Seen the latest commercial?
12-19-18, 05:53 PM
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Seen the latest commercial?
The latest Liberty Mutual commercial hit the airwaves.. some guy who wants to insure his valuable calves
12-20-18, 10:11 AM
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does he throw his bike in the Hudson?
12-20-18, 12:52 PM
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The only insurance commercials I don't hate are the mayhem ones, and I always forget which company they're advertising!
Speaking of PEDs and insurance ads, cough cough, Peyton, cough.
Speaking of PEDs and insurance ads, cough cough, Peyton, cough.
12-20-18, 02:36 PM
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In California about half of the Liberty Mutual commercials are for products not available in California. I'm not sure how that's legal, but, go figure.
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12-21-18, 04:54 PM
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His calves are bulging, and so is his stomach, especially in the commercial.
12-22-18, 07:18 AM
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At least they didn't make cyclists look like a bunch of dorks or something. 
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Just saw that. Ridiculous, shows you how ignorant the commercial writers are about cyclists.
01-04-19, 06:03 PM
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That reminds me a bit of the cyclist caricature in the film "The Triplets of Belleville" (2003):
If you haven't seen it, I recommend it simply because it is one of the most unusual film styles I've ever seen.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0286244/
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01-04-19, 08:07 PM
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01-04-19, 08:25 PM
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01-04-19, 08:38 PM
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I see women like that all the time around here!
EDIT: I guess what I'm seeing are more "cankles" than calves. I apologize. Please carry on.
EDIT: I guess what I'm seeing are more "cankles" than calves. I apologize. Please carry on.
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Man, I hate those Liberty commercials. They are all about people whining instead of taking responsiblity. "I wrapped my new car around a tree and my insurance goes up, how unfair" Wah, wah! 
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commercials let us know the condition and direction our society is heading. Insurance must be a good business and very profitable to command that kind of air time (liberty, geico, all state, the general, I have these memorized)
01-06-19, 01:41 PM
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NSFW ALERT!
I hate it when clueless non-cyclists try to cash in on our sacred sport.
This is what the passion is all about, what we are really like.
I hate it when clueless non-cyclists try to cash in on our sacred sport.
This is what the passion is all about, what we are really like.
Last edited by cb400bill; 01-06-19 at 03:08 PM. Reason: Come on! Add a NSFW alert when the video includes language like that!
01-06-19, 03:25 PM
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NSFW ALERT!
I hate it when clueless non-cyclists try to cash in on our sacred sport.
This is what the passion is all about, what we are really like. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47cGzu6-q40
I hate it when clueless non-cyclists try to cash in on our sacred sport.
This is what the passion is all about, what we are really like. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47cGzu6-q40
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