Absolut Search

July 2, 2006 4:59 PM

Where's Waldo the Vodka? Absolut Search: You have two minutes to find 82 vodka bottles in this crowded little illustration of a slice o' New York life. (Flash; and, of course, preceded by an age-verification page. Don't even think about lying, you naughty kids.)
posted by Gator (29 comments total)

I dig the music.
posted by brundlefly at 5:04 PM on July 2, 2006

Pfff. 55.
posted by easternblot at 5:10 PM on July 2, 2006

I have a new website to kill time at work . . .
posted by galimatias at 5:16 PM on July 2, 2006

Damn, I can't find any - they're well hidden in that .NET framework error page!
posted by Remy at 5:17 PM on July 2, 2006

Oh god the way the screen moves around is nauseating.
posted by oddman at 5:24 PM on July 2, 2006

I found 55, too. Coincidence or dirty little scam?
posted by stavrogin at 5:24 PM on July 2, 2006

43 just by clicking as fast as I could, and randomly moving around.
posted by StickyCarpet at 5:25 PM on July 2, 2006

I guess their definition of a vodka bottle is a little looser than mine...
posted by OverlappingElvis at 5:25 PM on July 2, 2006

Absolut Blue? Absolutly the best of teh web.
posted by Balisong at 5:30 PM on July 2, 2006

That has to be the most irritating use of Flash I've ever seen.
posted by Clave at 5:31 PM on July 2, 2006

What's with the age-verification and US alcohol sites? Do your bars and clubs come wrapped in brown paper, with big signs saying DO NOT LOOK IN THIS DIRECTION IF YOU ARE UNDER 21?
posted by Jimbob at 5:40 PM on July 2, 2006

48. But I wasn't trying my hardest.
posted by jonson at 5:47 PM on July 2, 2006

had to enable pop-ups, that distracted me, caused me undo stress and worries so I only found 30. :) I'm going back to PornoTube to look for more.
posted by BillsR100 at 6:01 PM on July 2, 2006

My thought process: Whoa my name is on Metafilter! but crossed out! oh wait not me but some damned cartoon character.
posted by waldo at 6:02 PM on July 2, 2006

I think I've actually found all of them, but I can't click fast enough. Most was 64 in 2 minutes, and I still saw more that I didn't have time to click on.
posted by easternblot at 6:16 PM on July 2, 2006

Wild random clicking: 51.
posted by Malor at 6:52 PM on July 2, 2006

33. must be because i'm drinking scotch. figures.
posted by lester at 7:55 PM on July 2, 2006

Speaking of Absolut Blue, has anyone seen the Transformers trailer? Disappointing!
posted by Mr. Six at 7:55 PM on July 2, 2006

I couldn't go over 44
posted by cellar at 7:56 PM on July 2, 2006

Yeah, Mr. Six. Disappointing for those who haven't been aware of the project from its beginning (film nerds like me or, I assume, you). Someone who didn't know that a Transformers film was in the works would probably be blown away by the logo at the end. I know I'd be bouncing in my seat if I saw that teaser without any background knowledge on the film.

*collects check from Michael Bay*

*feels his heart shrink to half its size*
posted by brundlefly at 8:34 PM on July 2, 2006

haven't HAVE
posted by brundlefly at 8:40 PM on July 2, 2006

Wow, lame.
posted by blacklite at 9:40 PM on July 2, 2006

first time 27, but by the third time i'd worked myself up to 57 =)
posted by alon at 10:17 PM on July 2, 2006

First try, 53. I started by clicking on the ones that I clearly saw and finished with a mad flurry of clicks. And, yeah, the interface sucks.
posted by geekyguy at 10:23 PM on July 2, 2006

Cool!
posted by fourcheesemac at 10:58 PM on July 2, 2006

Whatever it is I think I see, becomes a Tootsie Roll bottle of booze to me.
posted by Dr-Baa at 9:51 AM on July 3, 2006

This ad is insidious, it makes me see bottles everywhere. Can't get much more evil than that.
posted by Citizen Premier at 6:38 PM on July 3, 2006

418!
...waitaminute, that ain't right....

Meh. Who's up for shots?
posted by Smedleyman at 11:39 PM on July 3, 2006

First try, 60.

Woo.
posted by disillusioned at 1:56 PM on July 4, 2006