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texas1928 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-20-06 11:33 PM
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I think that Caveman in the Gieco commercial needs to lighten up.
I mean come on they are apologizing and taking them out to dinner. I mean for real...

:popcorn:
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RevCheesehead Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-20-06 11:39 PM
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1. What about the one who says "I seem to have lost my appetite."
Idiot - it's a free dinner!

And Roast Duck with the mango salsa?? Get a steak, buddy.
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texas1928 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-20-06 11:41 PM
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3. I am talking about the one who says he lost his appetite
He needs to lighten up...

I mean really...

How were they supposed to know they were still around... Oh... wait...

George Bush...

Well The caveman is right.
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texas1928 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-20-06 11:41 PM
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4. Yeah Mango salsa...
YUCK!!!!!!

I bet it is made in New York city...

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Reciprocity Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-20-06 11:39 PM
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2. He is sooo pouty.
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texas1928 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-20-06 11:42 PM
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6. And what is it with the other one and the Miami Vice look?
That went out with the 90's
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WCGreen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-21-06 12:23 AM
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14. Well they are Cavemen.....
You were expecting Armani....
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no name no slogan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-21-06 04:39 PM
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44. They look like metrosexuals, IMHO
what self-respecting caveman would EVER leave the cave without a club and some dead animal skins?
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Warchild Donating Member (124 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-21-06 02:38 AM
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22. NOT COOL!!


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Bridget Burke Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-21-06 09:58 AM
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26. I think some of them ARE wearing Armani...
But they are a bit hirsute...
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nutsnberries Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-21-06 10:11 PM
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51. thanks for the pics - i love the cavemen commercials!
i ignore most commercials, but those guys crack me up. :thumbsup:
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reyd reid reed Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-20-06 11:41 PM
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5. Personally, I think that they oughta just go find a nice glacier

Mango salsa, my ass.

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texas1928 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-20-06 11:43 PM
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8. Why didn't they order mammoth burgers.
Haven't we all seen the Flintstones?
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blue neen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-20-06 11:42 PM
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7. The cavemen's expressions are priceless.
Mango salsa does not sound like a good choice to me, though.
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texas1928 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-20-06 11:44 PM
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9. Yeah that sounds nasty.
I prefer Pace myself.
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Reciprocity Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-20-06 11:57 PM
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10. I think whoever the actors are should win an Oscar.
The emotion they convey with all that makeup is amazing. They seem so cultured urban and sophisticate. I believe them.
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baldguy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-21-06 12:12 AM
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11. I've always wondered just what kind of cavemen they are.
They have the pronounced brow ridges and low foreheads of Homo erectus, but appear to exhibit the mental sophistication & language skills of Neanderthalensis.
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reyd reid reed Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-21-06 12:16 AM
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13. Metrosexual cavemen, of course.
gack!
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texas1928 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-21-06 03:23 PM
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32. The missing link
GEICO FOUND IT!!!!!
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Dem2theMax Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-21-06 12:15 AM
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12. I must be the dumbest person in the universe.
Oh wait. That's *.

OK, second dumbest person.

I do NOT get that commercial. I don't know how many times I've seen it and I sit there going "HUH?"

I look at it this way. I may be dumb. But at least I'm not a repuke. :evilgrin:
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Mayberry Machiavelli Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-21-06 01:07 AM
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17. I agree.. what's happening in that commercial? Who's taking them
out for dinner, and why, what's the apology for?

I'm never listening when that commercial comes on, so I'm intrigued, but I don't know what's going on there.
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rockymountaindem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-21-06 01:18 AM
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18. Here's the premise:
Geico put out a hypothetical ad wherein they claim their website is so easy to use, even a caveman could figure it out. The cavemen you see in the real ad got offended, and Geico is taking them out to dinner to apologize for insulting their intelligence.

That's what I understand it to be. Beats the hell out of more overplayed gecko ads.
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Dem2theMax Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-21-06 01:34 AM
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21. OK, now that I have an idea of what is going on, I'll pay attention
so it makes sense to me! LOL.

Thank you! :)
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Orsino Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-21-06 04:27 PM
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43. Yeah. It helps to have seen the prequels.
It started with a caveman techie on the commercial set getting upset at the line, and in a later commercial, cavemen sitting at home (in an upscale pad) were annoyed to have seen it on their television. These are the ones who are shown being taken out for dinner and an apology in the current iteration.

I find the deadpan delivery hilarious.
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BigMcLargehuge Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-21-06 09:57 AM
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25. actually, the cavemen were the technicians working on the commercial
shoot.

I've liked that ad since it first started to air. Very creative and beats that stupid gecko.
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Dem2theMax Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-21-06 01:25 AM
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19. LOL. I have company!
I'm so happy to hear that I'm not alone in this. :)

I never pay attention to commercials. I have the ability to tune them out even when the volume is at full blast. But I keep catching the last bit of this caveman thing and it's driving me nuts that I don't know what the heck is going on. LOL.
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Mayberry Machiavelli Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-21-06 01:30 AM
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20. Yeah I always "tune in" in time to catch the duck with mango salsa bit.
The explanation above is good though. Now I can die in peace.
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aint_no_life_nowhere Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-21-06 01:01 AM
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15. The Geico guy who tries to apologize reminds me of David Dreier
Edited on Tue Mar-21-06 01:02 AM by aint_no_life_nowhere
Anyone else find that, too?

And is there such a thing as roast duck with mango salsa?
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scottcsmith Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-21-06 01:06 AM
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16. Cavemen are jerks
There, I said it. And why would the caveman agree to go to a fancy restaurant and then say he's lost his appetite? Jerk.
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Scout Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-21-06 09:39 AM
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23. well, I think he is totally justified!
after all, they COULD have done some research.

Hmmmph.


I love those commercials with the cavemen, they are my favorites along with Quiznos Bob.

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texas1928 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-21-06 03:27 PM
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35. The Quiznos baby is great.
But there is a car rental commercial that is hilarious.

The doctor walks in and the patient is leaning over for his "examine"

The doctor is pulling a glove onto this hand that has HUGE fingers.

And the patient makes a break for the door.

I Laugh out loud everytime.
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ProfessorGAC Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-21-06 09:53 AM
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24. I HATE That Commercial
Yeah, i agree with you that they have a bad attitude, but there's another thing that bugs me.

In the first commerical, the guy is watching a plasma TV and the other one is playing a white grand piano, in a living room large enough in which to land a plane!

THEY'RE NOT CAVEMEN! THEY DON'T LIVE IN A CAVE! The guy on the commercial doesn't insult Cro-Magnons or Neanderthals! He says C-A-V-E-M-A-N! If they don't live in a cave (and they don't) he's not talking about them! That bugs the crap out of me!

The Professor
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Bridget Burke Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-21-06 10:04 AM
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27. Yes, but the Cavemen know that "Caveman" is just code...
For Neandertal or Cromag. Perhaps they should call themselves Caveman-Americans?

The commercial with the chic loft does feature cave art on a large canvas. They are true to their roots, even though they are up-to-date in many respects.

I consider myself Irish-American, although I neither live in a shanty nor own any lace curtains. Of course, I've got very long toes & a brow ridge that prevents my wearing most ladies' hats--it's only noticeable when I'm trying on millinery. Perhaps I'm taking this too personally.
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ProfessorGAC Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-21-06 10:32 AM
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28. Irish Is An Ancestry and Nationality
Neaderthal and Cro-Magnon are species, not nationalities. Caveman means someone who lives in a cave. These are two uptight yuppies with more attitude than sense. It sucks the humor out of the commercial for me.
The Professor
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Bridget Burke Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-21-06 10:47 AM
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29. Cro-Magnons are Homo sapiens!


Guess I'm still taking it too seriously. Current theories hold that the most common Irish bloodlines began long before the Celts arrived--we go 'way back!

(And--this serious discussion was inspired by a TV Commercial!)

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ProfessorGAC Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-21-06 11:07 AM
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30. That's Ok
Hey, we're havin' fun! I'm southern italian, and they have found fossil evidence of humans there that are only about 30,000 years newer than australopithicus. So, we go back a ways too! But, i ain't no caveman.
The Professor
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Bucky Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-21-06 05:11 PM
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47. By your definition, Osama bin Laden is a caveman. Maybe a captain caveman.
hee hee
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In_The_Wind Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-21-06 11:24 AM
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31. He hasn't discovered humor ~ yet.




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texas1928 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-21-06 03:24 PM
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33. But in another commercial one of them has a really nice laptop
and the other is playing a piano.

I mean if you have all that you have to have seen something funny by then.

great smilie by the way.
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Blue_In_AK Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-21-06 04:55 PM
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46. Speaking of humor...
that reminds me of the FedEx commercial where the caveman office flunkie tries to have the packaged delivered by pterodactyl. When that fails, his boss asked him if he used FedEx. Flunkie says, no, FedEx hasn't been invented yet. Boss - "not my problem. You're fired." The flunkie storms out of the cave, kicks the little raptor and promptly gets stepped on. That one just cracks me up. (Having been an office flunkie myself for years, this makes perfect sense to me.)
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NJ Democrats Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-21-06 05:18 PM
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48. That is a great one!!!
I agree will the points made about the other caveman. What a looser.
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In_The_Wind Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-21-06 05:38 PM
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49. It's tough being the flunkie.

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Blue_In_AK Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-21-06 05:52 PM
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50. I love that smiley....
I can't tell you how many bosses I would have liked to use it on. (Being self-employed ROCKS!)
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harleydad Donating Member (151 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-21-06 03:26 PM
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34. I absolutely love that commercial. What a riot.
One just wouldn't think cavemen have feelings, but, why not?

:rofl:
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LaurenG Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-21-06 03:28 PM
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36. I just saw that and thought of this thread
he's a mad cave man. Only water for him.
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Blue_Tires Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-21-06 03:49 PM
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37. lol
the caveman and his ilk need to go back where they came from! I HATE those people for jumping the border and stealing OUR jobs!!!:silly: :spank: :nuke:
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Left Is Write Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-21-06 04:12 PM
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38. You mean the one who doesn't have much of an appetite?
He's just oozing attitude, isn't he?

I like the other one. The one who orders the roast duck with the mango salsa.
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texas1928 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-21-06 04:15 PM
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39. The one who orders the duck...
just has that 80's Don Johnson as Crockett vibe going.
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Left Is Write Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-21-06 04:16 PM
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41. Yes, he does. The pink jacket, the sunglasses...
he's a Sonny Wannabe.
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deutsey Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-21-06 04:15 PM
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40. No wonder they went extinct...
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SOteric Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-21-06 04:21 PM
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42. Civilisationist!
He has every right to his Australopithicanthropal rage!!
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texas1928 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-21-06 04:46 PM
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45. Nuh UH
Just like the indians they have to change.

:popcorn:
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