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Norwegian Airlines ad

#1 Post by thguy65 » Fri Feb 06, 2015 3:45 pm

It took me a few moments to figure out why this ad is so awesome.
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#2 Post by tlynn78 » Fri Feb 06, 2015 3:54 pm

Very clever!
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#3 Post by TheConfessor » Fri Feb 06, 2015 3:55 pm

thguy65 wrote:It took me a few moments to figure out why this ad is so awesome.
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Ahh, now it makes sense! Took me a while. Wasn't sure what I was looking for.
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#4 Post by tanstaafl2 » Fri Feb 06, 2015 4:00 pm

A vexillologist would know.
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#5 Post by Bob78164 » Fri Feb 06, 2015 4:44 pm

I'm in the throes of trial preparation and got two and a half hours of sleep last night. Or actually, this morning. Would someone mind helping me out, perhaps in a spoiler box? Thanks. --Bob
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Re: Norwegian Airlines ad

#6 Post by Bob78164 » Fri Feb 06, 2015 4:45 pm

Bob78164 wrote:I'm in the throes of trial preparation and got two and a half hours of sleep last night. Or actually, this morning. Would someone mind helping me out, perhaps in a spoiler box? Thanks. --Bob
Never mind. I think I've got it. That is clever. --Bob
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Re: Norwegian Airlines ad

#7 Post by tlynn78 » Fri Feb 06, 2015 4:45 pm

Bob78164 wrote:I'm in the throes of trial preparation and got two and a half hours of sleep last night. Or actually, this morning. Would someone mind helping me out, perhaps in a spoiler box? Thanks. --Bob
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Each of the white outlines around the different destinations actually outline that country's flag.
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Re: Norwegian Airlines ad

#8 Post by Bob78164 » Fri Feb 06, 2015 4:50 pm

tlynn78 wrote:
Bob78164 wrote:I'm in the throes of trial preparation and got two and a half hours of sleep last night. Or actually, this morning. Would someone mind helping me out, perhaps in a spoiler box? Thanks. --Bob
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Each of the white outlines around the different destinations actually outline that country's flag.
Thanks. --Bob
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Re: Norwegian Airlines ad

#9 Post by ghostjmf » Fri Feb 06, 2015 5:14 pm

Thanks tlynn78 for the answer, because I would never have got it.
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Re: Norwegian Airlines ad

#10 Post by tlynn78 » Fri Feb 06, 2015 5:17 pm

ghostjmf wrote:Thanks tlynn78 for the answer, because I would never have got it.

No problem. It's too bad most of our (US) ad writers aren't as clever...
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Re: Norwegian Airlines ad

#11 Post by TheConfessor » Fri Feb 06, 2015 5:29 pm

tlynn78 wrote:
ghostjmf wrote:Thanks tlynn78 for the answer, because I would never have got it.

No problem. It's too bad most of our (US) ad writers aren't as clever...
Even if they were, it would be a waste of advertising dollars, since 99% of the audience wouldn't understand it.
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Re: Norwegian Airlines ad

#12 Post by Estonut » Fri Feb 06, 2015 5:35 pm

tlynn78 wrote:
ghostjmf wrote:Thanks tlynn78 for the answer, because I would never have got it.
No problem. It's too bad most of our (US) ad writers aren't as clever...
It's plagiarized.
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Re: Norwegian Airlines ad

#13 Post by Beavis & Butthead » Fri Feb 06, 2015 9:35 pm

Huh huh huh huh!!!!! Huh huh huh!!!

We get it! Huh huh!!!

Bang kok!

Heh heh heh!!!! Yeah!!! Cool!!!

Huh huh huh!!!
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Re: Norwegian Airlines ad

#14 Post by Bob Juch » Fri Feb 06, 2015 10:23 pm

Beavis & Butthead wrote:Huh huh huh huh!!!!! Huh huh huh!!!

We get it! Huh huh!!!

Bang kok!

Heh heh heh!!!! Yeah!!! Cool!!!

Huh huh huh!!!
Except it's pronounced Ban-gkok.
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Re: Norwegian Airlines ad

#15 Post by smilergrogan » Sat Feb 07, 2015 2:17 pm

They must not fly to Jakarta. Or maybe they couldn't squeeze it in.
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