Terrifying ad . . .

"You will NEVER guess what this ad is about" said the person who sent me a link to the video below.

I thought I would take him up on his challenge. And 10 or 20 seconds into it, I was sure: "Of course I know what this ad is about."

But I didn't.

And nor will you, I'm sure.

Please know, despite its absolutely terrifying demeanor, when it's all over (1:32 later), I expect you will laugh.

But why the advertiser would go to all that trouble . . . And make that kind of spend for a 1:32 ad?

Appalled. I hope the designer is fired.

The following is from a Korean ESL (English as a Second Language) textbook. I'm told it has been making the rounds on the internet recently.

I get the feeling this is abusive. --Like feeding dirty words or double entendres to children--"just for the fun of it."

How "superior" the designer must have felt: "Ha! I hid all these messages in the picture!"

. . . In case you don't know what I'm referring to, notice the "eye chart."

OMG

W2F

STFU

PWN3D

U R A NOOB

LMAO ROTF

Even the last line (8) I'm told--though you can't see the colon in the photo--has :P

I'm not amused.

[UPDATE 2/16/10: Please see my follow-up post: I guess I jumped the gun.]