Has the iPod backlash begun? Consider this email from a Curbed reader in Tribeca:
What’s up with all those “iPods Lick Balls” stickers (Black Square with White Arial Font) that I’m seeing in Tribeca? I ripped one down and the next week there was another one up. Is this marketing genius from Sony or Rio?
Curbed has posted a photo of one of the stickers plastered on a light pole here.
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This is the freedom of choice, now we know that the majority thinks that iPods are balls licker. We too believe so.
Hey Apple, stop licking my balls and stop messing with my ipod.
Real Networkds
#1. I wonder what the battery life would be with that function enabled?
#2. I’m very surprised that Mac Beth hasn’t commented on this!
No surprise, the iPod looks gay.
Karl Rove is behind this
Put me down for two.
The full thing says that the stickers were realy easy to peal off.
Makes you wonder…. – username
Yeah, the signal from my tinfoil hat says that Microsoft is behind this. IIRC, they used stickers that are easily peeled off during the MSN butterfly controversy.
#2. I’m very surprised that Mac Beth hasn’t commented on this! – twilightmoon@mac.com
She is still smarting because there is no version for female iPod users.
prob just a reaction to the Apple rating itself five stars.
funny.
Who cares. It’s a troll picture just like Enderle and Thurdot articles(however you spell their names).
as opposed to microsoft’s “sucks for sure” campaign.
Licking balls is quite arousing; licking same balls while listening to my iPod mini is orgasmic As for my bf, he is none the wiser *grin*
If you follow the links you will see this is more of a rant about artist compensation from the iTMS. I have only one thing to say about the whole issue- nobody made you take a raw deal from a record company.
We live in a time when anyone can, with minimal investment, set up a home studio and produce their own recordings. With CD replication services easily available anyone can manufacture mass numbers of CDs at low cost. Add iTunes being opened up to independent artists and there is NO ISSUE HERE.
Free Enterprise allows anyone who is willing to assume the risk to OWN their own recordings and the full profits that go with the risk. If an artist or band wishes to let a record company assume the risk and develop/promote for a large share of the profit that’s not Apple’s or the consumer’s problem.
Welcome to the U.S.A.-assume the risk and reap the reward, share the risk and split the profits. It’s nothing new.
That is an unsupported feature, and should not be attempted by an amateur.
Okay, I realize I am totally not playing the game here. But am I the only one that thinks this is a mediocre piece of Photoshop work on the picture. Of course, with a web photo is hard to tell, but really, look at it. Still, “iPods Lick Balls” is such an odd “insult”, it almost has to be real. Maybe it is a cultural thing?
Why is that dog lickin’ it’s balls?
Because it can.
That’s the subliminal message here.
Apple, because it can.
Not playing and I agree with Duane, it’s a mediocre ploy using Photoshop. Also it doesn’t make sense, the size, wording…… just someone trying to get attention.
if it can lick balls, it definitely can lick pussy too! i don’t think it will be programmed to discriminate. it will have been designed to just lick. now there’s just one more reason not to leave the house.
soon you will see underwear manufacturers come out with their ipod verson undies. ones that come with a pouch that holds the ipod so you can have 15 hours of nonstop ball licking pleasure wherever you go.
TO JENNA:
I ENVY YOUR BOYFRIEND. WHAT A LUCKY BASTARD!!! JENNA, YOUR LAST NAME DOESNT HAPPEN TO BUSH, IS IT?
All this talk about ball-licking just got me aroused.
I’ll see all in 5.
Sorry guys, this photo is real, for whatever that’s worth. Whoever took the picture has posted the full res (non Photoshopped) version on his or her website:
That doesn’t mean he or she didn’t put the sticker there and then take the photo, but it’s not a fake photo.
Eric:
Too much information, bro.
what the hell does MicroSoft lick ? There’s a lot more of them than iPod users.
Why is that dog lickin’ it’s balls?
Because it can.
That’s the subliminal message here.
Apple, because it can. —-
Ah, so this message is said out of love. Very subliminal way of saying it.
Hmm, looks like the morons who vandalized all those candidate signs during the presidential campaigns have apparently found new work.
So they think iPod licks. Have a cookie. Either use it or build a better product; grassroots campaigns this stupid benefit nobody.
Eric: God no, my last name is not Bush (and have none either *grin*)
Say what you will with these ads (whether real or not) it creates more buzz for the iPod. All that’s needed is for a potential customer to see an iPod up close and hopefully they’re hooked.
Jenna
ps: Thank a Veteran if you have the chance!