"Push it old man."
July 5, 2012 1:58 PM Subscribe
"A guy playing pickup ball pulls his Uncle Drew out of the crowd to take the place of an injured player and the old man still has some gas in his tank."
Disclaimer: PEPSIBLUE. Video and post text via. slyt.
Disclaimer: PEPSIBLUE. Video and post text via. slyt.
This post was deleted for the following reason: Eh, no biggie but this feels like its falling a little far to the wrong side of the "watch our hamfisted corporate viral video stunt" line to work as a decent mefi post. -- cortex
Kottke was late to the party on that link.
posted by cjorgensen at 2:03 PM on July 5, 2012
posted by cjorgensen at 2:03 PM on July 5, 2012
Does this video work for anybody? In the, "I believed it" sense.
Do you ever go to the movies?
posted by andoatnp at 2:04 PM on July 5, 2012
Do you ever go to the movies?
posted by andoatnp at 2:04 PM on July 5, 2012
If I'm not convinced by that old-age makeup in a video, how on earth was anyone convinced by it in real life? And didn't they think it odd that there was a professional camera crew there?
Oh yeah, because this entire thing is staged.
posted by hermitosis at 2:06 PM on July 5, 2012
Oh yeah, because this entire thing is staged.
posted by hermitosis at 2:06 PM on July 5, 2012
Pepsi blew it.
posted by loquacious at 2:07 PM on July 5, 2012 [1 favorite]
posted by loquacious at 2:07 PM on July 5, 2012 [1 favorite]
Despite all this bullshit, I enjoyed it.
posted by mattbucher at 2:10 PM on July 5, 2012 [1 favorite]
posted by mattbucher at 2:10 PM on July 5, 2012 [1 favorite]
This is one of the only times I've seen PEPSIBLUE being used so literally.
posted by Think_Long at 2:10 PM on July 5, 2012
posted by Think_Long at 2:10 PM on July 5, 2012
IF I WERE THERE I'D BE LIKE HEY DUMMIES THATS NOT A REAL OLD. A REAL OLD WOULD ONLY SHOOT THREES AND PLAY NO DEFENSE.
posted by (Arsenio) Hall and (Warren) Oates at 2:11 PM on July 5, 2012 [5 favorites]
posted by (Arsenio) Hall and (Warren) Oates at 2:11 PM on July 5, 2012 [5 favorites]
Ha. Yes, there is nothing more entertaining than disguising a man who gets paid millions to play ball (and probably further millions to do this ad) to embarrass and school a bunch of guys who are just trying to have some fun and take a break from jobs that are almost certainly less lucrative and less exciting.
PEPSI: THE DRINK OF ASSHOLES.
posted by nushustu at 2:13 PM on July 5, 2012 [4 favorites]
PEPSI: THE DRINK OF ASSHOLES.
posted by nushustu at 2:13 PM on July 5, 2012 [4 favorites]
Wow. A new low for the Mefi Blue - a BS video essentially operating as a advertisement.
We should have new disclaimer - instead of SLYT (single link you-tube), we now need SLAV (single link advertisement video)
posted by Flood at 2:13 PM on July 5, 2012 [1 favorite]
We should have new disclaimer - instead of SLYT (single link you-tube), we now need SLAV (single link advertisement video)
posted by Flood at 2:13 PM on July 5, 2012 [1 favorite]
It's Kyrie Irving from Duke dressed as an old man playing basketball in a Pepsi commercial.
posted by 4ster at 2:16 PM on July 5, 2012
posted by 4ster at 2:16 PM on July 5, 2012
It's Kyrie Irving from Duke
He's been in the NBA for a year. He plays for the Cleveland Cavaliers, and was rookie of the year.
posted by King Bee at 2:18 PM on July 5, 2012 [1 favorite]
He's been in the NBA for a year. He plays for the Cleveland Cavaliers, and was rookie of the year.
posted by King Bee at 2:18 PM on July 5, 2012 [1 favorite]
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Every aspect of it seemed unconvincing to me and when it was finished I didn't understand its purpose.
posted by dobbs at 2:03 PM on July 5, 2012