Obay me! One way or another...

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Phopojijo

Phopojijo

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Okay so there's these really frickin' creepy ads floating around town... and according to the internet -- several cities across Canada. (Maybe further -- but the talks about it I've seen are all Canadian).

[screenshot]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v342/Phopojijo/img5521hi4.jpg[/screenshot]

There's no known affiliation, no website -- but it's OBVIOUS they're making jokes. "My kids used to have ideas of their own... Obay fixed that!"

So my logic based speculations:

1) It's a viral ad campaign...
2) It appears to be anti-pharmaceutical...
3) It got a lot of money so it's affiliated with something big...
4) It appears to be only in Canada.
5) No website nor contact info -- so it's phase 1 of something.

Canadian Government? Health Canada? Parenting?

... or a poor marketing campaign by the makers of Ritalin? :p
 
dotnetbeast

dotnetbeast

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Might be a subvertisement. Like the Microsoft Final Solution 2000 ad or this one:

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Kantham

Kantham

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The most annoying add I have seen around here is the picture of a bumpy-orange-burnt-faced young girl that says "Look at me". I just find it extremely silly. Kinda like if you'd make a add of someone in a wheelchair "Look at me" - Speed kills. Of course.
 
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ledog11

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ya, i saw one of these on a bus and it flipped me out!! similar to your pic... i like your theory, it makes sense...
 
Phopojijo

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http://torontoist.com/2008/02/obay.php

Turns out it's from the Ontario college conglomerate. They're making a "Media Launch Event" at Centennial College.

Given this information -- probably designed as a "let your kids make their own decisions... University is not NECESSARILY the best choice" thingie. You know "Don't live through your kids... let them choose their own lives".
 
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Adelheid

Adelheid

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Phopojijo said:
http://torontoist.com/2008/02/obay.php

Turns out it's from the Ontario college conglomerate. They're making a "Media Launch Event" at Centennial College.

Given this information -- probably designed as a "let your kids make their own decisions... University is not NECESSARILY the best choice" thingie. You know "Don't live through your kids... let them choose their own lives".
Click to expand...

"But I only want what's best for my lidde snookums, and what's best for my liddle snookums is to take that engineering degree that I wasn't allowed to do when I was 18." :(
 
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