Stride Gum Takes On Uwe Boll

Andy Chalk

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Stride Gum Takes On Uwe Boll


Stride Gum [http://www.stridegum.com/]has joined with the videogaming community in its most noble pursuit: stopping Uwe Boll before he directs again.

The ridiculously long-lasting gum has apparently decided to help Boll along on his way to promised retirement by offering a coupon for a free pack of gum to everyone who signs the Slashfilm [http://www.stopuweboll.org/]as saying he would stop making movies if he was presented with a million-signature petition asking him to do so.

"Since gamers are one of our most supportive groups, we've been looking for ways to return the favor," said Gary Osifchin, North American marketing director for Stride. "And what better way is there to get gamers' backs than by helping them rescue their cherished videogames from the clutches of Uwe Boll?"

The only catch, according to a report by Postal [http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3167724], Boll's latest movie.


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Iceman23

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Signed. Keep the gum, knowing I put my signature down to help stop Boll is enough for me.
 

BobisOnlyBob

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It pleases me happy that a quarter of a million people have publicly signed a petition to make this man stop. I'm sure at least a million people agree, the issue is getting them exposed to the petition.
 

Melty Blood

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I get free gum for fufillling my obligation to the human race? Sweeeet.

"I can feel my very lifeforce is being sucked away; It's like watching an Uwe Boll Movie" -Yugi Moto(Abridged series)
 

Andy Chalk

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I can't bring myself to sign it. Uwe Boll is horrifically untalented and a public menace to boot, but there's something about his unsurpassed bloody-mindedness that I've grown rather fond of. He's like a cute but particularly stupid puppy whose inability to perform even the most basic tasks or tricks eventually becomes endearing. I want to whack his nose for chewing up the paper for the 300th consecutive day, but he's such a precious little rapscallion... I just can't do it.
 

stompy

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Well... we'll see how this turns out. I really don't care 'bout the gum, but it'll be nice to see ol' Uwe out of the business.
 

Pseudonym2

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It's publicity stunt. In the rare event there are enough names on the petition, it won't change a thing.