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Jimbo
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I actually feel sorry for the gal in this ad. Not just because she's in one more in a seemingly endless procession of cheesy, uninspired commercials that couldn't come up with anything more original than that overused rip off the Tom Cruise Old Time Rock-n-Roll "socks & underwear" dance scene from Risky Business, but that they made the poor thing look like such a goofy-ass DORK in the process. Just more proof that there is no limit to which some people (especially show business people) will swallow their pride & scarifice their dignity when it comes to money & exposure that could lead to the chance for even more money & exposure. I pity the fool. |
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I haven't been able to handle SHARK commercials since they came out with that vac commercial starring the ChefJimmy-wannabe. Blimey, I tell ya
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Tiz
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Looks like she's doing an audition for
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aka ron
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Where did they find the vocal (talent)? for this ad. This woman sounds like a russian athlete.
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DKS
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The lady dancing actually has some skill, but the style they have her "dancing" in makes her look like a total spaz.
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"I see the sadness in their eyes
Melancholy in their cries Devoid of all the passion The human spirit cannot die" |
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Jimbo
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Exactly.
She's obviously a trained dancer, but the choreography is so over the top, she just comes off looking ridiculous. I'm guessing "over the top" is what they were going for, but I think they got a little too much of it. |
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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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I think she should...Riverdance!!
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Jimbo
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<<shudder>>
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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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OMG The Risky Business routine is very very hackneyed now. Someone please put this this fad out of it's misery. I'm SICK of it!!!!!!!!
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One good thing about TV-you could always turn it off
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I wouldn't mind seeing her dance like that in nothing but her underwear. She's pretty average looking, but she'll do! |
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Can't imagine how that could be even the slightest bit sexy. Jesus..she looks like a complete idiot.
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ilikestupidadssoshutup-MrsHill
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zerocool
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I think I'd get off on the humiliation factor.
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britastar
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Probably also get a broken nose and a busted lip.......her elbows and knees would be flying all over the place..but then again..I guess that IS what you are looking for.
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ilikestupidadssoshutup-MrsHill
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zerocool
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I don't know if I reading too much into your post, but I think you're calling me a pervert or a pig or something? I was just trying to be funny. I really don't want to escalate this. I just don't understand what you're trying to say.
Anyway if not don't worry about it. Uhh... sorry, I guess? |
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Lol..zero.....if I wanted to call you a pervert, I'd come right out and say it...but for the record..no..I was making a joke. That...obviously...went....over...like.....a....lead.....balloon.....
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zerocool
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It's all good. Sometimes lead balloons work out.
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Mind on My Money, Money on My Beer
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I think she is a good dancer, but please let's retire the Risky Business routine.
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I bitched about this one a long time ago. I included it in a topic about how they always make women look so damned happy/excited/eager to do housework. Also, do we ever see men doing ads like this? Most of the time we don't see men cleaning anything but they sure don't dance and do the cheerleading moves in any commercial.
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A new study finds that people who are chipper & happy live longer. Which is surprising because people who aren't chipper & happy want to kill people who are always chipper & happy. David Letterman
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Men doing either the "Risky Business" or "She's A Maniac" dancing routine is one of the most abused tropes in advertizing. Kia had the "she's a maniac one" last year and the guitar hero games had the nerdy looking guys in their undies doing the scene from "Risky Business". It's just about always either some geeky looking guy or some fat out of shape bloat nobody wants to see in anything short of a druid robe. At least this time they went with a reasonably attractive chick.
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Mind on My Money, Money on My Beer
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Kris L. Walker
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In all honesty, the "Risky Business" scene is an overused meme. The first few times it was done, it was funny. But, over time, it lost its appeal when nearly every television show recreated the scene and it lost appeal. All I can think of doing whenever I see this meme played out again and again is facepalm myself beyond belief.
In all honesty, can we please let the "Risky Business" meme retire and find something new and exciting, instead of using an idea that has been done to freaking death!
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Back from an unexpected hiatus. Time to rip ads a new one all over again.
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