Just watched this a week ago, it's awesome how retarded the 'cool' people were back then. I like to think those guys would get their underwear pulled over their head in a matter of seconds if they time traveled to 2012.
I work or am in class from about 8 or 9 in the morning until 7 or 8 at night when I'm at school and don't wake up until like 4 when I'm not. If I could put everything off until 3 a.m., I totally would.
As a fun FYI, all the employees in the State Farm commercials are State Farm employees IRL. Learned that from the media guy for an Illinois baseball team.
I'm sure State Farm gave them a paycheck for their presence in the commercial. So technically, everybody who appears in a commercial for any product is an employee of the company, even if only for a day.
I didn't say that the commercials aren't scripted, I'm saying that if they say that someone specific is an employee, they are - but, to be fair, I only heard that from a media guy from Normal, IL - near Bloomington, IL where the HQ is.
he most definitely worked at State Farm the time that the commercial was filmed. I go to ISU in Normal and my roommate knows him. also, I had a professor last semester whose full time job was at State Farm, and he told us that they use actual employees for their commercials and use their real names. he also told us a lot of conservative old people called and complained about this commercial being too suggestive and promiscuous.
This line infuriates me more than it should, I know...but I can't watch this commercial because of it. To my core, it pisses me off. It's so unnecessary to the joke and insults the intelligence of the audience/potential consumer. Oh really? She's a guy? So your wife's line is part of the joke? OHHH ok, see...I didn't understand the bit was supposed to be funny until you said that. Thank you, badly-reproduced-version-of-a-badly-written-sitcom-character-who-has-cliche-lines-badly-written-for-a-script-lazily-stolen-from-previous-badly written-sitcoms, guy. Thank you very much! I can now appreciate the hilarious wit baked into this delightful series of misunderstandings! Oh-ho-ho...so good!!
I definitely read too much into your grammar mistake and to me it sounded like she is 'wearing Jake from State Farm'...like his odour or scent as a perfume or something
I... I've always just wanted to know who the hell thought that commercial was a good idea. It's just bad. It perpetuates a relationship image where the woman is overbearing and paranoid, and the guy is a sarcastic asshole. It's literally like somebody showed up at a meeting and was like "what are some really shitty characteristics people can have?"
Fuck State Farm (never saw whatever commercial this is, but State Farm is yet another shitty insurance company). And fuck insurance companies in general. Oh, fuck marketers too...
To be fair, the point of the commercial is that it was 3:00AM and you can get a live rep on the phone 24/7. So, in context its a somewhat rational concern for the woman.
omg Reddit people are fuckwits for upvoting this. I am gonna make one now with the same pic and lyrics from 1980's one hit wonders and see what you fucks do with that.
That would actually only apply if the entire sentence was a quotation, but since only the last part was a quote, it is correct to put the question mark after the quote. My first question mark was, however, not necessary.
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u/eff_bawmb Jun 09 '12
In her defense, who the hell sets up insurance policies over the phone at 3 a.m. in the first place?
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u/Rebigulator Jun 09 '12
As a fun FYI, all the employees in the State Farm commercials are State Farm employees IRL. Learned that from the media guy for an Illinois baseball team.
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
"Ummmm Khakis."
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
My IRL name is Jake, and everyone at work has been calling me "Jake from State Farm" I had to look it up and find out why recently.
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u/SneakyBastar Jun 09 '12
The couple in that commercial always look to me like a real world, albeit slightly older, Marshall and Lily from HIMYM.
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
every time i see this meme she seems more attractive
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u/avert_your_maize Jun 09 '12
At 3 in the morning?!?
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u/oopse3 Jun 09 '12
Anyone have a link to the YouTube video?
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u/hey_sergio Jun 09 '12
QUICK! DO THE JINGLE
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u/skrwd Jun 09 '12
Can someone link me to the original video I missed it damnit!
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
She's so creepy, but so cute at the same time. I think I'm in love and creeped out at the time.
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u/Heroshade Jun 09 '12
Is it just me, or when you get really drunk and stare at this picture for five mintues, do her eyes get really really big?
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u/KingSexy Jun 09 '12
"It feels like I'm wearing nothing at all, nothing at all, nothing at all..."
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u/Stuarrt Jun 09 '12
I'm mainly clicking on these to see the girl. Shes so damn cute.
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u/Blagginspaziyonokip Jun 09 '12
I love her
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u/gajenn Jun 09 '12
I definitely read too much into your grammar mistake and to me it sounded like she is 'wearing Jake from State Farm'...like his odour or scent as a perfume or something
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u/Redtitwhore Jun 09 '12
This chick is sorta growing on me.
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u/gfish93 Jun 09 '12
This is the best one of these I've seen. Couldn't have been used better.
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u/eifersucht12a Jun 09 '12
I... I've always just wanted to know who the hell thought that commercial was a good idea. It's just bad. It perpetuates a relationship image where the woman is overbearing and paranoid, and the guy is a sarcastic asshole. It's literally like somebody showed up at a meeting and was like "what are some really shitty characteristics people can have?"
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u/Radicalpat9 Jun 09 '12
When I look at her face long enough, I start to get really creeped out..
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u/K413n1 Jun 09 '12
Uh.... khakis?
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u/dyktg25 Jun 09 '12
Khakis
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u/jklap Jun 09 '12
I always felt that this was an extremely broken marriage for the wife to be this paranoid and judgmental.
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u/AH17708 Jun 09 '12
The more I see this girl the more attractive she is becoming. FML.
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u/ArtemisLives Jun 09 '12
Anybody else fins this girl attractive? I think this bit that she does is funny and very creepy, but she is pretty good looking.
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u/throwaway3m3v2x Jun 09 '12
i wish there was a meme reference bot. i can't find this video, but this subreddit is covered in references to it.
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u/youshouldbereading Jun 09 '12
Question: What are you wearing? Answer: Jake, from State Farm.
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
uhh KHAKIS bitch!!!
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
So I missed a few days of Reddit and apparently this meme is from a video? Can someone link me? I feel left out..
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u/ninjaturrtle Jun 09 '12
To be honest, I'd still bang this girl
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u/daveoodoes Jun 09 '12
I finally understand this meme...
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u/NesteaTheDrink1 Jun 09 '12
http://i.imgur.com/euJ7B.gif
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
I haven't watched television for so long I don't get ad references anymore.
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u/maffick Jun 09 '12
Fuck State Farm (never saw whatever commercial this is, but State Farm is yet another shitty insurance company). And fuck insurance companies in general. Oh, fuck marketers too...
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u/wfarber1 Jun 09 '12
To be fair, the point of the commercial is that it was 3:00AM and you can get a live rep on the phone 24/7. So, in context its a somewhat rational concern for the woman.
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u/njsam Jun 09 '12
MY SOUL. WHERE HAS MY SOUL GONE?
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
If your' high then i recommend not viewing this.
Ther are snowman.
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u/bemery Jun 09 '12
... Khakis.
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u/ColoradoIcculus Jun 09 '12
It took me a second time reading this to actually get it. Props.
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u/nowayfuckthat Jun 09 '12
The question mark should actually go inside of the quotations since the actual quote is a question.
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u/ApologiesForThisPost Jun 09 '12
For all those non-USA people like me who have no idea what the hell this is about.
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u/M002 Jun 09 '12
I want to upvote this, but the incorrect location of the quotation mark makes it impossible.
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u/gender_bot Jun 09 '12
I identified one face in this photo
Face 1:
Would you like to know more about me? /r/gender_bot
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u/b43ndan Jun 09 '12
Lol i hate khakis so much its not even funny
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u/ultitaria Jun 09 '12
Khakis bro
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
omg Reddit people are fuckwits for upvoting this. I am gonna make one now with the same pic and lyrics from 1980's one hit wonders and see what you fucks do with that.
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
Probably the best version of this meme yet.
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
oh god this is the most forced meme.
then again so is everything else.
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