new advert with ben johnson

[Ken Gargett]

this is so wrong but i must confess i thought it brilliant. so clever to come up with this.

 

 

[Islandboy]

Watching this, I felt envious of the way you Aussies can see the humor in some of the touchier subjects of life so effortlessly....something we Americans seem to avoid lest we offend someone. Then I found this:

http://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/summer/ben-johnson-gambling-ad-1.4115597

Hah! Guess we’re not that different after all. 

[Warren]

5 minutes ago, Islandboy said:

Watching this, I felt envious of the way you Aussies can see the humor in some of the touchier subjects of life so effortlessly....something we Americans seem to avoid lest we offend someone. Then I found this:

http://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/summer/ben-johnson-gambling-ad-1.4115597

Hah! Guess we’re not that different after all. 

The average mug on the street can see the humor in adds like this but political correctness is very much alive and well here in Australia.

Most of the fools in public positions are scared stiff to have a laugh lest they be hung out to dry by the rabid PC police.

[Puros Y Vino]

A great Canadian hero! If only he'd put that speed to use on the ice chasing seals and clubbing them.

[westg]

Brilliant piece ....bloody brilliant... wipes the floor with the Ladbrokes and bet365 ads..I don't gamble at all ....we are being hammered with theses ads and they are now sponsoring major sporting events.... which to me borders on conventional morality.... plus everyone knows what a bunch of dirty cheats Canadians are....a distant second to the dirty rotten seppo though .... 

 

Cheers Ken

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[Jeremy Festa]

Awesome

 

[Jeremy Festa]

Thinking of Ben Johnson, I got the 24 Kilates X Diadora shoes last year, in his honour. 

If humans were cars, he was the greatest. 

[MIKA27]

It's a great ad IMO - Each person in that ad paid their dues for cheating and using drugs, life goes on and we can all make mistakes.

I guess those were massive mistakes but mistakes nonetheless. 

[Williamos]

Brilliant ad. Personally loathe gaming advertisers bombarding sports but if they're gonna do it, do it like this.


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[oliverdst]

Ahahahah

Beautiful

Why Carl Lewis is not in the ad?!?! Oh wait...

 

[Thomasdenaro]

hilariously funny, love it every time i see it on the TV.

[David88]

While I hate cheats in sport I found this hilarious. He was deservedly punished for what he did and I don't rally see this as making a mockery of what happened. Some people are too sensitive.

[westg]

1 hour ago, Jeremy Festa said:

Thinking of Ben Johnson, I got the 24 Kilates X Diadora shoes last year, in his honour. 

If humans were cars, he was the greatest. 

he was a Lamborghini.....looks like a Volkswagen now  

[Fuzz AI]

They cheated, they got punished, end of story.

The ad is witty and creative.