Anyone find those infect-truth.com or thetruth.com anti-tobacco commercials annoying?

Vic Viper · Sep 7th, 2002, 03:05 AM

????

it doesnt really bother me...

how about you guys/girls??????

merylsilverburg · Sep 7th, 2002, 03:24 AM

No, they don't bother me. In fact, I think they're pretty cool since they're at least trying to make an effort to stop teens from smoking. Their messages and commericals and ads aren't dumb and cheesy...they're something that teens and kids can relate to and see for themselves.

Vic Viper · Sep 7th, 2002, 03:29 AM

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Originally posted by merylsilverburg
No, they don't bother me. In fact, I think they're pretty cool since they're at least trying to make an effort to stop teens from smoking. Their messages and commericals and ads aren't dumb and cheesy...they're something that teens and kids can relate to and see for themselves.

i totaly agree with you meryl, like what the commercial says,

Knowledge is Contagious

merylsilverburg · Sep 7th, 2002, 03:34 AM

Right! I just saw this commercial recently that had that fake baby crying right in the middle of the sidewalk in New York or somewhere and man, when I saw that, I was like "Hey...good idea".

Of course, smoking among teens will never completely go away, but hopefully with the effort of these commericals and the brains of the teens, smoking will slowly decrease.

Beretta55 · Sep 7th, 2002, 03:42 AM

i dont find them annoying i like them actully i remember the one where they were building a body bag tower of some sort.

Infernal Mass · Sep 7th, 2002, 05:36 AM

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They don't bother me much..since i rarely watch television. The ones i have seen are very creative though.

Damn Sniper · Sep 7th, 2002, 07:38 AM

I find them annoying, and the whole notion that people don't know they are harmful to your health. I grew up with 4 siblings who all smoke, so I started smoking when I was 12, no lie. By the time I was 14 I was a regular smoker, about 3/4 a pack a day. I always knew they weren't any good for me, I mean come on, it's common sense, you take a drag, you cough like crazy,... doesn't take a rocket scientist. The lawsuits entered against the tobacco companies are a joke, and in the long run a few people benefit while the whole of society suffers.

Anyway, I quit cold turkey when I was 18, no withdrawals at all. addiction is all in your mind and if your willpower is strong enough you can do anything.

Sleazy P Martini · Sep 7th, 2002, 08:11 AM

I heard that those "infect truth" commercials are actually sponsored by the tobacco companies. Something to do with a lawsuit they lost......I have no link to back this up, my wife's cousin told me he learned that in some advanced business/marketing course. (or something like that)

007_JamesBond · Sep 7th, 2002, 06:35 PM

I like the commercials, and i dont think that they are anoying

Sep 7th, 2002, 03:05 AM	#1
Vic Viper Nero Must Die ! Joined: Jul 2002 Location: los angeles, CA Posts: 1,704	Anyone find those infect-truth.com or thetruth.com anti-tobacco commercials annoying? ???? it doesnt really bother me... how about you guys/girls?????? __________________

Sep 7th, 2002, 03:24 AM	#2
merylsilverburg Enemy or Ally? Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 4,023	No, they don't bother me. In fact, I think they're pretty cool since they're at least trying to make an effort to stop teens from smoking. Their messages and commericals and ads aren't dumb and cheesy...they're something that teens and kids can relate to and see for themselves. __________________ "You're a louse Roger Smith" ~ R. Dorothy Wayneright "Have a little priest" ~ Mrs. Lovett "Grim Reaper, you could not get the women? What was the problem? Didn't you reap them with your grim reaping equipment?" "I tried that but the women, they all know hopscotch" ~ Eddie Izzard You Can Help

Sep 7th, 2002, 03:34 AM	#4
merylsilverburg Enemy or Ally? Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 4,023	Right! I just saw this commercial recently that had that fake baby crying right in the middle of the sidewalk in New York or somewhere and man, when I saw that, I was like "Hey...good idea". Of course, smoking among teens will never completely go away, but hopefully with the effort of these commericals and the brains of the teens, smoking will slowly decrease. __________________ "You're a louse Roger Smith" ~ R. Dorothy Wayneright "Have a little priest" ~ Mrs. Lovett "Grim Reaper, you could not get the women? What was the problem? Didn't you reap them with your grim reaping equipment?" "I tried that but the women, they all know hopscotch" ~ Eddie Izzard You Can Help

Sep 7th, 2002, 03:42 AM	#5
Beretta55 Reached for the sky Joined: May 2002 Location: The road less traveled Age: 34 Posts: 2,465	i dont find them annoying i like them actully i remember the one where they were building a body bag tower of some sort. __________________

Sep 7th, 2002, 08:11 AM	#8
Sleazy P Martini Senior Member Joined: Jan 2002 Location: Great White North Posts: 1,582	I heard that those "infect truth" commercials are actually sponsored by the tobacco companies. Something to do with a lawsuit they lost......I have no link to back this up, my wife's cousin told me he learned that in some advanced business/marketing course. (or something like that) __________________

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Anyone find those infect-truth.com or thetruth.com anti-tobacco commercials annoying?

Sep 7th, 2002, 05:36 AM	#6
Infernal Mass pariah Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 2,385	https://www.lamer.net/thumbs/tmyk-gif-indexicon.jpg They don't bother me much..since i rarely watch television. The ones i have seen are very creative though.

Sep 7th, 2002, 07:38 AM	#7
Damn Sniper Registered User Joined: Sep 2002 Location: New Orleans, Louisiana Age: 44 Posts: 45	I find them annoying, and the whole notion that people don't know they are harmful to your health. I grew up with 4 siblings who all smoke, so I started smoking when I was 12, no lie. By the time I was 14 I was a regular smoker, about 3/4 a pack a day. I always knew they weren't any good for me, I mean come on, it's common sense, you take a drag, you cough like crazy,... doesn't take a rocket scientist. The lawsuits entered against the tobacco companies are a joke, and in the long run a few people benefit while the whole of society suffers. Anyway, I quit cold turkey when I was 18, no withdrawals at all. addiction is all in your mind and if your willpower is strong enough you can do anything.

Sep 7th, 2002, 06:35 PM	#9
007_JamesBond Angel of Darkness Joined: Jan 2002 Location: Everywhere, but then again nowhere Age: 38 Posts: 1,692	I like the commercials, and i dont think that they are anoying __________________ Vini Vidi Vici victory comes to those who want it the most i am only mearly surviving


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