Obay me! One way or another...

Phopojijo · 12th Feb 2008, 07:37 PM

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).

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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?

Kantham · 12th Feb 2008, 07:40 PM

From the authors of "WhyBecauseIsaidSo"
Haha, okay. This is a joke.

dotnetbeast · 12th Feb 2008, 07:42 PM

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

Plumb_Drumb · 12th Feb 2008, 07:43 PM

yet another thing I won't touch, because even the whities will get offended.

Latent Image · 12th Feb 2008, 07:46 PM

lulz.. yes creepy

Kantham · 12th Feb 2008, 07:48 PM

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.

Plumb_Drumb · 12th Feb 2008, 07:50 PM

so if somebody posted something more atrocious than that you would be okay?

Jackal · 12th Feb 2008, 08:33 PM

Are they doing it for the internet lulz?

dragonfliet · 12th Feb 2008, 09:34 PM

Ahahaha. This is freaking great.

~Jason

togmkn · 12th Feb 2008, 09:59 PM

Clever

Let us know what it turns out to be.

Phopojijo · 13th Feb 2008, 01:04 AM

http://digg.com/health/Obay_me_one_way_or_another

Someone decided to Digg it.

daloonie · 13th Feb 2008, 02:22 AM

I lol'd

ledog11 · 13th Feb 2008, 10:41 PM

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 · 25th Feb 2008, 01:15 AM

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".

Big-Al · 25th Feb 2008, 02:40 AM

probably just fluoride pills

Azura · 25th Feb 2008, 03:16 AM

It's an obvious advert for mind swapping.

Adelheid · 26th Feb 2008, 12:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Phopojijo

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".

"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."

12th Feb 2008, 07:37 PM	#1
Phopojijo The Green Disease Join Date: Nov. 13th, 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 1,293	Obay me! One way or another... 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). 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?

12th Feb 2008, 07:40 PM	#2
Kantham Technology. Join Date: Sep. 17th, 2004 Posts: 14,374	From the authors of "WhyBecauseIsaidSo" Haha, okay. This is a joke. __________________ "No, PC has custom stuff like mouse control, text chat in game, and graphics settings".

12th Feb 2008, 07:43 PM	#4
Plumb_Drumb senseless Join Date: Mar. 19th, 2002 Location: Denver Co. USA Posts: 4,409	yet another thing I won't touch, because even the whities will get offended. __________________

12th Feb 2008, 07:46 PM	#5
Latent Image Bring the rain! Join Date: Jun. 3rd, 2001 Location: USS Relativity Posts: 2,290	lulz.. yes creepy __________________ "With the first link, the chain is forged. The first speech censored, the first thought forbidden, the first freedom denied -- chains us all, irrevocably."

12th Feb 2008, 07:48 PM	#6
Kantham Technology. Join Date: Sep. 17th, 2004 Posts: 14,374	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. __________________ "No, PC has custom stuff like mouse control, text chat in game, and graphics settings".

12th Feb 2008, 07:50 PM	#7
Plumb_Drumb senseless Join Date: Mar. 19th, 2002 Location: Denver Co. USA Posts: 4,409	so if somebody posted something more atrocious than that you would be okay? __________________

12th Feb 2008, 08:33 PM	#8
Jackal JACKAL Join Date: Nov. 13th, 2003 Location: Somewhere over the rainbow...where skies are blue. Posts: 6,802	Are they doing it for the internet lulz?

12th Feb 2008, 09:34 PM	#9
dragonfliet I write stuffs Join Date: Apr. 24th, 2006 Posts: 1,791	Ahahaha. This is freaking great. ~Jason

12th Feb 2008, 09:59 PM	#10
togmkn Windows XP? What are you, Amish? Join Date: Jun. 9th, 2004 Location: Salt Lake City, UT Posts: 1,490	Clever Let us know what it turns out to be.

13th Feb 2008, 01:04 AM	#11
Phopojijo The Green Disease Join Date: Nov. 13th, 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 1,293	http://digg.com/health/Obay_me_one_way_or_another Someone decided to Digg it.

13th Feb 2008, 10:41 PM	#13
ledog11 Registered User Join Date: Feb. 13th, 2008 Posts: 1	whybecauseisaidso 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...

25th Feb 2008, 01:15 AM	#14
Phopojijo The Green Disease Join Date: Nov. 13th, 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 1,293	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". __________________ Core i7 920, Foxconn Renaissance mobo, 6GB DDR3, nVidia GTX 260 + GeForce 8800GT on PhysX X-Fi Platinum, Bose QC15 Headphones, Windows 7 Professional Logitech G15, Adesso Cybertablet 12000, LG Wide 20" LCD + LG Wide 22" Glossy Last edited by Phopojijo; 25th Feb 2008 at 01:17 AM.

25th Feb 2008, 02:40 AM	#15
Big-Al amateur de bière Join Date: Jun. 14th, 2003 Location: Under a black flag. Posts: 4,102	probably just fluoride pills __________________ I drink moosepiss

25th Feb 2008, 03:16 AM	#16
Azura Now with 85.26% less nonsense Join Date: Jul. 8th, 2002 Posts: 9,511	It's an obvious advert for mind swapping. __________________ (Hosted at imageshag so sig might not display) - Neonite rocks

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