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Why are some ad things so stupid? by Tansin A. Darcos (TDARCOS) 10/12/2011, 6:32am PDT
I've noticed in a lot of advertisements use stupidity and incompetence as the plot line or "punch line" of the story. Not humor, or something pleasant, but promoting the triumph of incompetence as the story in their commercial. I've seen way too many commercials - and perhaps a "full stop" should be inserted here - where the commercial relies upon the stupidity of the viewer to operate.

Perhaps it's part of the same thing: it is very hard to do good writing and doing it in a 60-second spot is probably harder. But it can be done. It just isn't done that much.
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Why are some ad things so stupid? by Tansin A. Darcos (TDARCOS) 10/12/2011, 6:32am PDT NEW
    I demand examples. by Bob Greene 10/12/2011, 8:49am PDT NEW
        Geico "Sushi" Commercial as an example of stupidity by Tansin A. Darcos (TDARCOS) 10/12/2011, 4:48pm PDT NEW
            an already owned guppy is sunk costs NT by Mysterio 10/12/2011, 7:19pm PDT NEW
                Yes, but one thing: Do you think they can get away with not replacing it? NT by Tansin A. Darcos (TDARCOS) 10/13/2011, 1:42am PDT NEW
            Who says they're tropical fish? Could be a couple leeches from the pond. NT by Eurotrash 10/13/2011, 6:50am PDT NEW
                I saw the sushi the father was eating, it was multicolored NT by Tansin A. Darcos (TDARCOS) 10/13/2011, 7:39am PDT NEW
                    Wasn't that supposed to make it look like a California roll? by Worm 10/13/2011, 8:18am PDT NEW
                And a young girl isn't going to have *leeches*. A boy, maybe; a girl, never NT by Tansin A. Darcos (TDARCOS) 10/13/2011, 7:40am PDT NEW
            The price of sushi is about fourth on the list of what's wrong with that commerc by Last 10/13/2011, 7:06am PDT NEW
    Ever see "Glengary Glen Ross?" by Mischief Shai-hulud 10/13/2011, 8:43am PDT NEW
        It's 2011. WHY ARE YOU PEOPLE WATCHING COMMERCIALS NT by Fullofkittens 10/13/2011, 8:57am PDT NEW
            I watch commercials because I have Comcast and don't have a Tivo/DVR/VCR NT by Tansin A. Darcos (TDARCOS) 10/15/2011, 7:14am PDT NEW
        That's because only women watch commercials for non-sporting events anymore by Art 101 10/13/2011, 10:38am PDT NEW
        Yeah. "Glengary Glen Ross" was one of the worst fucking movies I ever saw NT by Tansin A. Darcos (TDARCOS) 10/14/2011, 12:54am PDT NEW
            Jesus, are you on the wrong website. Is someone paying you to be here or what? NT by Fussbett 10/14/2011, 3:21am PDT NEW
    Where does the other sock go in the dryer? NT by I mean, you folks know what I'm tal 10/13/2011, 6:47pm PDT NEW
        You should know this. Socks are the larval stage of coat hangers NT by Tansin A. Darcos (TDARCOS) 10/14/2011, 12:55am PDT NEW
            It's hard not to be charmed by this NT by homosexual faggots 10/14/2011, 5:44pm PDT NEW
 
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