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Post by Brick Killed a Guy on Mar 1, 2009 16:53:52 GMT -5
Golden Eyes on MGM's Detroit Billboard Cause Stir Sunday , March 01, 2009 A teaser for an MGM Grand Detroit casino ad campaign that features a pair of golden eyes peering at motorists from a billboard is causing a stir among some who see the image as sinister. The Detroit billboard depicts the eyes on a black background, accompanied by a golden silhouette of MGM's signature lion. City Councilwoman Alberta Tinsley-Talabi tells The Detroit News for a Saturday story she wants it taken down. The Rev. James A. Smith, pastor of Maranatha Gospel Church in the Detroit suburb of Romulus, says it "looks like a demon glaring at you." Yvette Monet, a spokeswoman for casino parent MGM Mirage Inc., said the company wasn't aware of protests. She says Las Vegas-based MGM is excited it's generating buzz, since that's the intended effect.  |
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Post by Non Banjoble Tokens on Mar 1, 2009 17:00:18 GMT -5
The Rev. James A. Smith, pastor of Maranatha Gospel Church in the Detroit suburb of Romulus, says it "looks like a demon glaring at you." Oh, you say that about everything. |
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Post by Square on Mar 1, 2009 17:00:21 GMT -5
...If I had a billion dollers I would pay for more of them around the world just to freak people out
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Post by Deleted on Mar 1, 2009 17:01:07 GMT -5
I remember a billboard that just simply read 'What up?'. I don't think it was for a product.
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Post by Supersmark is a Troll on Mar 1, 2009 17:01:56 GMT -5
Compared to other billboards around Detroit that's nothing.
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Post by ani on Mar 1, 2009 17:02:40 GMT -5
People really reaching for things to get angry about...or perhaps reaching for publicity.
Besides, that's only one of many demons in Detroit. They're everywhere! ;D
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Post by Brick Killed a Guy on Mar 1, 2009 17:03:51 GMT -5
If you didn't know what the ad was about, you'd look at the Lion on the corner and think the Lions were turning heel.
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Post by Alucard on Mar 1, 2009 17:07:36 GMT -5
It's not even that creepy.
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Post by Jiren on Mar 1, 2009 17:14:28 GMT -5
the ones with Tony Blair years ago were worse
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Post by Saiyavenger on Mar 1, 2009 17:19:38 GMT -5
If you didn't know what the ad was about, you'd look at the Lion on the corner and think the Lions were turning heel. They've got plenty of X-Pac Heat for that to happen. |
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Post by @TenaciousBe on Mar 1, 2009 18:15:56 GMT -5
If that's the creepiest thing in Detroit, then the city's doing far better than I last heard.
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Post by Confused Mark Wahlberg on Mar 1, 2009 18:52:23 GMT -5
 AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!! |
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Post by craigdanbeaton on Mar 1, 2009 18:54:42 GMT -5
the ones with Tony Blair years ago were worse That still terrifies me to this day...  |
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Post by forgottensinpwf on Mar 1, 2009 19:26:24 GMT -5
That billboard's actually pretty f***ing cool.
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Post by CM Dazz on Mar 1, 2009 19:29:02 GMT -5
I think it looks really cool. I'd like to have a photo/painting of that to hang on my wall.
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Post by Chainsaw on Mar 1, 2009 19:30:48 GMT -5
The Rev. James A. Smith, pastor of Maranatha Gospel Church in the Detroit suburb of Romulus, says it "looks like a demon glaring at you." Oh, you say that about everything. I was about to say. Good show. |
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Post by Brick Killed a Guy on Mar 1, 2009 20:01:18 GMT -5
the ones with Tony Blair years ago were worse That still terrifies me to this day... Sweet Queen of England, that is horrifying! |
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Post by Toom E. Guci on Mar 1, 2009 21:43:06 GMT -5
I remember a billboard that just simply read 'What up?'. I don't think it was for a product. It was to advertise R-Truth's debut on Smackdown! |
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Post by Johnny B. Decent on Mar 1, 2009 21:53:16 GMT -5
the ones with Tony Blair years ago were worse That still terrifies me to this day... Unsettling. |
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Post by Joie De Vivre on Mar 1, 2009 22:05:24 GMT -5
the ones with Tony Blair years ago were worse That still terrifies me to this day... If that was a poster to an actual movie, I'd see it! |
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