Dude! Dude! Dude! Dude! Dude!

One Problem with Repetition

Posted by Bob Garfield on 04.29.08 @ 04:14 PM

We are old and forgetful, which explains why we're a few months late with this. But we're not that forgetful, which is why we're bringing this up in the first place: Bud Light has recently been re-running a spotfrom DDB Chicago, about a guy who runs into various situations, each of which prompts him to exclaim/comment/inquire "Dude."

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Lost Souls?

Trying to Explain the Difference Between Commentary and Vandalism

Posted by Bob Garfield on 03.02.08 @ 08:50 PM

Why do people kill themselves? Schizophrenia. Depression. Despair. Agony. Shame. Who can say?

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Clinton's a Lying Liar Who Lies

No Stars for Radio Spot

Posted by Bob Garfield on 01.24.08 @ 05:32 PM

So are all Clintons liars? The wife of President I Did Not Have Sex With that Woman Miss Lewinsky, getting unnerved by Barack Obama's success in the early balloting for the Democratic nomination, has resorted on the stump and a recent radio ad to the family tradition:

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Jingle This

In Search of a "Comcast Must Die" Theme Song

Posted by Bob Garfield on 11.07.07 @ 12:46 PM

Over at Comcastmustdie.com, I'm advertising for a theme song. It will be used for an upcoming national media event dedicated to shaming Comcast into behaving less like a soulless monopoly and more like just folks.

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The Hammer? Mona Shaw. The Anvil? Comcastmustdie.com

The Comcast Jihad Is in Full Swing

Posted by Bob Garfield on 10.22.07 @ 12:45 AM

My jihad against Comcast began a month ago. Two weeks ago, the comcastmustdie.com website went up. There are more than 700 comments so far.

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Gore-Obama 2008

Political Marketing Strategy 101

Posted by Bob Garfield on 10.17.07 @ 11:24 PM

It's all about understanding the marketplace.

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Welcome to Denialworld

Comcast Must Die: Part 10

Posted by Bob Garfield on 10.15.07 @ 01:35 PM

This is from a comment posted by an anonymous (draw your own conclusions) Qualmcast employee: "My next point is that incidents such as these are EXTREMELY isolated, and you will find a handful of individuals with such incidents in any company with 26+ million customers."

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Let He Who Is Without Com Cast the First Stone

Comcast Must Die: Part 9

Posted by Bob Garfield on 10.10.07 @ 10:01 PM

The site, comcastmustdie.com, finally went up Friday. Since then there have been more than 100 posts, mainly from frustrated Comcustomers, but also from Comcast employees and generally disgusted consumers of cable-telecom services far and wide.

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"Pushing" Your Luck

The ABCs of Makegoods

Posted by Bob Garfield on 10.08.07 @ 01:37 AM

So my daughter Allison calls me Friday night. She is laughing so hard she is choking. She's been watching "Pushing Daisies" on ABC, and in the episode someone is murdered on an ocean cruise. Later, there is this bit of dialogue:

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