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pentyne posted:The second is plain hosed up because they are encouraging people to sexually harass women not involved with the campaign at all. There must not have been a single woman or lawyer in the room when they came up with that idea Nerds don't need the encouragement they just do that poo poo. I was at a con once where there was a mediated discussion over the controversial topic "Cosplay is not consent." Hell one time I was walking through the vendor hall and heard one of the girls freaking out on a guy because she was trying to do her job and teach someone to play a boardgame and he wouldn't leave her alone. edit: Here's the picture of the event info. 
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Halloween Jack posted:I remember Geico had a radio commercial where the gecko is going on about Virginia ham. I've eaten uncounted pounds of ham from rural farmer's markets and church fundraisers, and even helped cure the ham from a freshly-slaughtered pig, but neither I nor any other Virginian I've asked knows the difference between Virginia ham and other ham. According to a quick google search it's a style of curing ham that's done in Virginia so it would make sense if Virginians don't call it "Virginia ham"
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RPATDO_LAMD posted:They taste the same. Look at this guy and his wrong opinions.
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Jan 8, 2015 09:20
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I have no idea how it would work but wouldn't that also be a way to gauge if there's interest in an area?
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Jan 8, 2015 18:41
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Sappo569 posted:I can't remember too many details because I was about 11 or 12 at the time Mcdonalds had their pizza, but I remember foaming at the mouth if I knew dad was bringing it home Hey man. They've been waiting 10 minutes for their food and that's unacceptable. You aren't allowed to call them out on it by checking the receipt either. Both customers and management get mad when you do that. And never point out grilled chicken takes almost 8 minutes to cook and they ordered it fresh. Because down that path lies madness.
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Jan 12, 2015 12:47
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nerdz posted:Candy flavored Vodka? Who are you marketing this to? How about changing the name to Happy Vodka or Vodka Kids? The same people that Pinnacle Vodka markets too? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinnacle_vodka
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Jan 24, 2015 20:41
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JacquelineDempsey posted:Also, brb, gonna invent a flask shaped like a smartphone to pitch to Shark Tank (I'm sure it's been done). A smartphone flask with random liquor in it. It would be like getting a pack of trading cards. You buy a flask and inside it is a liquor. It could be something from Kamchatka gas station vodka up to something high end like Johnny Walker Blue. I stand by you would sell crazy amounts.
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Jan 24, 2015 23:53
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JacquelineDempsey posted:That seems like the perfect ingredient for a Bloody Mary/Caesar. (Oh god I want a Bloody Mary now) Because you can order alcohol free margaritas? You can't really get tobacco/nicotine free smokes.
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Jan 25, 2015 16:49
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Sleeveless posted:Europe both has stronger laws re: advertising to children and higher rates of alcoholism so I don't understand what point you're trying to make. I think the point is "LOL AMERICA STUPID AMMIRIGHT?!"
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Jan 27, 2015 01:42
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I had never heard of tribute.wmv so I googled it.quote:tribute.wmv is a very well known internet video. to deny it a reference on the yakety sax page is a travesty.
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Jan 28, 2015 00:02
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Tiny Brontosaurus posted:No no, don't gloss over this. Explain how electing someone who is slightly more conservative than his predecessors is "just as bad" as murdering 300,000 people, many of whom were raped to death. Wickedhate was pro-gamers in gamergate. Just let it go.
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Jan 28, 2015 00:44
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Pondex posted:So the Impact font is a thing outside of the internet now? It has been for years
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Jan 31, 2015 12:45
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Full Battle Rattle posted:I love pay services having ads and commericals. Wasn't one of the initial main draws of satellite radio no commercial interruption? I like Hulu where it has commercials always and forever. Have a free account? You can only watch these shows and they have commercials. Have a paid account? You can watch all shows with commercials. At least give the free shows no commercials.
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Feb 1, 2015 20:26
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Jastiger posted:Good call on that one. I like craft beers and enjoy trying different kinds. I don't like being told I"m a dickhead for not drinking Budweiser because its "cheap". So yeah, gently caress them. Well to be fair most of the people I've run into that enjoy craft beers are total dickheads anyway so they aren't wrong.
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Feb 3, 2015 02:43
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Tracula posted:Every time I see four panels in a 2x2 square I always instantly think of Loss.jpg. The internet has broken my brain. Goons have been making fun of loss for seven years. I think the rest of the internet has moved on now.
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Feb 3, 2015 02:59
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Fatkraken posted:here's a dumb move in marketing: not getting a new website $70 for goatbread? I'm down. 
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Feb 3, 2015 16:45
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Awesome Welles posted:This is how I feel about the ads from the Honda Civic "Today is Pretty Great" campaign that played every loving time I watched a hockey game. You say this as a joke but being around young 20 somethings anywhere confirms those are actually things they enjoy. Except maybe the dance break.
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Feb 3, 2015 20:01
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Awesome Welles posted:As a 20-something who routinely hangs out with other 20-somethings, everyone I've talked to thinks it's the most forced loving thing imaginable. Same with me and my 20-something friends. But spend time in a mall or a campus common area and you'll hear people say "fail" "epic" and see at least one person who has that mustache (you know the one. The generic archetypal mustache that's become A Thing to put on clothes, books, bags, even pacifiers for babies.) and notice that giant beards are a thing. Edit: also anecdotal. And I do live in Ohio which is notoriously poo poo. So I might just live in a shittier region.
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Feb 3, 2015 21:08
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Trent posted:Not all providers/plans are available in all areas or affordable to all people. I'm not sure if you realize that. Goons never realize things like this. Everyone lives in places with the same things and has the same income.
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Feb 4, 2015 15:09
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Lumberjack Bonanza posted:Does Taco Bell have a second demographic? It's hipper than most other fast food places so they have that crowd of young people. Although I find even that group overlaps with the bitter group. My girlfriends sister was on a rant about how terrible ramen is for you (which is true) and then in the same rant mentioned Taco Bell quesaritos as being delicious and she loves eating them. Fun fact: it takes 3 packs of Maruchan ramen to equal one quesarito.
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Feb 6, 2015 11:34
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Do they not ask you when you get your photo id/license if you want to be a donor? All you have to do here is just go "sure" and they click a button making you an organ donor.
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Feb 7, 2015 15:06
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ThePlague-Daemon posted:In this case they probably will, because it's fewer button presses. The chicken bacon ranch gets its own button, so you don't have to press the "add bacon" button. The real fortunate thing though is they upgraded their registers in the past year, so you don't have to worry about the cashier forgetting to press the discount buttons because it's automatic now. McDonalds had my favorite upgrade. When I worked there in high school the registers were all done with words that required reading. A few years back I was hard up for a job and went back to working there and that system was replaced with one that's 100% pictures. So now when they take forever to ring things in and mess up it's even sadder.
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Feb 9, 2015 00:16
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The small town next to my small town has an independent gas station instead of the big chain station mine has. The guy who runs it carries baby toys, wine, food, liquor, smokes, coffee, jewelry, decorative house statues, glass pipes, and those roses which he admits is "for people to smoke crack with." He also has a super fat fluffy cat that just walks around the store.
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Feb 11, 2015 15:54
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El Estrago Bonito posted:This is what we city folk refer to as a bodega. That's a supermarket around these parts.
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Feb 12, 2015 01:07
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Croccers posted:I'd get basically nothing if I trade my 2DS without the charger, but if I trade it in with the charger I'd need to buy a new charger and the cost of the charger would eat the trade-in price so what's the point I'll just still with the 2DS, whatever. Nintendo doesn't want you trading in your things is the point. Just keep your 2ds and get those sweet sweet street passes.
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Feb 15, 2015 19:34
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GOTTA STAY FAI posted:Yeah, gently caress these nerds that play videogames If the 3DS thread is any indication all Nintendo has to do is put a pretty picture on a 3DS and goons will rush out to buy it. Some will trade in an old DS but others will go "can you believe GameStop wouldn't let me stand in the store and do a system transfer? How dare they!?" And keep the old one. Surely these people have a charger sitting around. Hell I have three and only owns a 3DS and a 3DSxl. I'm not sure where the third came from because I haven't bought any. It really isn't as big a deal as goons are making it out to be.
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aerion111 posted:Counterpoint: There's currently approximately six mobiles in the house at the moment, plus at least twice that in mobiles that got lost or destroyed. Have you tried not being a child and learning to take care of your things?
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Feb 16, 2015 19:31
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aerion111 posted:Hey, if they just keep giving me chargers, I don't need to take care of anything True but man c'mon at least try to keep them at a 1:1 ratio of working devices/chargers!
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Feb 16, 2015 20:13
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Lumberjack Bonanza posted:This has never happened once since microUSB and you loving know it. You're right I have four or five microusb chargers in my room, one in my car, two at work and I don't even know how many I've lost. The things I have that charge from microusb are my phone, tablet, and the ps4 controllers. It's far more realistic in the world of microusb to have at least two per working device.
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Captain Monkey posted:Crosspostin' from the Schadenfreude thread. I can't view it from my phone. I don't know when the last time I saw a page explode into "plugin not compatible" warnings
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I'm going to start ordering my Starbucks and then adding "gently caress the whites. You feel me?"
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Mar 17, 2015 19:38
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AlmightyBob posted:The real problem is Starbucks is basically telling racists to rant at barely above minimum wage workers This right here. At least since I live in Bumfuck, Ohio it'll be racists telling racists racist things.
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Mar 17, 2015 23:30
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kazil posted:This is amazing. I can't find the link but the lawsuit between Gaiman and McFarland has the judge saying "kick-rear end warrior angels" in it.
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Mar 21, 2015 15:25
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You guys are really mad about dumb marketing
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Mar 23, 2015 12:29
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Cage posted:Thread:"Post about ______" I do what I can. Just seems ridiculous how much people are bitching about that in here. Although it's less than the "shake a hand get McDonalds" fantasy stories that would never happen.
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Besesoth posted:Yes, how dare people discuss dumb moves in marketing in the dumb moves in marketing thread. There's a difference between discussing dumb moves and wanting a CEO to get harassed by phone every night.
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LITERALLY A BIRD posted:A couple years ago I worked at a small specialty coffee shop where a macchiato was a shot of espresso with just a little bit of smooth, steamed milk. (This is apparently the traditional version of the drink? I don't know, I'm not as into the whole coffee thing as my coworkers were.) The amount of people who came in asking for a "venti caramel macchiato" drove me completely batshit. We didn't even have 20 ounce cups. I generally tried to be nice and either (a) get them their stupid caramel latte or (b) explain the difference between a Starbucks macchiato and a traditional macchiato before doing (a) but most of my coworkers preferred to pour them one of our macchiatos and get all smug and self-righteous when the customer complained. We have a local shop around here and every time I've been in the employees are assholes. I think it's part of the charm? They are in the art district of a shithole Ohio city so maybe it's their gimmick.
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Choco1980 posted:Ed DeBevic's is a very popular tourist destination in Chicago. All footage I've seen from it makes me think more obnoxious than rude, which is not a reason to go imho. Funny enough, my dad likes going to "Dick's Last Resort", another "rude-ness themed" restaurant, which wikipedia describes as "obnoxious" rather than rude, but that my dad describes as like going to a dive bar where you are clearly not welcome, and they go out of your way not only to be rude, but outright humiliating. He's told stories of people just walking in off the street, maybe to get directions or whatever, and clearly looking like they had no idea what kind of place it was and being deeply offended. Still doesn't sound like a place I'd enjoy though. We ate there in Indianapolis it was pretty solid food but my server wasn't anywhere near as assholeish as I expected him to be. He brought me my margarita and less than two minutes later it was gone. No comments from him about it.
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People think Hungry Howies is good? Around here (NE Ohio) it's the joke pizza that's barely below Dominos. Although there was an area pretty close to me that was excited to get Dominos so we may be broken.
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The pizza hut near a college I went to had just a beeping for their hold noise. Beep beep beep beeeep. It helped make my decision to never have pizza hut when I lived in the dorms.
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