freaksister 0 #1 May 16, 2001 Hey ya'll,I was reading the latest issue of Skydiving the other day and noticed that a LOT of people wrote in regarding that advertisement for skydivingclassifieds.com. For those of you who don't know, it was an advertisement in the April issue (I believe) and it was a dirty blond chick, kind of skanky lookin', naked, in a dirty bathtub FULL of raw hot dogs!This month their ad is a copy of the receipt for the hot dogs. ???? Purchased from "Western Beef" maybe that's it. Now I am NOT getting into the discussion of whether or not they should use nudity in their ads, as we all know they have other nude ads too, like the pic of the tandem. Anyway, what I am asking is what a bunch of people writing in have asked: WHAT THE FUCK IS THAT AD SUPPOSED TO MEAN? We skydivers are a somewhat wild group of adventure seekers who have a great sense of humor. I suppose we should "get it." However, personally the sight of a naked chick who is gross anyway in a DIRTY bathtub full of the nastiest kind of meat you can buy, does NOT make me want to suddenly visit their classified ads. Just curious what the rest of you had to say!! If any of you don't get Skydiving, ask around your dz for a chance to see this pic. It's just too weird to miss!! lol"What we're all really seeking is something where we can feel the rapture of being alive."J.Campbell Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Donna 0 #2 May 16, 2001 I didn't get it either. I don't mind nudity in ads but this one was just disgusting! All it made me want to do is to turn the page quick! I didn't see this month's issue yet as mine got lost in the mail. Blue ones,Donna Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zennie 0 #3 May 16, 2001 This turned into an all-out flame war in wreck (and the letters section of the magazine itself), but I'll throw in my $0.02 here.Honestly, I don't have a moral problem with it. You wanna post nudie pics, fine. But as a marketing tool? Now maybe the intent is to spark exactly the reaction that people are having, but my reaction to both the hot dog ad as well as Tom Sander's "Come Get Some" ads (which also changed in the latest edition of Skydiving) is simply "Huh?"I mean I look at the hot dog ad and see a naked chick in a bathtub full of hot dogs (a bathtub which is badly in need of a Tilex treatment, I might add) and go "WTF?" I mean, what connection does this have to skydiving? Is it supposed to give me a woodie? If so, why would giving me a woodie make me any more inclined to buy your product. "Yeah, your prices are higher, but you gave me a woodie, so here ya go." I seriously don't get it.What's even more pathetic is that Tom Sanders for some reason feels the need to resort to nudie ads to promote his product (Aerial Focus). I mean, what's the point of "Come Get Some"? Is it supposed to convince me that Tom's sexy? Am I gonna "get some" as some sort of bonus for using his videography services? Is he a pimp on the side? Why exactly would "Come Get Some" make me more likely to use his services as opposed to someone like, oh, JJ?I just don't get it.------------Blue Skies!Zennie Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freaksister 0 #4 May 16, 2001 Zennie, BWAHAHAHAHA!! You made me laugh so hard!! Quote Is he a pimp on the side? LOL Like I said, it isn't the nudity that bothers me it was just what is the point of the ad? I NEVER go to wreck.skydiving anymore so I didn't know about the flame war, but I have no intentions to start one here. I just wondered if anyone actually "GOT IT." And, I might add, if a guy gets a woody from a ho in a dirty bathtub of hot dogs, he has some major trailer park issues to deal with!! LOLSis"What we're all really seeking is something where we can feel the rapture of being alive."J.Campbell Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Merrick 0 #5 May 16, 2001 Quote"And, I might add, if a guy gets a woody from a ho in a dirty bathtub of hot dogs, he has some major trailer park issues to deal with!!ARE YOU KIDDING??? She was freakin' hot girl! I got wood just thinking about where the other 10lbs of beef franks were hiding! Mmmmm Tried to get Pam to undress up like that & get in our bath-tub.... but we didn't have enough hot-dogs *sigh* so we had to use those little Vienna sausages! LOL She didn't like it, said it was too slimy!"Grab the grass, it's the bounce that kills!"Merrick Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wingnut 0 #6 May 16, 2001 merrick,that's too funny......"if dreams are like movies, then memories are like films about ghosts"-counting crows Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pammi 0 #7 May 16, 2001 ROFL! You're a sick bastard Merrick! LOL!"The question is not whether we will die, but how we will live." http://trak.to/skydivechick Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mattb 0 #8 May 16, 2001 My thoughts to all - lighten up. I saw the ad it neither made me want to buy the product (what was the company again?) or made want to write letters about how offended I was. If I wanted a hobby that was politically correct I'd find something else.-mobps - I think I may have to write a letter to somebody about how offended I was when I walked in to the men's showers at the dz and there was a woman in there. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkymonkeyONE 4 #9 May 16, 2001 Gotta tell you guys that I thought that ad kicked ass. Maybe it's just my twisted sense of humor, but it just made me laugh. I could care less what it MEANS. I promptly cut the entire page out and hung it in the bar at the Green Beret Parachute Activity (aka: the Monkeydome). It was, of course, an immediate hit with our crowd. All those people that take offense to nudity and raunchiness on the DZ should take up golf or something. Political Correctness is not for Skydivers...period. Chuck Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chronistin 0 #10 May 16, 2001 QuoteAll those people that take offense to nudity and raunchiness on the DZ should take up golf or something. Political Correctness is not for Skydivers...period. are you saying that nudity is politically incorrect? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dutchboy 0 #11 May 16, 2001 Quoteps - I think I may have to write a letter to somebody about how offended I was when I walked in to the men's showers at the dz and there was a woman in there.Why was she ugly? The Dutchboyhttp://www.geocities.com/ppolstra Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zennie 0 #12 May 16, 2001 Quoteps - I think I may have to write a letter to somebody about how offended I was when I walked in to the men's showers at the dz and there was a woman in there.Was she naked? Were there hot dogs? ------------Blue Skies!Zennie Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kris 0 #13 May 17, 2001 Whoa there, Merrick. I may just have to start pretending that I don't know you when I see you in a public place.Kris(Now if it had been broccoli instead of hot dogs... Damn, I'm a sicko when it comes to the veggies.) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BenW 0 #14 May 17, 2001 Why does nobody get it???It's obvious! They're selling "girls in tubs full of sausages" to the general public! WOO HOO!Sis - you got a tub? B. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Emma 0 #15 May 17, 2001 Wow...subtle positioning...naked bird in repose with hotdogs in bath.....woman and bits of rubbery, tube shaped animal corpse....woman blending in naturally with bathtub full of meat....women = pieces of meat?OR...naked bird with hotdogs in bathtub....naked feminine limbs entwined with tube shaped bits of flesh....subliminal suggestion of erotic experience...women, they love it up 'em???Hmmm.....my GCSE in Media Studies tells me this is not so subtle...Perhaps there's some post-modern irony intended here? Surely skydivers see through this shallow marketing ploy?But hang on...I know you're American and all that , but why target skydivers with a hotdog ad anyway?Do American skydivers eat an exceptional amount of hotdogs? Did the ad sales guy at Skydiving think..'Ah...bugger targeting companies that make skydiving equipment, that's too obvious.....I know....HOTDOGS!'Seems pretty random to me. Although it really does make our British equivalent, Skydive-The Mag, seem a bit bland now...We want nude blokes frolicking in bathtubs full of corned beef!!! Prrooooowwwwl......I'm getting aroused just thinking about it Emma Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wingnut 0 #16 May 17, 2001 ************************************************We want nude blokes frolicking in bathtubs full of corned beef!!! ************************************************i don't know what corned beef is but i'm up for it!!! will i get a free jump or two out of it though??? (skydiving jump that is)any one have this add and a scaner? i don't get skydiving and i'd like to see what the hell you all are alking about.....pleeeeeaaassseeee send it to me.. (a scan of the add)"if dreams are like movies, then memories are like films about ghosts"-counting crows Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pammi 0 #17 May 17, 2001 Kris...I coulda told you to watch out for Merrick! You just think he's quiet and reserved...he's a wild man I tell ya! Broccoli though???? EW!! That's only good with lots of cheese...umm.... wait...you might be on to something there ... Emma - you're hilarious!!! Although, corned beef?! You're right up there in the freak catagory! hehe!I wanna see the pic too! I haven't even seen it! Seems to me they got just what they wanted...everyone talking about it! I think it's funny...a company with a sense of humor. Gotta love that! Perfect skydiving ad...a little weird :)Pammi"The question is not whether we will die, but how we will live." http://trak.to/skydivechick Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BenW 0 #18 May 17, 2001 Emma,Are you vegetarian by any chance? B. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PLFXpert 0 #19 May 17, 2001 Nudity Shmudity. Honestly, is is bound to infiltrate the sport of skydiving. Skydiving is the only extreme sport that I have seen thus far whose magazines are not COVERED with it. Who cares, really? I am very into extreme sports and prior to skydiving, I was hardcore into wakeboarding and surfing. I received and still receive both magazines and both are filled with half-naked women in the Reef ads and for all kinds of things. The only nakie girl I've seen in Skydiving ads, thus far, has been the Creeper girl with the creeper covering her bare silicon tities. Honestly, I am used to it and it doesn't bother me. I haven't seen the ad with the hot dogs but I'm sure it's just as distasteful as all the other half naked girl ads. But what can you do? There's always going to be some desperate girl whining for attention who will pose naked for something. Especially if it's an extreme sport ad since naked chicks dig guys into extreme sports. Ha ha ha. I'd just like to see any of them actually try the sport they're advertising. Some girls like to play with the boys and other girls like to stand nakie idly by and watch. I'd rather play but cheers to the girls who want to show off their na-nas in magazine ads.Much love and blue skies,Carrie http://www.geocities.com/skydivegrl20/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pammi 0 #20 May 17, 2001 QuoteSome girls like to play with the boys and other girls like to stand nakie idly by and watch. I'd rather play but cheers to the girls who want to show off their na-nas in magazine ads.[laughing] Woohoo! Way to put it Carrie! (Although playing with Merrick WHILE nakie sounds appealing too..especially if it can be done in conjunction with skydiving! But we've been on that topic before....BTW Carrie...congrats on the 'next step' with you and your sweetie!! Nothing like a good man to make you re-think your theories on love, life and marriage eh :) Pammi"The question is not whether we will die, but how we will live." http://trak.to/skydivechick Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PLFXpert 0 #21 May 17, 2001 Ha ha ha....thanks Pammi. Yea, I'd be stupid if I let this one "fly" away. We argue over who courted who but let it be known I flung myself at him like a school girl with a crush. But hey, it worked.Much love and blue skies,Carrie http://www.geocities.com/skydivegrl20/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Emma 0 #22 May 17, 2001 Oh dear, was it that obvious I'm a veggie?Well, not one to press the point...Corned beef, for your interest, is a rather unpleasant canned meat product. It looks similar to a very spotty adolescent's skin...kind of raw and mottled....purpley, even, with some ...erm...corny stuff in...Actually, maybe change that vision from naked men in corned beef to..naked skydive men in a bathtub of honey....oohh la la! Arizona Airspeed dirt-diving in corner bath of breakfast spreads...the mind truly boggles But I digress! I am a fan of nakedness and a fan of skydiving....although perhaps not together...And certainly not involving dubious meat 'products'...emma Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freaksister 0 #24 May 17, 2001 Yeah it was the hot dogs that made it gross. I wouldn't get my cookies that close to something that nasty for any amount of money!Sis"What we're all really seeking is something where we can feel the rapture of being alive."J.Campbell Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pyke 0 #25 May 17, 2001 Yet, you're coming to GA to meet ME?That only took 100$US and 3 days of your time...so, you might want to rethink that last statement!Kia Kaha,PykeNZPF A-2584 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
