trof
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Wed Feb-15-06 02:50 PM
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When did the Geico gecko go cockney? |
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Didn't he used to be 'Murican?
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deadparrot
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Wed Feb-15-06 02:51 PM
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1. Is that that "fish 'n chips" thing? |
supernova
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Wed Feb-15-06 02:53 PM
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He started out sounding very posh. But now, he's all Eliza Doolittle. I dont' know why....
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Wed Feb-15-06 02:59 PM
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6. he went from plummy to slummy |
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I'm guessing they working-classed him uip a bit because Americans find posh accents too offputting.
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Wed Feb-15-06 03:06 PM
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8. In direct marketing it is widely believed that Americans will listen |
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to a sales pitch longer if it is done in any form of British accent. And by ANY I mean Aussie, Irish, New Zealand, etc.
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Wed Feb-15-06 03:04 PM
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7. No, first he was New England posh (Grammer), then he was Aussie.... |
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...now he's cockney. I was puzzling over this recently myself (and obviously need to find a new hobby).
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Wed Feb-15-06 02:53 PM
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3. When Kelsey Grammar stopped doing his voice. |
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Personally, I'd like to see that damn gecko get run over. LOL
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Wed Feb-15-06 02:57 PM
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Actually, the really sad thing is that the gecko is an improvement on those obnoxious "I've got good news" commercials that beat the same old unfunny joke to death.
The gecko still has to die, though.
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Wed Feb-15-06 02:58 PM
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5. And then have the driver get out of the car and say |
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"I just saved a ton of money by shopping at Geico." :rofl:
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