Explosion, Assault, Ostriches

Somehow I missed this video from 2012. Theorized at the time to be a viral marketing ploy. But I can't find any evidence it was ever resolved. Can WU-vies pin down a definitive answer?

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Posted By: Paul - Mon Feb 10, 2020
Category: Ambiguity, Uncertainty and Deliberate Obscurity | Animals | Violence | Advertising

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So that's where the Lotto ad with the guy on an ostrich in a big box store comes from....

Posted by Yudith on 02/11/20 at 05:55 AM

I found this description: It's viral-type marketing in Mexico for the Stride "secret flavor". You can see the customer buy gum and start chewing a piece. He then starts talking to the clerk about the flavor. Mysterio and ostriches burst in and attack the customer for trying to reveal the flavor.

A bit better quality video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qH2CfK2H6g

Posted by Virtual in Carnate on 02/12/20 at 04:12 AM

Sounds pretty definitive, VIC. Thanks!

Posted by Paul on 02/12/20 at 10:09 AM

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