Okay, that Linux kid is starting to creep me out

You know the little sorta-albino kid in IBM’s Linux ads?

I just saw the one where he’s watching Muhammed Ali on TV and the Ali suddenly appears.

Whenever I see this kid, Village of the Damned comes to mind.

Ick.

LOL. Yeah, he is a little creepy.

I always expect it to end with some line like:

if he dies… we all do…

SNL has a great opportunity to make a parody commercial out of this. Something along the lines of having Dr. Ruth show him the female organs “This is where the clitoris is”. Having some pothead show him how to roll a joint “remember, always pass it to the left”. Something along those lines would be hilarious.

I’ve only seen the Ali version of the commercial. It just left me with a weird expression on my face and a question of why they needed Ali to talk to Mini Marshal Mathers in the first place.

I kept expecting the little bastard to jump up and yell, “My name is what? my name is who?…”

that kid bugs me out too, i thought it was the creepiest ad out there until the new quiznos ad with the biarre squealing monster in it. THAT think makes the linux kid look like elmo…

But it’s a sad day when the image is only compared favorably to whatever the hell Quiznos was thinking (what the hell were they thinking, btw? Those things completely put me off the idea of eating anything.)

I mentioned it in the Superbowl commercial thread…I see him and think “for the love of all that is holy, don’t give him a tricycle!” and start listening for the organ music.

I’m not sure what Linux people were thinking, but the image I’m getting is that they’re the OS of the demon possessed. Not the most positive of spokespersonalities.

When it comes to creepiness & irritation he’s got nothing on the Mazda “zoom, zoom” kid.