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Old 09-20-2005, 02:38 PM
Worrots Worrots is offline
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Default Bumvertising

http://www.bumvertising.com/

A p*k*r related company is paying homeless people in Seattle to advertise on their signs.

Is this disgustingly exploitative or generously helping out people in need?

Would anyone actually go to the website after seeing it advertised by a homeless guy?

Yes, this appears to be actually real.
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Old 09-20-2005, 03:54 PM
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You are right, they are exploiting us americans with their high rake structures.
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Old 09-20-2005, 03:59 PM
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http://www.bumvertising.com/

A p*k*r related company is paying homeless people in Seattle to advertise on their signs.

Is this disgustingly exploitative or generously helping out people in need?

Would anyone actually go to the website after seeing it advertised by a homeless guy?

Yes, this appears to be actually real.

[/ QUOTE ]

I always thought this was a win-win situation for companies that would do this. 1. you are clothing the homeless with some awesome apparel (granted, it has huge logos on it everywhere), and 2. you would be getting the word out about your product! awesome!
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Old 09-20-2005, 04:59 PM
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Instead of a hot model in the shower for a soap commercial, lets show some hairy bum who hasnt showered in a month.

"Look how great this soap is, it even cleans a bum"

"Look how great online poker is, it created this bum"
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Old 09-20-2005, 05:08 PM
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There's gotta be some classic ironic pictures to come out of this.
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Old 09-21-2005, 01:00 AM
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[censored]. I was thinking more along the lines of this.

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Old 09-21-2005, 01:02 AM
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on the daily show, they did their little investigative reporting segment on this today.
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Old 09-21-2005, 01:11 AM
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on the daily show, they did their little investigative reporting segment on this today.

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Argh. No tengo cable.
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Old 09-21-2005, 01:34 AM
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now all they need to do is strap rickshaws on them, then they can make money on carfares too.
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Old 09-21-2005, 02:09 AM
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now all they need to do is strap rickshaws on them, then they can make money on carfares too.

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Well, you know, 85% of all homeless rickshaw businesses fail within the first three months.
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