[NIHI] The line was 'mapait na kape'
From the archive. Originally published on migmol.com on 2020-02-22, recovered and republished here in 2026 at its original address. Unedited except for formatting.
Part of NIHI, short critiques of marketing work that missed, published on the original migmol.com in 2020.
[video: ad referenced in the post, featuring the line “mapait na kape”]
Made the final cut. Nice. I guess they just wanted one take.
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