I understand what the ads are trying to put across, but this is pretty stupid.

At the bottom of the ad, it says "From the makers of 'WhybecauseIsaidso'".

I mean, if you're too stupid to have picked up on that who is even letting you outdoors?

i prefer Focusin

labman: Who was the spokesman, Rowdy Roddy Piper?

As a threadjack, does anyone else think that as far as evil alien overlords go, the ones in that movie really weren't that bad?

xanadian: Or Ritalout.

some people need Homocil.



wasn't the original name of the pill Fukitol?

"All those years we thought we were making progress: with our Skinner boxes and our electric shocks... what a waste of time. Until Adam, you could no more domesticate a child than a boa constrictor... Fontaine gives Suchong history for child that he wants to imprint into child's head. Kid not a person, he jukebox, ready to play whatever tune Fontaine wants to hear."

You guys should see my medicine cabinet...

Damitol
Fukitol
Enditol
Watdafukizatol
Flintstone's Chewable Cyanide Capsules

...and, of course, NyQuil

Old Bay?

miseducated: At the bottom of the ad, it says "From the makers of 'WhybecauseIsaidso'".

I mean, if you're too stupid to have picked up on that who is even letting you outdoors out of your mom's basement?

FTFY

Well, that explains it. I've been riding the subway for a week or two now thinking that some dumb advertiser must be wasting a lot of money. Now I know who's responsible.

Research has shown parents favour university over college for their children three to one, said Howard Rundle, president of Fanshawe College.

University over college? Would one of our Canadian Farkers care to translate this for us poor Yanks, for whom these words mean the same thing?

In the US, a university is a college, but a bigger one. Is "college" in Canada-speak akin to something like a community college here, which doesn't provide a four-year degree? Or something different?

want brain candy

FTFA: The purpose of this phase of the campaign is to persuade parents and students to consider college as a viable alternative, a choice just as good as university, Rundle said.

In the US universities tend to be a collection of different colleges that all operate under the same system (i.e. The University of Mich has a number of different colleges that a student can be enrolled in but they all are part of UMich). Does Canada have a different system?

Weebay?

Yeah, no one in Toronto did NOT know that this was a viral ad. We were just wondering what for?

I came in to ask the question Arthur Jumbles just asked. Glad I'm not the only one who is confused.

MonkeyAngst: In the US, a university is a college, but a bigger one. Is "college" in Canada-speak akin to something like a community college here, which doesn't provide a four-year degree? Or something different?

In general a university education is more academic. Lawyers, Doctors (the medical kind AND the other kind), Philosophy, English Lit, etc. College in general is more technical, the trades, nursing, hospitality, etc. There is some overlap... for example I took film in college, even though it is also offered at universities. The difference for me is that we were shooting short films in our first year (on 16 mm) whereas my university counterparts were taking 4 or 5 more electives than I and sat around discussing film while they shot home videos on pro-sumer video cameras.

The children of Britney Spears and K-Fed can finally breathe a sigh of relief.

marthadumptruck

WIN!


/Sunday's episode depressed me.
//I wont spoil it if you haven't seen it

Obama?

MonkeyAngst: Research has shown parents favour university over college for their children three to one, said Howard Rundle, president of Fanshawe College.

University over college? Would one of our Canadian Farkers care to translate this for us poor Yanks, for whom these words mean the same thing?

In the US, a university is a college, but a bigger one. Is "college" in Canada-speak akin to something like a community college here, which doesn't provide a four-year degree? Or something different?

Colleges provide the practical knowledge for skilled trade work such as programming in HTML, welding, networking, wiring etc. While universities teach theory for engineers, scientists, lawyers, etc.

For example a Mechanic would go to college, but a Mechanical Engineer would go to university.

Is there anything boosted by a viral ad that is not complete crap?

Seriously. Cloverfield, Snakes on a Plane, Missionaries...

But then again, if the damn thing was good in the first place, it would stand on its own two feet, wouldn't need to trick people into watching/seeing/reading etc

miseducated: At the bottom of the ad, it says "From the makers of 'WhybecauseIsaidso'".

I mean, if you're too stupid to have picked up on that who is even letting you outdoors breed?

Therein lies the societal problem.

/apple.. meet tree..

MonkeyAngst: Research has shown parents favour university over college for their children three to one, said Howard Rundle, president of Fanshawe College.

University over college? Would one of our Canadian Farkers care to translate this for us poor Yanks, for whom these words mean the same thing?

In the US, a university is a college, but a bigger one. Is "college" in Canada-speak akin to something like a community college here, which doesn't provide a four-year degree? Or something different?

Correct. "College" in Canada = "community college" in the U.S.

It's one of those little quirks between the U.S. and Canada... you'll rarely hear a university student say something like "I'm off to college" up here.

On another note, you'd have to be severely mentally challenged to not realize that those ads were a viral campaign... a fairly annoying one at that. I was wondering who was behind that campaign, though. Nice to know.

Seriously, a very strong argument can be made that university is a better option than college. Don't get me wrong... there are many useful things you can do with some college diplomas, and I know that there are many college grads who have very successful careers. However, the upside potential to many 4-year degrees is greater than their college equivalents. A B.Comm is going to trump a business diploma in most circumstances. Or if you want to be a technologist, scientist, software engineer etc. (read: a technically demanding but high-paying job), you're going to need a university degree. Also, getting a diploma limits your future choices with regards to getting a post-graduate degree of any sort.

Hey, you know what other drug doesn't work either?

I once dated a girl who was on noassatol.

Is there anything boosted by a viral ad that is not complete crap?


/would like a word
//I know, not an "ad" as such, but still.

Mercutio74: In general a university education is more academic. Lawyers, Doctors (the medical kind AND the other kind), Philosophy, English Lit, etc. College in general is more technical, the trades, nursing, hospitality, etc. There is some overlap... for example I took film in college, even though it is also offered at universities. The difference for me is that we were shooting short films in our first year (on 16 mm) whereas my university counterparts were taking 4 or 5 more electives than I and sat around discussing film while they shot home videos on pro-sumer video cameras.

Wow. This is all brand new to me. Do you have small institutions that teach liberal arts, like Bard, Oberlin, etc.? And are the drugs as good?

I mean, are they as good as I hear they are in the U.S. I went to a small liberal arts college, but I don't know about the drugs, because I was studying. Yeah, that's the ticket.

Jose628: But then again, if the damn thing was good in the first place, it would stand on its own two feet, wouldn't need to trick people into watching/seeing/reading etc

Also, the campaign for this particular crock of shiat is very militant too. Further to this, I didn't see a lot of college vs. university soul searching when I was finishing high school. You pretty much pick what you want to be when you grow up and that's 90% of the battle. Usually you have to go to one or the other. If there's a trade that can be taught at both, you choose which approach makes the most sense to you.

MonkeyAngst: University over college? Would one of our Canadian Farkers care to translate this for us poor Yanks, for whom these words mean the same thing?

In Canada, if you talk about college, you are referring to a community college of some sort (in Ontario, they are called Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology), which generally do not offer degrees but instead offer 2 or 3 year diplomas (in anything from computer programming to various trades such as electrician, carpenter, or mechanic). Some colleges in Ontario do offer Applied Degrees, but they are limited - they have been specifically authorized to issue the degree for that program only.

Universities are degree-granting institutions (they have the right to confer degrees - in Canada the right to confer degrees is restricted... calling yourself a University or offering a degree without approval is illegal). Universities may have constituent, federated, or affiliated colleges, which are not the same as community colleges (and are usually called University Colleges) - University of Toronto is a good example (Victoria College, Trinity College), as is the University of Western Ontario (Brescia University College, Huron University College)... degrees are issued in the name of the parent university. Universities have the authority to issue 3 and 4 year degrees, as well as post-graduate degrees (Masters, PhD, etc.). Virtually all universities are publicly funded - there are a few private universities, but most of them are religiously funded and have limited degree-granting powers.

So, if you say in Canada you are going off to college, people assume you are going off to a community college. If you go off to university, you are going through for a degree.

PopeUrban: /would like a word
//I know, not an "ad" as such, but still.

The guys on Beyond Reality (the Ghost Hunters guys' radio show) mentioned this on their show Saturday night. They sounded a bit confounded. I'm sure they've researched it since then, though.

I told you, I didn't want to be involved.

Jesus Christ, the ultimate viral campaign.

/more people fall for it every year!!
//It's the most lucrative too!

fireclown: I once dated a girl who was on noassatol.

I think I married her

New drug called Obay Oy Veh that would allow parents to control the minds of their children turns out to be a viral ad. Should have taken Farkitrol Zionatrol instead

FTFY