Sympathy for the Devil in Acura TV Ad: WTH?

Discussion in 'Visual Arts' started by m5comp, Oct 7, 2018.

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  1. Pinknik

    Pinknik Senior Member

    Mine did too, but I caught it in time. :D
     
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  2. Duke Fame

    Duke Fame Sold out the Enormodome

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    Apple used that one a few years back too, if I recall correctly.
     
  3. trd

    trd Forum Resident

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    That’s just a sign you need to make more Lemmy related posts
     
  4. Chris DeVoe

    Chris DeVoe RIP Vickie Mapes Williams (aka Equipoise)

    I just listened to a wonderful podcast about Neville Chesters, this legendary roadie for The Who, Jimi Hendrix and ELP, and a very young Lemmy is a character in his stories.
     
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  5. Diamond Dog

    Diamond Dog Cautionary Example

    Pro Tip : When the commercial begins, activate the mute button on your remote control and avert your gaze for approximately 30 seconds. This will initiate the built-in "Offense Prevention Circuitry" which is installed in the factory when your TV is built in order to ensure that you are not potentially upset by content which you may find objectionable. Life is good again.

    And to answer your inquiry : yes, Satanists all now drive Acuras. They used to drive Audis but grew weary of the severe social stigma attached to that brand...

    D.D.
     
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  6. Bobby Buckshot

    Bobby Buckshot Heavy on the grease please

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    :biglaugh:
     
  7. Chris DeVoe

    Chris DeVoe RIP Vickie Mapes Williams (aka Equipoise)

    I could swear they all drove Saabs for the greater safety, because they wanted to stay alive as long as possible, knowing they were definitely going to Hell.
     
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  8. Diamond Dog

    Diamond Dog Cautionary Example

    You appear to be confusing Satanists with dentists. I get that, though.

    D.D.
     
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  9. Vidiot

    Vidiot Now in 4K HDR!

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    It was used in 2013 for a Mercedes commercial, too...



    Terrific commercial.
     
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  10. Chris DeVoe

    Chris DeVoe RIP Vickie Mapes Williams (aka Equipoise)

    Fair enough. It was Hitler's favorite car brand.
     
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  11. m5comp

    m5comp Classic Rock Lover Thread Starter

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    I had never seen it before, so it took me by surprise. Usually I just ignore commercials.
     
  12. Schoolmaster Bones

    Schoolmaster Bones Poe's Lawyer

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    As a lover of Satan, I fully endorse this ad.
     
  13. Chris DeVoe

    Chris DeVoe RIP Vickie Mapes Williams (aka Equipoise)

    I just watched it and you're right.
     
  14. Bobby Buckshot

    Bobby Buckshot Heavy on the grease please

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  15. Chris DeVoe

    Chris DeVoe RIP Vickie Mapes Williams (aka Equipoise)

    I'm normally opposed to evil per se, but credit where credit is due - he has done a lot for Rock'n'Roll.
     
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  16. Schoolmaster Bones

    Schoolmaster Bones Poe's Lawyer

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    He’s always been there for us, through the dark times and the bad.
     
  17. Diamond Dog

    Diamond Dog Cautionary Example

    I thought it was Volkswagen. Interesting story, that.

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    D.D.
     
  18. Diamond Dog

    Diamond Dog Cautionary Example

    Let's get him into the Hall ! Can't believe they let Public Enemy in first !

    D.D.
     
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  19. Chris DeVoe

    Chris DeVoe RIP Vickie Mapes Williams (aka Equipoise)

    The People's Car wasn't in production during his life, as far as I know.
     
  20. Diamond Dog

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    That's not actually the interesting part. The idea for a " Peoples' Car " went back to the Twenties. After selling the idea of a Peoples' Car to the masses as part of a renewed German national identity, the Nazis set up a program administered through Goebbels' KdF ( Strength through Joy ) organization where something like 400,000 German workers made monthly contributions to a layaway plan which was ultimately supposed to end up with them receiving their own Volkwagen to speed their families along the newly-constructed autobahns to KdF-run holiday camps. They never got their cars but the Party got their money. Guess what they used it for?

    So yeah, Hitler might have preferred tooling around in a Benz but it was the Volkswagen that paid for his... ahem...ticket to ride.

    D.D.
     
  21. Diamond Dog

    Diamond Dog Cautionary Example

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    D.D.
     
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  22. Michael

    Michael I LOVE WIDE S-T-E-R-E-O!

    strange choice...
     
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