WTF is it with the new CitiCard ads and the German ? guy and his personal Boy Scout?

[Whoa_Nelly]

Why the fuck is that supposed to be entertaining?

Why does it make my NOT want to use my CitiCard??? :wtf:

[QMPMom]

1. I told my son that that ad just about had me ready to kick in the TV.

They just are not funny at all.

[Whoa_Nelly]

2. They seem so Rupert Murdock...So fuckin' FAUX!

It's a friggin' Nazi Revival!

And so very weird.

[ghostsofgiants]

4. Yeah, beause all Gemans are Nazis.

:eyes:

[speedoo]

5. FYI, there is at least one German who frequents the lounge. I suggest some..

Self-deletes or edits at a minimum.

She is a very good person, and you folks will be making some enemies if you upset her.

I guarantee that.

[ghostsofgiants]

6. The :eyes: emoticon indicates sarcasm and dismissal of the person to whom I am responding.

[speedoo]

7. I understand that. But it's a little subtle.

Can I respectfully suggest the "sarcasm" smilie as an alternative?

[ghostsofgiants]

9. Can I respectfully say "no dice"?

Seriously, if some people can't pick up on my sarcasm in that post, that's not my problem.

[speedoo]

10. You can say whatever you want, dude.

You are responsible for it, no one else.

[ghostsofgiants]

13. I said exactly what I wanted to say, exactly how I wanted to say it.

To quote GirlinContempt, "Sarcasm is funny because you have to 'get' it. If it has to be pointed out with a red animated gif, it's pointless and hackneyed."

It's bad enough that some people wouldn't get my sarcasm without the :eyes: emoticon. I know a lot of people post dumb shit on this site, but it should be pretty obvious to most that a 2+ year member of a progressive message board probably DOESN'T think all Germans are Nazis.

[name not needed]

11. Yeah, if you're Helen Keller it's subtle.

I'm pretty sure the rest of us would figure it out though.

[spillthebeans]

8. and sometimes the nazis aren't even real nazis lol.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,3604,773568,00.html

[speedoo]

3. Not German at all. Eastern European.

Russian, Ukranian, something like that. I live near lots of folks like that and I recognized the accent immediately.

[Redstone]

12. Worst fucking ad campaign ever. Someone told me it's Judd Hirsh!

Redstone

[CaliforniaPeggy]

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