An interesting article I found from the Sporting News... http://www.sportingnews.com/nba/articles/20010427/313195.html Reebok pulls Francis adafter youth's accident A TV ad showing Rockets guard Steve Francis leaping over a car was pulled by Reebok International Inc. after a Kentucky teen was hurt trying a similar stunt. "We don't want to be seen as encouraging any kind of this behavior," said John Wardley, a spokesman at the shoe company's headquarters in Canton, Mass. Reebok pulled the 30-second "defy convention" commercial from its scheduled slot Thursday on CBS and replaced it with a spot featuring Venus Williams. The ad that was yanked used computer effects to make it appear that Francis jumped 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. Police in the northern Kentucky city said the teens were inspired by MTV's "Jackass" show, but MTV said the show has never run a stunt in which someone gets hit by a car. Lawyer Eric Deters said the boys were not trying to imitate MTV or a Reebok ad. "They all said they were doing this for kicks and fun," Deters said Thursday. "We all did stupid things." Police filed felony charges of wanton endangerment against the 17-year-old driver and the 16-year-old passenger who was in the car videotaping the stunt. Copyright 2001 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ------------------ "I would like to live forever, because we should not live forever, because if we were ever supposed to live forever, then we would live forever, but we cannot live forever, which is why I would not live forever." -Miss Alabama in the 1994 Miss Universe contest
DaneB, This is pathetic that you post this again. Mango ------------------ Get it right or just don't do it! Resistance is futile....you will be assimilated.
I checked all the posts Mr. Mango and I couldn't find the previous post. Im sorry to piss you off, considering that Im just trying to post artticles as I see them. ------------------ "I would like to live forever, because we should not live forever, because if we were ever supposed to live forever, then we would live forever, but we cannot live forever, which is why I would not live forever." -Miss Alabama in the 1994 Miss Universe contest
Dane, it's been posted at least twice in this forum in the past 2-3 or so weeks. ------------------ My company declared Chapter 11 bankruptcy, then agreed to merge with another company, which also declared for Chapter 11 bankruptcy... should I be worried?
http://bbs.clutchcity.net/ubb/Forum3/HTML/012713.html http://bbs.clutchcity.net/ubb/Forum3/HTML/012707.html Explain how you checked and missed the two mentioned above. The thread titles are quite similar to your thread title, so the best that can be surmised is that you had only gone 1 day back in time. Mango ------------------ Get it right or just don't do it! Resistance is futile....you will be assimilated.
Hmmm, was it the commercial, or was the kid that tried it just STUPID? You make the call. ------------------
Ive been busy and havent had enough time to post much. I was glancing through the Sporting News today saw it, thought it was recent news because I hadnt heard of it. I didnt bother checking the date of the article because I didnt remember seeing it there yesterday and I check the site on a common basis. I looked through to see if anybody had posted it within the last two days and nobody had, so I just posted it. I usually dont post things that have already run through a couple of times, but this is *once* is an exception. ------------------ "I would like to live forever, because we should not live forever, because if we were ever supposed to live forever, then we would live forever, but we cannot live forever, which is why I would not live forever." -Miss Alabama in the 1994 Miss Universe contest
Get a freaking life Mango... It's the offseason, so you won't have to worry about having 100's of threads a day here... ------------------ "Awesome baby!" Dick Vitale
Just let it go Mango! like who assigned YOU to jump all over everyone who makes a mistake!?!? ------------------ Dream Rejects Every Attempt Made
Have a nice day. Mango ------------------ Get it right or just don't do it! Resistance is futile....you will be assimilated.
Geez, we still have to work on the delivery, Mango. You still sound like Lurch with your complimentary remarks. ... and one smilie wouldn't hurt. ------------------ My company declared Chapter 11 bankruptcy, then agreed to merge with another company, which also declared for Chapter 11 bankruptcy... should I be worried?
Who said it was a compliment? Mango ------------------ Get it right or just don't do it! Resistance is futile....you will be assimilated.
I think that they shouldn't have taken it off the air. Cause I mean you'd have to be crazy to try to jump over a moving car.
Hmmm, was it the commercial, or was the kid that tried it just STUPID? You make the call. ------------------ My doctor says I am bipolar. I am going to get a second opinion. I have never had intimate desires for polar bears.
Yeah, but you stole it from me, as I was the original author of it. ------------------ My doctor says I am bipolar. I am going to get a second opinion. I have never had intimate desires for polar bears.
