"Does a Former Drill Sergeant Make a Terrible Therapist?" - R Lee Ermey

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Dain Arns

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"Does a Former Drill Sergeant Make a Terrible Therapist?" - R Lee Ermey

This Geico ad with "The Gunny" just replaced the "10lb Bag of Flour" one as my favorite commercial... :icon_lol:

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Yep, that's funny.

I like the Abe Lincoln one better though.


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Poor Abe! LOL! :bump:
 
They're comming up with some pretty good commercials - both the above are really creative and funny. "bout time something was entertaining on TV. . .

:running:
 
Was the "10lb Bag of Flour" commercial funny just for its complete randomness? In the same way that a "Does a 500lb box of explosives make a really big hole in the ground?" commercial would?

Or is there a saying or something that it relates to that I am unaware of?

Brian
 
i'm kinda fond of this one...
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Speaking of the 10 pound bag of flour biscuit ... you just know some idiot had to try it ...

Wouldn't you know he'd be from West Virginia ...

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AckAck said:
Was the "10lb Bag of Flour" commercial funny just for its complete randomness? In the same way that a "Does a 500lb box of explosives make a really big hole in the ground?" commercial would?

Or is there a saying or something that it relates to that I am unaware of?

Brian
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Randomness, the kid humming while buttering it, his mother's reaction.
The subtleness of it...

Unlike the R Lee Ermey one. :icon_lol:

Or my other close favorite Geico ad, the Charlie Daniels one.
"That's how you do it, son"
 
Dain Arns said:
Or my other close favorite Geico ad, the Charlie Daniels one.
"That's how you do it, son"
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I'm not too fond of that one as it's far too insulting to all concert violinists who's talents make Charlie Daniels look like a backcountry bumpkin...

...oh wait!

Charlie Daniels IS a backcountry bumpkin! :d

I do love his 'fiddling' though... :)
 
I have to hand it to Geico's ad agency. They keep coming up with some of the most entertaining and original commercials on television. I have always been of the view that ads that seem to deliberately try to annoy the audience are really ineffective.

I think the best ads entertain through humor while also tagging a message.

Also, I love R. Lee. The man has fashioned an enviable career for himself.

Ken
 
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