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These people are upset he wasn't racing besides a real shark in open water.
Really?
Poor saps "wasted" an hour of their lives....... no much lost if they really believed that is what was going to happen..
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2017/07/24/michael-phelps-didnt-actually-race-a-real-shark-on-tv-and-viewers-arent-happy/?utm_term=.2e62b7a52f3e
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To me it's more of an uproar that people are actually stupid enough to think Phelps was going to line up next to a real great white shark and race it.
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they couldn't even have a real shark in jaws ... so how are they were suppose to have a real one racing?
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Anyone remember the live opening of Al Capone's vault ? Now that was the biggest live TV bust ever.
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That's one of the big reasons I got out of advertising; got tired of finding creative ways to lie to people.
Granted at the agency I worked at we very rarely dipped into that pool we often had clients pushing us towards it and it got really old quick. That said – it works. You have a lot of angry people afterwards but the rate in which our society forgets shit and moves onto something else to be angry at they will quickly return for the next hyped event. All the agencies know this and more times than not the backlash is worth the hype for advertisers.
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dsmith wrote:they couldn't even have a real shark in jaws ... so how are they were suppose to have a real one racing?
I think the real problem here is with the shark itself.......sharks are generally terrible at taking direction......its like all they live for is to eat, and make little sharks, and being at the top of the oceans food chain.
Most sharks I've seen don't seem to give a fuck.
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I would think getting a shark, like a Great White, to take any direction would be a monumental task. Especially since a Great White can't stop moving to take any direction.
Having a race (swimming) with a shark and any human is as ludicrous as getting any shark to foot race a toddler.
But I'm a moran, so what do I know?
much ty. How to spot a paid forum poster/artificial forum traffic producer (see list of actions/phrases below):
Copius pattern amounts of phrases like “Anyone have”..., “Anybody know?”.... and their variations.
Thoughts?
Any help is appreciated!
Thanks in advance!
