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Enjoy These Complimentary Anal Beads, Courtesy Of Fox Searchlight's 'Choke'
Posted by Seth at 10:23 AM on June 6, 2008
The Reverse Cowgirl blog points us towards us a tidbit buried in a Daily Texan interview with Fight Club author Chuck Palahniuk, regarding the bold marketing efforts being undertaken by Fox Searchlight to promote their screen adaptation of his novel Choke:
I guess I've been bumped up the publicity ladder...20th Century Fox is gearing up to publicize "Choke," so they have all these Chinese factory anal beads. It was all of these things coming together.
UPDATE: A photo of the actual Choke anal beads swag after the jump!
While such giveaways are always good for sparking conversation, we'd warn producers that the tactic can also sometimes backfire. We're reminding of a recent Lionsgate promotion in which entertainment journalists across the country were gifted with Hostel 2-branded urethral sounding rods—a fringe S&M practice most of them were entirely unfamiliar with, resulting in the majority of the nonplussed recipients either tossing the stainless steel devices, or using them as makeshift letter openers.
UPDATE: A reader tipped us off to this photo of the actual Choke anal beads on a Flickr account. Anus sold separately. [Flickr]
- WEB EXCLUSIVE: Chuck Palahniuk up to Snuff [dailytexanonline.com via Reverse Cowgirl]
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Max0r
Posted 11:33 AM 6/6/08
for those unfamiliar with sounding rods, here's a link where you can buy some! gosh the internets are awesome.
[www.bmeshop.com]
To quote the website:
"...oh, and if you haven't figured it out yet, you push these in your pee-hole and it feels good..."
Max0r
Tits_LaRue
Posted 12:02 PM 6/6/08
...well, I guess the anal beads were a better choice of swag than rocks or deformed chickens.
Tits_LaRue
el smrtmnky
Posted 12:00 PM 6/6/08
and who would have thunk that philip glass and lube would go hand in, um, hand?
el smrtmnky
Little Mintz Sunshine
Posted 12:57 PM 6/6/08
Anyone else remember the marketing promotion for a late 90s sperm-donor comedy that gave a prize to the guy with the highest sperm count? And no, I am not kidding.
Little Mintz Sunshine
NoWireHangers
Posted 1:58 PM 6/6/08
Now that Fox has blazed a noble trail, perhaps a future Ratatouille sequel could take advantage of a successful felching tube promotion.
NoWireHangers
el smrtmnky
Posted 2:37 PM 6/6/08
@NoWireHangers: Paramount sure knew what they were doing with those crystal skulls, then.
el smrtmnky
DrAftershave
Posted 4:45 PM 6/6/08
a word to the wise...do not pull the beads like you're starting a lawnmower. it took a while to realize why she wasn't returning my phone calls.
DrAftershave
SunnydaZe10
Posted 8:09 PM 6/6/08
Remember when New Line was giving away free dildos at press screenings of "Lord of the Rings"?
What a beautiful night in the theatre!
SunnydaZe10
kit10indublin
Posted 10:02 PM 6/6/08
I'm very impressed that Fox has decided to explore this avenue of promotional material. More in keeping with their TV and news output.
kit10indublin
CourageousCoward
Posted 12:14 AM 7/6/08
Wouldn't a garrote have been more apropos?
CourageousCoward
MartyPants
Posted 1:36 AM 7/6/08
@DrAftershave: That and the cute beads pictured at top (the smiling face belongs to Fun Factory's "candy blue" super soft silicone Flexi-Felix elliptical-shaped beads)are much nicer and safer to use then those cheap, scratchy, impossible-to-sanitize monsters pictured below.
er...not that I am an expert in this area. (Though...if you want tips or a resource, message me direct. :)
MartyPants
raincoaster
Posted 1:57 AM 7/6/08
@DrAftershave: There's a motorboating joke in there somewhere, but I'm too squeamish to fish it out.
raincoaster
Shumina
Posted 2:19 AM 7/6/08
@MartyPants: Anyone who uses swag for legitimate purposes *deserves* the internal bleeding. Swag's to gaggle and giggle at...never to actually use.
...unless it's the Indiana Jones hat. That thing is awesome.
Shumina
Leviticus_71
Posted 4:29 AM 7/6/08
Those beads aren't nearly big enough to enjoy.
Leviticus_71
MartyPants
Posted 6:31 AM 7/6/08
@Shumina: very true
I just don't want the uninitiated thinking that any hard plastic, imported butt beads on a nylon cord are safe. Sharp edges, friends. If you must use the cheap ones, inspect them and then file 'em down.
Please...your anus is begging you.
P.S. Be sure to use lube.
The end.
MartyPants
dr.zaeus
Posted 6:21 AM 7/6/08
Lube it up with Fight Club soap!
dr.zaeus
NinetySeven97
Posted 1:47 PM 8/6/08
@raincoaster:
I think hes actually using a quote from the book. I read it about a month ago and it says something like that in it.
NinetySeven97