Backflip into jeans
May 12, 2008 1:12 AM Subscribe
This post was deleted for the following reason: deleted viral triple -- jessamyn
But can he catch sunglasses with his face?
posted by knave at 1:19 AM on May 12, 2008 [3 favorites]
posted by knave at 1:19 AM on May 12, 2008 [3 favorites]
In case it wasn't blatantly obvious to anyone else, Google turns up "How Levi's Jeans Duped The Internet With Their New Secret Ad."
posted by knave at 1:23 AM on May 12, 2008
posted by knave at 1:23 AM on May 12, 2008
Something is amiss... but it's not these guys vis-à-vis their pants.
posted by knystress at 1:24 AM on May 12, 2008
posted by knystress at 1:24 AM on May 12, 2008
Deleted Viral Advertising Double.
It's a Metafilter Triple!
posted by Happy Dave at 1:27 AM on May 12, 2008
It's a Metafilter Triple!
posted by Happy Dave at 1:27 AM on May 12, 2008
Oops. Mea culpa. Direct your bricks over here.
posted by Kraftmatic Adjustable Cheese at 1:29 AM on May 12, 2008
posted by Kraftmatic Adjustable Cheese at 1:29 AM on May 12, 2008
*launches brick at adjustable cheese*
*walks away satisfied at size of dent and sound of dull thud*
posted by Hat Maui at 1:43 AM on May 12, 2008
*walks away satisfied at size of dent and sound of dull thud*
posted by Hat Maui at 1:43 AM on May 12, 2008
he's using fat pants. **not impressed**
posted by Large Marge at 2:25 AM on May 12, 2008
posted by Large Marge at 2:25 AM on May 12, 2008
Easy, guys.. I put my pants on just like the rest of you - one leg at a time. Except, once my pants are on, I make gold records.
posted by mullingitover at 2:29 AM on May 12, 2008 [2 favorites]
posted by mullingitover at 2:29 AM on May 12, 2008 [2 favorites]
I also put my pants on one leg at a time.
The difference is, I pull them on over my head.
But, one leg at a time.
posted by Dipsomaniac at 2:35 AM on May 12, 2008
The difference is, I pull them on over my head.
But, one leg at a time.
posted by Dipsomaniac at 2:35 AM on May 12, 2008
Geez, it's amazing how this just feels like an advertisement to me. I like the last part where the guy's on the teeter-totter with that close-lipped smile and little headshake that says, 'No guys, I don't know, this is kind of crazy isn't it maybe I shouldn't do this for realz?' and all his friends give those over-exuberant smiles and headbobs that say 'No man, go for it, reach for the stars!' Truly anything is possible, despite the self-doubt and disbelief displayed by Mr. Backflip Man in the brief nonverbal interview afterwards.
posted by six-or-six-thirty at 2:41 AM on May 12, 2008
posted by six-or-six-thirty at 2:41 AM on May 12, 2008
I was going to speculate here... the similar concept to the cutwater/ray bran ads (there are two), the neatly fitting scoring (all amateur youtube vids have to feature craptastic generic commercial music, think metallica), shot on dewey street near santa monica airport, which is prime shooting territory for motion graphics houses like fuel or motion theory that are located in the area, the affable characters but wide mix of clothing styles (hip hip hip punkish main actor, affable and cute rucksack-laden guy at the end), the length of the video (let's make it about two minutes but shave a few seconds off so it's not too obvious tv format).
but knave stole my show. kudos.
posted by krautland at 2:44 AM on May 12, 2008 [1 favorite]
but knave stole my show. kudos.
posted by krautland at 2:44 AM on May 12, 2008 [1 favorite]
And couldn't they find a guy with a REAL afro? That is such a wig.
posted by flapjax at midnite at 2:59 AM on May 12, 2008
posted by flapjax at midnite at 2:59 AM on May 12, 2008
I'd like to see someone make a successful jump into his pants and then go "Ow, my balls!"
posted by Termite at 3:53 AM on May 12, 2008
posted by Termite at 3:53 AM on May 12, 2008
When I was a little boy, I had a book or read a short story in which the central family put their pants on both legs at once.
IIRC, it was called "The Stupids".
posted by Pinback at 4:23 AM on May 12, 2008
IIRC, it was called "The Stupids".
posted by Pinback at 4:23 AM on May 12, 2008
I put my pants on three legs at a time.
posted by seanmpuckett at 4:39 AM on May 12, 2008
posted by seanmpuckett at 4:39 AM on May 12, 2008
I put my pants on three legs at a time.
SNL did a brilliant 'three legged jeans' commercial at around the same time as 'bad idea,' but NBC's done a fine job taking it away from the internets.
*mutters and huffs*
posted by farishta at 5:01 AM on May 12, 2008
SNL did a brilliant 'three legged jeans' commercial at around the same time as 'bad idea,' but NBC's done a fine job taking it away from the internets.
*mutters and huffs*
posted by farishta at 5:01 AM on May 12, 2008
Advertising is a form of brainwashing.
BTW Hello everyone :)
posted by dollyknot at 5:26 AM on May 12, 2008
BTW Hello everyone :)
posted by dollyknot at 5:26 AM on May 12, 2008
The virus is working! I totally feel like putting my pants on *right now*.
posted by facetious at 5:31 AM on May 12, 2008
posted by facetious at 5:31 AM on May 12, 2008
« Older The Giant Pool of Money | Wasn't That Good? Newer »
This thread has been archived and is closed to new comments
posted by ten pounds of inedita at 1:17 AM on May 12, 2008