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Jimbo
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Just saw the latest Progressive ad. A CGI thing called "Flo Meets The Addams Family". Just in time for Halloween. Not bad as Progressive commercials go, I guess. I wonder when the CGI Flo dolls hit the market in time for Xmas. |
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...the ads take aim and lay their claim to the heart and the soul of the spender
Jackson Browne - The Pretender C'mon, man! Joe Biden - 46th President of the United States |
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Dr. Dan
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This groaner is why I took a peek at CIH. I just saw it for the first time.
It looks like the work of the same adholes that make the spots for Kroger (Baker's, King Soopers, Fry's, whatever). |
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I have Progressive for my home and auto insurance. I had a girlfriend who would sometimes speak French, I would ravish her with kisses all over her body. She laughed her pants off! |
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aka ron
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tikibagger
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Can Pro Flo & whack pack make me hate the Addams fam?
Probably |
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MustangMarj
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I certainly don't hate the Progressive ads. At least their advertising agency gives a crap and tries to make the ads somewhat palatable! Not like Liberty with their wet teddy bears!
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Jimbo
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I don't hate them either.
They have an odd and subtle humor and I like that Flo tends to make fun of herself. There's a lot in them to not hate.
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...the ads take aim and lay their claim to the heart and the soul of the spender
Jackson Browne - The Pretender C'mon, man! Joe Biden - 46th President of the United States |
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tikibagger
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uh commercials i HATE?
i HATE the subtle wink wink that WE SUCK from Progressive..it literally implies self awareness of how sh*tE these buffoons are and tends towards the 'we are stuck with these idiots' & have to do something with them approach that 'blbah blah mega super sale a thon' ad is either a swipe against cheesy ideas OR A FULL EMBRACE OF THIS DRECK fine line between satire and actual crap
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msmadz
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Did she now? Lucky guy! |
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aka ron
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We had fun together. She had an 8 year old son at the time. We would play ball out in the yard. She loved me until she didn't. I was forced into the second bedroom when the kid wanted to sleep with his mom. That was the beginning of the end.
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aka ron
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Me Hi, I'm looking for an old friend. My name is Kevin. I'm sorry if this is the wrong person. Her Hello, Well,
you got the “old” part right! I don’t know if I’m the person you are
trying to reach tho. If you know me, then you know a few things about
me - reveal something :) Me Hi, I think you would remember my name. Did you live in Fishers, IN. Do you have a son named Ross. Sorry to bother you. Her You passed! How are you Kevin? Of course I remember you and don’t
apologize for the email. It’s nice to hear from you. Ross and I are
moving in 2 days to Clearwater, Fl. I can’t take the winters here in IN
anymore. Are you still up in Wisconsin - I thought that was where you
were moving to last we spoke. Wow, a blast from the past! I hope you
are well and it’s nice to be remembered!! Susie Me Wow!
I hope you are well. Yes, still living in Wisconsin. I can't believe I
found you. Best of luck and I still have many fond memories of you. |
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jon1
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I have to confess I am thoroughly sick of Flo, Jamie, and that whole idiot bunch. That is all.
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CaptainErnie
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Not so much with this one, but have you noticed how OLD Flo is looking lately? It's like she aged 20 years in a month
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CaptainErnie
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Nice one, Ron! I did the exact same thing with an old girlfriend except it was through the mail and was a birthday card. I had to hire a lawyer and go to court when she charged me harassment. My wording was almost perfectly identical to yours. Nothing whatsoever harassing or threatening about it. The booking officer jokingly said "Bet you won't be wishing her a happy birthday anymore".
During my court appearance the judge paused, looked at me and asked "Does this woman have a history of mental illness?" We both had a good laugh about that. Obviously he just threw the whole case out of court. |
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Children are just God's little way of punishing us for having sex
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aka ron
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No such thing here Cap'n E. Just another touch with an old friend. It feels good. |
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Triple J
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I wouldn't mind so much if the first movie wasn't a total poop-fest, but it was. So OF COURSE they've made a sequel! And the singing is annoying.
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CaptainErnie
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Maybe I'm just an old fart, but any rendition of the Addams Family in animation is going to suck! Think about all the classics of that era. Would you want to see them as "cartoons"?
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Flo was novel for the first 1000 commercials, but at the end of that week she was tiresome. Just like all the other cut-rate auto insurance ads - General, Geico, Poverty Mutual, etc. - I'm sick of the lot of them. window.onbeforeunload = function() {}
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Batman Star Trek Gilligan's Island Brady Bunch Lassie Putrid Family ...er, Partridge Family I Dream of Jeannie Bewitched Lost In Space Munsters ...
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HART
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Flo
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we are the music makers
we are the dreamers of the dream |
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tikibagger
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i gotta say i HATE all recurrent buffoon casts-Pat, his shrew wife(who miraculously,
hasn't killed him OR herself), Jan, Flo & the whack pack-even Mr. Whipple was a tired bozo! Its lazy creative
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HART
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I think we only get Toyota pat here in AZ
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we are the music makers
we are the dreamers of the dream |
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Jimbo
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I don't think it has anything to do with being lazy. I think the whole point is to create recognizable figures that help to kind of cement or solidify public awareness of the brand being advertised. If they came up with new characters every time they created a new commercial, nobody would remember them. Plus, given the difficulty in coming up with new creative advertising ideas, it would be next to impossible anyway. In the 90's I was employed by an exhibit company, the parent company of which was a Nashville based advertising agency. In the 1980's they were responsible for two of the most successful national advertising campaigns of the decade. They invented the characters of Ernest P. Worrell and Frank Bartles & Ed Jaymes, the two old coots who did Bartles and Jaymes Wine Cooler ads. Both were as iconic as the Clara Peller, the "Where's the beef??" Wendy's campaign. The largest factor in the success of all of them, was that they were so immediately recognizable, even if you ignored the commercial or muted the sound, you were still reminded of the product. Another little stamp on the brain. |
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...the ads take aim and lay their claim to the heart and the soul of the spender
Jackson Browne - The Pretender C'mon, man! Joe Biden - 46th President of the United States |
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HART
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Jimbo yes that is the point
but when do we get to retire Doug and Flo ?
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Jimbo
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I guess that will happen when Progressive's marketing data shows that people are no longer responding to the ads or that public opinion indicates that the campaign has grown stale and they need something fresh. |
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...the ads take aim and lay their claim to the heart and the soul of the spender
Jackson Browne - The Pretender C'mon, man! Joe Biden - 46th President of the United States |
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