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I'm more annoyed that GPS turned into a term for a navigation device. Its not one. All GPS does is triangulate your position with satellites! It doesn't give you driving directions! 
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Y-Hat posted:If I were Aaron Rodgers, I'd be ashamed of ever doing that touchdown celebration that's being used on State Farm commercials that run the gag into the ground at least five times over. And now they made a second commercial of it. I wouldn't. Because I would have won a Superbowl and would be rich and getting richer off of silly commercials.
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Jan 9, 2012 05:21
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There was an eBay commercial awhile back that made fun of a lone guy at a meeting that still used a pencil and paper while everyone else was using the latest and most fashionable smartphones to take notes that couldn't have been more smug and condescending about so-called losers who don't keep up with the masses. There's a new commercial like that that ups the ante with a guy who whips out some cash at a dinner get-together while everyone else uses their phones to transfer funds from their bank accounts to chip in. His wife, semi-embarrassed, pushes his archaic money in his hand down, looks at him and says, "Don't worry, honey; I'll teach you how to do it  " as if he were a small, mentally-handicapped child.Terrible. Can't a company nowadays just show new things straightforwardly without being douchebaggy cynical assholes about it?
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Jan 9, 2012 05:48
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You Are A Elf posted:There was an eBay commercial awhile back that made fun of a lone guy at a meeting that still used a pencil and paper while everyone else was using the latest and most fashionable smartphones to take notes that couldn't have been more smug and condescending about so-called losers who don't keep up with the masses. Nope, because assholishness is something that people are decreasingly called out on these days. It's becoming acceptable behavior right before our eyes.
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Jan 9, 2012 06:09
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Sash! posted:I'm more annoyed that GPS turned into a term for a navigation device. At this point, it become THE TERM for navigation devices, much like Kleenexx instead of Tissues.
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Jan 9, 2012 07:09
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SteveVizsla posted:What made TurboTax think their new commercial is any good? If you want to compare your product to something that always works and helps efficiency, GPS isn't the one to compare it to. Is the commercial the one with the delivery guy? I believe they have one with him. I have a problem with it because the voiceover of the delivery guy talking isn't the actor actually playing the part driving around, as lil' Kevin sounds nothing like that. 
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Jan 9, 2012 07:15
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SteveVizsla posted:What made TurboTax think their new commercial is any good? If you want to compare your product to something that always works and helps efficiency, GPS isn't the one to compare it to. Everyone knows multiple people who have stories about GPS loving them up, even if they themselves haven't experienced it. Add in the popular news stories of people getting stuck in the snow for days because of their gps sending them through an off-the-beaten-path road, driving off cliffs, onto train tracks, and all sorts of other things GPS have done. There's no way I'd want a tax service that works like a GPS. There's a commercial from H&R block that makes fun of TurboTax/TaxACT. Some diner cook is saying stuff like, "Yeah, using the tax software is so easy! I just type in my wages and taxes, sort of guesstimate on deductions and exemptions...then the software tells me my refund, and I hope I don't get audited!" That was pretty much my experience the first couple of times I used them, before I knew more about taxes...I still use them, but now I know what is what and don't worry about an audit...but I still know a LOT of people who have no loving clue how taxes work, yet still do them on their own or use the free software and just guess on many questions, not even knowing what they're asking. One of my co-workers even DID get audited a few years ago! So, yeah...if you don't know the difference between an exemption and a deduction, maybe you should just go to H&R Block...or better yet, a local tax-preparing CPA... But NEVER go to Liberty Tax...*shudder*...
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Jan 9, 2012 15:33
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DrBouvenstein posted:
What, you mean the company that took over an abandon gas station in my town is in no way a reputable place to have my taxes done? But they have a defunct car wash and everything!
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Jan 9, 2012 21:09
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SteveVizsla posted:What made TurboTax think their new commercial is any good? If you want to compare your product to something that always works and helps efficiency, GPS isn't the one to compare it to. Everyone knows multiple people who have stories about GPS loving them up, even if they themselves haven't experienced it. Add in the popular news stories of people getting stuck in the snow for days because of their gps sending them through an off-the-beaten-path road, driving off cliffs, onto train tracks, and all sorts of other things GPS have done. There's no way I'd want a tax service that works like a GPS. What annoys the poo poo out of me is that there's absolutely nothing GPS-like about Turbotax at all. I use them to do my taxes and ever since those commercials started I've been trying my hardest to figure out what the gently caress UNIQUE GEE PEE ESS FEATURE is.
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Jan 9, 2012 21:57
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Combo posted:What, you mean the company that took over an abandon gas station in my town is in no way a reputable place to have my taxes done? But they have a defunct car wash and everything! The one in my town actually set up shop IN the defunct car wash. It's super tiny (I think there's only one desk and 2 chairs in there) and I couldn't imagine getting my taxes done in the same place that used to provide $6 car washes.
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Jan 9, 2012 23:16
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Combo posted:What, you mean the company that took over an abandon gas station in my town is in no way a reputable place to have my taxes done? But they have a defunct car wash and everything! You got a gas station? Wow, ours had to settle for an abandoned Sonic.
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Jan 9, 2012 23:30
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404GoonNotFound posted:You got a gas station? Wow, ours had to settle for an abandoned Sonic. We used to dream about an abandoned Sonic! Ours was in a hole in the ground covered by a tarp.
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Jan 10, 2012 00:05
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jojoinnit posted:We used to dream about an abandoned Sonic! Ours was in a hole in the ground covered by a tarp. Yeah, but the guy in the giant foam Statue of Liberty costume is pretty cool...right? 
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Jan 10, 2012 01:48
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Picklespicklespicklespicklespicklespicklespicklespickles...*burger!*...picklespicklespicklespicklespickles. MAKE IT STOP.
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Jan 10, 2012 01:49
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DJExile posted:Yeah I've always understood those places to have enormous APRs and such but that was just because they intended the loans to be short-term. Loaning out money for 2-3 weeks at something like 4% interest would basically be useless. Yeah, but as someone who's been forced into the unfortunate situation of having to take out a payday loan, those APRs really suck even if you pay it back the same week you got it. In terms of ads you hate: I remember seeing some interview (i think it was on Today or maybe my local fox affilate...i alternate between the two in the morning) about those new Catholics Come Home ads, and the ad rep said the average person would see the ad maybe 8 times since they started running. I've seen that ad at least 3 times that. WTF?
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Jan 10, 2012 05:27
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404GoonNotFound posted:You got a gas station? Wow, ours had to settle for an abandoned Sonic. On a semi-related note...Why is Sonic the Hedgehog shilling for Progressive now? More importantly, what would Sonic need with car insurance?!
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Jan 10, 2012 06:07
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Arrrrgh, Pizza Hut is back with their ANY* pizza for $10 bullshit. No, it's not any crust (stuffed is extra) or any topppings (cheese is extra). gently caress you gently caress you gently caress you, I don't know how that's allowed when it's a flat-out lie.
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Jan 10, 2012 06:25
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AA is for Quitters posted:In terms of ads you hate: I remember seeing some interview (i think it was on Today or maybe my local fox affilate...i alternate between the two in the morning) about those new Catholics Come Home ads, and the ad rep said the average person would see the ad maybe 8 times since they started running. Apparently you've got mine, because I've seen zero. I demand compensation for these eight commercials you've taken
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Jan 10, 2012 06:30
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Rirse posted:At this point, it become THE TERM for navigation devices, much like Kleenexx instead of Tissues. Or Rib Roast. WHAT loving KIND?? What grade do you want it? Prime, Choice, Select? Bone in, Bone Out, Bone Tied? Seasoned, Unseasoned? How many bones? 1-7 to choose from? Don't just loving say "I want a rib roast  " Then again I had a couple told me that I blew their mind when I told them you get steaks OFF a roast and a steak isn't a roast 
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Jan 10, 2012 07:24
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SamBishop posted:Arrrrgh, Pizza Hut is back with their ANY* pizza for $10 bullshit. This My family loves to order pizza on payday weekends and this has caught us out more then once. Just say what you mean, you silly sons of bitches!
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Jan 10, 2012 08:04
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SamBishop posted:Arrrrgh, Pizza Hut is back with their ANY* pizza for $10 bullshit. It's true, they only get away with it is because they use an asterisk. I'm just glad that if I want to eat a Pizza Hut grease circle, I only like a pepperoni lovers pan.
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Jan 10, 2012 09:03
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SamBishop posted:Arrrrgh, Pizza Hut is back with their ANY* pizza for $10 bullshit. I also don't like how they act like its such a great deal. No, $10 for a pizza is a pretty loving bad deal.
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Jan 10, 2012 13:53
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Compared to what, a Little Caesars $5 'fresh' pizza? Most local places around here charge around $10 for a large cheese so add a couple of toppings and you're looking at $15. Granted it's a better quality pie and probably twice the size of any chain place but not everyone has good small pizza places by them and Pizza Hut is their only option. It's better than Domino's at least.
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Jan 10, 2012 14:17
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muscles like this? posted:I also don't like how they act like its such a great deal. No, $10 for a pizza is a pretty loving bad deal. Eh, a large for $10 is pretty much average price...actually a bit lower than what the good, local, places near me charge (they are typically $10-$14) $10 for a medium is in the range of a bit more than usual, or average price, but $10 for a small is way overpriced...but who is getting a small? I imagine 90% of the orders are for a large.
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Jan 10, 2012 14:19
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ONE YEAR LATER posted:Compared to what, a Little Caesars $5 'fresh' pizza? Most local places around here charge around $10 for a large cheese so add a couple of toppings and you're looking at $15. Granted it's a better quality pie and probably twice the size of any chain place but not everyone has good small pizza places by them and Pizza Hut is their only option. It's better than Domino's at least. Little Caesar's is "hot and ready." Just how long it's been hot and ready is what's generally in question, but if you get there at the right time, it can be pretty fresh. I'm jealous that you have local places that aren't part of a chain, I think there's two where I live, nearest one is 20 minutes away.
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Jan 10, 2012 14:36
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As someone who spent the first 25 years of his life in Philadelphia, with amazing small time pizza on every corner, after moving to Colorado, Lil Ceasers is really not all that bad. Their hot n ready with extra cheese, call them and get them to make a fresh one (they'll do it) and it's a really decent 5 dollar pizza. Their cheese is actually salty, the way it should be, not all rubbery and gross.
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Jan 10, 2012 15:24
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ONE YEAR LATER posted:Compared to what, a Little Caesars $5 'fresh' pizza? Most local places around here charge around $10 for a large cheese so add a couple of toppings and you're looking at $15. Granted it's a better quality pie and probably twice the size of any chain place but not everyone has good small pizza places by them and Pizza Hut is their only option. It's better than Domino's at least. The Little Caesars near me, the few times I've gotten a $5 hot and ready pizza, I actually had to wait for because they were out of them, so yeah it was fresh every time. Its not the best pizza but its not terrible. I do wish we had a non chain place to order from instead though.
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Jan 10, 2012 17:01
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Living around Pittsburgh with our huge Italian population, it's foreign to me to think there aren't non-chain Pizza places around. I have at least a half dozen within a 2 mile radius of my house and I live in the suburbs.
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Jan 10, 2012 17:15
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It's been a rough transition for me. People say there's "no such thing as bad pizza", but they obviously have never had Dominos
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Jan 10, 2012 17:38
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Loving Life Partner posted:It's been a rough transition for me. People say there's "no such thing as bad pizza", but they obviously have never had Dominos Well, when your choices consist of either Dominos, Pizza Hut, or Little Ceasar's, it's all about the same.
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Jan 10, 2012 17:39
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bull3964 posted:Living around Pittsburgh with our huge Italian population, it's foreign to me to think there aren't non-chain Pizza places around. This is my situation just outside of Philadelphia as well. I could walk to about 10 pizza places from my house. As a kid, I never understand why my family never ordered from Pizza Hut because all I wanted was a personal pan pizza. Now I know.
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Jan 10, 2012 18:16
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SpacePig posted:
Sounds like somebody should have tried a little harder in their school's Book It! program.
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Jan 10, 2012 19:15
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It's funny how dumb you are as a kid, wanting a PERSONAL PAN PIZZA! or a Happy Meal because commercials tell you you do. Then your dad offered to make you a cheeseburger. NO! I WANT MCDONALDS! AND A TOY! Nowadays I'd rather eat vomit than a happy meal. I would strangle someone for one of my dads home made burgers on the grill, the guy is a loving master. 
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Jan 10, 2012 19:16
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MD2020 posted:Sounds like somebody should have tried a little harder in their school's Book It! program. I actually had about 3 of those go bad because we never went to Pizza Hut, thank you very much.
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Jan 10, 2012 20:03
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I know a lot of people like to talk up small local shops but seriously some of the worst pizza I've ever had as been from non-chain places.
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Jan 10, 2012 20:21
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MD2020 posted:Sounds like somebody should have tried a little harder in their school's Book It! program. Book It! loving owned. So many personal pan pizzas
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Jan 10, 2012 20:31
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muscles like this? posted:I know a lot of people like to talk up small local shops but seriously some of the worst pizza I've ever had as been from non-chain places. Does Mellow Mushroom count as a chain because that is the best pizza I can think of.
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Jan 10, 2012 20:40
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muscles like this? posted:I know a lot of people like to talk up small local shops but seriously some of the worst pizza I've ever had as been from non-chain places. It's definitely not a guarantee that non-chain places will be better. Living near a major city definitely helps, I think, but some people honestly don't give a poo poo about pizza.
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Jan 10, 2012 20:41
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Yeah, a chain is just a consistently decent-to-terrible pizza. A local pizzeria might have more variance, and the capacity to be completely god awful, but the best pizza in the world will never be Papa John's or Pizza Hut, it's going to be a local joint. Giovanni's in Philadelphia, I would seriously strangle a baby deer right now for just a slice of pepperoni.
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Loving Life Partner posted:Giovanni's in Philadelphia, I would seriously strangle a baby deer right now for just a slice of pepperoni. I can't comment on a single place, but I live about 15 minutes outside of Philadelphia, and the pizza definitely gets markedly better the closer you get to the city. I hope I never have to move too far away from Philly, because the idea of not having any local pizza shops or having bad ones that don't offer cheesesteaks fills me dread.
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