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ElwoodCuse posted:There's no law against any of that but some companies forbid retailers from advertising prices below a certain level, under penalty of getting their sales agreement yanked. So if Mattress Riot wants to keep selling Serta or whatever, they'll play along. This is also why on some sites, like Amazon or B&H Photo Video, you won't see the price of the item until it's actually added to your shopping cart, because they can't put it on the public listing page.
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God drat, do I hate the Geico "That's Amazing!" commercials. They wouldn't be so bad if they didn't have the person actually say the line.
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# ? Jun 30, 2011 02:14 |
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Apparently Domino's has never heard of the Arch Deluxe fiasco, because they have a commercial about how kids will hate their new line of "gourmet" pizzas, but adults will love them.
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# ? Jun 30, 2011 03:54 |
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DrBouvenstein posted:Apparently Domino's has never heard of the Arch Deluxe fiasco, because they have a commercial about how kids will hate their new line of "gourmet" pizzas, but adults will love them. Right before the end, when they show that kids chalkboard/easel thing, look closely. There's a Noid doll sitting on it. Fantastic touch.
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# ? Jun 30, 2011 04:08 |
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Speaking of Domino's, I can't stand that "OMG WE'RE GIVING AWAY THREE-TOPPING PIZZAS FOR $7.99!!!!" commercial. I flinch every time the cook says "This pizza is worth at least TWICE that!" Seriously? gently caress you, cook! There's not a person alive who would pay $16 for a loving Domino's pizza!
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# ? Jun 30, 2011 04:14 |
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MillionsV posted:Speaking of Domino's, I can't stand that "OMG WE'RE GIVING AWAY THREE-TOPPING PIZZAS FOR $7.99!!!!" commercial. KFC is back to talking about their "certified cooks" as well. I'd love to know what that certification entails.
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# ? Jun 30, 2011 04:19 |
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DJExile posted:KFC is back to talking about their "certified cooks" as well. I'd love to know what that certification entails. Filled out the job application with under the minimum amount of spelling errors committed.
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# ? Jun 30, 2011 04:44 |
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They're shown a picture of a chicken and a picture of a dog turd, and they have to identify the chicken. They get two guesses.
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# ? Jun 30, 2011 04:47 |
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DJExile posted:KFC is back to talking about their "certified cooks" as well. I'd love to know what that certification entails. edit: or they're all on the sex offender registry
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# ? Jun 30, 2011 04:48 |
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muscles like this? posted:God drat, do I hate the Geico "That's Amazing!" commercials. They wouldn't be so bad if they didn't have the person actually say the line. Geico gets a pass for a while solely based on the Foghorn Leghorn commercial.
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# ? Jun 30, 2011 05:57 |
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DJExile posted:Right before the end, when they show that kids chalkboard/easel thing, look closely. There's a Noid doll sitting on it. Fantastic touch. That right there is amazing.
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# ? Jun 30, 2011 07:22 |
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Quandary posted:Geico gets a pass for a while solely based on the Foghorn Leghorn commercial. Also, dogs chasing cats. Seriously one of my favorite ads currently on TV.
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# ? Jun 30, 2011 07:45 |
I am sad to see the sexist, stupid directions of the Bud Light commercials, because even though I don't drink their swill they did have some amazing commercials. The speaking to animals one has always been my favorite. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UHKB6nQrzM
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FlamingLiberal posted:It's really sad to me that Joe Pesci is doing Snickers commercials now, rather than doing some real acting. Eh, the guy retired from acting to coach kids' softball in New Jersey. I can't hate on him for that. And that commercial is a lot funnier than the Richard Lewis/Rosanne one...
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# ? Jun 30, 2011 13:05 |
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CobiWann posted:Eh, the guy retired from acting to coach kids' softball in New Jersey. I can't hate on him for that. And that commercial is a lot funnier than the Richard Lewis/Rosanne one... I think the best one wasdefinitely the Aretha Franklin/Liza Minnelli one, but only because I love And I may be remembering the commercial wrong, but I don't know if Dominos is saying "Kids hate this pizza, but cool adults will" so much as they're saying "Get this pizza, and get a second one discounted in case you or someone you're eating with doesn't like it. Probably kids."
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# ? Jun 30, 2011 14:31 |
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DrBouvenstein posted:Apparently Domino's has never heard of the Arch Deluxe fiasco, because they have a commercial about how kids will hate their new line of "gourmet" pizzas, but adults will love them.
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unhwillneverwin posted:I am sad to see the sexist, stupid directions of the Bud Light commercials, because even though I don't drink their swill they did have some amazing commercials. The speaking to animals one has always been my favorite.
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stray posted:I feel like at some point, Budweiser must have realized that no one cared about their lovely beer and said, "Let's just make commercials that are funny and/or sexy (but in a totally G-rated, network-friendly way) and then finish them off with, 'Bud Light!'" 51% of all beer consumed in the USA is a product of the Budweiser corporation. What I find interesting is, I was watching season 1 of Cheers, and there was an episode where Norm and Cliff were worried about Cheers becoming a gay bar, and they made a joke about how everyone would start drinking light beer. It's amazing how in 29 years, (utterly tasteless, and generally terrible) light beer has become the preferred drink of the masses.
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# ? Jun 30, 2011 16:34 |
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dominator posted:At the very end of this commercial (theres a shorter cut that doesn't have it) one of the kids chucks a soccer ball at his teachers face or something. That really bothers me for some reason. I love it because it looks like that kid puts some serious loving velocity on that ball. Like he's some freak mutant baseball prodigy we'll see playing in the majors at age 12.
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# ? Jun 30, 2011 16:36 |
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vyst posted:I love it because it looks like that kid puts some serious loving velocity on that ball. Like he's some freak mutant baseball prodigy we'll see playing in the majors at age 12. Somewhere Dr. James Andrew just yelled out 'FUNKY BUTTLOVIN!'
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# ? Jun 30, 2011 17:06 |
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I don't know if these even air outside Alberta, but I've only heard them here in Edmonton. Which worries me, because it means the Syph is an epidemic here or something. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HTWcwShmEw http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aqlb1pBpnPE OH GOD it's actually a thing http://plentyofsyph.com/ Here's the other ones I was looking for. These annoy me so much. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBR6ikoCIr4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4rC0nB4HFs Antioch fucked around with this message at 18:24 on Jun 30, 2011 |
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These FALLING OFF THE BONE ribs at Golden Corral are FALLING OFF THE BONE. *stares at small child across the table while aggressively tearing off a hunk of meat with teeth* I CAN'T BELIEVE THESE ARE JUST 10 DOLLARS. FALLING OFF THE BONE.
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aquatic sideshow posted:These FALLING OFF THE BONE ribs at Golden Corral are FALLING OFF THE BONE. *stares at small child across the table while aggressively tearing off a hunk of meat with teeth* I CAN'T BELIEVE THESE ARE JUST 10 DOLLARS. The way you describe it, it sounds like the guy is eating that kid's infant sibling and will go to work on them next.
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# ? Jun 30, 2011 19:04 |
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dominator posted:At the very end of this commercial (theres a shorter cut that doesn't have it) one of the kids chucks a soccer ball at his teachers face or something. That really bothers me for some reason. It's not the teacher, it's one of the Dominos people. And it makes that commercial totally worth it.
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# ? Jun 30, 2011 22:46 |
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There's a commercial involving a kid getting SUPER STOKED for "Social Media" and "The Almighty Cloud" on his phone. What loving kid says things like that?
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# ? Jul 1, 2011 00:34 |
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The Steak Justice posted:There's a commercial involving a kid getting SUPER STOKED for "Social Media" and "The Almighty Cloud" on his phone. What loving kid says things like that? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgXObaM9i2Q
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# ? Jul 1, 2011 02:11 |
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DrBouvenstein posted:Apparently Domino's has never heard of the Arch Deluxe fiasco, because they have a commercial about how kids will hate their new line of "gourmet" pizzas, but adults will love them. Is that what it's about? I could never watch the entire commercial, for some reason I have this compulsion to change the channel as soon as screeching obnoxious children are shoved in my face!
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# ? Jul 2, 2011 23:59 |
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Is it just me (or my cable provider), or do there seem to be a fuckton of ads for insurance companies on lately? Allstate, Farmer's, State Farm, 21st Century, Geico, Progressive, The General, and that's just the ones I recall off the top of my head. Speaking of the General, why does he roll with a penguin? Is he a big fan of Linux as well?
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Grandpa Pap posted:Is it just me (or my cable provider), or do there seem to be a fuckton of ads for insurance companies on lately? Allstate, Farmer's, State Farm, 21st Century, Geico, Progressive, The General, and that's just the ones I recall off the top of my head. I'm speaking strictly to life insurance here, but it's one of the very few commodities that's actually gone down in price over the years because people are living longer. Seems to be the same in auto because by and wide, people are driving safer and safety technology in cars is improving. Likewise for homes made of better building materials, less fire hazards, etc. I believe one of the first General commercials had him in Antartica for... some reason, and a bunch of those penguins were around. Guess he just stuck.
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# ? Jul 3, 2011 07:29 |
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DJExile posted:I believe one of the first General commercials had him in Antartica for... some reason, and a bunch of those penguins were around. Guess he just stuck. Admittedly, I kind of like the General commercials.
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# ? Jul 3, 2011 09:23 |
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Dear ad wizards, if you need to LITERALLY spell out the joke (Geico), it's not only not funny, it's offensive.
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aquatic sideshow posted:Dear ad wizards, if you need to LITERALLY spell out the joke (Geico), it's not only not funny, it's offensive. The radio ads are so much worse than the tv ones. "Does a rolling stone gather no moss?" *20 seconds of soft banging* "No moss, you're gonna have to trust me on this."
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# ? Jul 4, 2011 02:06 |
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This is a pretty stupid reason to hate a commercial, but the same drat commercial has been playing in front of every single blip video I've watched in the past week (and I watch a fair amount of blip videos). I forgot what it was even for, I think an HTC phone. But it begins with some piano notes and a guy saying "YOU are the next trending topic..." and ends with a little girl singing a song, of which only four words are audible until it's cut off for more narration. I'm sure that girl is talented and that song is probably not terrible for how old she is. But goddamn, I wouldn't know, because I only know four words of it that run on a loop in my head throughout the day. I shouldn't be this annoyed about it, but it plays so often before blip videos and on TV that I have to dive for the mute button every time, and even then just knowing it's on puts that four-word song in my head over and over and over.
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# ? Jul 4, 2011 02:53 |
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Sudden Guts Pill posted:This is a pretty stupid reason to hate a commercial, but the same drat commercial has been playing in front of every single blip video I've watched in the past week (and I watch a fair amount of blip videos). I forgot what it was even for, I think an HTC phone. But it begins with some piano notes and a guy saying "YOU are the next trending topic..." and ends with a little girl singing a song, of which only four words are audible until it's cut off for more narration. We are the same person.
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# ? Jul 4, 2011 02:59 |
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Sudden Guts Pill posted:This is a pretty stupid reason to hate a commercial, but the same drat commercial has been playing in front of every single blip video I've watched in the past week (and I watch a fair amount of blip videos). I forgot what it was even for, I think an HTC phone. But it begins with some piano notes and a guy saying "YOU are the next trending topic..." and ends with a little girl singing a song, of which only four words are audible until it's cut off for more narration. "When I grow older, I will be stronger..."
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# ? Jul 4, 2011 03:27 |
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Jubs posted:"When I grow older, I will be stronger..." Is that what it is? I couldn't even hear the second line, I thought she said she was going to be taller, which made it even stupider.
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# ? Jul 4, 2011 03:32 |
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Have you guys seen the one for furniture face? It is supposed to make your couch cushions not sag. We tested it with SUMO WRESTLERS and it still works!
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# ? Jul 4, 2011 04:12 |
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Who doesn't love adorable kittens?
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# ? Jul 4, 2011 06:41 |
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Sudden Guts Pill posted:This is a pretty stupid reason to hate a commercial, but the same drat commercial has been playing in front of every single blip video I've watched in the past week (and I watch a fair amount of blip videos). I forgot what it was even for, I think an HTC phone. But it begins with some piano notes and a guy saying "YOU are the next trending topic..." and ends with a little girl singing a song, of which only four words are audible until it's cut off for more narration. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpX1rPCCUig K'naan - Wavin' Flag It was pretty much the theme song of last year's World Cup.
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John Stamos posted:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpX1rPCCUig Oh, well color me informed. In spite of the fact I was in Paris for a full week of the World Cup I learned exactly nothing about it except how popular it is everywhere except here.
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