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Ad nauseous
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Posted: 15 Dec 2010 at 12:34am |
I'm sick of seeing this commercial that wants to cutesify monkeys. Monkeys are not cute! They're wild animals that should not be played around with! Remember what happened to that lady in Connecticut she got her face ripped off by one of those things! THATS what I see when I see this commercial.
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bwestfall
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I shouldn't even say anything here...but, I kind of like these. Especially when the guy looks at the monkey.
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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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Synesthesia
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That... I think is a chimpanzee or an orangutan? No, it's a chimp. And you are right. People really should not keep those for pets ever. They are strong, once they hit puberty they are very dangerous and they do better in the wild with other chimpanzees unless folks know what they are doing, scientists and such.
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macpic70
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It was actually originally filmed with an orangutan, but PETA protested and the orangutan was digitally replaced with a CGI chimp.
http://www.primatepatrol.org/action_alerts/archive/robitussin_thankyou/ Very weird. |
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PaWolf
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Thank goodness for that commercial!
As soon as I saw it, I ran right out and got the wife a purple scarf...
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Zach6848
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I really don't actually mind this one. I like chimps. But I do agree, they shouldn't be kept as pets/hobby animals, they can be very violent when somehow disgruntled and from what I hear it's easy to piss them off, and you never know what might piss a primate off. Leave it to the zoo-keepers and sanctuaries.
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Phil
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1. it's an ape, not a monkey
2. I hate how the narrator talks like HE has a cold, too. |
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msmadz
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Monkeys, apes, orangutans they all scare the ever loving piss outof me. And that story about the Stamford, CT woman gave me nightmares. Poor lady. |
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dp7
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Ugh, like a monkey/ape/chimp would realize he needs medicine, let alone a specific name brand like Robitussin? The only thing this ad has in it that is good is that they don't do the Brand Power effect where the entire 50-ft aisle is filled only with the product being advertised. At least you see competitors in this ad.
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Welcome to Commercial Land. This is a magical place where all women look up while eating, and it is perfectly acceptable to slurp the hell out of a Dannon yogurt cup.
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Big Momma
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I hate this commercial, and monkeys scare the out of me!!
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macpic70
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When I first saw this spot, I took it for a not-so-subtle wink (aka "ripoff") of the concept, "So easy, a caveman (ape) can do it."
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SqaurePeg61
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I just got a mental image of a monkey wreaking havoc while drunk on Robitussin!
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ratattack
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that ad just creeps me out, and YES, I think of that poor woman getting her face ripped off by one of those "cute" animals
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