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01-05-2009, 12:36 PM
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The nice fellas over at Brinks seem to be on an advertising kick lately, and I can't help but notice a few things about their commercials:
In every one of these commercials, the only people in the house are timid, scared women, who couldn't possibly do anything to defend themselves. They always freeze up and just scream. I mean sure, you'd be scared, but come on, a lady can shoot a gun too. And when they answer the call from the Brinks phone operator, it's always a big strong, fearless man who calms her down with one syllable of his manly voice.
The second thing that bothers me about these commercials is that the stereotypical black-clad burglars always run away as soon as they see the shaking lil' lady and hear the alarm. I've never robbed a house, but I imagine that if I did, I'd know how far it is from the police station, and figure I still had a few seconds to run in, grad some goodies and get out again.
Overall I just think these commercials are unrealistic and chuvanistic. Anyone else get that vibe?
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01-05-2009, 12:45 PM
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01-05-2009, 12:48 PM
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01-05-2009, 12:53 PM
|  | That's the way uh huh uh huh I like it.. | | Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Robbinsville, NJ | | | these are pretty comical really.
Looking at the commercials, I want a dog instead of Brinks.
If they got a dog, they could save the:
running to a safe room,
and answering the phone call from the stoic Brinks hero,
who then has to notify authorities
who then have to radio a patrol car
who then has to get there.
They could just get a big ol' Rotty, feed it gunpowder and nails and watch it gnaw on a dismembered black-clad leg
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01-05-2009, 12:55 PM
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01-05-2009, 01:07 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Toronto, ON | | | I have "Brinks" written on an old Lousville Slugger... does that count?
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01-05-2009, 01:10 PM
| | | | Is is just me, or are all the 'bad guys' scruffy looking scrawny middle-aged white guys? |
01-05-2009, 01:12 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Eh? | | | Brinks. Always there for you when the thief is at large.
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01-05-2009, 01:13 PM
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Originally Posted by bergerXL5 Is is just me, or are all the 'bad guys' scruffy looking scrawny middle-aged white guys? | I've heard that their Union gets them group discounts on hoodies and goatee trimmers.
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01-05-2009, 01:40 PM
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I'm so glad other people share my sense of humor. I didn't even pick up on the racial similarities of the robbers though, good call whoever pointed that out.
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01-05-2009, 02:00 PM
| | | Anybody remember those LifeAlert commercials from the early 90s? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQlpD...eature=related
"Help! I've fallen, and I can't get up!"
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01-05-2009, 02:03 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Ireland | | | ahhh preying on peoples fears. If there's a better way to sell crap I don't want to know about it.
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01-05-2009, 02:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Vince S. | Dude, they're back. On daytime TV, you can still see them sometimes. And on some of the frames of the commercial, they still have the tagline in bold letters.
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01-05-2009, 02:05 PM
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Originally Posted by Vince S. | Classic! I remember that
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01-05-2009, 02:05 PM
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Originally Posted by bergerXL5 Is is just me, or are all the 'bad guys' scruffy looking scrawny middle-aged white guys? | If they have tats, it sounds a lot like the scrawny middle aged
tweak heads that keep getting busted for 'stoopid' stuff in my fair city. |
01-05-2009, 02:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Vince S. Anybody remember those LifeAlert commercials from the early 90s?
"Help! I've fallen, and I can't get up!" | My grandma fell with one of those (she was in her mid-90s.) She pushed the button and pushed the button and pushed the button and...
... no one showed up for a day and a half until the neighbor got worried and came and found her.
I got into one helluva an argument with my dad and uncle about why they SHOULD sue the socks off those bastyds... dad and his bro are "old-school" and don't believe in "frivolous lawsuits"... normally I'd agree but that time I was PO'd!  |
01-05-2009, 02:11 PM
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Originally Posted by bergerXL5 Is is just me, or are all the 'bad guys' scruffy looking scrawny middle-aged white guys? | Think of the silly backlash they'd get if they used a black man. Toolbags like Sharpton would have a field day!
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01-05-2009, 02:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Eric618 Think of the silly backlash they'd get if they used a black man. Toolbags like Sharpton would have a field day! | man, I can completely imagine that... it would be entertaining television for people who don't have their heads firmly rooted in their fundaments, wouldn't it?
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01-05-2009, 02:15 PM
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