With so many laptops, notebooks, netbooks and – even – smartbooks on the market, manufacturers must create increasingly brilliant adverts in order to sap the cash from your pockets. Not MSI, though, which just resorts to ‘cheeky’ adverts.
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I'm sorry, but it looks as though that chap's attempting to do the unthinkable - achieve a Darwin Award whilst still remaining alive...
(Remember: permanently removing yourself from the gene pool before you have a chance to reproduce could entail the accident making you infertile whilst still remaining alive)
Jolly Roger? Look below the skull for a much quicker way to achieve the same result...
People come up with some ludicrous excuses (so I'm told!) for how certain items and appliances got attached to, or inserted into, their more intimate areas. However, lashing up a youtube video just to explain why you've got a USB stick up your bum, is taking it to rather extreme lengths .
Wow! Sod the guy with the cheeks, that guy throwing the laptops is incredible. England could do with him against Australia next week. Mind you, the guy with the cheeks has potential as an out-fielder...
That is the weirdest ad I have ever seen. I will never forget MSI x laptops. I do not think I will buy one after watching the ad though - the associations are too off. MSI should have contracted the ad out to some JAV-starlet porn flick shop instead.
I'd guess they are foam "laptops" (especially given how easily the guy was throwing them in the stacking scene), and some form of magnets to make them stick to the 'catcher'. His arse looks decidedly mis-shapen in some of the shots.
I can't believe anyone thought this is official MSI advertise, or in any other way officially affiliated with MSI. Official MSI demo site for X-Slim series is at address: http://event.msi.com/nb/x340/index.html, where you can see in what style official advertise is done.
However, MSI recently started X-Slim video contest (http://xslimvideoevent.msi.com) for people to make funny videos with theme of new MSI ultra light notebook series. This 'butt' video was uploaded to the video gallery on the same site among all others user videos, but was soon removed as it was flagged as not appropriate.
I'd love to date that blonde guy; any man who can catch a laptop using his ass must have a very nice tight butt for *ahem* doing *things* with him... (he'd be the catcher, I'd be the pitcher, if you get my point...) ;-)
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Man catches MSI laptop with... his arse
With so many laptops, notebooks, netbooks and – even – smartbooks on the market, manufacturers must create increasingly brilliant adverts in order to sap the cash from your pockets. Not MSI, though, which just resorts to ‘cheeky’ adverts. Can't see the video? Download Flash Player from Adobe.com The manufacturer’s released a …
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Posted Monday 17th August 2009 08:47 GMT
WinHatter
Cheeky Booty #
That gives the full meaning of "Laptop for arsehole" that Apple has been working on for a while now.
Written on a Mac.
Posted Monday 17th August 2009 08:49 GMT
dracnoc
WTF #
Congrats MSI, after watching that, I'm never going to buy any of your products.
I will probably end up with some weird fetish or OCD involving sniffing the spine/hinge of every laptop and netbook I see.
I'm going to find a dark room with a dirty mattress, so I can rock back and forth with some very unhappy thoughts.
Makes me think though, do MSI provide a warranty against cracks appearing in their products?
Posted Monday 17th August 2009 08:49 GMT
Dave Gregory
WTF? #
Is it some kind of prison metaphor?
Posted Monday 17th August 2009 08:49 GMT
dave 93
play it backwards to get the real message #
Trendy netbooks are actually a bit shit. Just about powerful enough to run XP, and too big to carry around all the time.
Posted Monday 17th August 2009 08:49 GMT
Anonymous Coward
So on Ebay... #
So when we see this turn up on EBay with the description "New laptop, slightly soiled".....
Posted Monday 17th August 2009 08:49 GMT
mittfh
Darwin! #
I'm sorry, but it looks as though that chap's attempting to do the unthinkable - achieve a Darwin Award whilst still remaining alive...
(Remember: permanently removing yourself from the gene pool before you have a chance to reproduce could entail the accident making you infertile whilst still remaining alive)
Jolly Roger? Look below the skull for a much quicker way to achieve the same result...
Posted Monday 17th August 2009 08:49 GMT
Fred Flintstone
Catchy.. #
No why does that remind me of the Durex XXL ad picture (the one with the plasters)?
The flasher mac, please.
Posted Monday 17th August 2009 08:49 GMT
Paul 131
No thanks #
very poor taste indeed.
Posted Monday 17th August 2009 08:49 GMT
Pete 2
doctors have heard it all before #
People come up with some ludicrous excuses (so I'm told!) for how certain items and appliances got attached to, or inserted into, their more intimate areas. However, lashing up a youtube video just to explain why you've got a USB stick up your bum, is taking it to rather extreme lengths .
Posted Monday 17th August 2009 08:49 GMT
Anonymous Coward
Surely #
..this advert should have been used to promote the Wind?
Posted Monday 17th August 2009 08:49 GMT
Chris 68
not really though #
A b3ta user did a nice video explanation of these tricks.
http://www.b3ta.com/links/wtf_skilz
http://www.b3ta.com/links/the_amazing_throwing_something_into_something_else_trick
Posted Monday 17th August 2009 08:49 GMT
Pawel
cgi #
a painfull trick, if not for the CGI :D
Posted Monday 17th August 2009 08:49 GMT
Andrew Bush
Nice throwing! #
Wow! Sod the guy with the cheeks, that guy throwing the laptops is incredible. England could do with him against Australia next week. Mind you, the guy with the cheeks has potential as an out-fielder...
Posted Monday 17th August 2009 08:49 GMT
Harry
So where's the slogan ... #
"Buy our laptops, get a bum deal" ???
Should help their sales bottom quite nicely.
Posted Monday 17th August 2009 08:49 GMT
Richard 84
I wonder... #
How many laptops they went through, and how many times 'the catcher' got clobbered by a stray laptop.
Saying that, the bloke throwing is as impressive with the accuracy he can send a MSI through the air.
Posted Monday 17th August 2009 08:49 GMT
Anonymous Coward
My that looks like #
San Francisco in the background - It explains a lot. Of course now also we know that those laptops are s@#t.
Posted Monday 17th August 2009 08:49 GMT
Anonymous Coward
Ohh Err #
Ummm exactly HOW did he find out he could do this?
I can't ever remember asking anyone to throw a laptop at my ass
AND if they did I'd smash it over their head
Paris.... Could she or couldn't she catch a laptop with her ass
Posted Monday 17th August 2009 08:50 GMT
Dick Emery
Has to be said #
This proves just how shitty MSI are.
Posted Monday 17th August 2009 08:50 GMT
Anonymous Coward
U be the Arse ! #
If you're gullible enough to buy a laptop based on this kind of tripe advertising U be the ARSE!
Posted Monday 17th August 2009 08:50 GMT
Blubster
Obviously.... #
This guy's got MSI wind
Posted Monday 17th August 2009 08:50 GMT
Sabine Miehlbradt
So it is propbably not #
cutting edge technology.
Posted Monday 17th August 2009 08:50 GMT
Rob Telford
Wind up your arse #
Weren't MSI's netbooks called 'Wind' previously?
Didn't anyone tell their agency?
Posted Monday 17th August 2009 08:50 GMT
Eddy Ito
Well now #
I don't know quite what to say about all of this but the IT angle is... well...
Can we get a speechless icon please?
Posted Monday 17th August 2009 08:50 GMT
Steve Evans
Ummmm.... #
Not quite sure what message they are trying to purvey here...
1) MSI netbook - Shifts those stubborn cling-ons
2) MSI netbook - Whatever you do, don't try to use it as a computer, it's better as a frisbee
3) MSI netbook - There's a reason it smells funny
4) MSI netbook - If you worry about what they do to you pizza in the kitchen, you really don't want to see what we do to your netbook
Posted Monday 17th August 2009 08:50 GMT
E 2
Comment #
That is the weirdest ad I have ever seen. I will never forget MSI x laptops. I do not think I will buy one after watching the ad though - the associations are too off. MSI should have contracted the ad out to some JAV-starlet porn flick shop instead.
Posted Monday 17th August 2009 08:50 GMT
Michael 28
Cant see this applying to execs, sadly! #
Health and safety want a word!!!!!
Don't aim for the face!!!
Posted Monday 17th August 2009 08:50 GMT
skeptical i
Flying buttpliers, anyone? #
Ren & Stimpy reruns, yee-haw!
Posted Monday 17th August 2009 08:50 GMT
Hass80
The butt of all jokes #
Waits to see what other arse relatedjokes will be posted
Posted Monday 17th August 2009 08:50 GMT
Andy Barker
Hmmmmm #
I'd guess they are foam "laptops" (especially given how easily the guy was throwing them in the stacking scene), and some form of magnets to make them stick to the 'catcher'. His arse looks decidedly mis-shapen in some of the shots.
Posted Monday 17th August 2009 08:50 GMT
Allan Rutland
Snag is... #
as well as not needing a bag or carry case, the advert could also be saying that the machine is crap.
Posted Monday 17th August 2009 09:19 GMT
Chris 53
Where are my royalties? #
for telling MSI customer support to stick their laptops up their arse?
Posted Monday 17th August 2009 09:39 GMT
TeeCee
@Chris 53 #
Ah, but this is sticking their laptops up someone elses arse.
I'm afraid that your prior arse doesn't apply........
Posted Monday 17th August 2009 10:10 GMT
Jon Green
Was the throwing dude... #
...passing MSI Wind?
Posted Monday 17th August 2009 12:08 GMT
RainForestGuppy
Apple will Retaliate.... #
....with a Brown-i-mac
my taxi is on the way
Posted Monday 17th August 2009 12:10 GMT
Anonymous Coward
Video contest #
I can't believe anyone thought this is official MSI advertise, or in any other way officially affiliated with MSI. Official MSI demo site for X-Slim series is at address: http://event.msi.com/nb/x340/index.html, where you can see in what style official advertise is done.
However, MSI recently started X-Slim video contest (http://xslimvideoevent.msi.com) for people to make funny videos with theme of new MSI ultra light notebook series. This 'butt' video was uploaded to the video gallery on the same site among all others user videos, but was soon removed as it was flagged as not appropriate.
Posted Monday 17th August 2009 13:51 GMT
Toastan Buttar
How much do these cost ? #
In other words, what's the bottom line ?
Posted Monday 17th August 2009 13:51 GMT
Anonymous Coward
Ooo errr.. #
I'd love to date that blonde guy; any man who can catch a laptop using his ass must have a very nice tight butt for *ahem* doing *things* with him... (he'd be the catcher, I'd be the pitcher, if you get my point...) ;-)
Posted Monday 17th August 2009 13:51 GMT
Dr Jeep
Waiting for.... #
...the jubs catching verion, or better still the clam-shell to clam version.
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Posted Monday 17th August 2009 23:27 GMT
Anonymous Coward
F*ck virals. #
The corpoes who make them ought to have a laptop shoved right up their a*se. Preferably one of those exploding Dells.
Posted Tuesday 18th August 2009 09:30 GMT
bass daddy
Yeah.. #
Now catch a powermac g5 in your butt and then I'll be impressed.
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