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Author Topic: car insurance commercials  (Read 4794 times)

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car insurance commercials
« on: October 13, 2006, 02:10:14 PM »
What’s your favourite car insurance gimmick?  The talking gecko?  The gruff cowboy?  What makes you feel the most automotive safety?

 I like the new one from Mercury (www.mercurytheory.com).  If you haven’t seen it they are making the claim that the owners of Mercury are from Mercury and they’ve got all the corroborative evidence including a 10X magnification of burnt toast (check out the slides) that proves everything.  Makes me chuckle.
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Re: car insurance commercials
« Reply #1 on: October 13, 2006, 03:26:14 PM »
The talking gecko is my favourite. He's just so cute!  :-)
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Re: car insurance commercials
« Reply #2 on: October 13, 2006, 03:41:53 PM »
I didn't like the gecko until he got all british and suave.
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Re: car insurance commercials
« Reply #3 on: October 14, 2006, 03:33:41 PM »



I like the geico ads with the cavemen.  "I'll have the roast duck with the mango salsa"
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Re: car insurance commercials
« Reply #4 on: October 15, 2006, 11:31:26 AM »
Quote from: Anyanka_was_framed on October 14, 2006, 03:33:41 PM



I like the geico ads with the cavemen.  "I'll have the roast duck with the mango salsa"

"You know what, I'm not very hungry."
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Re: car insurance commercials
« Reply #5 on: October 16, 2006, 03:43:06 PM »
Quote from: Anyanka_was_framed on October 14, 2006, 03:33:41 PM
I like the geico ads with the cavemen. "I'll have the roast duck with the mango salsa"

Me too.  Enrique thinks the cavemen are gay for some reason.  I don't think they're gay.  They're just pissed off.

Xolik, are they gay?
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Re: car insurance commercials
« Reply #6 on: October 16, 2006, 03:46:24 PM »
You think his gaydar is better than yours just because he's playing for the other team?  Hmmmmm... could be, I suppose.  I'll wait here for the answer.
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Re: car insurance commercials
« Reply #7 on: October 16, 2006, 04:52:57 PM »
Hmmm, intriguing.
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Re: car insurance commercials
« Reply #8 on: October 16, 2006, 06:04:34 PM »
Hmm... let's all ponder that, shall we?
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Re: car insurance commercials
« Reply #9 on: October 17, 2006, 06:42:35 AM »
INCONCIEVABLE!


Oh wait... that should go in the movie quotes thread.
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Re: car insurance commercials
« Reply #10 on: October 17, 2006, 03:56:53 PM »
Soooo...uh.....the jury is still out on the gay cavemen?

And the jury is still out on whether or not Xolik will be able to clear this up.
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Re: car insurance commercials
« Reply #11 on: October 17, 2006, 04:05:24 PM »
I don't think they're gay, they're just from Encino.
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Re: car insurance commercials
« Reply #12 on: October 17, 2006, 04:21:27 PM »
Weeze the juice!
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Re: car insurance commercials
« Reply #13 on: October 17, 2006, 06:17:41 PM »
I thought they were just trying to seem cultured, but the one who says, "I'm sorry, I'm not very hungry" at the restaurant might be gay.  Then again my gaydar isn't so great in commercials; I sometimes need more than 30 seconds to figure it out.
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Re: car insurance commercials
« Reply #14 on: October 18, 2006, 09:29:25 AM »
"Everywhere I go
 There's always something to remind me
 Of another place and time..."
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Re: car insurance commercials
« Reply #15 on: October 18, 2006, 09:40:31 AM »
Quote from: 12AX7 on October 18, 2006, 09:29:25 AM
"Everywhere I go
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 Of another place and time..."

I love his reaction to the ad
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Re: car insurance commercials
« Reply #16 on: October 20, 2006, 08:21:52 AM »
HAHA!! I just saw a new one.

 "Hmm. Looks like somebody woke up on the wrong side of the rug!"
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