Fun with Organ Donor Ads

Well, if THIS doesn’t make you want to rip out your liver right here and now, I don’t know what will:

Interestingly, I’ve had guys in bars use those VERY same lines to encourage me to donate my private parts: “Hey, don’t be a jerk. You know what I’m talking about…” “It won’t hurt — I promise!” “Um, it will save my life…?”

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5 Responses to “Fun with Organ Donor Ads”

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1. Alison says:

   Is it just me, or is there a missing word in this ad? “You know that’s not we’re talking about?” That’s kind of a big thing for the marketing department to have missed, or is it implied that the “what” isn’t missed, just as our organs won’t be?

   April 22nd, 2008 at 10:06 am

2. martini lover says:

   good catch alison! i guess their copyediting department is as talented as their strategy department.

   April 22nd, 2008 at 10:15 am

3. danceswithpoodles says:

   Is it me or does he look like he’s two feet tall??

   April 22nd, 2008 at 11:52 am

4. frewt says:

   He’s cute, even sans eyeball - looks a little Richard Dreyfussy but younger and better.

   Clever ad, I don’t get this reluctance to donate organs.

   April 22nd, 2008 at 6:50 pm

5. Scott says:

   A slightly more effective approach:

   http://youtube.com/user/DonateLifeIllinois

   April 27th, 2008 at 1:06 pm

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