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Does this Dell ad compel you to buy their product?
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Originally Posted by calverson
Yes.
I always think of buying mass-produced products from a huge multi-national corporation as being a rebellious act. Especially when they tell me it is a rebellious act.
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Rebels buy orange-red laptops?
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The rebel in me likes buying from the leader. It's my way of sticking it to the little guy.
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I express my rebellion through buying mass-produced products from huge multi-national corporations named Apple. Dell? Preposterous.
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That does it. I'm buying one.
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Originally Posted by Mithras
I express my rebellion through buying mass-produced products from huge multi-national corporations named Apple. Dell? Preposterous.
Woo...
Very nice.
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I guess the marketing gurus equate red with rebel. Wow, that's deep.
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Originally Posted by Mithras
I express my rebellion through buying mass-produced products from huge multi-national corporations named Apple. Dell? Preposterous.
I choose not to express my rebellion through the purchase of my laptop.
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Originally Posted by Atheist
I guess the marketing gurus equate red with rebel. Wow, that's deep.
You're also forgetting that red makes it go faster.
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Originally Posted by sek929
You're also forgetting that red makes it go faster.
Ah... TurboRebel™
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You're thinking of flames, which I'm surprised it's lacking, as they're the hallmark of the rebel.
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Ok so it needs flames, and Calvin pissing on the HP logo.
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The piss could cascade onto other logos as well, like a piss fountain.
Edit: It should come pre-loaded with a Yosemite Sam desktop picture that says "Back Off"
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And one of these gems, of course:
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Originally Posted by Laminar
And one of these gems, of course:
I was going to mention that as the shape of the speaker grilles.
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Originally Posted by Laminar
And one of these gems, of course:
Oh you Rebel.
Next time I speak to Mike I am going to tell him to get you one of these.
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I can't think of anything short of a large bribe that would compel me to buy a Dell, although that hot chick silhouette is a step in the right direction. No, not even that... Mac through and through!
And I don't get the ad - what rules? Microsoft's? International trade? Too vague.
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Originally Posted by osiris
I can't think of anything short of a large bribe that would compel me to buy a Dell, although that hot chick silhouette is a step in the right direction. No, not even that... Mac through and through!
And I don't get the ad - what rules? Microsoft's? International trade? Too vague.
Note that the word "Rules" is capitalized, while "bar" is not. So obviously they're talking about The Rules.
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Originally Posted by Chuckit
Note that the word "Rules" is capitalized, while "bar" is not. So obviously they're talking about The Rules.
Uh, why do you even know that? Do you have that bookmarked or something?
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Originally Posted by osiris
I can't think of anything short of a large bribe that would compel me to buy a Dell, although that hot chick silhouette is a step in the right direction. No, not even that... Mac through and through!
And I don't get the ad - what rules? Microsoft's? International trade? Too vague.
The rule that laptops made by Dell have to be boring lifeless grey boxes.
Having a Dell laptop isn't just about owning a laptop anymore, it is a way of life. We at Dell understand your eXtreme lifestyle, and so have made a laptop that matches your personality, while still being modern.
Delivered by Dell.
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So the color of the plastic has changed to be more cool. Like an aging starlet after plastic surgery.
Maybe it's time to bring back that Dell Dude kid.
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Originally Posted by sek929
You're also forgetting that red makes it go faster.
Yeah, but the insurance will cost you more.
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Originally Posted by osiris
So the color of the plastic has changed to be more cool. Like an aging starlet after plastic surgery.
Maybe it's time to bring back that Dell Dude kid.
Isn't he a meth dealer now?
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Originally Posted by Dakar the Fourth
Uh, why do you even know that? Do you have that bookmarked or something?
I used to know a girl who was totally into that crap, and it annoyed me so much that it stuck in my mind.
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Originally Posted by Dakar the Fourth
Isn't he a meth dealer now?
He has good pot too.
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Originally Posted by Dakar the Fourth
Isn't he a meth dealer now?
From Wikipedia for Ben Curtis (Dell Dude Steve):
In February 2005, Curtis played the role of Christian, in an off-Broadway 16-show production of John Fisher's gay comedy Joy. [3] The play and his performance both received generally favorable reviews.
Curtis was featured on the companion DVD to Triumph the Insult Comic Dog's CD Come Poop With Me. On his segment, a visibly intoxicated Curtis confronted Subway spokesman Jared Fogle.
Ben was working as a waiter at Tortilla Flats in NYC in 2007.[4]
Ben recently formed the rock band WHALE. However, they were forced to change their name to SAMVARA. Ben is the lead singer and rhythm guitarist.
Ben has been acting in numerous independent films as well as guest-starring on an episode of Law & Order that aired first in 2007.
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Originally Posted by Chuckit
I used to know a girl who was totally into that crap, and it annoyed me so much that it stuck in my mind.
That explains it.
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Originally Posted by Laminar
From Wikipedia for Ben Curtis (Dell Dude Steve):
I was making reference to his role on Breaking Bad. That is the same guy, isn't it?
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Originally Posted by Dakar the Fourth
That explains it.
You know, sometimes I vaguely suspect you're being sarcastic.
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Originally Posted by Chuckit
You know, sometimes I vaguely suspect you're being sarcastic.
Actually, I was being serious.
Girlfriends always leave some type of mental debris in your mind in wake of a relationship.
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Originally Posted by Dakar the Fourth
I was making reference to his role on Breaking Bad. That is the same guy, isn't it?
That's the connection I thought you were making, but the meth dealer on Breaking Bad is played by Aaron Paul, who looks like he's spent his life playing bit parts in sitcoms and dramas.
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Originally Posted by Dakar the Fourth
Girlfriends always leave some type of mental debris in your mind in wake of a relationship.
A rare occasion: I concur.
However, if you play your cards right, you do to.
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Originally Posted by Laminar
That's the connection I thought you were making, but the meth dealer on Breaking Bad is played by Aaron Paul, who looks like he's spent his life playing bit parts in sitcoms and dramas.
Oof, I did whiff there.
Originally Posted by calverson
A rare occasion: I concur.
However, if you play your cards right, you do to.
If I don't leave them with dementia, I didn't do something right.
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Originally Posted by Dakar the Fourth
If I don't leave them with dementia, I didn't do something right.
And/Or an itch
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Originally Posted by Dakar the Fourth
If I don't leave them with dementia, I didn't do something right.
Unless of course that's how they ended up with you in the first place.
Not that demented chicks can't be hot or anything...
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Originally Posted by paul w
Unless of course that's how they ended up with you in the first place.
Think of them as a leaky faucet. When they find me, they're dripping intermittently, when I leave, the kitchen is flooded.
Originally Posted by paul w
Not that demented chicks can't be hot or anything...
Crazy sex is the best sex.
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Originally Posted by Dakar the Fourth
Think of them as a leaky faucet. When they find me, they're dripping intermittently, when I leave, the kitchen is flooded.
The innuendoes are outstanding.
Originally Posted by Dakar the Fourth
Crazy sex is the best sex.
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(the chick from the wedding crashers if you don't get it)
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Originally Posted by Dakar the Fourth
Rebels buy orange-red laptops?
Hey, orange is trendy. By choosing orange, you are showing that you are unique, just like all the other unique people who choose orange.
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Originally Posted by Dakar the Fourth
Think of them as a leaky faucet. When they find me, they're dripping intermittently, when I leave, the kitchen is flooded.
You know, a shot of penicillin will clear that right up.
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Originally Posted by cjrivera
You know, a shot of penicillin will clear that right up.
Eat me! It's the only way!
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Now THAT makes me want to buy.
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Originally Posted by calverson
What have you got?
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Originally Posted by Andrew Stephens
What have you got?
Macbook Pro as my laptop
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Originally Posted by akcrab
now that makes me want to buy.
lol!
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Am I the only person who finds that the angle on the picture makes it look like the laptop lid is raised on both the left and right?
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