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08-15-2012, 11:25 AM
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stumblin mumblin butt fumblin
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lol
LMAO, Hampur worthy potential members
Web pranksters hijack Mountain Dew’s online crowdsourced naming effort for a new green-apple-flavored soda Mountain Dew's new product needed a name. Internet trolls needed a new target to mock and harass. Here's how a big company 'lost to the Internet.' BY PHILIP CAULFIELD / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Mountain Dew’s online soda naming contest produced a lot of 'winning' entries that were losers by any normal marketing guidelines. Do the "diabeetus"? Internet pranksters hijacked Mountain Dew's new soda naming contest by submitting a handful of tasteless suggestions, such as "moist nugget," "diabeetus," "gushing granny," and "fapple." The soft-drink company had hoped to start some buzz about its forthcoming green apple-flavored beverage and launched a campaign asking Dew fans to submit clever titles at DubtheDew.com Instead, users of the Internet message boards Reddit and 4chan spammed the site with silly suggestions, and a few off-color ones, according to several blogs. The company quickly yanked DubtheDew.com. The site was still dead as of Tuesday. In a Twitter post, the company told a Reuters editor the contest "lost to the Internet." The company was running a similar crowdsourcing effort to name its new, non-alcoholic malt-flavored drink. Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/nati...#ixzz23d3E0SO7 |
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08-15-2012, 11:27 AM
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On a mission to educate and enthrall.
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Great scam.
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08-15-2012, 11:32 AM
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Suffice to say, they got Rick-rolled by the internet. |
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08-15-2012, 12:21 PM
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is not that high
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Reminds me of changing the marquee at the local drive-in!!!
I remember changing the Richard Pryor to Richards Gonads, before the employees caught wind and chased us out of the bushes! |
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08-15-2012, 12:24 PM
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Not in Brooklyn anymore
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I sense a great new Mountain Dew spokesman on the horizon.... just think of the untapped elder-extreme sports market...
 "Dew the Diabeetus". |
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08-15-2012, 01:40 PM
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I would actually drink something named Gushing Granny.
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08-15-2012, 01:41 PM
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stumblin mumblin butt fumblin
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08-15-2012, 01:44 PM
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Let's Kill them all.........
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Mountain Dew and White Castles, yes.
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08-15-2012, 02:00 PM
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free Borko and teh FatF*ck2
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08-15-2012, 02:44 PM
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R.I.P Goofy Maloof
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08-15-2012, 02:44 PM
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08-15-2012, 03:15 PM
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Didn't pull the pin - got blasted anyway
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DING
DING DING DING |
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