Got this off the Imperial list. I imagine all who were
offended by the Nordstrom's commercial should be
doubly so over this...
No idea (yet) if these pornographers have a place to
e-mail...
--------- Forwarded Message ---------
> DATE: Tue, 25 Jan 2000 10:44:16
> From: mopowerd@xxxxxxxxx
> To: Multiple recipients of list mailing-list
> <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> I was just flipping channels while watching TV and
> saw a commercial for Instant Auto Insurance (claims
> to specialize in old cars). Well, the commercial
> wasn't exactly a good way to get MY business....
>
> Scene opens on a 1950s-looking family getting ready
> for a picnic, they load the basket into their blue
> 1957-58 Imperial and then drive-off to the country.
>
> Now at first, my reaction is "Cool, an Imperial!"
> But that thought quickly turns to dread, as the
> voice-over says "Even used cars need insurance".
> Well, now I know something's going to happen.
>
> Camera swoops in and gets a nice close-up of the
> dash, showing the father turning the ignition
> switch. Of course, at this point the car explodes
> into a huge fireball. And yes, they did blow up the
> actual Imperial, because I looked real close to see
> if they switched it at the last minute (ala '70
> Challenger in Vanishing Point).
>
> The real "salt-in-the-wound" comes at the end, when
> the kid is roasting marshmallows over the remains of
> the car.
>
> Has anyone else seen the commercial?
>
>
>
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