Okay you got me.
April 12, 2014 12:18 PM Subscribe
Unsung Hero [SLYT] Warning: May cause intense sensation of heartstrings being tugged.
I was resistant until the girl showed up in her school uniform, then I started sniffling. Damn you, Thai advertising agency for messing with my emotions.
posted by arcticseal at 1:02 PM on April 12, 2014 [7 favorites]
posted by arcticseal at 1:02 PM on April 12, 2014 [7 favorites]
My emotions have been successfully manipulated!
posted by Mizu at 1:04 PM on April 12, 2014 [6 favorites]
posted by Mizu at 1:04 PM on April 12, 2014 [6 favorites]
Oh boy, yeah. The girl in the school uniform did it for me, too. I was even warned by articseal and still I teared up! Well done. Also, the chicken made me hungry, but I don't think that was the goal....
posted by but no cigar at 1:09 PM on April 12, 2014 [1 favorite]
posted by but no cigar at 1:09 PM on April 12, 2014 [1 favorite]
okay but the plant is getting over-watered
posted by neuromodulator at 1:19 PM on April 12, 2014 [26 favorites]
posted by neuromodulator at 1:19 PM on April 12, 2014 [26 favorites]
Will no one think of the plant?!
Reminded me, weirdly, of Chungking Express, if that makes any sense.
posted by dhartung at 1:22 PM on April 12, 2014 [1 favorite]
Reminded me, weirdly, of Chungking Express, if that makes any sense.
posted by dhartung at 1:22 PM on April 12, 2014 [1 favorite]
Most apt Mefi post title evar.
posted by localroger at 1:26 PM on April 12, 2014 [1 favorite]
posted by localroger at 1:26 PM on April 12, 2014 [1 favorite]
why, I suddenly feel as though I might benefit from life insurance in Thailand
posted by threeants at 1:33 PM on April 12, 2014 [5 favorites]
posted by threeants at 1:33 PM on April 12, 2014 [5 favorites]
even though I don't live in Thailand OR have a life.
u got me!!
posted by threeants at 1:36 PM on April 12, 2014 [4 favorites]
u got me!!
posted by threeants at 1:36 PM on April 12, 2014 [4 favorites]
I didn't understand a word of that, did I? I was alternately melting and worrying about giving chicken bones to the dog. Very well done!
posted by Anitanola at 1:55 PM on April 12, 2014 [1 favorite]
posted by Anitanola at 1:55 PM on April 12, 2014 [1 favorite]
Suckers.
posted by New England Cultist at 3:12 PM on April 12, 2014 [1 favorite]
posted by New England Cultist at 3:12 PM on April 12, 2014 [1 favorite]
For some reason, Thai life insurance ads are great. I like the cockroach ones.
posted by Wataki at 3:32 PM on April 12, 2014 [3 favorites]
posted by Wataki at 3:32 PM on April 12, 2014 [3 favorites]
It's a refreshing contrast to American insurance ads, where the point is to scare the crap out of you and give you a case of free-floating anxiety bad enough to ruin your night's sleep. But do it cheerfully and "humorously" to make it less clear how badly you're being manipulated.
posted by Flexagon at 4:08 PM on April 12, 2014 [1 favorite]
posted by Flexagon at 4:08 PM on April 12, 2014 [1 favorite]
if it's not raining, where is that water coming from?
posted by stifford at 4:09 PM on April 12, 2014
posted by stifford at 4:09 PM on April 12, 2014
It' s all nice and good, except feeding cooked Chicken bones to dogs!
posted by Asbestos McPinto at 4:20 PM on April 12, 2014
posted by Asbestos McPinto at 4:20 PM on April 12, 2014
Pretty fair Thai reboot of Groundhog Day.
posted by hal9k at 5:44 PM on April 12, 2014 [4 favorites]
posted by hal9k at 5:44 PM on April 12, 2014 [4 favorites]
Thai-life blue (even the text screen is blue)!
But as an ad, fairly decent.
Seems like there has been a concerted push back to negativity lately. It can be very over-the-top (a la up worthy), but I kinda think we need it sometimes.
posted by edgeways at 6:27 PM on April 12, 2014
But as an ad, fairly decent.
Seems like there has been a concerted push back to negativity lately. It can be very over-the-top (a la up worthy), but I kinda think we need it sometimes.
posted by edgeways at 6:27 PM on April 12, 2014
A note about dogs eating cooked chicken bones. In most countries, street dogs are lucky/grateful for whatever food they find. However, in Thailand...
...chicken bones are the least of a dog's worries.
posted by Mike Mongo at 9:05 PM on April 12, 2014
...chicken bones are the least of a dog's worries.
posted by Mike Mongo at 9:05 PM on April 12, 2014
Tears!
Is every Thai insurance ad like this? I thought I could resist the pull on the Mai Toi one because it started out so awkwardly, but no. It's like a tractor beam for saltwater.
posted by mochapickle at 11:25 PM on April 12, 2014
Is every Thai insurance ad like this? I thought I could resist the pull on the Mai Toi one because it started out so awkwardly, but no. It's like a tractor beam for saltwater.
posted by mochapickle at 11:25 PM on April 12, 2014
This should come with a trigger warning to those of us who are teary and with a Sunday morning hangover. The little girl in the uniform? Niagra Falls. Now if you'll excuse me, I have to go and give bananas to an old lady...
posted by billiebee at 5:49 AM on April 13, 2014 [2 favorites]
posted by billiebee at 5:49 AM on April 13, 2014 [2 favorites]
Is every Thai insurance ad like this? I thought I could resist the pull on the Mai Toi yt one because it started out so awkwardly, but no. It's like a tractor beam for saltwater.
I am bawling.
posted by Mike Mongo at 6:40 AM on April 13, 2014
I am bawling.
posted by Mike Mongo at 6:40 AM on April 13, 2014
Is the Mai Toi one real, or are they just actors? Either way, that's some truly expert heart string tugging. We need some of that here in the Land of the Free.
posted by monotreme at 10:03 AM on April 13, 2014 [1 favorite]
posted by monotreme at 10:03 AM on April 13, 2014 [1 favorite]
OK, this got me too.
posted by librosegretti at 10:05 AM on April 13, 2014
posted by librosegretti at 10:05 AM on April 13, 2014
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