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    The Bloody Bodies Of Polar Bears Rain From The Skies, Because Of You!

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    Image of Klebert L. Hall Klebert L. Hall
    11/26/09

    In reply to The Bloody Bodies Of Polar Bears Rain From The Skies, Because Of You!
    Sure, bears are delicious - but this seems like an inefficient way to fight hunger.
    -Kle.
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    Image of KryptonZero KryptonZero
    11/25/09

    In reply to The Bloody Bodies Of Polar Bears Rain From The Skies, Because Of You!
    Personally, I found the commercial hilarious. The people who make commercials like this obviously dont take into account the people who (for example) watch Nascar for the wrecks or extreme sports waiting for someone to break something. This video was pure win.
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    Image of Kpibca Kpibca
    11/25/09

    In reply to The Bloody Bodies Of Polar Bears Rain From The Skies, Because Of You!
    "FLYING SUCKS, SO USE THE ALTERNATIVE, WHICH IS...uhhh..."

    Come back when you have more than half an idea, guys.
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    Image of AmishJohn AmishJohn
    11/25/09

    In reply to The Bloody Bodies Of Polar Bears Rain From The Skies, Because Of You!
    I guess the swallows lost their grip...
    OR:
    This is why having Animal Planet sponsor the Punkin Chunkin competition was a baaaad idea.
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    Edited by AmishJohn at 11/25/09 12:54 PM AmishJohn was starred AmishJohn was unstarred
    Image of 0kami 0kami
    11/25/09

    In reply to The Bloody Bodies Of Polar Bears Rain From The Skies, Because Of You!
    GRRRR PLANE STUPID! HULK SMASH!
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    Edited by 0kami at 11/25/09 11:43 AM 0kami was starred 0kami was unstarred
    Image of CoffinDodger (If the typos crap. Blame my keyboard) CoffinDodger (If the typos crap. Blame my keyboard)
    11/25/09

    In reply to The Bloody Bodies Of Polar Bears Rain From The Skies, Because Of You!

    I have no idea what this advert is trying to say?? Do polar bears keep randomly jumping from planes. Is it an invasion force of zombie polar bears? WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON!!??

    Maybe the poster add should go like this. Much more to the point!!
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    Image of LoganAdams LoganAdams
    11/25/09

    @CoffinDodger (If the typos crap. Blame my keyboard): That reminds me of this:
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    Image of LoganAdams LoganAdams
    11/25/09

    @#c17106799: This is what I meant.
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    CoffinDodger (If the typos crap. Blame my keyboard) promoted this comment Edited by LoganAdams at 11/25/09 12:28 PM LoganAdams was starred LoganAdams was unstarred
    Image of CoffinDodger (If the typos crap. Blame my keyboard) CoffinDodger (If the typos crap. Blame my keyboard)
    11/25/09

    @LoganAdams: We really are Fucked!!!!!

    #calendar
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    Image of Cash907Censored Cash907Censored
    11/25/09

    In reply to The Bloody Bodies Of Polar Bears Rain From The Skies, Because Of You!
    Huh. I guess Santa got tired of giving coal to the naughty European children.

    Or was this a deleted scene from 2012?
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    Edited by Cash907Censored at 11/25/09 10:42 AM Cash907Censored was starred Cash907Censored was unstarred
    Image of Dr Emilio Lizardo Dr Emilio Lizardo
    11/25/09

    In reply to The Bloody Bodies Of Polar Bears Rain From The Skies, Because Of You!
    So what, I'm supposed to wlak to europe? Or maybe we should just go back to the 16th century?

    I'm all for the environment, but this was way over the top even before the bears started bouncing off buildings leaving bloody streaks.
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    Image of Tooths Tooths
    11/25/09

    @Dr Emilio Lizardo: They might be pushing for energy efficient planes or something. There's small debate in the airline industry whether it'd be a good/bad idea to switch over to another source of fuel.
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    Image of hamshank hamshank
    11/25/09

    @Tooths: gliders .... that's the answer. Course, we could only fly eastwards, but that would just bring back the romance of travel, don't you think?
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    Image of Atomictao Atomictao
    11/25/09

    In reply to The Bloody Bodies Of Polar Bears Rain From The Skies, Because Of You!
    And here I thought I was the only one who used 'dead bears from the sky' as a metric.
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    Image of tetracycloide tetracycloide
    11/25/09

    In reply to The Bloody Bodies Of Polar Bears Rain From The Skies, Because Of You!
    i'm not sure the ad had the intended effect because all i'm left wondering after watching it is what polar bear meat tastes like.
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    Image of Kenro199x Kenro199x
    11/25/09

    @tetracycloide: It left me wondering if someone really hated Golden Compass that much.
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    Image of phoghat phoghat
    11/25/09

    @tetracycloide:
    Like chicken. Furry furry chicken
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    Image of Tooths Tooths
    11/25/09

    @tetracycloide: That was my first thought but then I realized that it'd be more like mashed bone bits and hamburger after a fall like that.
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    tetracycloide promoted this comment Tooths was starred Tooths was unstarred
    Image of tetracycloide tetracycloide
    11/25/09

    @Tooths: it's true, bruised meat is not good eats. perhaps if we constructed some kind of giant net or trampoline...
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    Image of Tooths Tooths
    11/25/09

    @tetracycloide: With a net we'd get nice little furry meat chunks and with a trampoline we'd end up with uhm, extremely bruised meat.

    Genetically engineered superhawks is the only way to go. Not only can they retrieve them mid-air but they'll also bring 'em straight back to you.

    #calendar
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    Image of ShamelessSingingRennie ShamelessSingingRennie
    11/25/09

    @Kenro199x: I know I did. 10 years looking forward to that movie, and they shat all over it.
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    Image of MargaretMoony MargaretMoony
    11/25/09

    In reply to The Bloody Bodies Of Polar Bears Rain From The Skies, Because Of You!
    BEARS!!! They have found a new way to attack us!!
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    Edited by MargaretMoony at 11/25/09 9:39 AM MargaretMoony was starred MargaretMoony was unstarred
    Image of TotalFanGirl TotalFanGirl
    11/25/09

    In reply to The Bloody Bodies Of Polar Bears Rain From The Skies, Because Of You!
    The on the website listed at the end of the ad - planetstupid.com - I expect to find nothing but pictures of the folks that made this, as they appear to exemplify the name of their site.
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    Image of EdificeComplex EdificeComplex
    11/25/09

    In reply to The Bloody Bodies Of Polar Bears Rain From The Skies, Because Of You!
    It reminds of an ad that was done by DDB Brazil as a World Wildlife fund ad. I understand that the people who create these types of ads want to shock people into awareness, but sometimes I think they cross a line.

    WARNING: The video is quite tasteless. Apparently the WWF had no input into the ad and it was done by DDB Brazil for a competition.
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    Image of WLDaywalker WLDaywalker
    11/25/09

    @EdificeComplex: One of the first things that came to my mind while watching the "Raining Bears" was whether or not anyone would equate it to people jumping from the WTC. Don't think it'd go over too well in the US.
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    Image of Dirk Anger Dirk Anger
    11/25/09

    @WLDaywalker: What came to me was not whether or not someone will, but how many hours will it take for them to be enough to have the ad removed from the intertubes
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    Image of Canoehead Canoehead
    11/25/09

    @WLDaywalker: Funny, all the networks have basically embargoed all the vid of people jumping and falling to their deaths from the WTC. Apparently they are too upsetting (and by that they mean enraging) - they might cause someone to have an emotional reaction and do something crazy like shoot up an Army base. . .
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    Image of ShamelessSingingRennie ShamelessSingingRennie
    11/25/09

    @WLDaywalker: That was actually one of my first thoughts - reminded me of how people fell/jumped out of the Towers - while watching the polar bear video before I saw the comment linking the DDB Brazil ad.
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    Image of Smeagol92055 Smeagol92055
    11/25/09

    In reply to The Bloody Bodies Of Polar Bears Rain From The Skies, Because Of You!
    Damn it, Japan.

    I know you had to have had something to do with this, I just haven't figured it out yet.
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    Image of Rtrain Rtrain
    11/25/09

    @Smeagol92055: Fooka you porar bale!
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    Image of Hamslicer Hamslicer
    11/25/09

    In reply to The Bloody Bodies Of Polar Bears Rain From The Skies, Because Of You!
    Fear motivates. Take a look at the people worried about "death panels".
    That campaign succeeded because of fear. This campaign attempts to do the same thing, combine a memorable fact (the weight of the polar bear) with fear.
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    Image of WLDaywalker WLDaywalker
    11/25/09

    @Hamslicer: Well, they've succeeded. I'm now afraid a 400kg bear is going to fall on me without notice. We must launch interceptor jets and shoot these bears down before they reach our airspace!!!
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