." ------------------ HEAD KNIGHT: We are now... no longer the Knights Who Say 'Ni'. KNIGHTS OF NI: Ni! Shh! HEAD KNIGHT: Shh! We are now the Knights Who Say 'Ecky- ecky- ecky- ecky- pikang- zoop- boing- goodem- zoo- owli- zhiv'.
What the hell is wrong with this planet!? I mean jumping over a car!? And then to have to pull a commercial because there are stupid people in the world? Man I'm missing something. I don't care if a kid saw this on a Reebok commercial or "JackAss", if he's stupid enough to risk his life, and other people's lives doing something like this, then his parents are not doing their job. Period. Everybody has done some dumb things as a kid, but jumping over a car just takes the cake. That right there is a sample of how screwed up this world has become in recent decades. Why do I get the feeling that 20 years from now that kid is going to be picking up trash on the side of the road and living in a cardboard box with a cheap bottle of whiskey. Assuming he's alive of course. ------------------ See the three, be the three. [This message has been edited by RocksMillenium (edited April 30, 2001).]
