Robert F. Smith Posted August 31, 2016 Posted August 31, 2016 Reminds me of the televison ad for Red Dog Beer which came out years ago. Two Mormon missionaries were shown going door to door, but got chased out of someone's yard by a mean looking red pitbull. Was very funny. 1
UtahTexan Posted August 31, 2016 Posted August 31, 2016 actually, it appears to be a commercial for a store....with special on beer and cola 1
Buckeye Posted August 31, 2016 Posted August 31, 2016 (edited) 13 hours ago, CountryBoy said: actually, it appears to be a commercial for a store....with special on beer and cola A quick Google search shows that Unimarc is a grocery chain in Chile. I'm sure our missionaries there get asked/teased about the ads by members and investigators. PS - It's been nearly 20 years since my spanish-speaking mission in California, but the rough translation of the ad title is : "A barabacue! Thirst is in the air." Edited August 31, 2016 by Buckeye
Calm Posted August 31, 2016 Posted August 31, 2016 (edited) My husband, also rusty, says the opening is "Hello, would you like to hear the Word of the Lord?" ( I was quite proud of myself, I got the "escuchar" (to hear, listen) and palabra (word) but didn't realize "el senior" meant "the Lord" and thus thought they were asking "would you like to listen to the Word, sir?" Not in his view the typical missionary opening of his day. Edited August 31, 2016 by Calm 1
bcuzbcuz Posted August 31, 2016 Posted August 31, 2016 19 hours ago, cdowis said: It is an advertisement. for beer. Uh, no.
bcuzbcuz Posted August 31, 2016 Posted August 31, 2016 20 hours ago, Robert F. Smith said: Reminds me of the televison ad for Red Dog Beer which came out years ago. Two Mormon missionaries were shown going door to door, but got chased out of someone's yard by a mean looking red pitbull. Was very funny. Chileans have a great sense of humour and virtually nothing is out of bounds. Mormon missionaries are nicknamed "cahones"(testicles) because you always see them in twos. 2
cdowis Posted August 31, 2016 Posted August 31, 2016 1 hour ago, bcuzbcuz said: Uh, no. How do you translate "cervaza". Google translate says "beer" and there is a six pack prominently displayed with its price.
bcuzbcuz Posted August 31, 2016 Posted August 31, 2016 8 minutes ago, cdowis said: How do you translate "cervaza". Google translate says "beer" and there is a six pack prominently displayed with its price. There's beer in the commercial, doesn't mean it's a commercial for beer. But if you want it to be an advertizement for beer, go for it.
Robert F. Smith Posted September 1, 2016 Posted September 1, 2016 4 hours ago, bcuzbcuz said: There's beer in the commercial, doesn't mean it's a commercial for beer. But if you want it to be an advertizement for beer, go for it. Cerveza is Spanish for "beer."
Calm Posted September 1, 2016 Posted September 1, 2016 1 hour ago, Robert F. Smith said: Cerveza is Spanish for "beer." I think what bcuz means is that the beer is being used to advertise the store, as is the Coke and the barbecue...it could have been anything the store was selling so technically while it is promoting the selling of beer, it is only promoting it being sold through that one store and not for the purpose of promoting a particular brand of beer. So it is not a commercial for beer save as a means to an end, promoting the store. Bottomline, no beer company paid for the advertising in all probability and if not one bottle of beer was sold, the store owners wouldn't be too unhappy (they could always throw a party with their leftover inventory) if the commercial got customers to the store who then bought tons of other stuff....unlike a beer commercial which would be a failure if it caused people to buy the car or TV or food or whatever was seen associated with it in a commercial, but no beer. 2
Calm Posted September 1, 2016 Posted September 1, 2016 (edited) Now this is a beer commercial (my favorite one of all time) and if all it did was get people to buy hockey sticks, the ad company would probably have been fired: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4lXmSDOmh0 Edited September 1, 2016 by Calm
bcuzbcuz Posted September 1, 2016 Posted September 1, 2016 7 hours ago, Calm said: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4lXmSDOmh0 "Car!" 1
cdowis Posted September 1, 2016 Posted September 1, 2016 (edited) 8 hours ago, Calm said: Bottomline, no beer company paid for the advertising This is called "cooperative advertising" Agreement between a manufacturer and a member of distribution chain (distributor, wholesaler, or retailer) under which the manufacturer shares a certain percentage of the member's advertising and promotion costs, or contributes a fixed sum. http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/cooperative-advertising.html Happy to educate you on the real world of advertising. PS. Perhaps you are also unaware that when you see a product (such as an Apple computer) in a movie, that the manufacturer pays a "placement fee". Edited September 1, 2016 by cdowis 1
bcuzbcuz Posted September 1, 2016 Posted September 1, 2016 43 minutes ago, cdowis said: This is called "cooperative advertising" Agreement between a manufacturer and a member of distribution chain (distributor, wholesaler, or retailer) under which the manufacturer shares a certain percentage of the member's advertising and promotion costs, or contributes a fixed sum. http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/cooperative-advertising.html Happy to educate you on the real world of advertising. PS. Perhaps you are also unaware that when you see a product (such as an Apple computer) in a movie, that the manufacturer pays a "placement fee". Boring.
Robert F. Smith Posted September 1, 2016 Posted September 1, 2016 17 hours ago, bcuzbcuz said: Chileans have a great sense of humour and virtually nothing is out of bounds. Mormon missionaries are nicknamed "cahones"(testicles) because you always see them in twos. More properly cojones, the word also indicates boldness and courage.
bcuzbcuz Posted September 1, 2016 Posted September 1, 2016 25 minutes ago, Robert F. Smith said: More properly cojones, the word also indicates boldness and courage. Thanx, I should have seen the spelling error myself. I guess the usage depends on whether it's a noun or a verb/adjective.
will227457 Posted September 1, 2016 Posted September 1, 2016 (edited) 2 hours ago, Robert F. Smith said: More properly cojones, the word also indicates boldness and courage. Yeah but not in the context that they are using it when referring to the missionaries Edited September 1, 2016 by will227457
Robert F. Smith Posted September 2, 2016 Posted September 2, 2016 9 hours ago, will227457 said: Yeah but not in the context that they are using it when referring to the missionaries I was trying to give the poor missionaries some cover.
bcuzbcuz Posted September 2, 2016 Posted September 2, 2016 8 hours ago, Robert F. Smith said: I was trying to give the poor missionaries some cover. I'm not sure they need it. Driving through almost any community in Chile the characteristic Mormon chapels are everywhere.
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