It was only a matter of time before the viral marketing bigwigs at Hollywood come up with creative ways to hype Terminator Salvation, one of this summer’s most anticipated movies. For those who’ve subscribed to skynetresearch.com, you probably received this email this morning:
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Attached was a sped up and distorted audio clip which we were told not to discern or decipher *roll eyes* Of course, with a warning like that, you know deciphering it is going to take first priority similar to pushing the big red button with warning signs that read “DO NOT PUSH.”
Here’s the clip that we “repaired”, have a listen.
[audio:http://www.youbentmywookie.com/audio/skynet.mp3]Transcribed:
This is recon team (five three) to base. Base, do you read? Requesting extraction… I say again – we’re overdue by three days. We’re… and we’re ready to debrief. Say (again) – we’ve completed reconnaissance. We’re prepared to (set) all tech comm units on (skynet attack). Current coordinates: (Romeo 2####8). Repeat. Immediate extraction for four man team. One (injured). We’ll attempt next contact at 0800 hours…
Skeleton Crew Never Say Die!
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