Quit smoking: a Russian take

Feb 22, 2007 at 5:35 PM
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Found at the advertising group here on Vox, a post about a Russian anti-smoking animation can be found here:

http://publicite.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00d41418d2bd6a4700d41421401b3c7f.html

It is meant to be humorous, but if you do click on it, please note there are 9-11 jokes (planes crashing into the Twin Towers). Which makes me wonder: are some countries ready to laugh about the deaths of thousands of people? I think it may be too early. In fact, I don’t think many of us ever can. I sure as heck don’t make Pearl Harbor jokes, and that was 66 years ago this year and I wasn’t even alive when it happened.
Please note that the person who posted about it at Vox is not the animation’s creator, so please do not direct any flames to him.

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What was your response, Jack, in English?

I said that within the US, the clip would not have been funny, and that it may be too early to joke about 9-11.

Wow the timeline is all over the fucking place in that animation! Not a bad flash animation though. I wasn't offended by the 9-11 references and not because the cartoon didn't make any sense lol

Thanks, Gary. I was interested to know what Americans think of 9-11 in 2007. Maybe if it was done without any malice—the animation, certainly, didn’t imply any, through my watching of it. I wasn’t offended myself, but I didn’t find it funny when the Towers fell.
The timeline is whack!

Yes, the timeline is indeed whack! lol The only funny thing about the cartoon to me was that it's so stupid haha.

I do enjoy humour that is totally out of place, e.g. the little things turning into catastrophe (e.g. Three’s Company, Seinfeld). This takes it to a whole new level!

That was certainly interesting. I wasn't offended but I'm sure there are plenty of people who would be. I didn't see any malice, just rather amateurish attempt at avant garde humor, perhaps.

It was humorous in parts, probably more in the timing of the gags. It was a little avant-garde and a tad anarchic, like a Ren & Stimpy cartoon, perhaps.

What did it have to with anti-smoking?

Probably encourages people to smoke, because the main character, who quit, caused all that catastrophe.

Quit smoking: a Russian take

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