Comments on: Unusual ad for baby monitor http://boingboing.net/2011/08/11/unusual-ad-for-baby-monitor.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Tue, 21 May 2013 17:25:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: David Buchta http://boingboing.net/2011/08/11/unusual-ad-for-baby-monitor.html#comment-1187866 David Buchta Sun, 14 Aug 2011 14:57:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=112950#comment-1187866 Five words: Big Trouble in Little China Five words: Big Trouble in Little China

]]> By: Ian Wood http://boingboing.net/2011/08/11/unusual-ad-for-baby-monitor.html#comment-1186260 Ian Wood Fri, 12 Aug 2011 03:44:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=112950#comment-1186260 He has his father's eye. He has his father’s eye.

]]> By: klotz http://boingboing.net/2011/08/11/unusual-ad-for-baby-monitor.html#comment-1186110 klotz Thu, 11 Aug 2011 23:23:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=112950#comment-1186110 I remember an ad in a computer magazine from the 1980's for a desktop database query system that had a similar image, of a man's face with an eyeball in it.  It still gives me bad dreams. I remember an ad in a computer magazine from the 1980′s for a desktop database query system that had a similar image, of a man’s face with an eyeball in it.  It still gives me bad dreams.

]]> By: cdh1971 http://boingboing.net/2011/08/11/unusual-ad-for-baby-monitor.html#comment-1186095 cdh1971 Thu, 11 Aug 2011 23:11:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=112950#comment-1186095 Baby Eye is the new Dalek.  (God I want this to happen.) Baby Eye is the new Dalek. 

(God I want this to happen.)

]]> By: Gene http://boingboing.net/2011/08/11/unusual-ad-for-baby-monitor.html#comment-1185706 Gene Thu, 11 Aug 2011 17:49:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=112950#comment-1185706 This looks like an ad for Doctor Who. This looks like an ad for Doctor Who.

]]> By: pKp http://boingboing.net/2011/08/11/unusual-ad-for-baby-monitor.html#comment-1185707 pKp Thu, 11 Aug 2011 17:49:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=112950#comment-1185707 I think you mean "eye". I think you mean “eye”.

]]> By: Dsilkotch http://boingboing.net/2011/08/11/unusual-ad-for-baby-monitor.html#comment-1185603 Dsilkotch Thu, 11 Aug 2011 16:22:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=112950#comment-1185603 He has his mother's eyes. He has his mother’s eyes.

]]> By: Ethan http://boingboing.net/2011/08/11/unusual-ad-for-baby-monitor.html#comment-1185600 Ethan Thu, 11 Aug 2011 16:17:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=112950#comment-1185600 Kill it with fire! Kill it with fire!

]]> By: Brainspore http://boingboing.net/2011/08/11/unusual-ad-for-baby-monitor.html#comment-1185577 Brainspore Thu, 11 Aug 2011 15:52:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=112950#comment-1185577 Don't take a moment of sleep for granted... mine came exactly five weeks early. (Two, at the same time.) Don’t take a moment of sleep for granted… mine came exactly five weeks early. (Two, at the same time.)

]]> By: Brainspore http://boingboing.net/2011/08/11/unusual-ad-for-baby-monitor.html#comment-1185572 Brainspore Thu, 11 Aug 2011 15:48:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=112950#comment-1185572 That's a dangerous choking hazard. Responsible parents always cut human eyeballs into small pieces before feeding them to young children. That’s a dangerous choking hazard. Responsible parents always cut human eyeballs into small pieces before feeding them to young children.

]]> By: Zack Seas http://boingboing.net/2011/08/11/unusual-ad-for-baby-monitor.html#comment-1185535 Zack Seas Thu, 11 Aug 2011 15:03:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=112950#comment-1185535 Tasty, Fish Eyeballs taste better  Tasty, Fish Eyeballs taste better 

]]> By: maxwhirl http://boingboing.net/2011/08/11/unusual-ad-for-baby-monitor.html#comment-1185534 maxwhirl Thu, 11 Aug 2011 15:01:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=112950#comment-1185534 eye-catching...clever. eye-catching…clever.

]]> By: DavidCruise http://boingboing.net/2011/08/11/unusual-ad-for-baby-monitor.html#comment-1185521 DavidCruise Thu, 11 Aug 2011 14:47:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=112950#comment-1185521 Usual dilemma for an ad creative: do I want to create an ad that will, y'know, sell more of the product, or do I want to create something eye-catching that my narrow circle of peers will coo over? Usual dilemma for an ad creative: do I want to create an ad that will, y’know, sell more of the product, or do I want to create something eye-catching that my narrow circle of peers will coo over?

]]> By: blearghhh http://boingboing.net/2011/08/11/unusual-ad-for-baby-monitor.html#comment-1185519 blearghhh Thu, 11 Aug 2011 14:46:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=112950#comment-1185519 As someone whose new baby will emerge from his wife in 5 weeks or so, I laughed at this, then cried a bit, then laughed again.  I think I'll go and lie down for a bit now. As someone whose new baby will emerge from his wife in 5 weeks or so, I laughed at this, then cried a bit, then laughed again.  I think I’ll go and lie down for a bit now.

]]> By: daneyul http://boingboing.net/2011/08/11/unusual-ad-for-baby-monitor.html#comment-1185508 daneyul Thu, 11 Aug 2011 14:34:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=112950#comment-1185508 Meh. The eyes on this week's Newsweek cover are creepier. Meh. The eyes on this week’s Newsweek cover are creepier.

]]> By: andyhavens http://boingboing.net/2011/08/11/unusual-ad-for-baby-monitor.html#comment-1185505 andyhavens Thu, 11 Aug 2011 14:25:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=112950#comment-1185505 Very unrealistic. That kid's not old enough to have his eye teeth. Very unrealistic. That kid’s not old enough to have his eye teeth.

]]> By: jackbird http://boingboing.net/2011/08/11/unusual-ad-for-baby-monitor.html#comment-1185501 jackbird Thu, 11 Aug 2011 14:22:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=112950#comment-1185501 The eye is sufficiently bloodshot, but doesn't have enough crusty mucus to belong to an exhausted parent. The eye is sufficiently bloodshot, but doesn’t have enough crusty mucus to belong to an exhausted parent.

]]> By: adwkiwi http://boingboing.net/2011/08/11/unusual-ad-for-baby-monitor.html#comment-1185398 adwkiwi Thu, 11 Aug 2011 12:17:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=112950#comment-1185398 BoingBoing's RSS feed needs a 'not mind safe' tag *shudder* BoingBoing’s RSS feed needs a ‘not mind safe’ tag *shudder*

]]> By: E. Chicken http://boingboing.net/2011/08/11/unusual-ad-for-baby-monitor.html#comment-1185389 E. Chicken Thu, 11 Aug 2011 12:04:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=112950#comment-1185389 Junior has a taste for human flesh.  Junior has a taste for human flesh. 

]]> By: mguffin http://boingboing.net/2011/08/11/unusual-ad-for-baby-monitor.html#comment-1185390 mguffin Thu, 11 Aug 2011 12:04:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=112950#comment-1185390 ...and this is where he lives http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eyemouth …and this is where he lives
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eyemouth

]]> By: mguffin http://boingboing.net/2011/08/11/unusual-ad-for-baby-monitor.html#comment-1185386 mguffin Thu, 11 Aug 2011 12:01:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=112950#comment-1185386 Little Brother... is watching you Little Brother… is watching you

]]> By: Paul Coleman http://boingboing.net/2011/08/11/unusual-ad-for-baby-monitor.html#comment-1185383 Paul Coleman Thu, 11 Aug 2011 11:54:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=112950#comment-1185383 Horror, thy name is baby eye. Horror, thy name is baby eye.

]]> By: Abel Undercity http://boingboing.net/2011/08/11/unusual-ad-for-baby-monitor.html#comment-1185382 Abel Undercity Thu, 11 Aug 2011 11:52:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=112950#comment-1185382 This is why you never put David Cronenberg in charge of your ad campaign. This is why you never put David Cronenberg in charge of your ad campaign.

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