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Offline formerlurker

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Totally hating the GEICO caveman avatars
« on: October 17, 2008, 05:52:04 PM »
PLEASE CHANGE THEM!!

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Re: Totally hating the GEICO caveman avatars
« Reply #1 on: October 17, 2008, 05:55:40 PM »

it's a play on words . . . conservativecave, caveman . . .  :uhsure:
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Re: Totally hating the GEICO caveman avatars
« Reply #2 on: October 17, 2008, 06:11:06 PM »
It's the default avatar for new members. They have to go in and change them.
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Re: Totally hating the GEICO caveman avatars
« Reply #3 on: October 17, 2008, 08:01:57 PM »
People can change their own avatar if they want.  If you don't want to see them use the ignore feature.
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Re: Totally hating the GEICO caveman avatars
« Reply #4 on: October 17, 2008, 08:06:04 PM »

OK, in all seriousness, if you want your AV changed, just PM me.  I will take care of it for you.  I thought it was a funny play on words, but perhaps I was wrong.

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Re: Totally hating the GEICO caveman avatars
« Reply #5 on: October 18, 2008, 12:02:23 PM »
Funny, in a sense. I don't see the problem. People can change them at their leisure. Some don't, perhaps because they're lazy, apathetic, or just see no need for an avatar.
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Re: Totally hating the GEICO caveman avatars
« Reply #6 on: October 18, 2008, 01:23:37 PM »
I thought the avatars were so easy to change that even a cav..... Oh never mind.

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Re: Totally hating the GEICO caveman avatars
« Reply #7 on: October 18, 2008, 01:29:44 PM »
Quote from: Wretched Excess on October 17, 2008, 05:55:40 PM
it's a play on words . . . conservativecave, caveman . . .  :uhsure:

Huh...  I was totally off the mark on that one.  I figured it was a push to get people to have avatars, and you picked the ugliest one possible to get people to change them.
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Re: Totally hating the GEICO caveman avatars
« Reply #8 on: October 18, 2008, 04:13:56 PM »
Quote from: djones520 on October 18, 2008, 01:29:44 PM
Huh...  I was totally off the mark on that one.  I figured it was a push to get people to have avatars, and you picked the ugliest one possible to get people to change them.
If that were his motive you'd see a lot of Hillary avitars.
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Re: Totally hating the GEICO caveman avatars
« Reply #9 on: October 18, 2008, 04:40:25 PM »
Quote from: djones520 on October 18, 2008, 01:29:44 PM
you picked the ugliest avatar one possible to get people to change them.

I hate those commercials
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Re: Totally hating the GEICO caveman avatars
« Reply #10 on: October 18, 2008, 04:40:50 PM »
Quote from: lug-nut on October 18, 2008, 04:13:56 PM
If that were his motive you'd see a lot of Hillary avitars.
 :-)

Now there is an idea!  


The GEICO caveman commercial is probably the most annoying one in ad history.  
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Re: Totally hating the GEICO caveman avatars
« Reply #11 on: October 18, 2008, 04:51:24 PM »
Quote from: Wretched Excess on October 17, 2008, 08:06:04 PM
OK, in all seriousness, if you want your AV changed, just PM me.  I will take care of it for you.  I thought it was a funny play on words, but perhaps I was wrong.



I think it is perfect -- but we can set this up for complainers

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Re: Totally hating the GEICO caveman avatars
« Reply #12 on: October 18, 2008, 04:52:53 PM »
Quote from: formerlurker on October 18, 2008, 04:40:50 PM
Now there is an idea!  


The GEICO caveman commercial is probably the most annoying one in ad history.  

You haven't seen the Jack in the Box crying businessmen commercials?  Or any and all Carl's Jr commercials?
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Re: Totally hating the GEICO caveman avatars
« Reply #13 on: October 18, 2008, 04:55:21 PM »
Quote from: freedumb2003 on October 18, 2008, 04:52:53 PM
You haven't seen the Jack in the Box crying businessmen commercials?  Or any and all Carl's Jr commercials?

Nope.
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Re: Totally hating the GEICO caveman avatars
« Reply #14 on: October 18, 2008, 05:48:26 PM »
The baby throwing up at the end of an E-trade commercial is repulsive.
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Re: Totally hating the GEICO caveman avatars
« Reply #15 on: October 18, 2008, 06:15:23 PM »
Quote from: freedumb2003 on October 18, 2008, 04:52:53 PM
You haven't seen the Jack in the Box crying businessmen commercials?  Or any and all Carl's Jr commercials?

[youtube=425,350]wA6iRc-PfK0&NR=1[/youtube]
Yeah, that one's taken the lead as "most annoying". I HATE that commercial!!! I either mute or change the channel when it comes on. The GEICO commercial just keep getting more and more stupid.



Here's one that's been edited  ;)
[youtube=425,350]BEN8PB6ZQN4[/youtube]
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Re: Totally hating the GEICO caveman avatars
« Reply #16 on: October 18, 2008, 06:34:10 PM »
Damn.  That is extremely annoying.

But Jack does make some good tacos.
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Re: Totally hating the GEICO caveman avatars
« Reply #17 on: October 20, 2008, 07:37:02 PM »
You guys REALLY wouldn't like what else was being contemplated for the default avatar.  :-)
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Re: Totally hating the GEICO caveman avatars
« Reply #18 on: October 21, 2008, 09:07:04 AM »
I have to agree, the roast duck with mango salsa is just ok.
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Re: Totally hating the GEICO caveman avatars
« Reply #19 on: October 21, 2008, 10:00:10 AM »
Quote from: Rebel on October 20, 2008, 07:37:02 PM
You guys REALLY wouldn't like what else was being contemplated for the default avatar.  :-)


But it's OFFEEEEENSSIIIVE!!



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Re: Totally hating the GEICO caveman avatars
« Reply #20 on: October 29, 2008, 10:39:21 AM »
I may have already done this, but this is just in case I have not.

Bitchslapped for being a ,...well...a *****. ... And a whiney one at that.

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Re: Totally hating the GEICO caveman avatars
« Reply #21 on: October 29, 2008, 10:56:40 AM »
Quote from: dutch508 on October 29, 2008, 10:39:21 AM
I may have already done this, but this is just in case I have not.

Bitchslapped for being a ,...well...a *****. ... And a whiney one at that.



Well played sir -- well played.
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Re: Totally hating the GEICO caveman avatars
« Reply #22 on: October 29, 2008, 11:09:58 AM »
Geico's being annoying?

That's the whole point of commercials! The more they piss you off, the more you remember them!

The most retarded of these is the Geico gecko narking on the David Attenborough wannabe, saying that the impersonator gives the gecko the "heebie-jeebies."

Jeezus. When was the last time THAT phrase was used? Heebie-jeebies? WTF?

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Re: Totally hating the GEICO caveman avatars
« Reply #23 on: October 29, 2008, 12:02:43 PM »
Quote from: dutch508 on October 29, 2008, 10:39:21 AM
I may have already done this, but this is just in case I have not.

Bitchslapped for being a ,...well...a *****. ... And a whiney one at that.



Suck up. 


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Re: Totally hating the GEICO caveman avatars
« Reply #24 on: October 29, 2008, 08:39:09 PM »
Quote from: Eupher on October 29, 2008, 11:09:58 AM
Geico's being annoying?

That's the whole point of commercials! The more they piss you off, the more you remember them!

The most retarded of these is the Geico gecko narking on the David Attenborough wannabe, saying that the impersonator gives the gecko the "heebie-jeebies."

Jeezus. When was the last time THAT phrase was used? Heebie-jeebies? WTF?

 :thatsright:  Silly me. Halloween is right around the corner.

That just goes to show you how OLD you REALLY are !!!!  :tongue:   :-)
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