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I AM A PALEONTOLOGIST THAT'S WHO I AM, THAT'S WHO I AM, THAT'S WHO I AM I AM A PALEONTOLOGIST I've always loving hated They Might Be Giants, and this is just not helping at all. I barely watch TV these days, but I hear\see this ad loving everywhere. Kind of funny that I hate back to school commercials just as much as I did when I was young, only for different reasons.
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Aug 19, 2012 03:32
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ElwoodCuse posted:You might remember a while back when Disney got in hot water and re-edited some trailers/commercials for The Tigger Movie because it used the song Semi-Charmed Life, the Third Eye Blind classic about doing coke and crystal meth. Well, Disney is either supremely lazy or thinks people don't remember Third Eye Blind because the song is back in the commercial for the Blu-ray. Carnival Cruises used the Iggy Pop song "Lust for Life" in their commercials for several years, and I think used the only lines in the song that aren't directly about drinking and getting high. I guess that's not entirely inappropriate for people going on cruises, though.
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Aug 19, 2012 05:36
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raditts posted:Carnival Cruises used the Iggy Pop song "Lust for Life" in their commercials for several years, and I think used the only lines in the song that aren't directly about drinking and getting high. I guess that's not entirely inappropriate for people going on cruises, though. LUST FOR LIFE = BUFFETS EVERYWHERE!!!!
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Aug 19, 2012 07:08
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raditts posted:Carnival Cruises used the Iggy Pop song "Lust for Life" in their commercials for several years, and I think used the only lines in the song that aren't directly about drinking and getting high. I guess that's not entirely inappropriate for people going on cruises, though. They edited the song to go "Here comes Johnny yeah, with -- a lust for life" instead of "liquor and drugs". Even worse than Wrangler using only the "Some folks were born to wave the flag, ooh the red white and blue" line of Fortunate Son.
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Aug 19, 2012 09:17
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So now the original Free Credit Score "band" is back, and Though honestly, compared to the POS hipster-wannabe band that replaced them, I'll actually welcome back the "pirate" band with open arms.
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Aug 19, 2012 17:01
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DrBouvenstein posted:So now the original Free Credit Score "band" is back, and I honestly didn't notice that the lineup of the band had completely changed until that commercial pointed it out. I still have to mute it every time it comes on, though, so not much of a change. "Our look is slacker chic and our sound is hardcore." 
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Aug 19, 2012 17:25
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Magnatux posted:Also, I watch CW shows online with MY WIFE and they always run the same three drat commercials: two for two shows, and one "WATCH CW" general ad and it's terrible because whoever sees those ads is already watching CW so why the gently caress advertise them. Hulu has this problem too, I say an ad isn't for me, and they keep showing it time after time. It's not like I forgot I didn't like the commercial or something. Just in case others were curious why this happens, they're called house ads, and they basically fill the ad space when there aren't any proper ads. It's a sure sign (just like other commercials repeated every break) that the number of ad buys is really low. Basically the CW hasn't sold ANY online streaming ads, so they're running promos for their own stuff instead. You'll see it a lot on new networks when they first launch or at a site without a good ad sales team. As for Hulu, that's just telling them if the ad is relevant to you, not that you do or don't want to see it again. Advertisers bought that time, so they're gonna run, but in the future if Hulu has multiple ads they CAN potentially run, they'll opt for the targeted one. Eventually, it could mean you only see ads for movies and cars instead of Golden Girls box sets and Vagisil or something.
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Aug 19, 2012 20:42
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Rhyno posted:So to go the opposite direction, the new Miracle Whip commercial is awesome Finally, a Miracle Whip commercial that doesn't feature pretentious shitheads gassing on about how their  ~*totes indie underground*~ sandwich spread makes for a wicked snack sesh you've never heard of or Token "Ironic" Neckbeard McGoon chomping a sandwich with his mouth wide the gently caress open.
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Aug 19, 2012 22:37
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I know cherry picking reviews for movie commercials is common practice, but Hit and Run taking all its quotes from one guy on MySpace has got to be a new low. I'm entirely serious, by the way. Look for it the next time one of their commercials airs; shouldn't take more than five minutes.
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Aug 20, 2012 02:40
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CapnAndy posted:I know cherry picking reviews for movie commercials is common practice, but Hit and Run taking all its quotes from one guy on MySpace has got to be a new low. I saw that too.
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Aug 20, 2012 02:43
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raditts posted:Carnival Cruises used the Iggy Pop song "Lust for Life" in their commercials for several years, and I think used the only lines in the song that aren't directly about drinking and getting high. I guess that's not entirely inappropriate for people going on cruises, though. GMC is using the song "Two Story House" while showing a house for a family being built. Give me a loving break. Its like no one knows how Google works to look poo poo up. A song about a failed marriage from one of the most famous domestic abuse cases in the country? Cool. Where do we sign up?
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Aug 20, 2012 04:52
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I may be misremembering, but didn't Pepsi use "Brown Sugar" by the Rolling Stones at some point?
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Aug 20, 2012 05:32
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BigBoss posted:GMC is using the song "Two Story House" while showing a house for a family being built. Give me a loving break. Its like no one knows how Google works to look poo poo up. A song about a failed marriage from one of the most famous domestic abuse cases in the country? Cool. Where do we sign up? The point is, they got your attention! (I wish there was a way to go back and time and prevent advertisers from ever latching on to this bit of wisdom. It may be true but it's responsible for so many bad commercials.)
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Aug 20, 2012 06:29
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Fauxhawk Express posted:I may be misremembering, but didn't Pepsi use "Brown Sugar" by the Rolling Stones at some point? I know Kahlua did once.
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Aug 20, 2012 06:53
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In the UK, Gillette put up a series of adverts about "The Science of Shaving". It always makes me rage. Its like I'm being trolled by bloody Gillette. "I guess ill take my BSc. in Mathematics and Shaving" "I wonder what the null hypothesis was for the new Gillette Razor is." I want to kill the Ad exec responsible as a lesson to the world to not be so rage inducing.
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Aug 20, 2012 13:02
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Fauxhawk Express posted:I may be misremembering, but didn't Pepsi use "Brown Sugar" by the Rolling Stones at some point? They did, and it involved a CG fly drinking pepsi. I remember that commercial because it's taking up space in my brain where useful knowledge could be.
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Aug 20, 2012 13:19
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StoicFnord posted:In the UK, Gillette put up a series of adverts about "The Science of Shaving". Ho: A 9 blade razor will not sell better than a 5 blade razor. Ha: A 9 blade razor will sell because people are loving stupid. I'm 95% confident that you don't need a PhD in statistics to tell you which one is true...
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Aug 20, 2012 15:33
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The latest Dish Hoppah commercial has everybody yelling "con job". When I first heard it, I thought they were saying "Corn Job" and I thought of MST3K.
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Aug 20, 2012 23:54
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CapnAndy posted:I know cherry picking reviews for movie commercials is common practice, but Hit and Run taking all its quotes from one guy on MySpace has got to be a new low. And only political campaigns are worse at picking music to represent them, and most often against the wishes of the artists. See Ronald Reagan using "Born in the USA" which takes a huge poo poo all over Reagan's America. Best part is for some reason Republicans keep using raging liberals' music who promptly send them cease and desist letters.
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Aug 21, 2012 22:26
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ElwoodCuse posted:They edited the song to go "Here comes Johnny yeah, with -- a lust for life" instead of "liquor and drugs". Even worse than Wrangler using only the "Some folks were born to wave the flag, ooh the red white and blue" line of Fortunate Son. JC Penny is now using Rare Earth's Get Ready edited in a similar fashion...
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Aug 21, 2012 23:33
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SubponticatePoster posted:Wait, MySpace still exists?
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Aug 22, 2012 01:04
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"If you had Chickenpox as a child, the Shingles virus is already inside you! Well, gently caress.
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Aug 22, 2012 02:03
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Donny Brook posted:"If you had Chickenpox as a child, the Shingles virus is already inside you! It's true. I had a co-worker get shingles and it hosed him up pretty good.
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Aug 22, 2012 02:15
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Mister Kingdom posted:It's true. I had a co-worker get shingles and it hosed him up pretty good. Yeah, but everybody has had chickenpox, so everybody has the shingles virus. They don't even offer any relief. They just say "You're gonna get it, and its going to suck balls, and there's nothing you can do about it but get a bottle of whisky and a gun."
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Aug 22, 2012 03:15
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There's a vaccine (which admittedly no one will give to you unless you're over 50,) and it's also easily treatable with common anti-virals like acyclovir if you catch it early. There's a vaccine for chicken pox now, too. It's not 100% and only lasts for seven years but apparently anyone who gets it and then chicken pox gets a milder case. I guess eradication of chicken pox is the idea but it's not exactly catching on like the polio vaccine.
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Aug 22, 2012 03:56
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Mokinokaro posted:JC Penny is now using Rare Earth's Get Ready edited in a similar fashion... That's a Temptations song, and I'm fairly certain it's not about drugs.
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Aug 22, 2012 04:18
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Donny Brook posted:Yeah, but everybody has had chickenpox, so everybody has the shingles virus. Less and less children are getting chicken pox. I'm almost 30, and I never had it. I got the vaccine in my teens, and just got a booster this year, in fact.
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Aug 22, 2012 04:28
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My little brother got the vaccine. I had to suffer.
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Aug 22, 2012 04:50
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I don't remember the Chicken Pox being all that bad. Got a scar though.
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Aug 22, 2012 04:59
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DrBouvenstein posted:Less and less children are getting chicken pox. I'm almost 30, and I never had it. I got the vaccine in my teens, and just got a booster this year, in fact. When I was a kid, when one kid had it, all the neighborhood parents sent their kids over for a sleep over. And vaccines and anti-viral medications be damned. I'mma get the shingles. I just know it. I would've been blissfully unaware if it wasn't for that drat commercial.
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Aug 22, 2012 05:21
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Donny Brook posted:When I was a kid, when one kid had it, all the neighborhood parents sent their kids over for a sleep over. I love that South Park episode.
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Aug 22, 2012 05:26
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I really hate the ads with that monstrously ugly woman who hawks insurance in an awkward white purgatory. Not sure what brand it is.
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Aug 22, 2012 05:28
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Jubs posted:I love that South Park episode. At least they didn't make us hawk loogies in each other's mouths.
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Aug 22, 2012 06:26
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I want very bad things to happen to the people that approved and star in the commercial with the guy with the super saiyan hair and a vest is yelling at me about buying my old phones.
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Aug 22, 2012 06:29
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I never had chiken pox as a kid. Didn't need no pussy vaccine either.
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Aug 22, 2012 06:57
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Peanut President posted:I never had chiken pox as a kid. Didn't need no pussy vaccine either. Well, that was my situation. Didn't get it at all, so when I was a teen, I got the vaccine because getting chicken pox as an adult can be deadly. You should really look into getting the vaccine, especially if you spend any time around small children. For content: That God-drat "AccuTouch Nano" or whatever it's called for diabeetus. I really don't think a silly song and a medical device that looks like an iPod is the best marketing strategy.
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Aug 22, 2012 15:16
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Sash! posted:I want very bad things to happen to the people that approved and star in the commercial with the guy with the super saiyan hair and a vest is yelling at me about buying my old phones. That guy looks like an experiment to clone Steven Tyler gone horribly wrong.
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Aug 22, 2012 15:50
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The new Ax Body Slam ad where it shows a humanoid ball of hair starring a a walking lady's blouse with big boobs is  .
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DrBouvenstein posted:For content: Why not, exactly? Not that I think it's great but it's a hell of a lot higher production values than the typical "Call for your free meter today" ads. Diabetes isn't just for old people.
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