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"Try Sperm" Exhorts Vitamin Water Commercial

2007-05-18T10:21:50Z

UPDATE: Video re-uploaded.

A still from a new Vitamin Water commercial tells viewers to "Try Sperm."

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Our tipster writes:

Was resting on the couch enjoying some re-runs of family guy when the attached commercial caught my eye. Lucky I'm "cool" enough to have a dvr so i was able to rewind and take an amazing photo, as well as record the entire commercial.

If you watch the video, they're actually saying, "Try a nice spot of fly-fishing in a tank of hungry sperm whales. Try power-c. Try it." The left side says "try" while the words change on the right. Not that that makes any more sense.

Subliminal advertising? — BEN POPKEN

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Comment from The Walking Eye on 2007-05-19

2007-05-20T01:44:37Z

If you notice, the flashing words actually come together to form one sentence--

"Try fly-fishing for sperm whales" etc.

Wow!

Oh.

Comment from mutineer on 2007-05-19

2007-05-20T01:32:06Z

has anybody pointed out yet that there's a penis (pointing right) at the bottom of the screen?

Comment from digitalrift on 2007-05-19

2007-05-20T01:16:47Z

If you notice, the flashing words actually come together to form one sentence--

"Try fly-fishing for sperm whales" etc.

Comment from rocafellas on 2007-05-18

2007-05-18T22:49:59Z

when i get in from work i'll upload the clip from my phone (five est).

hopefully they put it back up soon.

Comment from whysteriastar on 2007-05-18

2007-05-18T22:18:26Z

Damn it, the clip has been taken down. I really wanted to see try sperm in action.....or maybe I could just get a special video from the back section of the local video store

Comment from hemaphore on 2007-05-18

2007-05-18T21:08:39Z

"ju-ju-ju-just like the bad guy
on lethal weapon 2
i've got diplomatic immunity
so hammer you can't sue

can't touch me!"

...2nd best family guy moment ever...(1st being the vomit scene)

Comment from Trai_Dep on 2007-05-18

2007-05-18T20:38:22Z

Damn. I was a 100% heterosexual before viewing that clip, but now Sanjaya dancing to You Really Got Me seems strangely alluring...

Comment from rocafellas on 2007-05-18

2007-05-18T19:41:03Z

yeah, when i saw this last night i knew i had to submit it. thanks for posting my story!

Comment from mikyrok on 2007-05-18

2007-05-18T19:25:33Z

Hahaha I saw that last night while watching Family Guy too I thought it was hilarious.

Comment from BeastMasterJ on 2007-05-18

2007-05-18T17:55:29Z

@tcp100 said: *INSERT WHINING REGARDING RELEVENCE OF STORY HERE*

Relax, man. What is with your need for constant seriousness of The Consumerist? "OMG! THEY'VE RESORTED TO SEMIEN JOKES! U GUYS USED TO BE COOL BUT NOW YR LAME!"

If you demand only the ripest, richest, most informative news bits on consumer products and companies, read Consumer Reports or the Wall Street Jornal or something. Otherwise, suck it up and laugh a little. You'll feel better.

Comment from Rectilinear Propagation on 2007-05-18

2007-05-18T17:52:33Z

@tcp100: A dollar bill isn't a funny commercial.

I don't think anything's up with them posting something just because it's funny. It isn't like they haven't done it before.

Comment from RandomHookup on 2007-05-18

2007-05-18T17:49:08Z

As often as I have tried, that line doesn't produce results.

Comment from Zgeg on 2007-05-18

2007-05-18T17:38:15Z

Can someone help me out here? I can't seem to find the connection between "Irony" and what Havok defined as "Irony"..

Irony: A meaning (often contradictory) concealed behind the apparent meaning of a word or phrase

Comment from quantum-shaman on 2007-05-18

2007-05-18T15:47:19Z

I've got an idea! Let's have a debate about whether subliminal advertising is actually effective in any way, or whether this is just yet one more example of marketing genius to generate "controversy" and garner undeserved attention.

Comment from Havok154 on 2007-05-18

2007-05-18T14:01:20Z

Ironicly, as I watched the video on here, about 3 seconds later it was actually playing on my TV.

Comment from Jesus On A Pogo Stick on 2007-05-18

2007-05-18T13:25:30Z

mmm... sperm... water? It's a little too thick, isn't it?

Comment from LatherRinseRepeat on 2007-05-18

2007-05-18T11:35:38Z

For a second, I thought this was Digg.

Comment from LAGirl on 2007-05-18

2007-05-18T11:28:49Z

Vitamin Water...vitamins AND protein!

Comment from tcp100 on 2007-05-18

2007-05-18T11:27:06Z

What are you guys doing?

Seriously, what is going on lately with this site?

What's next, a story about folding dollar bills to show the twin towers burning?

Really guys. What's up?

Comment from funkright on 2007-05-18

2007-05-18T10:40:10Z

here's a longer version.. best ever..
http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individu...

Comment from funkright on 2007-05-18

2007-05-18T10:36:37Z

Sorry people.. this is the best family guy moment ever :)
IFLI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5xXxxAqU2o

Comment from faust1200 on 2007-05-18

2007-05-18T10:19:27Z

Actually it's an ad which happened to air during FG.

Comment from SOhp101 on 2007-05-18

2007-05-18T10:18:34Z

@AcidReign: That is not a Family Guy parody commercial... it is an actual commercial that actually plays during commercial breaks.

I've seen that commercial a few times and I laughed when I realized the 'secret message' they were passing on. I sure hope they're only showing it during late night shows (like Adult Swim).

Comment from reeg2 on 2007-05-18

2007-05-18T09:36:12Z

pretty sad attempt at humor.

but the vomit scene that acidreign brings up was one of the best.

Comment from AcidReign on 2007-05-18

2007-05-18T09:32:39Z

.....For Family Guy, this is not terribly surprising. My son turned me on to the show about five years ago. The vomit scene is my favorite on Family Guy.