bizarre UFO shenanigans in the daily star

Uthur

so i guess nothing would surprise anyone when it comes to the tabloids but my dad
brought this one to my attention last week

for 4 days in a row the star had an article about some viral UFO video on the
or internet or some sh1t like this. they printed the same picture every day
which was supposed to be a still from the video and told people to check it out online.

i had a gander and it was such an ovious fake i had to wonder what the hell
they were playing at. why draw attention to such a crappy internet video at all, let
alone do it more than once?

i guessed it might be part of some advertising campaign but the article didn't
say 'this is an advertisement' or whatever so that seemed to be ruled out.
but today my dad tells me it was an ad all along (for a choccy bar) and they
finally put the 'this is an ad' disclaimer on the thing after revealing it was
actually just a promotion.

this type of lark seems very sleazy to me. i'm sure many people looked at that
and never knew they were being 'advertised at' thinking it was some kind
of genuine news story.

but who is really surprised anyway? half the stories in the tabloids aren't real
news stories but are paid for promotions or publicity stunts of one kind or
another so it's all b0llix news anyway. you may as well read the beano!

any thoughts? down with this sort of thing?

General Zod

Uthur wrote: »

any thoughts?

I like cake.

Danbo!

Im with Zod on this one

ScumLord

I had some nice cake this weekend.

Quazzie

I concur.

Cake is nice

Wreck

Cake is over-rated, cookies are where it's at.

Bonito

I believe Gordon puts out the question of Cake or Pie in his sig. I think cake.

Noopti

Maybe they were from.....Mars? hahahahahah....

*leaves extremely quickly*

Sean Quagmire

So we're all in agreement then?

Kiera

I dont like cake.

Bonito

Op. Was it this picture of a bunch of flying saucers?

ScumLord

Wreck wrote: »

Cake is over-rated, cookies are where it's at.

What about cookie cake? How could anyone not like cookie cake?

Kiera

Bonito wrote: »

Op. Was it this picture of a bunch of flying saucers?

Nyom!

Cheap Thrills!

Bakewell tarts have much the same shape as UFO's....:pac:

SadieSue

Depends on the cake and indeed the pie.

Uthur

Kiera wrote: »

I dont like cake.

just when we had reached a consensus - perhaps for the first time in the
history of boards too

Kiera

Uthur wrote: »

just when we had reached a consensus - perhaps for the first time in the
history of boards too

I like milk, will that do?

Diageio_Man

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwylBRucU7w

thetonynator

ScumLord wrote: »

What about cookie cake? How could anyone not like cookie cake?

I love cookie cake.

But I don't like coffee cake.:(

ScumLord

thetonynator wrote: »

I love cookie cake.

But I don't like coffee cake.:(

There's something wrong with coffee as a flavour. A coffee with cake however is nice.

Diabhal Beag

*Waits for Run to da Hills

ScumLord

Diabhal Beag wrote: »

*Waits for Run to da Hills

Is he bringing cake?

Mute

Are Jaffa cakes, biscuits or cakes?

jd007

mmmmmmmm cake...

gaz wac

Bakewell tarts, warm from M&S... hmmmmmmmm delish

how can anyone NOT like coffee cake...you sick Mo Fo's !!!!

thetonynator

This thread seems to have gone a little bit off topic . . .

But jaffa cakes are actually biscuits not cakes.

jd007

Mute wrote: »

Are Jaffa cakes, biscuits or cakes?

According to wikipedia they are "biscuit-like cake" :P

bently

Cheap Thrills! wrote: »

Bakewell tarts have much the same shape as UFO's....:pac:

Oi .....an ex girlfriend of mine was from Bakewell..........but she was not shaped like a U.F.O.

Elenxor

I hate carrot cake

gaz wac

did she look like an alien ?

Des Carter

Noopti wrote: »

Maybe they were from.....Mars? *

Milky Ways are nicer than Mars imo.

Cuddlesworth

Was this the UFO?

The Rook

The cake is a lie...

NothingMan

I think the OP raises an excellent point and I see the point he's clearly trying to make. Cake is good, but only when it's chocolate cake.

JONJO THE MISER

Eating Maderia Cake right now.

Archeron

NothingMan wrote: »

I think the OP raises an excellent point and I see the point he's clearly trying to make. Cake is good, but only when it's chocolate cake.

I had a very nice piece of orange tinged chocolate cake last night, and woke up this morning with awful dose of the trotts. Be careful out there.

abouttobebanned

I'm fine for cake thanks.

....

Cinnamon?!

L.Jenkins

Cuddlesworth wrote: »

Was this the UFO?

Don't know about that but apparently this is the alien that has been harassing the earth for years:

http://totallylookslike.files.wordpress.com/2009/01/posh-spice-tll-sleestak.jpg

I too love cake, a bit of chocolate in there would be nice.

Kiera

I feel sorry for the OP now. He obviously put a lot of time into typing out his OP and we all come in and mess with his thread.

I'm sorry OP

L.Jenkins

Send him some cake!

General Zod

Kafe und kogen is the greatest invention Germany ever gave the world.

Coffe and cake, as a meal. It's great.

Mr Benevolent

Kiera wrote: »

I dont like cake.

Heresy. Burn the witch. With flaming cake.

Biggins

Cherry cake is where it's at!

Abrasax

Biggins wrote: »

Cherry cake is where it's at!

Just ate a cherry bakewell, not 15 minutes ago.

thetonynator

Uthur wrote: »

so i guess nothing would surprise anyone when it comes to the tabloids but my dad
brought this one to my attention last week

for 4 days in a row the star had an article about some viral UFO video on the
or internet or some sh1t like this. they printed the same picture every day
which was supposed to be a still from the video and told people to check it out online.

i had a gander and it was such an ovious fake i had to wonder what the hell
they were playing at. why draw attention to such a crappy internet video at all, let
alone do it more than once?

i guessed it might be part of some advertising campaign but the article didn't
say 'this is an advertisement' or whatever so that seemed to be ruled out.
but today my dad tells me it was an ad all along (for a choccy bar) and they
finally put the 'this is an ad' disclaimer on the thing after revealing it was
actually just a promotion.

this type of lark seems very sleazy to me. i'm sure many people looked at that
and never knew they were being 'advertised at' thinking it was some kind
of genuine news story.

but who is really surprised anyway? half the stories in the tabloids aren't real
news stories but are paid for promotions or publicity stunts of one kind or
another so it's all b0llix news anyway. you may as well read the beano!

any thoughts? down with this sort of thing?

Bringing this back on topic ( temporarily anyway!!! ) , the advertisement was obviously aimed at regular readers, who seeing the picture several days in a row would be quite intrigued. They would look at it each day, and then realise it was an ad, for a chocolate bar. They will then remember it because it was a different way of advertising.

One of these people might then go and post about it on a busy internet forum, where it will be read by many people but unfortunately the thread will then get sidetracked as someone starts talking about cake and everyone gets carried away, discussing flavours, types and whether or not a jaffa cake is a cake or a biscuit.

Abrasax

Kiera wrote: »

I feel sorry for the OP now. He obviously put a lot of time into typing out his OP and we all come in and mess with his thread.

I'm sorry OP

Post lacks cake.

AnonoBoy

I'm boycotting cake now because of this whole sordid affair.

thetonynator

Abrasax wrote: »

Post lacks cake.

Thread isn't about cake. Its about a dodgy ad featuring a UFO. But you probably didin't even read the opening post, did you?

Stop sidetracking it!!!

Abrasax

thetonynator wrote: »

Thread isn't about cake. Its about a dodgy ad featuring a UFO. But you probably didin't even read the opening post, did you?

Stop sidetracking it!!!

Oh crumbs!
I apologise.

Biggins

Abrasax wrote: »

Just ate a cherry bakewell, not 15 minutes ago.

Ya lucky sod.

L.Jenkins

Anyone put custard on there pie or cake!