Who would you fire?

"Mid Engine" (jdlogan2006)
04/04/2018 at 14:19 • Filed to: None

Most car commercials are irritating based on the lame spokesperson featured in their ads. I considered headlining this post along the lines of “who would you throw off a cliff”, or, “if you could beat someone’s ass which would you choose”, or “who would you set on fire”? We’re not animals, us Oppos are fine civilized folks. That said some of these actors get on my last nerve and make me jump for the mute button every time one their commercials air. Offender number one:

What a sorry excuse of a millenial, needs to find meaningful work rather than pimping one of the worst car companies ever. Fuck him.

Now this guy is in some ways even worse, what a fucking whiny douche. He’s not remotely funny, he’s just irritating

And then we have America’s sweetheart pimping Toyota Corolla’s and Camry’s. Evidently these beigemobiles are “adventurous” or “sporty” or “stylish”. And the whole time she’s all kinds of upbeat about the awesome fleet of meh cars.

Since we do not condone violence, which one of these idiots would be the first to go if you could fire one of ‘em??

DISCUSSION (42)

random001 > Mid Engine
04/04/2018 at 14:36

You’ve got issues, man....

Noah - Now with more boost. > random001
04/04/2018 at 14:37

So do I, and I found this funny.

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > Mid Engine
04/04/2018 at 14:38

*lives in europe... barely gets car commercials.... barely gets commercials compared to you lot..... just popped in here to rub it in *

nehnehnehnahnehneeeeeeh

Kinja'd!!!

Noah - Now with more boost. > Mid Engine
04/04/2018 at 14:38

Alex I will take rearranging Flo’s face with a pipe for 500 please

random001 > Noah - Now with more boost.
04/04/2018 at 14:40

Yeah....we know....

ttyymmnn > Mid Engine
04/04/2018 at 14:40

When did Aragorn start working for GM?

fintail > Mid Engine
04/04/2018 at 14:41

Not to mention the “ad creatives” (the term still make me laugh) who concocted the “real people not! actors” bits

WilliamsSW > Mid Engine
04/04/2018 at 14:41

First guy. Six times over. He’s a smarmy ass, and I want to see one of the ‘real people’ from the ‘you kidnapped my family’ commercials whack him a few times with a tire iron. Or maybe he gets run over by a semi while sitting on the LA freeway off ramp, whatever.

I don’t even recognize the 2nd guy, and my best friend has a huge crush on Laurel Coppock (yeah I know her real name, what about it?), he would never forgive me if I picked her.

Mid Engine > WilliamsSW
04/04/2018 at 14:43

Second guy is he Carmax spokesperson, he needs to go.

Noah - Now with more boost. > random001
04/04/2018 at 14:43

Thanks! How nice of you. You should be ashamed of yourself. I hope for your sake that you’re a teenager because otherwise, you’re an adult who thinks its okay to shame people like myself and Mid Engine anonymously on the internet. I didn’t even say anything mean to you. Grow up.

WilliamsSW > Noah - Now with more boost.
04/04/2018 at 14:45

Only if anyone and everyone ever associated with any Geico commercial ever gets it first.

WilliamsSW > Mid Engine
04/04/2018 at 14:48

Somehow I must not be watching the right things to see those commercials. Sounds like I’m pretty lucky on that score.

random001 > Noah - Now with more boost.
04/04/2018 at 14:48

I feel strongly that you are either

a) Messing with me with that post, which I hope is the case or

b) taking that WAY too seriously right now.

if output = a;
response = well played;
else;
response = How in the world was I shaming you by agreeing with you?;
end;

Noah - Now with more boost. > WilliamsSW
04/04/2018 at 14:49

I will NEVER buy from them for this reason. They think we are all idiots with a laugh track sense of humor that can be translated into car insurance sales. So glad I quit marketing...

KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time > Mid Engine
04/04/2018 at 14:49

Offender #1. Video relevant

random001 > ttyymmnn
04/04/2018 at 14:49

I laughed.

Urambo Tauro > Mid Engine
04/04/2018 at 14:50

Jason’s alright in my book. But these ads just aren’t a good fit for him. (Needs more whiteboard!)

Mercedes Streeter > Noah - Now with more boost.
04/04/2018 at 14:50

That’s metal.

KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time > Urambo Tauro
04/04/2018 at 14:51

Jason? In an ad? What? And they dyed his signature salt and pepper hair?? BLASPHEMY!

Urambo Tauro > ttyymmnn
04/04/2018 at 14:58

A day may come when I want to buy a Chevy, but it is not this day.

Noah - Now with more boost. > random001
04/04/2018 at 15:01

taking that WAY too seriously right now.

This is a classic Reddit fallback. A provocateur gets a reaction they weren’t expecting so they backpedal. “You took me too seriously.” You know damn well that you crossed a line, just don’t do it again. You don’t type like an idiot so I’m going to assume you are just playing dumb to save face. This is the last you’ll hear from me and I just won’t comment on anything of yours in the future; I’ll ask you to do the same. I do not flame war on Oppo. But I think you should ask yourself why my original reply to your comment has 4 stars and counting while yours has zero. It may have something to do with the way your words sounded to not just me, but everyone who reads that post.

Later...

RiceRocketeer Extraordinaire > Mid Engine
04/04/2018 at 15:04

Most ads drive me up the wall. I’ve completely stopped watching TV and listening to radio because of it.

Captain of the Enterprise > Mid Engine
04/04/2018 at 15:07

I don’t blame the person it’s who put them there. I wouldn’t turn down that gig either and I’m sure they’re just doing and saying what they are told to do and say.

Noah - Now with more boost. > Mercedes Streeter
04/04/2018 at 15:09

hahah love you. The first draft was SO much worse. I’m awful.

ttyymmnn > Urambo Tauro
04/04/2018 at 15:10

#COTD

Future next gen S2000 owner > Mid Engine
04/04/2018 at 15:13

First guy. So irritating. Which spokesman would you keep?

Noah - Now with more boost. > random001
04/04/2018 at 15:16

>b) taking that WAY too seriously right now.

This is a classic Reddit fallback. A provocateur gets a reaction they weren’t expecting, so they backpedal. You do not type like an idiot so I’m going to assume that you are playing dumb to save face. You know damn well that you crossed a line, just don’t do it again. I don’t flamewar on Oppo so this is the last you’ll hear from me. My only request is that you do not comment on anything of mine in the future and I will do the same.

I think you need to ask yourself why it is that my original reply to your comment has 4 stars while your “jokes” have none. Perhaps that has something to do with the way your words are percieved by anyone who reads this post. Someone had to tell you off, which I attempted to do with a joke, but that didn’t work because you responded with more of the same. And now here we are.

Later...

random001 > Noah - Now with more boost.
04/04/2018 at 15:21

Nope, not a classic Reddit fallback, man. I was just messing around. I didn’t say you have some specific issues, but you apparently think I was targeting you in some way. Very much not true. So yeah, you took it too seriously in some personal way that I never intended. I’m sorry that it came across that way.

I have no idea what line you think I know I crossed. We’re two people on the internet, not close personal friends, so clearly I don’t know enough about you to really and truly say you have issues. In fact, my experince wth you so far leads me to think you’re just another person. I truly was just messing around. I’d never intentionally attack another Opportunity, except by mistake or misunderstanding. I don’t feel I have anything to save face for, so that’s not it. I’m not playing dumb, but I’m also not everyone else in the world, so there’s no way I can control your reaction.

random001 > Noah - Now with more boost.
04/04/2018 at 15:23

Now you’re argument is that it’s ok for you to respond with a joke, but not ok for me to do the same. I’m still missing something, I think.

Noah - Now with more boost. > random001
04/04/2018 at 15:25

Whether or not you intended them to be personal attacks, that’s how they came off, and its not just me.

random001 > Noah - Now with more boost.
04/04/2018 at 15:33

Anyone who thinks I’m personally attacking Mid Engine by saying “you got issues” in a post about firing terrible commercial actors is taking that way too seriously, because there is no way that is a serious comment.

Noah - Now with more boost. > random001
04/04/2018 at 15:38

Tell yourself whatever you need to. Sure, I could have been nicer about it. Maybe a little more chilled out too. You made what you are claiming was a innocent mistake. But I’m not sure I believe you and this is getting tedious. Goodbye...

random001 > Noah - Now with more boost.
04/04/2018 at 15:51

Seaking of classis Reddit responses. Oh, the irony....

Noah - Now with more boost. > random001
04/04/2018 at 15:52

Okay I will give you that. But I mean realistically we should both be embarrassed at this point. Lets stop.

random001 > Noah - Now with more boost.
04/04/2018 at 16:12

Let’s. I’m sorry if I offended you, it was unintentional.

Noah - Now with more boost. > random001
04/04/2018 at 16:15

I’m sorry for overreacting. Typical piece of shit behavior on my part SMH. The lack of tone/facial expression on the internet is problematic sometimes. Atlas and I got into it with each other a while ago but got over it pretty quick. I didn’t mean what I said about telling you to fuck off from anything I post in the future. Sorry about that too man.