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The biggest problem with the pig other than the whole  aspect (which is what Geico does; I get that), is that the pig was funny in the original context. Once you remove that (and to be honest, I liked that whole series of ads, including the pig one), you're left with what we have now: a super annoying gimmick that can't go away fast enough.The Geico ads I miss the most though are the ones where people tell their insurance stories with the help of famous people. The Burt Bacharach one in particular slayed me every time (even if he did look like Lurch from the Addams Family): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dq8sWx1rh0s
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Parachute posted:Or the fact is there is a 100% chance you will have to call a customer service number because that's how every auto insurance company handles claims. Even if you call your personal agent or whatever the commercial is suggesting, they will make you go through the exact same process. Not to mention that they work regular 9-5 days, and are not always on call at the moment you get in to an accident. Also that commercial bugs me because what does a State Farm rep do in that situation other than confirming that yes, you are covered when you are hit by another vehicle. If you have a good insurance carrier and you get into an accident during normal business hours, they are literally there to take care of you as a policy holder. That's their job, and if they don't pick up the phone and get a tow truck out to you and explain what the service you paid for means in that situation, get yourself a new loving agent and/or carrier. Also, your agent really is supposed to be like the State Farm commercials in that they're available whenever you call if they're in the office. They might hate you if you do it too often, but that's absolutely why they're there. Again, if they aren't there for you, find another agent that will. You're paying monthly for that poo poo, you should be able to find out what that money actually does, and it's completely within your rights to call and see if you can get a cheaper rate or find out what happens when you get into an accident. You know who isn't there to help? THE loving CONCIERGE OF YOUR STUPID lovely HOTEL. GO GET YOUR TERRIBLE loving COFFEE, IT'S RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET, YOU JUST SAID SO YOU HORRIBLE WASTE OF AIR. I never thought I could hate McDonald's commercials as much as I do that one, but they somehow found a way to combine a horrid premise with the worst possible people to play both ends of a phone call.
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Feb 2, 2013 10:28
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Feb 2, 2013 15:39
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Zamboni_Rodeo posted:The biggest problem with the pig other than the whole You are literally the first person who I've seen who's copped to liking "WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEWHEWHEWHEEEEEEEEEEEE~".
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Feb 2, 2013 16:37
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vyst posted:I hated Florence Welch of Florence and the Machine for months because I thought that's who did that song. Cone to find out it was not. Sorry Florence! It's okay, just because Florence and the Machine weren't responsible for SOMEBODY LOVES POTATOOOOES doesn't mean they're not loving terrible.
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Feb 2, 2013 18:28
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4000 Dollar Suit posted:I usually like most commercials the first time I see them, or think they are okay, but that one I immediately was like gently caress you geico. the pigs fly joke is just so stupid, it's like they were all poo poo faced or they let one of the writer's 5 year old nephews write it. Perhaps they had a drunken five year old write it?
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Feb 2, 2013 18:32
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I firmly believe that the advertising firm handling Geico is on some crazy scheme to see how many new mascots they can introduce before someone at Geico actually notices. I mean, how many mascots have they had over the last decade? The gecko, the cavemen, the googly-eyed money, the pig, the monotone Rod Serling type guy, the hipster douchebags, the singing duo....
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raditts posted:It's okay, just because Florence and the Machine weren't responsible for SOMEBODY LOVES POTATOOOOES doesn't mean they're not loving terrible. Is it just me or is "pen" in "open" emphasized HEAVILY now?
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Feb 2, 2013 19:10
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Mister Kingdom posted:Thank you, DirecTv, for this: I love that gif, thanks. EDIT: Know what I don't miss hearing?  .... The lights ohgodno the lights the lights  that light the lights the lights the lights  that light the lights the lights the lights that light  the lights the lights the lights that light the lights the lights the lights that li
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Bloody Hedgehog posted:I firmly believe that the advertising firm handling Geico is on some crazy scheme to see how many new mascots they can introduce before someone at Geico actually notices. I mean, how many mascots have they had over the last decade? The gecko, the cavemen, the googly-eyed money, the pig, the monotone Rod Serling type guy, the hipster douchebags, the singing duo.... Holy crap, I'd totally forgotten about the googly-eyed money.
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Feb 2, 2013 19:44
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The Merkinman posted:Is it just me or is "pen" in "open" emphasized HEAVILY now? Yeah, it does sound a lot more pronounced now. It's still Potatoes to me though.
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Feb 2, 2013 19:52
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Zamboni_Rodeo posted:The biggest problem with the pig other than the whole I enjoyed the "I just saved loads of money on car insurance by switch to Geico" commercials. But this is probably my favorite Geico commercial.
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Feb 2, 2013 20:25
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Boondock Saint posted:So we've been starting to get Scientology commercials in the D.C. Metro area. Scroll down to the comments, it's hilarious. There are litterally 0 negative comments (because they police them) and ratings have been disabled. It is always great when you see a piece of their propaganda, because they always are full of comments saying "oh wow scientology sure is the neatest! Gee whiz!"
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Feb 2, 2013 21:22
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Andorra posted:But this is probably my favorite Geico commercial. Agreed. Also, I think the woman in that ad played the older sister on Alex Mack.
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Feb 2, 2013 23:14
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DrBouvenstein posted:Also, I think the woman in that ad played the older sister on Alex Mack. I think you may be right. Also, I'd love to become the eccentric millionaire founder of an insane UFO cult (and become even more wealthy/famous off the gullibility of others) one day. Lafayette Ronald Hubbard, you magnificent con man, you.
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Feb 2, 2013 23:49
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Andorra posted:But this is probably my favorite Geico commercial. This is my second favorite one. My favorite is the one where the Caveman sees a caveman ad at the airport and just stares at it with impotent rage.
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Feb 3, 2013 00:40
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Has anyone else seen the Kays Jewelers commercial with the pedophile step dad?
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Feb 3, 2013 00:45
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No. But now I want to.
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Shimrra Jamaane posted:Has anyone else seen the Kays Jewelers commercial with the pedophile step dad? LOL The one where he buys his twelve year old stepdaughter an identical necklace as the mom?
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Feb 3, 2013 01:24
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NC-17 posted:No. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-vGUxyrthA I'm gonna burn my computer now.
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Feb 3, 2013 01:30
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If you are going mountain climbing, it does not matter if you have your Blue Cross/Blue Shield insurance card with you, because that is for health insurance. If you have an accident and fall 100 feet to a granite faceplant, your health insurance card being on your person does not help anyone, because more than likely you (or rather your loved ones) will need the information off of your life insurance card, so take that with you instead. Also, this: "Look at my health insurance card! See that I have it in my hand? See that it is Blue Cross/Blue Shield?" What is this about? Are people actually as proud/loyal/dedicated to their health insurance company as they are to their local sports teams that they feel the need to display it to everyone? Honestly, I cant make sense of this, even in the alternate reality of commercial land.
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Feb 3, 2013 03:30
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Someone said the new Geico commercial with Mutumbo is the best commercial they've seen. They're right. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_0fyUYB3cA
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Feb 3, 2013 03:58
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Codependent Poster posted:Someone said the new Geico commercial with Mutumbo is the best commercial they've seen. My life is now complete
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Zamboni_Rodeo posted:The Geico ads I miss the most though are the ones where people tell their insurance stories with the help of famous people. The Burt Bacharach one in particular slayed me every time (even if he did look like Lurch from the Addams Family): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dq8sWx1rh0s The best one of these features The Pips. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgzDWlmyyYA Occasionally, I still find myself singing, "Take a train to happy town, WOO WOO!"
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raditts posted:Yeah, it does sound a lot more pronounced now. It's still Potatoes to me though. When this commercial came back for the first time I yelled to my friend 'poo poo the potatoes commercial is back, nooo!' only for them to have changed it. I looked like an idiot but at least WE know what's really going on. I also saw the Dikembe ad for the first time today and was howling with laughter. I rewound it probably three or four times. The finger wag was loving awesome but I think my favorite part was him swatting the little kid's box of cereal and running away.
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Feb 3, 2013 05:43
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Codependent Poster posted:Someone said the new Geico commercial with Mutumbo is the best commercial they've seen. That reminds me of college. My friends and I would "Mutumbo" each other. If after a party/night out, a guy took a girl home and into his room, we would all wait just a tad, before things started to get real "hot and heavy," and then pound on his door/the wall while yelling "Mutumbo!!!!" For you see, Mutumbo is the best blocker in the NBA, and we were cock-blocking. The way we saw it, if it was a quality girl, she's laugh/shrug it of. If she got angry and left, she wasn't worth being with in the first place.
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Codependent Poster posted:Someone said the new Geico commercial with Mutumbo is the best commercial they've seen. I was gonna post this, I just saw it. It's like everything the other Geico commercials aren't. Funny!
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Feb 3, 2013 07:37
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Codependent Poster posted:Someone said the new Geico commercial with Mutumbo is the best commercial they've seen. Anything reminding me that Mutumbo both sounds and looks like a cartoon giant is aces already, but yea that's a great ad.
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Feb 3, 2013 07:41
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Every time I see a bad beer commercial, I just think of this one from like 6 years ago. (At least uploaded to Youtube 6 years ago) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGJiTpBBD18
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Feb 3, 2013 08:32
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Codependent Poster posted:Someone said the new Geico commercial with Mutumbo is the best commercial they've seen. this is exactly what I meant with my last post about Geico. Sometimes they're just golden.
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Feb 3, 2013 08:45
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Senerio posted:Every time I see a bad beer commercial, I just think of this one from like 6 years ago. (At least uploaded to Youtube 6 years ago) I always liked Red Stripes ads: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BfGkhhm4vXw "You are very ugly!" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQL_-l2XyrI Edit: They even have some decent billboards and web-stuff: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-r3AH2_YQDw 
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Feb 3, 2013 17:52
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Codependent Poster posted:Someone said the new Geico commercial with Mutumbo is the best commercial they've seen. I have a problem. I can't stop watching this. His deranged laugh when he pummels the box of cereal just wrecks me every single time.
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Feb 3, 2013 18:09
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Before the deluge of Super Bowl ads, which are incredibly overrated (though that Mutumbo one is pretty good), I'll say that I find those insurance ads that start with the guy saying "Humans" really irritating because of his voice.
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Feb 3, 2013 21:09
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Did any of you play Old Spice's Dikembe Mutombo 4 1/2 Weeks to Save The World? I can't seem to find it anywhere they must have taken out down after the world was safe but it was by far the coolest piece of marketing I've ever seen. Super funny game. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocu4x5SeweU&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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Feb 3, 2013 22:11
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Codependent Poster posted:Someone said the new Geico commercial with Mutumbo is the best commercial they've seen. I will never see Dikembe Mutumbo without thinking about this story: Who wants to sex Mutumbo?
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Feb 3, 2013 22:22
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GoDaddy has my early nomination for worst Super Bowl ad. 
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I was watching the Iron Man movies instead of the Superbowl, but I was flipping back and forth. One superbowl commercial caught my attention for its sheer terribleness. It was a Dodge Ram commercial that was basically fellating farmers. It just kept going and going about how amazing and manly and religious and important and badass and American farmers were. Just awful.
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Feb 4, 2013 06:24
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I want to meet the ad wizard that was responsible for tonight's Go daddy ad, so I can reenact the elevator fight between Quaid and Richter from Total Recall. See you at dah pahhty, ad wizard.
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Pyroclastic posted:I was watching the Iron Man movies instead of the Superbowl, but I was flipping back and forth. One superbowl commercial caught my attention for its sheer terribleness. It was a Dodge Ram commercial that was basically fellating farmers. It just kept going and going about how amazing and manly and religious and important and badass and American farmers were. He didn't even say that was the rrrrrrrrest of the story 
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Pyroclastic posted:I was watching the Iron Man movies instead of the Superbowl, but I was flipping back and forth. One superbowl commercial caught my attention for its sheer terribleness. It was a Dodge Ram commercial that was basically fellating farmers. It just kept going and going about how amazing and manly and religious and important and badass and American farmers were. I complained about it somewhere else and was taken to task by someone who works in advertising who thought it was great. Turns out that polling agrees, though I wonder how many respondents were in the 18-49 demo.
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