Guinness noitulovE

[PsxEnterprises]

ACREDITE.

[maniacmarcus1]

some1 should reverse this

[maniacmarcus1]

what happened to the "MY GOODNESS MY GUINESS!"

[mummyjohn]

So funny, one of my all-time favorites. Take the time to pour the pint - you'll thank yourself.

[CapHusky]

If the purpose of the commercial were to sell the Theory of Evolution, it failed.

However, the purpose of the commercial was to sell BEER!

Pseudo-intellectuals take the fun out of everything!

[grongrue]

I'm amazed that so many of you are getting in to long debates about something that was only made to market a product in a stylish way, not make a statement.

[DonAlonzo]

Enjoy the commercial, enjoy Guinness and stop talking BS!

This is not a scientific video.

[kattonarkkari]

osaan sivutaivoltin

[Pepe69996]

Brilliant commercial! We don't descend from monkeys, in the beginning there was a monkey-like specie, and it branched into the prototype of humans and monkeys. But i'm not shocked by it, who cares ? Plus, the intend is basically the same

[greenodonata]

Yup this makes it look like humans are the more advanced species, when in fact we are on the same evolutionary level as chimps and gorillas.

[NecrosisOfLight]

Well, if evolutionary 'levels' are determined by success, we are vastly higher then either.

But if its determined merely by chronology, yes we are on the say level. Although Swine flu would be far higher then either of us, so I don't really get the value of the comparison ?

[greenodonata]

It isn't really a comparison at all. In fact, the way it works by is by generation. No species is considered more "advanced" than any other extant species, and all extant species are considered to be in the current generation. Humans are "successful" in our environment because we are well-adapted, but if you rank by any other factors, such as population size, we are incredibly out-ranked by the success of beetles alone. Humans are no more advanced or evolved than amoebae. They do just fine.

[NecrosisOfLight]

And the award for non-sequitor goes to...YOU!

The idea of evolutionary levels is fucking retarded, and you're displaying humorous levels of ignorance to mention them with anything but derision.

I'd have preferred to have just pointed this out with the rather probing question above, but if you don't like reading subtly, fine, there it is clear as day.

What you said was dumb as fuck. If "levels" is defined as generations, it's not less stupid.

[greenodonata]

Okay, I should not have used the word "levels." It was a quick comment on someone else's response, but I further explained myself in my response to your comment, and clarified that I meant generations. I did not make up the terms generations or extant species, these are common terms in evolutionary biology. There is no rank order in evolution, and neither success nor chronology have any role, and there is no relative comparison.

[greenodonata]

[cont'd] Let me try to explain some basics of evolutionary biology to you: all species currently alive today are consider extant to one another. Not one is more advanced or more "evolved" than any other, they are simply coexistent. The generation concept is similar to a family tree: you and your siblings and cousins are the current generation. Your relatedness varies depending on your last common ancestor--your parents in the case of your siblings, and your grandparents for your cousins.

[greenodonata]

Going back to my original comment, every species from humans to gorillas to bacteria alive today is the current generation. A phylogenetic tree would show the human lineage as a listing of extant species together in one generation, with relatedness varying depending on the LCA. We are closely related to chimps because our LCA was recent. Images depicting evolution as a progression from chimps to humans are a misconception. Humans do NOT descend from chimps, gorillas or any other living species.

[dustysnoop]

@greenodonata i am gay xx

[Ramongomina]

noitulovE:

what does this mean?

[Mikister]

It's "Evolution" backwards.

[wafflemantv]

yaa

[TheRocketProjects]

geez...i'm looking at all of these speech-like comments about how "religion and america are ABSOLUTLY EVILL!!!" and is it so hard to say: "Hey that's hilarous! i'll take a pint of the black stuff!"? IT'S. A. FREAKING. BEER. COMMERCIAL. you don't see me contemplating the possible athiestic overtones of that pepsi commercial with Justin timberlake, do you?

People, it's not a documentary, it's a 1 min long Guinness promo.

[PzAz04Maus]

>> THeRocketProjects

*Shrugs* People are nuts. Dunno why. I also didn't intend for my little speech to be Anti-American or anything, if you're adding me in there.

[Peramelemorphia]

is anyone else bothered by the fact this documentary suggests that human beings are descended from dinosaurs and flying mammals? Jesus the BBCs standards are slipping. And the sponsorship is so blatant.

[perpiotrredman]

Sure I'm a bit bothered by it, but it's a bloody beer ad, not a documentary. What's BBC got do with it?

[Peramelemorphia]

I was pretending I thought it was a documentary for comic effect - and so i could make my pedantic point about evolution while acknowledging that it's just an ad.

Seriously though, it kind of spoils the ad for me that it's supposed to be "evolution" and then does a odd "enhanced" version of human evolution. It makes the joke weaker, somehow. For me.

[DjosueD]

Do you want to know what will and is destroying each country from the inside out?

Turn on the T.V and see how many good things you can find, how many bad and how many that are just neither good nor bad, therefore bad. How many shows making fun of Religion, including Christianity, specially in countries like the USA, which claims to be a Christian country but doesn't even let Politic figures talk about their religion.

Not bombs not war, these things are the root of it. Lack of fear of God.

[PzAz04Maus]

>>DjosueD

Lul. America's culture War was what got America into the shitter. So much partisan politics over the most banal of things, most of all, religion.

Screw shoving your religion down my throat, screw you believing that I'm wrong because "God's right," screw you in trying to force me to follow your way. I thought that's what Freedom was supposed to be. To be able to not have to follow you and those like you.

I have a choice, and you're not the decider of what I do. Get out of my face.

[Peramelemorphia]

Whoops that was meant to be addressed to DjosueD

[Peramelemorphia]

can you tell me how this is a reply to my post?

[Mikister]

For a society to meet your standards of "good", politicians need to talk about religion and religion needs to be praised on television despite all it's flaws?

Are you describing a theocracy?

[Connmais]

yeah! Wikipedia and Guiness, Genius!

[macaronicheezplez]

i love this ad saw it featured on wikipedia and remembered how good it was

[Readd1]

Same here lol

[ZRKFilms]

Me Too!

[OrangeCarmin]

Free Guinness if you work at Wikipedia!

[vitas77j]

this is a rip off of a simpsons couch gag where homer goes from single cell organism to on the couch.

[ifhgsfj]

Wikipedia sent me.

[IAMTHEALMIGHTYGOD]

lol, i only went on it to look up twiglets(ouch i know)but i ended up watching this, great advert!

[RutherfordJigsaw]

Love this :D

[MMMisterDNA]

I come from wikipedia too :)

[foste328]

wikipedia? Wikipedia? Wikipedia? Did you come here from Wikipedia? Oh My God! I like totally did too!!

[abdufiadbfajdfb]

Me too. lol, love wikipedia. :)

[Izzymandias]

You've got to figure, when Wikipedia puts a commercial on their front page, people are going to want to figure out just what makes it "notable." While this is clever, I'm not entirely sure it's worth a Wikipedia entry.

[slydevil101]

You can't be serious?

"The advert and its associated campaign were a critical and financial success. It received over 30 awards from professional organisations in the advertising and television industries, and was the most-awarded commercial worldwide in 2006."

Unless you think anything outside America doesn't deserve any attention, for whatever reason. Hm?

[Izzymandias]

Please feel free to pull your head out of your backside. Why do you assume it's an American issue? Are you really that prejudiced?

Having seen it, it's a commercial. That's all. Sure, it's a clever one, but really not all that ground-breaking. The real issue, however, is whether or not it's actually significant. Did it change anyone or anything? Did it swing an election? Did it ever really matter? What does it take for a commercial to be significant?

[tomtomstop]

Me thinks the persons running Wikipedia got a nice little cheque in the post this morning, there lies the significance.

[slydevil101]

If winning 30 awards isn't enough to make a commercial significant.....The fact enough people were interested to create a featured Wikipedia article from it possibly hints that it might be notable?

I just found it odd that someone would not find it noteworthy, so I assumed you're perspective must be skewed. I theorised that this was the case because you, personally, hadn't heard of it. This being a British ad, and you living in America proivides a solution to the latter question. Fun fun.

[heartjon]

The commercial is unusualy well-conceived and very nicely executed. I don't understand why it hasn't been run in the U.S., since Guinness is on tap in every bar I've been to. Not sure what you mean by "significant", though. It's basically a very entertaining commercial with a winning punchline, and not incredibly significant outside the advertising and digital imaging world.

Also sadly unshown in the States is the Honda commercial 'Cog', which exists on an aesthetic level very close to art.

[Izzymandias]

Many people make articles for Wikipedia that are not considered significant. And they often get deleted. This one, for some reason, held on. The awards are likely the cause of that, due to the way Wikipedia evaluates significance.

However, watching the commercial, I really can't see how it bridges the gap from clever to significant, or encyclopedic, if you wish.

I mean, I thought the Foster's "Big Ad" was better.

[Izzymandias]

Er, make that Carlton Draught. Sorry, I'm a rum drinker. Beer isn't my thing.

[Zombieminion]

haha, yeah, wikipedia is the reason I'm here, too, hehe.

[laxdude67]

hahaha yaaaay wikipedia lmao.

[razoraction]

y is it named noitlove

[MadJaxter]

It's evolution backwards

[razoraction]

thanks a million

:D

[joninlethbridge]

"Evolution" backwards

[hartfordjalendarius]

love it

[furtummy]

This ad is based on a myth. Everyone knows we are all evolved from Gil Gerard, who used a time machine to go back in time and ejaculate into the primordial ooze.

[circusgirlee]

It's a cute ad. I see religious folks arguing against evolution. Evolution is a fact of biology. If you are uneducated enough to rage against it, at least do so in a serious forum, not comments regarding a beer ad. Or perhaps you could learn something and let your thinking evolve:) Enjoy your day!

[vipernajem]

we are NOT descendants of apes! get it over with already... it wasn't proved and yet we consider it a given fact! LAME

[docboy989]

not descendants of them, but relatives. we have the same ancestors...

[ThaGMan51]

No duh! God created us from dirt. Now that's a scientifically proven fact.

[JackRooster]

We share 99% DNA with apes. Before us we're caveman. The link is not scientifically proven but come on! Have you ever looked into a chimpanzees eyes, they are us. Please don't tell me you think god made a man from dust and a woman from the man's rib. Sorry to break it to ya, genesis is a FAIRYTALE.

[javabeansalmon]

i dont believve in creationism but the whole man from apes thing is ridiculous. if ape evolved into man because of natural selection to survive. then WHY IS THERE STILL APES?????

[disorona]

That's a common misconception about evolution. Evolution doesn't say that we evolved FROM apes; it says that we evolved from a common ancestor.

[rynthae]

Man did not evolve from apes, the had a common ancestor that split and evolved in different directions (due to things such as climate and environment). This commercial is not scientifically correct - it's just a commercial.

[javabeansalmon]

haha yeah i know i love the commercial :)

[MMMisterDNA]

We also evolved from amoebas and they are still around too !!!

Sometimes evolution finds a profitable ''niche'' and stays there...

[WingsTM]

lol I wonder if this ad could air in America...hopefully it could, I don't think we're THAT backwards

[gobluebuckeye]

wiki love

[ugluspegill]

Yes, of course I'm here after having read the wiki article :D

[Nollis]

Wikiwiki

[masterdogz015]

woah! nabasa ko lang to sa wiki ha....

[jnthnbush]

Wow, that is so funny I came from Wikipedia too!

[Shamanarza]

I think it would have been better running forward.  It doesn't make much sense this way.

[epicnerve]

15 million for this crap?

Well it's nice, but come on 15 million for a beer ad.

[petkragh]

If it generates profits of more than 150 million (and it did) it's worth it. Plus, such a cool commercial gives added cool-value to the beer, which is worth a lot of money. :)

[petkragh]

sorry, I meant 15 million.

[FreakyStyleh]

lol one more wikipedia connection

[iancwm]

yay for wikipedia

[magnusatthva]

Cool...this is why I love wikipedia

[athelard]

I come from wikipedia too, but the advertisement is'nt that great :)

[shiebekopf]

Bloody great ad

[kenmalUTUBE]

Yet another great British Advert - they're still the best in the world

[dddproject]

haha ya wiki linked, 15 million pounds to make crazy.

[thechadrofl]

Didn't know this existed until a 5 minutes ago. Thanks, Wikipedia.

[gosponbreeze]

wikipedia oh yeah:)as for gov. palin, well, on sunny days she can see russia, right? well, if thats foreign policy qualification, then i guess she can be made to believe earth is 50 secs old...

[Peramelemorphia]

Just in case Sarah Palin is watching this, and learning all about evolution... It's not thought that Human beings are descended from fully aquatic mammals or dinosaurs. We're descended from small mammals that lived a relatively marginal existence while the dinosaurs had their big party. Mammals "took over" after the mass extinction at the K-T boundary.

Although some of the people drinking in my local pub might be directly descended from the mudskippers.

[rhodey11]

Thanks Wiki!

[Sulimaaren]

Now THATS why I have Wikipedia as front page!

[potworciasteczkowy1]

Exactly Dude exactly :))

So am I

[potworciasteczkowy1]

I meant so do I...:)) Good commercial but I still prefer Bulmers as its the best Irish beer :)

[DangerSteve]

That's cider.

And I'm anal.

[Anzah]

i fully agree =D

[EdisonComplex]

Suppose we could get Gov. Palin to believe the Earth is only 50 sec. old?

[paratrooper6]

go wikipedia

[UNKNOWNPOW]

How else saw this on wikipedia lol?

[CaptainSumo]

Me!

[Romulus14]

Wikipedia rulz

[artvandelay13]

lol. awesome.

(wikipedia)

[zabrak999]

Wikipedia.

[metasuperhyper]

wikipedia :P

[ReginmundEsq]

Wikipedia sucks.

[ncnorman]

brilliant!

still cant beat paulaner tho...

[SuperBravoOne]

that was a really good commercial...I didnt see the end coming

[YawnGod]

Great commercial.

[allgoodnameswereused]

Solid

[honghu90]

good things come to those who wait.

[Hungryboyfromhungary]

so the moral is...?

[YawnGod]

DUDE. EPIC.

STAY IN SCHOOL.

Kkthxbye.

[CCalnan]

well said

[Dealyplaza]

Sarah Palin could learn something from this spot.

[zashuna]

Lol, so true.

[toReasonWhy]

Wow- and David Ogilvy said advertisements should never be too over the top, said they could never be true art. This one is fucking amazing.

[kevinm4435]

n2b

[kieranaway]

Absolutely brilliant

[denimsocks]

I love this ad, it's so clever!

[Finger2212]

That's the best that I've seen.

Guinness kicks ass.

[superkattylennon]

Excellent

[ivanisavich]

One of the best ads ever made.

[domharrington]

Brilliant, just brilliant!

[arseniqo]

I'm italian... Guinness draught:the best beer ever!!

[balbriggancc]

Good Add. I've never seen this and I live in Dublin

[hairystring]

such an intelligent design

[theaccadaccafan]

Damn... someone's in the mood for an Irish Car Bomb now. Off to the pub!

[Mark73]

Cerebral, 500 million is more like it.

1 billion years ago, all life on earth was microscopic.

Of course, different countries have different names for numbers. That might be the problem.

500 million = 500,000,000

2 billion = 2,000,000,000

[JMoruzzi]

Song is from 'Sweet Charity' and is sung by Sammy Davis Jr.

And a big 'Well done!' to chefrob for getting the joke.

[ADAMCLARK1991]

love this advert, and i want that song

[CerebralAqueduct]

It's more like 2 billion years.

[chefrob1]

Excellent! The mudskipper at the end (or is that the start?) seems to be thinking, "I can't wait to evolve so that I can drink some Guiness instead of this muddy slop!"

[hdfatboy2k]

I thought it was more like the whole push behind evolution was to create and enjoy guinness. Like this water is nasty, let's evolve and get something better.

"Ahhhh, now that's better!"

Sorry it took me two years to respond to you comment. When I first saw this advert, I didn't have opposing thumbs.

[NecrosisOfLight]

My thumbs used to be opposed, but years of intense therapy have allowed my thumbs to come to recognize each other as people, ya know?

Really get into each other's minds and just respect them for who they are.

I'm not going to lie, and say all the tension's gone, but honestly? I'd say they where "Respectfully disagreed" thumbs now a days! *hearty chuckle*

[KBVideo]

500 million years in 50 seconds! they can't be serious!

[Alice26992]

COOL!

[MidnightChimes]

Nice job. Did you do this?

[charlie122]

that was very well done i want a pint now