Terror in the streets! Amish drag-racing in western New York

vienna · 03-13-12, 02:13 PM

http://www.dispatch.com/content/stor...ag-racing.html

There was once a TV commercial featuring Amish drag racing, but it was with drawn due to litigation: not by the Amish, but by Pepsi Cola!

Here's the story:

http://www.slate.com/articles/busine...at_a_drag.html

The disputed commercial can be found here:

http://adland.tv/commercials/powerad...ce-2006-15-usa

Sailor Steve · 03-13-12, 02:29 PM

Article.

Commercial.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

I've reported it before, but about 30 years ago in the small town of Magna, on the far west side of the Salt Lake Valley, two friends in a bar got into it. One of them went outside, unhitched the other's horse and offered him for sale to a passing woman. The offended party called the cops.

The Charge: Attempting to sell property that did not belong to him.
The Reason: "Horse Theft" was still a hanging offense in Utah.

I like that commercial. Amish dress or not, the girl is cute.

vienna · 03-13-12, 02:46 PM

Quote:

I like that commercial. Amish dress or not, the girl is cute.

Yes, she is very much so; and, you get that teasing glimpse of ankle...

nikimcbee · 03-13-12, 02:49 PM

I feel obligated to post this:

VipertheSniper · 03-14-12, 01:37 PM

the site where that ad is hosted, takes longer to load than an Amish doing the quartermile...

vienna · 03-14-12, 01:43 PM

Loads fast (less than 5 seconds) when I tried to access it...

03-13-12, 02:13 PM	#1
vienna Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Anywhere but the here & now... Posts: 7,718 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	Terror in the streets! Amish drag-racing in western New York http://www.dispatch.com/content/stor...ag-racing.html There was once a TV commercial featuring Amish drag racing, but it was with drawn due to litigation: not by the Amish, but by Pepsi Cola! Here's the story: http://www.slate.com/articles/busine...at_a_drag.html The disputed commercial can be found here: http://adland.tv/commercials/powerad...ce-2006-15-usa __________________ __________________________________________________ __

03-13-12, 02:29 PM	#2
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Article. Commercial. Truth is stranger than fiction. I've reported it before, but about 30 years ago in the small town of Magna, on the far west side of the Salt Lake Valley, two friends in a bar got into it. One of them went outside, unhitched the other's horse and offered him for sale to a passing woman. The offended party called the cops. The Charge: Attempting to sell property that did not belong to him. The Reason: "Horse Theft" was still a hanging offense in Utah. I like that commercial. Amish dress or not, the girl is cute. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

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nikimcbee Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Patroling the Slot. Posts: 17,952 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	I feel obligated to post this: __________________

03-14-12, 01:43 PM	#6
vienna Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Anywhere but the here & now... Posts: 7,718 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	Loads fast (less than 5 seconds) when I tried to access it... __________________ __________________________________________________ __

03-14-12, 01:37 PM	#5
VipertheSniper Ace of the Deep Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Austria Posts: 1,074 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	the site where that ad is hosted, takes longer to load than an Amish doing the quartermile...