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...And now the battle between us and them has begun. JYD-4-LIFE. | posted on 03-22-2001 @ 8:22 PM |    | |||
| O&A Board Veteran Registered: May. 00  | ok i want to thank SLOG for turning me on to this story, i dont believe it but its true... FREE TACOS FOR U.S. IF MIR HITS FLOATING TACO BELL® OCEAN TARGET Taco Bell sets 40 by 40 foot target in South Pacific for Mir's Re-entry IRVINE, CA, March 20, 2001 -- Taco Bell is offering a free taco to everyone in the U.S. if the core of the Mir space station hits a floating Taco Bell target placed in the South Pacific. Later this week, all eyes will be fixed on the sky in anticipation of the 150-ton space station's return to earth. Taco Bell has created a 40 by 40-foot target, painted with a Bell bull's-eye and bold purple letters stating: "Free Taco Here." The floating target will be placed in the South Pacific Ocean off the coast of Australia in advance of Mir's descent. "Taco Bell is capturing the imagination of millions of people as they eagerly await Mir's return to earth," said Chris Becker, vice president of brand communications, Taco Bell Corp. "If Mir rings our bell, we will offer a free taco to everyone in the U.S.," added Becker. If the core of Mir hits the designated Taco Bell target upon its re-entry, every person in the U.S. will have an opportunity to obtain a coupon for a free taco, valid at participating Taco Bell restaurants. Coupon distribution, redemption and offer details will be made available to consumers on the Taco Bell website and in press materials should this event occur. Taco Bell has purchased an insurance policy to cover the anticipated cost of the free taco redemption should the core of Mir hit the target. Mir is the biggest object ever to be brought back to Earth and its re-entry is considered one of the most extraordinary celestial events in history. The 15-year-old space station is expected to pass over Japan before plummeting into the South Pacific, where the Taco Bell floating target awaits its descent. Taco Bell Corp., a division of Tricon Global Restaurants Inc. (NYSE: YUM), is the nation's leading Mexican-style quick service restaurant chain serving tacos, burritos, signature Chalupas and Gorditas, nachos and other specialty items. Taco Bell serves nearly 40 million consumers each week in over 7,200 restaurants nationwide, generating $5.2 billion in system-wide sales.  mostly masking my contempt for the assholes in charge, and, at least once a day, retiring to the men's room so I can jerk off while I fantasize about a life that less closely resembles Hell-Lester Burnham | ||||
| SeXxie Lil' OpAck Grl | posted on 03-22-2001 @ 8:27 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Sep. 00 | LOL Face, u rock man! I was looking all over for the story on the net! Thanks to the Free Express newspaper that they give out at rushhour in the city! This is still so un-fucken-belivable! Nite guys...thanks again Face! | ||||
| Tequila Fez claims this land in the name of Portugal! Why worry about the train if it never makes it around the tracks?? IrishAlkey wuz here!!! | posted on 03-22-2001 @ 8:29 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Veteran Registered: Jan. 01 | Where do you sign up? Thats a great publicity stunt, better then the radio chick firing lol  | ||||
| hornygoatweed23 I've Got A Vagina With Teeth. G.O.O.F.B.A.H.G.S. Dragoon Battalion My friends call me Weed | posted on 03-22-2001 @ 8:34 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Jan. 01 | quote: Just what we need - free cranky-ass! Man landing on the moon pales in comparison to space garbage crashing in the ocean - you gotta love the way people beef things up! Last I heard, based on the projected trajectory, it's not even gonna come close to that target.  "Official sponsor of the Best Ass Contest" adopted by Rookie | ||||
| FoundryMusicDoug | posted on 03-22-2001 @ 8:38 PM | | |||
| Psychopath Registered: Oct. 00 | They should put some Mexicans on the target. That would be some publicity. A free Taco and less Mexicans to take our jobs. I'll be rooting for the MIR think to nail the target if that was going on. Visit Foundry/OA Chat! | ||||
| knock411 | posted on 03-22-2001 @ 9:38 PM | | |||
| Psychopath Registered: Oct. 00 | This has to be the lamest attempt to gain publicity. But I only say that because I don't like taco bell. And what happened with the other guy who posted this why the hell was he lambasted for it. I dont know oh well. | ||||
| FeelMyFunBags | posted on 03-22-2001 @ 9:39 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Jan. 01 | Who ever works in the Marketing Department for Taco Bell deserves a raise...that is just brilliant publicity.  | ||||
| Sephiroth | posted on 03-22-2001 @ 9:43 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Dec. 00 | God, that would be such a pisser if it did hit the target. Then they would say "Everybody gets 1 free taco, but only on Tuesday" That way, it is impossible to serve everyone.  "Jenova is the beginning and the End, she is both life and Death."-Sephiroth "Jesus Christ buddy, you are WHITE! Do you live underground or something?"- Vos Have any anime questions? E-Mail Me or IM me at AIM: Hitokiri182 Go to foundry Chat, home of NUDE TEEN Chatters | ||||
| adolescentmasturbator | posted on 03-22-2001 @ 10:12 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Jan. 01 | That would be great if the russians just to screw with em changed its trajectory to hit the target.  E-Mail Me LIKE SCHOOL IN SUMMERTIME | ||||
| crx girl Newbie! vg Y's me ugo girl Limey Mothercocker | posted on 03-22-2001 @ 10:23 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Oct. 00 | quote: oh yeah??? ;)  It's always funny until someone gets hurt, and then it's just hilarious!!! -- FNM An invasion of armies can be resisted, but not an idea whose time has come. --Victor Hugo crxgirl@opieanthony.co | ||||
| Rookie Stature of an Oompa Loompa! | posted on 03-22-2001 @ 10:44 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Jan. 01 | If it happens, we should all donate our tacos to NASA to use as rocket fuel.
I have adopted hornygoatweed23 | ||||
| Boston Fan | posted on 03-22-2001 @ 11:00 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Oct. 00 | quote: I'm disappointed, I didn't see one word in there about sex!!! An ingenius promo idea, I hope they get fucked after realizing they didnt beat the trillion to one odds!!!  Long Live Syndication Underground! | ||||
| Angelo from da Bronx | posted on 03-23-2001 @ 12:09 AM | | |||
| Psychopath Registered: Dec. 00 | Not a bad idea by Taco Bell to try and get some publicity. It just sux that I don't like any mexican food. McDonalds or Burger King should've had the idea instead, i can actually eat their food. --------------------------  | ||||
| skitchr4u G.O.O.F.B.A.H.G.S. Xtreme Skiing Assualt Force | posted on 03-23-2001 @ 8:24 AM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Dec. 00 | I think the publicity is a great idea...but i hate their plain tacos!! give me that cheesy gordita thing anyday! Previously adopted by Joey Big Arms.  | ||||
| MaynardGKrebs | posted on 03-23-2001 @ 11:43 AM | | |||
| O&A Board Veteran Registered: Jan. 01 | What are the odds on this thing happening? I mean like a trillion to 1? Why does the core have to hit the target? Give me a fucking break, if it just so happenes that even a small piece of debris his the target I think they should not only give free tacos but free bj's too. I mean that would be amazing if it actually hit this tiny little target in the middle of the fucking Pacific ocean. | ||||
| Cap'n Fudge | posted on 03-23-2001 @ 11:47 AM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Oct. 00 | Sadly, Mir didn't hit the Taco landing pad. Hell it didn't even kill anybody! They rerouted all plane traffic in the south Pacific between New Zealand and Chile so nothing would happen. I think you're gonna have to suck it!  capnfudge@opieanthony.com | ||||
| DaYellowJuandasun | posted on 03-25-2001 @ 12:01 AM | | |||
| Psychopath Registered: Jan. 01 | They would have to pay me to eat that garbage!!! "you, your very good you, I'm gonna be seeing alot of you" | ||||
| ~Tazz~ | posted on 03-25-2001 @ 9:25 AM | | |||
| Psychopath Registered: Feb. 01 | Taco Bell sucks anyway.doesnt anyone remember the cockroach in the taco that was in the taco?it layed eggs in the girl's braces and crawled in here mouth.they got sued them for a whole lot of money. :)Have a nice day:) | ||||
| WoundedAngel Absolutely spectacular, and 1337 as hell. | posted on 03-25-2001 @ 11:41 AM | | |||
| Psychopath Registered: Jan. 01 | Umm....what?? As for the Taco Bell thing, it was a cute idea but who really thought MIR would hit the target? Seriously, we'd have a better chance of seeing Opie and Anthony make out than that!  | ||||
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