Omaha Bus Ad

WTH. Inspired? Umm, no.

We spot bus ads for only a few seconds.

(Unless we're stopped at a long red light where we can shoot video.)

Questions ricocheted through my mind:

• In this OMetro bus ad, in 2017, why was a pretty girl's photo with the Omaha Home for Boys?

• Is she Natasha or who is Natasha? (Under her photo it says, "Omaha Home for Boys.") How did a pretty girl from Russia get to the Omaha Home for Boys?

• Why is the word "for" in italics? ---► The Omaha Home for Boys

• Why is so much information -- info that most Omahans don't know -- on a bus ad?

• Who thought this ad on the back of a city bus was a good idea?

• Why is the phone number emphasized? Are senior citizens are more likely to call? Many senior citizens equate the name "Natasha" with the famous Russians from Rocky & Bullwinkle cartoons. The Russia connection. The ad wants us to call that number (in large print) to donate money? (Web address in smaller print, farther down the ad.) Just a minute while I get a pen or enter it in my phone -- no the bus is gone.

So 5-second bus ads shouldn't generate questions.
Did I think, "Hey, I should donate to the Omaha Home for Boys"?
Was I inspired?
No. I wondered about many things, worried for the girl's safety (her photo and name are riding around town on the back of a bus), shot video, and the bus drove away.

Video:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/l18908aizefi9kh/Bus ad Omaha Home for Boys now serves girls evidently but no explanation on bus ad.MTS?dl=0