Flukers and Reptile Magazine Ad gone stupid

Any thoughts on this ad?
Am I being too touchy being a cancer survivor and an ex smoker?
Isn't this magazine read by lots of kids, and is this what Reptiles magazine and Flukers employees deem acceptable for their children to read?

I know I always think of cancer sticks when I think of the finer things in life :rolleyes:
http://i968.photobucket.com/albums/a.../flukersad.jpg

Wow that's not right id write them both.

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Heh, that's a pretty old ad. I think that was the closest thing to a cigar they could have easily put in the cham's mouth without too much photoshopping. I don't think it's too big a deal, but I was never one to take ads too seriously.

As a non smoker who hates being around cigarettes, I'd say you're being a little too touchy, but that's just me. I find those posed-chameleon ads hilarious.

Yeah I find it sad that we still glamorize something that kills millions of people a year, even more sad that it's read by 10's of thousands of kids.

It's funny but yeah, not the right message to send to people!

As a smoker I do not find even placing tobacco products anywhere children can see them I don't even smoke around anyone else if im out and about ill walk far away from people so I don't offend anyone especially if there are children around

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Maybe im old school but I belive its a parents role to show a child right from wrong and not have to rely on a magazine.
My kids love reading the magazing but also has the comon sence to know that smoking and drinking isnt good for you. I knew from the begining it was MY job to instill that in my children because I knew what they would be tempted with out there.

A teachable moment I guess, how confusing for a child though.

I spend time teaching my kids that smoking and drinking isn't glamorous just to have a magazine ad like this show them I might be wrong, how nice of them.

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Originally Posted by Russ Lawson

Heh, that's a pretty old ad.

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It's in the December 2010 issue :)

I agree the ad is stupid not really for the picture but for the "maximizing potential" and "finer things in life" would have been funnier if it was a magazine/book in his hand and a pair of glasses on or something like that.
I do smoke aswell and find it pushes a little but im in canada too so we dont really have alot of advert's with smoking or drinking in it anymore

To me they missed out on their core audience, younger keepers.
That ad could be quite funny if done with that in mind.

Although, to put things into a bit of perspective, there are some people who actually smoke cigars only rarely, without being addicted to tobacco and smoking on a regular basis. While not entirely safe, it may be going too far to say that such behavior is excessively dangerous.

I agree that it may be time to change the image of a wealthy individual, though. The fact that they got their point across means it hasn't happened yet.

I don't seriously think any kiddos are going to grab a cigar and a martini because the chameleon had one.

Then again, I agree with the folks who say we should remove the warning labels from everything and late nature take care of the country's problem... ;)

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Originally Posted by snakesRkewl

It's in the December 2010 issue :)

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Just because it's in a new mag doesn't mean they haven't used it for a couple years now. ;)

Also, I think the magazine's core audience is ALL reptile keepers; not just the young ones. Like has also been said before, I don't find it likely that a kid is going to go out and grab a cigar and martini after seeing this ad, and it's the parents' jobs to teach their kid what's bad for them.

Just to be clear Reptiles mag doesn't deem it ok for children to read. The parents who buy it material for their children do. Have you seen some of the go daddy.com adds, or the Ax Body wash adds on TV. As a parent if I have an issue with something on TV or in reading material I know how the remote control works and every Magazine I order can be canceled and they will fit in a trash can..

I think its funny myself

Besides, chameleons only live for about 5 years, so lung cancer probably isn't as much of a worry for them. ;)

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Originally Posted by WingedWolfPsion

chameleons only live for about 5 years, so lung cancer probably isn't as much of a worry for them. ;)

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Hahahaha, they should have added that in small print at the bottom as a "disclaimer" along with a "don't try this at home"lol.

Maybe it's just me but when I see this ad and the other ads that they post like that, the first thing that catches my eye is the big letters "UNFLUKENBELIEVABLE YOU SAY" and what comes to mind is the action of the lizard in the picture is "UNFLUKENBELIEVABLE" (no doubt a parody of the word un-f'n-believable), not that he is enjoying the finer things in life. If you think about their other ads with the same lizard, he is doing various other jobs like a Construction worker(not what pops in my head when i think about the finer things in life, lol) but thats just my point of view, I don't even really look at the smaller print on the ad.

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Originally Posted by Aztec4mia

Hahahaha, they should have added that in small print at the bottom as a "disclaimer" along with a "don't try this at home"lol.

Maybe it's just me but when I see this ad and the other ads that they post like that, the first thing that catches my eye is the big letters "UNFLUKENBELIEVABLE YOU SAY" and what comes to mind is the action of the lizard in the picture is "UNFLUKENBELIEVABLE" (no doubt a parody of the word un-f'n-believable), not that he is enjoying the finer things in life. If you think about their other ads with the same lizard, he is doing various other jobs like a Construction worker(not what pops in my head when i think about the finer things in life, lol) but thats just my point of view, I don't even really look at the smaller print on the ad.

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I'm with you on that to me it was a poor poor marketing director that came up with that..As for the smoking and drinking both, while un-healthy, are still legal in this country if you're of the proper age but if a smoking, drinking, lizard is the face Fluckers wants to portray with sideways foul language that's their problem personally I think they need a new marketing team, from the looks of things they found some 22 year old frat boy and paid him to write this stuff. I wonder whats next for them with this line of add's fart jokes ??

Dear Flucker's Please grow up..

i know im going to get hated for this and sent to the wolves, but i don't find anything wrong with it i don't think kids are that dumb that they will say "Ohh if lizards smoke i will too!" and if they are its because the parents aren't teaching them the aftereffect of the habit they choose




its just my opinion please don't flame me =/

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Originally Posted by snakesRkewl

Yeah I find it sad that we still glamorize something that kills millions of people a year, even more sad that it's read by 10's of thousands of kids.

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The ad looks like something out of the 60's or 70's. We try to be a little more responsible about using deadly drugs in advertisements these days.

You'd think so, the ad is in the December 2010 issue.

I am an ex smoker. I smoked for 36 years. I was at my mother's side when she died of lung cancer.
And I feel that you are being overly sensitive. To attempt to outlaw the showing of any photo anywhere that somebody may find to be unpleasant would be going way too far in my opinion.

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Originally Posted by dsirkle

I am an ex smoker. I smoked for 36 years. I was at my mother's side when she died of lung cancer.
And I feel that you are being overly sensitive. To attempt to outlaw the showing of any photo anywhere that somebody may find to be unpleasant would be going way too far in my opinion.

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So sorry for your loss, and it's great that you quit. Smoking contributed to my mother's very early death as well. It took me about 5 years of trying to stop before I put that awful addiction behind me about 15 years ago.

I wouldn't even consider outlawing it, but I would express my dissatisfaction with the backward view of success they've chosen to portray.

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Originally Posted by JeffFlanagan

I wouldn't even consider outlawing it, but I would express my dissatisfaction with the backward view of success they've chosen to portray.

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Agreed, I can deal with it by not purchasing the products Flukers offers,
not that I use anything Flukers anyways :P

People are too politically correct..

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Originally Posted by Raptor

People are too politically correct..

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Hit the Nail on the Head!

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Originally Posted by Raptor

People are too politically correct..

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Exactly...OMG kids are gonna smoke cigars,drink martini's and eat crickets and mealworms!!! Come on.

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Originally Posted by BALLZY

Exactly...OMG kids are gonna smoke cigars,drink martini's and eat crickets and mealworms!!! Come on.

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i know but kids are alot stupider i mean i grew up in the 90's im still a kid to most of the people here but when watching batman or playing sonic i never said

WOW IM GOING TO GO OUT AND TRY TO RUN UPSIDE DOWN!

i knew it was a game and i knew batman wasn't real and as far as jackass and the do not try this at home?

well if u try the stuff they do...you deserve it haha


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