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abbandonoOK, comedy first. la_directora posted one of my favorite funny bits of MINI marketing, so that inspired me to unleash a pile of funny links I've collected while waiting for the MINI to arrive. A couple of these are borderline Not Safe For Work, so I'll label those NSFW.
1) MINI Canada - Their cheeky new site for spring has a barbershop quartet theme. Sounds really sedate and boring, eh? Well, just listen to the songs and you will be busting a gut with laughter. I especially recommend "Cheetahs Are Pussies" (the Cooper S song) and "Burn Rubber And Skin" (the Cooper S Convertible song). Because "straps are bull$#!t"
2) MINI Canada's site from this past winter (NSFW for sexual themes) - MINI Canada had a hilarious dominatrix-themed site all winter long.
Take your time clicking around through all the different icons...there are some really funny bits.
3) MINI ad: Space (NSFW for sexual themes) - "Wow, there IS a lot of room in here"
4) This guy is really, really, REALLY good at parallel parking.
5) MINI ad: Two Best Friends Well, they do say the MINI has "bulldog stance".
6) MINI convertible ad: Jump - When you open this, first click the "Success" link on the left to see the final ad. Then wince as you watch the other links and the many, many failed attempts. Actually, this is not especially funny in any sort of typical American sense of the word "funny", but if you appreciate wry, black British humour you might get a few chuckles out of it. In any event, the final video is spectacular.
OK, on to the MINI update:
After seeing and driving the MINI in person, it is quite apparent that she wants to be a girl-a scrappy, tomboyish girl, but a girl nonetheless. So calling her "Folgore" was right out the window. So I went with Fio...the engineer sidekick from Porco Rosso. She's gutsy, tomboyish, cute, and she kicks ass, which pretty well fits the car exactly.
Given the overall Italian flair of my British motorcar, I've been told the Japanese license plates might be a bit out of tune, so here's the updated short list of MINI license plate ideas:
FIO
FIO MIO
ROSSO
P ROSSO
TWEE MF (suggested by Bruce)
I still have 2 weeks until the standard plates arrive and I'll be able to swap them for new ones, so by all means feel free to persuade me to choose your favorite.
la_directora posted one of my favorite funny bits of MINI marketing, so that inspired me to unleash a pile of funny links I've collected while waiting for the MINI to arrive. A couple of these are borderline Not Safe For Work, so I'll label those NSFW.1) MINI Canada - Their cheeky new site for spring has a barbershop quartet theme. Sounds really sedate and boring, eh? Well, just listen to the songs and you will be busting a gut with laughter. I especially recommend "Cheetahs Are Pussies" (the Cooper S song) and "Burn Rubber And Skin" (the Cooper S Convertible song). Because "straps are bull$#!t"
2) MINI Canada's site from this past winter (NSFW for sexual themes) - MINI Canada had a hilarious dominatrix-themed site all winter long.
Take your time clicking around through all the different icons...there are some really funny bits.
3) MINI ad: Space (NSFW for sexual themes) - "Wow, there IS a lot of room in here"
4) This guy is really, really, REALLY good at parallel parking.
5) MINI ad: Two Best Friends Well, they do say the MINI has "bulldog stance".
6) MINI convertible ad: Jump - When you open this, first click the "Success" link on the left to see the final ad. Then wince as you watch the other links and the many, many failed attempts. Actually, this is not especially funny in any sort of typical American sense of the word "funny", but if you appreciate wry, black British humour you might get a few chuckles out of it. In any event, the final video is spectacular.
OK, on to the MINI update:
After seeing and driving the MINI in person, it is quite apparent that she wants to be a girl-a scrappy, tomboyish girl, but a girl nonetheless. So calling her "Folgore" was right out the window. So I went with Fio...the engineer sidekick from Porco Rosso. She's gutsy, tomboyish, cute, and she kicks ass, which pretty well fits the car exactly.
Given the overall Italian flair of my British motorcar, I've been told the Japanese license plates might be a bit out of tune, so here's the updated short list of MINI license plate ideas:
FIO
FIO MIO
ROSSO
P ROSSO
TWEE MF (suggested by Bruce)
I still have 2 weeks until the standard plates arrive and I'll be able to swap them for new ones, so by all means feel free to persuade me to choose your favorite.
