I love Pennsylvania, but...

[JeffR]

I'm not sure about this ad campaign:

[Island Blue]

1. You need to send that one to Stephen Colbert. n/t

[JeffR]

4. Great idea!

[Blue_In_AK]

2. But what does it MEAN, exactly??!

You might expect an ad like that here in Anchorage where we've had more than our share of bear encounters the past couple of years, but PENNSYLVANIA? When I think Pennsylvania, I just don't think bears. :shrug:

[JeffR]

5. Beats the hell out of me.

:shrug:

[NV Whino]

7. Shopping's a bear?

[jhain]

8. this is hysterical!!

there exists quite a bit of wilderness in PA- Poconos, etc.

BAWHAHHAHA- this is REALLY funny!!

[GoneOffShore]

3. I'd love to know who the agency is.

I'd like to smack the CD who approved it.

[JeffR]

6. This ad has been up for months

and it has to be expensive, being so big.

It's baffling.

[Tindalos]

9. wtf?

Total mental disconnect there. What does that mean?

I guess the advert is working since we're talking about it. It doesn't make me want to go shopping, or visit Pennsylvania though. It does remind me that I haven't been to the zoo in ages.

[Chorophyll]

10. I think this is what happens when

you turn over your creative direction to someone who thinks vintage t-shirts are the height of culture.

[Brucie Kibbutz]

11. That's a pretty dumb ad.

It's still not quite as bad as this ad for my home state:

http://www.singletracks.com/blog/mtb-trails/alaska-mountain-bike-trails-are-not-in-tennessee/

At least what they are advertising in your photo is actually *in* PA. :banghead:

[Blue_In_AK]

12. I remember that.

We all got a big laugh.

How about this one? Alaska B4UDIE. http://alaskab4udie.com/

"You WILL come to Alaska and spend all your hard-earned tourist money, or ELSE!!!"

[Brucie Kibbutz]

13. lol AK kinda sells itself, IMO.

I hope to visit some day.

[Blue_In_AK]

15. Well, we hope to have you.

With oil revenues down, we need your money. :evilgrin:

[Muttocracy]

14. I love how from your angle it looks like he's walking a tightrope

Do people really go to PA to see wildlife? I guess I wouldn't 'cause it's the same deer and bears as here in NY :shrug: