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The Red Devil adverts: it's time someone blew the whistle.

― Tom (Groke), Thursday, 18 September 2003 11:05 (twenty-two years ago)

I can't say I've seen them. What unpalatable and nefarious things occur?

― Alfie (Alfie), Thursday, 18 September 2003 11:20 (twenty-two years ago)

They're posters on the tube.

― Tom (Groke), Thursday, 18 September 2003 11:22 (twenty-two years ago)

Images please.

― Nick Southall (Nick Southall), Thursday, 18 September 2003 11:22 (twenty-two years ago)

Mm-yeah!

― Alfie (Alfie), Thursday, 18 September 2003 11:24 (twenty-two years ago)

I've seen these. I agree with Tom.

― robster (robster), Thursday, 18 September 2003 11:45 (twenty-two years ago)

The adverts suggest that drinking Red Devil gives you licence to force unwanted sexual advances on people. mostly bum sex.

― Emma, Thursday, 18 September 2003 11:46 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm the most repressed prude in existence, and anything 'suggestive' causes acute embarrassment bordering on physical pain. However, I understand other people are not like this so I attempt to be tolerant. My usual standard is, "Is this enough of a double entendre that it would still work if you had to explain this ad to someone in a 'clean' way?" I don't think these ads manage that. Anal sex was the exact thing that came to mind when I saw these, and I don't like that, because it reminded me of when I did it with this chick and she noisily farted driblets all over the bed afterward, utterly nauseating.

― dave q, Thursday, 18 September 2003 11:59 (twenty-two years ago)

I have just fallen off my chair.

― Nick Southall (Nick Southall), Thursday, 18 September 2003 12:07 (twenty-two years ago)

My face hurts!

― Nick Southall (Nick Southall), Thursday, 18 September 2003 12:07 (twenty-two years ago)

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!

― Nick Southall (Nick Southall), Thursday, 18 September 2003 12:08 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm the most repressed prude in existence...I did it with this chick and she noisily farted driblets all over the bed afterward

That's even better than when dave q changed his mind about Suede mid-post.

― Sam (chirombo), Thursday, 18 September 2003 12:09 (twenty-two years ago)

These ads are fucking appalling and not funny. Dave Q, however, is.

― Mark C (Mark C), Thursday, 18 September 2003 12:11 (twenty-two years ago)

Can anyone post one of these ads? Dave Q you are v funny, but I feel so sorry for the lady in question!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Thursday, 18 September 2003 12:15 (twenty-two years ago)

That's what happens when you - uh - stick things up there! (Just ask B..., aw, no I shouldn't say that...)

― Sarah MCLUsky (coco), Thursday, 18 September 2003 12:29 (twenty-two years ago)

Can't find the adverts but this is the product in question.

http://www.britvic.com/NR/rdonlyres/eis5hjcjtvo2kz6xvumyhe3gi7ro3i557y2ucxyvgmctlbr5xbm4kmfj75hmlv2icdfnujs7ibivayazci3idg6mvgf

Two factoids: the obscene posters are part of a £4 million campaign by Britvic to challenge the take on the market leader, Red Bull. And Red Devil was the subject of the most-complained about TV advert in 2001 (the one where Vinnie Jones killed a robin).

― gobemouche, Thursday, 18 September 2003 12:56 (twenty-two years ago)

Hmm, that didn't work!

http://www.mondiale.co.uk/theme_web/fbi/rdcan_white.GIF

― gobemouche, Thursday, 18 September 2003 12:59 (twenty-two years ago)

But but but the ads are so bad! "He had so much caffeine-riddled fizzy pissdrink he accidentally fucked her up the arse", to paraphrase.

― Mark C (Mark C), Thursday, 18 September 2003 13:24 (twenty-two years ago)

*may have been "he didn't have enough caffeine-riddled fizzy pissdrink etc."

― Mark C (Mark C), Thursday, 18 September 2003 13:25 (twenty-two years ago)

noisily farted driblets

i think we have a new ILX meme to take over from "Twooooo Weeeeeks"

― Kingfish (Kingfish), Thursday, 18 September 2003 13:26 (twenty-two years ago)

Are there actual text on the ads or is it all in the graphic(s)?

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Thursday, 18 September 2003 13:30 (twenty-two years ago)

http://www.reddevil.nl/ The Dutch website makes wipping noises. The website is scaring me off this drink.

― Mr Noodles (Mr Noodles), Thursday, 18 September 2003 13:32 (twenty-two years ago)

It's all text Andrew. I would have no possible objections to graphic portrayal of rear love on underground posters.

― Tom (Groke), Thursday, 18 September 2003 13:34 (twenty-two years ago)

haha, when I read this thread at first, I didn't know red devil was one of these drinks and thought of dust devils instead and wondered why advertisers would think alluding to anal sex might help sell vacuum cleaners.

why would advertisers think alluding to anal sex might help sell one of these drinks?

― RJG (RJG), Thursday, 18 September 2003 13:36 (twenty-two years ago)

"Red Devil: Gets All Up Inside You, Real Tight"(TM)

― Kingfish (Kingfish), Thursday, 18 September 2003 13:56 (twenty-two years ago)

http://www.reddevil.nl/flash/images/vparachute.gif

THE FUCK kind of advert image is this?! is it 1993 again?

― Kingfish (Kingfish), Thursday, 18 September 2003 13:59 (twenty-two years ago)

Quiz time: which image on the Red Devil website connotes buttlove more to YOU?

(a)http://www.reddevil.nl/images8/sneekweek%202.jpg

(b)http://www.reddevil.nl/flash/images3/1.jpg

― Kingfish (Kingfish), Thursday, 18 September 2003 14:04 (twenty-two years ago)

the latter image is an extract from Episode I: The Phantom Penis

― stevem (blueski), Thursday, 18 September 2003 14:15 (twenty-two years ago)

i thought of vaccums too. i think oral sex would have been a better route for that, though. (forgive crudeness) i don't see the energy drink/anal connection. unless they hope it will be used for lube? no way.

― Emilymv (Emilymv), Thursday, 18 September 2003 14:23 (twenty-two years ago)

Uggggh. God knows what's in that drink but it makes me vomit (even SANS a zillion gallons of voddy).

― Sarah (starry), Thursday, 18 September 2003 15:18 (twenty-two years ago)

In the good ole U.S., Red Devil is just unflavored sodium hydroxide. (Apparently they've stopped making Red Devil Lye though because it was being used by meth labs?)

http://www.isp.state.il.us/images/Pa250045.jpg

― Paul Eater (eater), Thursday, 18 September 2003 15:21 (twenty-two years ago)

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