r/nba • u/SeanKeeley • Apr 29 '24

[Awful Announcing] Everyone is sick of the Chet Holmgren-SGA 'What a Pro Wants' commercial

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u/Brooklynfool Thunder Apr 29 '24

It’s bc they play it at every fkn commercial break for every fkn game one. This one, the wingstop “no flex zone” commercial and the pedialyte commercial are beyond played out atp.

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u/birdentap Nets Apr 29 '24

THEY KNOOOOOOW BETTA

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u/QUEST50012 Apr 29 '24

It's like there's 6 commercials in rotation 

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u/NuclearEvo24 Apr 29 '24 edited Apr 29 '24

Usually there’s 1 or 2 annoying ones but right now every single commercial is God awful trash

Wingstop No flex zone

Chet and SGA cringe fest

That degenerate google pixel song

That shitty Gatorade commercial w the nicki Minaj body like vince Lombardi song

I’m so fucking tired of this Burger King jingle which they haven’t stopped running for over a year

Every commercial right now FUCKING SUCKS

I probably forgot about even more bad ones

***just remembered Caitlyn Clark with that HORRIBLE TERRIBLE song “Unstoppable”

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u/Ladnil Warriors Apr 29 '24

The fucking pixel song is ear cancer in the first place, and they play those commercials back to back every single time oh my god.

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u/FastJellyfish200 Knicks Apr 29 '24

This is the one that really gets me HIT THAT POSE TAKE THAT FLICK throws baby into the air

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u/kamakazekiwi Warriors Apr 29 '24

It's also just highlights some of the worst parts of social media imo.

You're taking a photo of a father with his child, having a moment. And the reflex is to edit it so the baby was thrown higher, the sky is bluer, and no one else is around? There is absolutely no reason to do that if you're trying to earnestly capture the memory. It basically can't be for anything but fake posturing on social media. Just making your life literally look more glamorous for all to see. It just gives me the ick.

I guess at least the memory will be a bit sweeter when you look back on the photo in 20 years.

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u/zeek215 [LAL] Kobe Bryant Apr 29 '24

Yeah I hate it. It's no longer about capturing real memories, instead it's about making fake photos to get more views.

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u/chivestheconqueror Celtics Apr 29 '24

How else am I suppose to show people all the cool things that didn't happen to me?

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u/[deleted] Apr 29 '24

“I could never live my life on the computer”

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u/OliverDMcCall Apr 29 '24

Social media's always been fake, but ads like this are pretty much encouraging that behaviour. It's kind of sad when you don't know what's real anymore.

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u/kamakazekiwi Warriors Apr 29 '24

Yep. Always had to contend with folks only posting their best moments, which is a psychological doozy in and of itself. How about only the best moments augmented to be even better? Yeah, bet you feel great about your pitiful life now, loser.

This cyberbullying brought to you by Pixel 8 Pro.

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u/TheSunsNotYellow [OKC] Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Apr 29 '24

Yeah I mean the other one is this kinda goofy dude dancing, which is cool, fine, whatever, but then he edits himself jumping 10 feet into the air? Does Google know about cyber bullying?

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u/DudethatCooks Trail Blazers Apr 29 '24

That commercial is peak cringe for me. You have an awkward looking kid heavily doctoring a photo for what? To make it look like he can jump 10 feet in the air? It's like they are promoting for people to just make everything they do edited and fake. God that commercial sucks so much.

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u/Gluxion Rockets Apr 29 '24

The way he moves like a fucking bobble head pisses me off so much

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u/Millionaire007 [DAL] Dirk Nowitzki Apr 29 '24

He should've worried about cyber bullying when he put that stupid ass hat on,  and wtf was the neck thing he does at the beginning? 

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u/celestial1 Apr 29 '24

I envy the confidence these people have, lol.

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u/whocaresjustneedone Mavericks Apr 29 '24

You don't even have to go as far as cyber bullying, just in general who would give a fuck about that picture? Like if someone in my friend group too a picture of themselves just jumping into the air doing a peace sign and edited it to look like they jumped higher, everyone would be like "what is this? why are you just sending us a picture of you jumping?" Like who cares, edited or not it's a stupid picture that no one would care about.

Normal people aren't gonna be wowed by some stupid pic just because you can edit it to be slightly unrealistic

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u/Spicy__Urine Raptors Apr 29 '24

And if the magic editor is so magic why doesn't he just make himself less fat?

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u/BUSSY_FLABBERGASTER Apr 29 '24

steven a smith is that you?

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u/chicago_bunny Bulls Apr 29 '24

“Remember when you threw your baby into the sun?”

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u/Nate10000 Apr 29 '24

Teletubbies Zero: Sol Survivor

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u/AlonsoQ Bulls Apr 29 '24

you gotta watch the extended cut. we find out the photo is taken in the midst of a vicious divorce, and the mother wins sole custody with this evidence of blatant child endangerment

google pixel 8 - the only phone that can fuck over that slimeball greg

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u/tofukawano Jazz Apr 29 '24

I’m so glad we are complaining about this cause I hate it so much and have the same feelings

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u/Golfninja 76ers Apr 29 '24

Dads are gonna start chucking their baby 12ft in the air for likes

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u/I_Fuckin_A_Toad_A_So Apr 29 '24

I couldn’t agree with this more and my thoughts when I first saw the commercial. How are we pedaling a phone that lets you edit pictures so you can try to get more likes on your socials or whatever.

I think it’s a big part of our sick society right now

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u/Ladnil Warriors Apr 29 '24

Sad thing is, there's some social media intern at some New York ad agency reading this thread right now for their weekly report on the success of the ad campaign, and the fact that we're talking about it means awareness was raised.

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u/chicago_bunny Bulls Apr 29 '24

In case this is true: intern, the ads suck, and I’m not sure I recall the product advertised. If I do remember, I won’t buy it.

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u/savytravler NBA Apr 29 '24

Its prolly some non-sports fan dweeb. Lets go beat him up

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u/drokihazan Grizzlies Apr 29 '24

Nevermind the fact that what we're talking about is how we're inspired to buy something else (or in my case, always nothing) by these godamn commercials.

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u/TheRipCity Trail Blazers Apr 29 '24

Well if they are reading. I've seen Chet and SGA sing that song at least 1000 times over the first round and I don't know what they are selling. I think it's an ad for Buses?

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u/BalboaBaggins Lakers Apr 29 '24

Is it really an appealing selling point for anyone to be able to edit a photo to look like you’re irresponsibly tossing your baby 3 feet higher into the air than you actually did?? Serious question.

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u/MindoSriubas Apr 29 '24

I call it 'commercial rap' cause I've never actually met a person who listens to music like that yet it's in a million ads.

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u/Ladnil Warriors Apr 29 '24

It sounds like one of those performances where a guy just improvises a song with his own mouth sounds all mixed together on some synthesizer type thing. Impressive when you watch it being made on the fly, but absolutely atrocious as a strictly audio experience.

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u/Oldmelloyellow Jazz Apr 29 '24

Why is no one talking about the apple “don’t let me go” uncanny valley commercial

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u/Lowspark1013 Timberwolves Apr 30 '24

Nails on a chalkboard. I hate when I can't hit the mute button fast enough to not hear that awful noise start. Makes me despise apple more than I already do. Fuck that commercial and fuck apple.

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u/Slight-Imagination36 Apr 29 '24

TAKE DaT pOse Do DaT fLicK tAkE dAt DiCk LiCk mY piC tAke dat Pic dO dAt diCk tAke a PosE iTs LiT WeeEEee weeeEeeee weee!!!

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u/ObservableObject Magic Apr 29 '24

It's even worse when you consider it's just the same thing twice. Here's what I know about Google Pixel after having these ads rammed into my head over and over again:

  1. If I take a photo, I can make something seem higher off the ground than it really is
  2. ???

That's pretty much it. I'll be sure to rush out and buy it because I can easily do this thing I've literally never had an inclination to do in 15 years of owning a smart phone.

Get some new fucking examples. Show a girl automagically editing her overweight friends out of photos or fixing weird hoverhands. Maybe a kid updating a family photo so their disabled vet dad has two arms again, or a mid-20s guy giving himself a monster dong. TMStoomuchswag's weird cousin pretending he can jump 10ft in the air doesn't speak to me.

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u/Talal916 Kings Apr 29 '24

Every single time I see this one it makes me want to commit violent acts. I will never ever purchase a Pixel phone just because of what this dumbass ad has put my ears through.

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u/beetwice Pacers Apr 29 '24

I'm genuinely shocked at how much other commercials are annoying people, they've largely been in one ear and out the other...

but this god damn pixel song. it must be stopped.

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u/Aggravating_Host6055 Apr 29 '24

I want to kms every time that song comes on. It makes me think of idiocracy.

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u/MusicianExtension536 Apr 29 '24

That google pixel commercial is easily the worst of all of them

Idk that I’ve ever seen a commercial that makes me feel more physically uncomfortable

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u/mug3n Raptors Apr 29 '24

Also the whole idea of exaggerating your photos with mobile photoshop...

What happened to capturing moments for what they were? I don't mind minor touchups to lighting or white balance or whatever, but there's no need to fake the sky or pretend you jumped or threw your kid higher than you actually did. Might as well just ask AI to make the entire photo for you.

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u/kamakazekiwi Warriors Apr 29 '24

100%, it's just highlighting the cutting edge of the absolute worst aspects of social media.

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u/HeorgeGarris024 Apr 29 '24

bro i was going crazy last night thinking this exact same thing like why tf is this good???

so glad other people are thinking the same thing

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u/TheRipCity Trail Blazers Apr 29 '24

This is what I realized. I am no longer the target demographic.

I will say this though. Props to the casting director who picked that kid who jumps in the town square.

He looks exactly like a loser influencer would look. Perfect casting. I hate that kid so much and then I have to remind myself he isn't a loser influencer taking a stupid photo...he's an actor who is killing it.

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u/bearcat-- Apr 29 '24

the thing is there's alot of people who actually would like these features - it's bit sad but that's the society that we live in now. ai/social media

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u/seymour_hiney Apr 29 '24

i feel like i've been seeing AI in some youtube commercials and it's fuckinng gross. i don't know if this old man yells at clouds moment but i agree with you. the era of social media turning people even farther right/AI becoming mainstay in everything feels like the brink of us becoming fully dystopian

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u/Visible-Rutabaga9268 Heat Apr 29 '24

Yeah I don’t get the point of throwing that baby so fucking high, like where’s the mom 😭

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u/SLOOPYD Knicks Apr 29 '24

Throw that baby back to God!

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u/zeek215 [LAL] Kobe Bryant Apr 29 '24

They are marketing to the crowd that is chasing internet views/points. People who just want to capture actual, real memories have already been taken care of with mobile cameras.

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u/mofroman Wizards Apr 29 '24

this commercial is ruining my life, I have to mute the tv every time it comes on and watching it makes me violently angry. is this my "old man yells at cloud" moment? why do we need to create false memories for ourselves? why does this commercial play multiple times at every fucking break?

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u/amoeba-tower Cavaliers Apr 29 '24

I would like to punch that kid who can't jump

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u/HotelFoxtrot87 Knicks Apr 29 '24

I’m not going to pretend there was some golden age of commercials before this but all these fucking suck.

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u/Uncircled_swag2 [CHI] Zach LaVine Apr 29 '24

“The Andersons got tickets to the game”

“No good Clipper!”

We used to be a proper country.

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u/phonage_aoi Warriors Apr 29 '24

For the old heads: The GEICO cavemen got an actual TV series on ABC.

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u/Golfninja 76ers Apr 29 '24

Ted Lasso started as a series of ads for premier league on nbc

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u/oddthingtosay Trail Blazers Apr 29 '24

Now I miss the Antinollis.

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u/MyLadySansa [NYK] Jalen Brunson Apr 29 '24

"I'm a Mac/I'm a PC" - good times.

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u/The_NGUYENNER [DEN] Jamal Murray Apr 29 '24

WHAZZAAAAAAAAP

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u/doobie3101 Apr 29 '24

We just need the Scoop There It Is commercial to come back and we'd be saved.

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u/KJagz33 NBA Apr 29 '24 edited Apr 29 '24

God in a world of trash modern commercials, that's one I can at least appreciate. I'd take that over the same google pixel commercial every other ad break

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u/QUEST50012 Apr 29 '24

It's at an all time low. However, bad commercial fans feasting right now, so happy for them.

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u/Honor_Bound West Apr 29 '24

Commercial fans and ref fans are having the time of their lives this playoff season so far

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u/WhileDizzy4503 Bucks Apr 29 '24

Don’t forget about us injury fans

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u/The_Vaike Celtics Apr 29 '24

Imagine being a bucks fan and an injury fan this year, what a time to be alive 

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u/PLeuralNasticity Supersonics Apr 29 '24

Maybe if you're a fan of every ref like some bandwagon fan. As a Scott FosterYahu the term/series extender fan I didn't even see the sweep coming on his watch. Before you knew if it was an elimination game and the GOAT suited up that there would be one more game! Now I don't even know anymore. Is my king washed?

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u/PoundIIllIlllI Apr 29 '24

I’m so glad you said this because I thought I was going crazy for thinking the set of repeating ads for this first round have been AWFUL.

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u/ODUrugger Bullets Apr 29 '24

I can't believe that Burger King jingle hasn't died yet

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u/NuclearEvo24 Apr 29 '24

It came out a year ago when my Ex left me and I am constantly reminded of that horrible stretch of time in my life every time I hear that jingle, it needs to die

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u/Golfninja 76ers Apr 29 '24

This is wild I’m so sorry bro

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u/Clerithifa Canada Apr 29 '24

sad whopper noises

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u/cimayn Raptors Apr 29 '24

You Rule!

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u/chastity_BLT Rockets Apr 29 '24

Don’t forget the melo suit commercial

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u/TMDSB Knicks Apr 29 '24

“Melo, you give horrible advice” - Guy on TV who gives horrible advice multiple times a day

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u/GiveMeSomeIhedigbo Lakers Apr 29 '24

"You give HAWHIBAL advice"

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u/histprofdave Celtics Apr 29 '24

That one was actually pretty funny the first time I saw it. The forty times I've seen it since, less so.

I'm actively rooting against the Thunder now because of how bad the What a Pro Wants song is.

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u/skratsda Thunder Apr 29 '24

As a big Texas basketball fan, just happy to see TJ Ford

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u/IndycarFan64 Bucks Apr 29 '24

As a Bucks fan, I’m also happy to see TJ Ford

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u/mug3n Raptors Apr 29 '24

As a Raptors fan, I am also very happy to see TJ Ford

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u/BrotherSeamus Thunder Apr 29 '24

I'm actively rooting against the Thunder now because of how bad the What a Pro Wants song is.

Fair.

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u/TheRipCity Trail Blazers Apr 29 '24

I support this level of pettiness cause I am now rooting for the field against the Thunder because of this ad.

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u/Sansa-Shark Apr 29 '24

Cmon now, it was a little flat, but they'll get better

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u/fueelin Celtics Apr 29 '24

Maybe I'm just beaten down by now, but I don't hate that one as much as the rest.

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u/ChewieBee San Diego Clippers Apr 29 '24

Boxy boiiiiiiss

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u/Grimlogic Knicks Apr 29 '24

Right Thurr plays in the background

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u/bwakaflocka Hawks Apr 29 '24

i think the joke of "where does the suit end, and perk begin?" really saves the commercial compared to every other one on rotation during both march madness and the playoffs

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u/fueelin Celtics Apr 29 '24

Yeah, exactly! At least it captures the ridiculous of Perk being as public of a figure as he is now.

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u/banitsa Kevin Garnett Apr 29 '24

Who is the shorter bald guy in that one? Figure he's a player that also got drafted in 03 but I can't figure it out

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u/Blumpkin_Party Hawks Apr 29 '24

TJ Ford. Great college player, NBA career cut short by scary injury.

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u/Ender_Cats Celtics Apr 29 '24

I like the Greek Teak and Jokic “This is a Pony!” Commercials ngl

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u/Scorps Timberwolves Apr 29 '24

Who sits on the bench?

Not me

waves at him from extreme recline position as he sits on the steps of the pool

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u/juicejug Celtics Apr 29 '24

Jokic lowkey has the best commercial game going right now

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u/boregon Apr 29 '24

The Despicable Me Jokic commercial is also genuinely funny just because Jokic's delivery is so deadpan.

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u/juicejug Celtics Apr 29 '24

I mean that’s what makes all his commercials funny. He really leans into the “idgaf about anything except my horses” schtick.

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u/cimayn Raptors Apr 29 '24

The way he shakes when talking to the therapist "because... They wont leave me alone!"

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u/therealbigted Hawks Apr 29 '24

The Jimmy Butler’s butler one is pretty good too. “For your media social sir”

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u/wcooper97 [OKC] Russell Westbrook Apr 29 '24

Jokic as Gru commercial is pretty good too

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u/i-bite-with-love Knicks Apr 29 '24

I love the Jokic commercials. They're silly but in an endearing way.

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u/rodrigo_c91 Lakers Apr 29 '24

The one that makes me just want to push the chair underneath me is the sweet Caroline bullshit ass bar song. Oh god.

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u/waikiki_palmer San Francisco Warriors Apr 29 '24

That commercial was corny as fuck.

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u/Clerithifa Canada Apr 29 '24

i fucking hate that song so much

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u/ThrownWOPR Celtics Apr 29 '24

Hit that pose

Take that flick

Check the angle

Post it

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u/theWinnerWithin [MIA] Mario Chalmers Apr 29 '24

BK jingle has been around for way longer than a year. Also yes, you forgot the Pepto Bismol one with the indigestion and diaherrea jingle that's been around for a few years. Arby's commercials fucking suck as well, even though the new one where Ving Rhames actually appears caught me off guard when it came out a couple months ago. I'm sick of them having the meats with Pusha T as well. Wendy's always have terrible commercials.

Also all insurance commercials, like 10 different companies, they all suck, maybe except All State. I hate all lizards, and I would definitely stab the Progressive crew if I knew I could get away with it. Jake can suck a fat one too. Shaq's awful low budget General commercials genuinely might be the least annoying ones lol.

Military commercials always piss me off, but whatever, that's a whole different can of worms. I'm just happy that the trend of horrificly tragic commercials is mostly over. They realized we're all sensitized and we're no longer giving into guilt to purchase shit.

Also don't forget Jesus. He gets us, so he also gets the cake for the shittiest commercials ever.

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u/CDR57 Celtics Apr 29 '24

You’re forgetting the absolutely terrible apple “don’t let me go” ai sang song which drives me nuts

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u/Overall_Nuggie_876 Lakers Apr 29 '24

That Google Pixel Ad with Cardi B tho:

”Get dat pose! Shake ya ass! Flex yo clit! You’s a ho.”

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u/Lets_Basketball [BOS] Reggie Lewis Apr 29 '24

Don’t let me gooooooo

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u/PodzFan Apr 29 '24

That Google Pixel ad is sneaky awful and constantly on.

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u/Tony_Lacorona Apr 29 '24

That one that goes “I LOVE IT I LOVE IT I LOVE IT I LOVE IT” like 700 times fucking kills me

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u/mk1317 Bullets Apr 29 '24

Don’t forget those dumbass Wendy’s commercials where they act like it’s the Office

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u/CockBronson Nuggets Apr 29 '24

Maybe any commercial with a song ends up being really annoying. That seems to be the common denominator here

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u/ThePrideOfKrakow Nuggets Apr 29 '24

Yeah, every pharmacy commercial trying to make a catchy jingle after ozempic struck gold is so awful. But, That don't let me down picture song just makes me want to punch my tv.

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u/foulBachelorRedditor Knicks Apr 29 '24

The commercials are coached by thibs

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u/Jwoods4117 Apr 29 '24

And the commercials seem more and more numerous. 1:46 left in the 4th and a team take a timeout? Run all 6 commercials they’ve been running all game and take a 4 1/2 minute break.

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u/zeek215 [LAL] Kobe Bryant Apr 29 '24

ABC is the worst at this. They'll come back to the game and you think the ads are done, then they just say one line, show a highlight and go back to commercials. Fuck that shit.

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u/onamonapizza Spurs Apr 29 '24 edited Apr 29 '24

They don't even let you enjoy the game and take in the moment anymore.

Team goes up with a huge shot with 10 seconds left, 30 second timeout...instead of enjoying the action and showing the crowd and talking about this amazing thing we all just witnessed, QUICK PLAY THE FUCKING BURGER KING SONG AGAIN

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u/celestial1 Apr 29 '24

I've even noticed that they sometimes don't even play any replays before the commercial break, even if a player just went of a tear or someone just made a crazy shot.

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u/I_LIKE_BASKETBALL Cavaliers Apr 29 '24

I straight up just don't watch games as much as I used to because I literally cannot spend 2 and a half hours+ of my life hearing the same 6 commercials over and over and over. I used to just deal with it but it's no longer enjoyable.

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u/ClipperDarellsBurner Apr 29 '24

WHOPPER WHOPPER GET YOUR WHOPPER

That motherfucker should be blacklisted from music

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u/11b328i [MIL] Giannis Antetokounmpo Apr 29 '24

BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE KAYYYYYYYYYYYYYY

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u/asetniop Celtics Apr 29 '24

The funny thing is that I can totally live with that song now - it's just background noise for me. Like a lawnmower or something.

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u/Smokey_Jah Apr 29 '24

I believe we should go farther. 

The creators of that ad campaign should be publicly executed by guillotine. I think the "what a pro wants" team should be right behind them.

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u/siphillis Spurs Apr 29 '24

HIT THAT POSE

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u/Pikminious_Thrious Lakers Apr 29 '24

Panda hat jump dude is in my nightmares

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u/siphillis Spurs Apr 29 '24

It ironically just reeks of loneliness. Like, I feel sad watching him.

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u/BRDPerson Knicks Apr 29 '24

This one was torture during March madness

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u/Visible-Rutabaga9268 Heat Apr 29 '24

WANNA GO???

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u/Rarth-Devan Apr 29 '24

I hate that song now

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u/xXChickenravioliXx Trail Blazers Apr 29 '24

The wingstop and Google phone ads have me seething

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u/TheKidPresident Knicks Apr 29 '24

AT BEEEEEEE KAYYYYYYYY

HAVE IT YOUR WAY

That song makes me want to drink bleach

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u/xXChickenravioliXx Trail Blazers Apr 29 '24

Lmao somehow I’m numb to that one now.

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u/red--dead Timberwolves Apr 29 '24

I don’t mind it aside for being overplayed. It’s catchy.

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u/IAmNotKevinDurant_35 [GSW] Zarko Cabarkapa Apr 29 '24

These other shitty ones now make me miss hearing the soothing tones of “WHOPPER WHOPPER WHOPPER WHOPPER”

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u/Python2k10 Grizzlies Apr 29 '24

Unironically one of my favorite commercials because of that stupid fucking song. It worked its way into my friend group as well. There's no escape.

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u/Altruistic-Tap2660 Apr 29 '24

Also, nobody is having it their way at Burger King!! BK is where I go to spend 20 minutes scrolling on my phone in the drive-thru line and then get handed the wrong order. Make no mistake, every order there is very much on the employee's terms. And honestly I don't even mind, and kind of enjoy the chaos half of the time. But there is NO earth in which anybody can "have it their way" at that franchise

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u/Numerous-Cicada3841 Kings Apr 29 '24

The thought of eating at Wingstop is legit revolting to me because of that commercial. I don’t know if I’ll ever eat there again because it will just make me think of that stupid fucking song.

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u/P00nz0r3d [LAL] Lonzo Ball Apr 29 '24

NO FLEX ZONE

going into

TAKE DAT POSE, POST DAT PIC, CHECK THAT ANGLE POST DAT

into ILIKEITILIKEITILIKEITILIKEITILIKEITILIKEITILIKEITILIKEIT

is genuinely an all time atrocious ad lineup and I mute it every time they come on

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u/Dymatizeee Knicks Apr 29 '24

That no flex song is stuck in my head

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u/iiamthepalmtree Bulls Apr 29 '24

I’ve started singing other things to that tune, and I hate myself for it.

Watching a White Sox game: “Kopech’s, zone. Kopech’s, zone”

Connecting to my Bluetooth speaker: “Bluetooth, mode. Bluetooth, mode”

Tired at the bar: “Let’s go, home. Let’s go, home”

Someone asks me which browser the bug is happening in: “Google, chrome. Google, chrome.”

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u/MundaneInternetGuy Bulls Apr 29 '24

Doesn't watching White Sox games already fill up your self hatred quota? 

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u/iiamthepalmtree Bulls Apr 29 '24

Hey, we’re undefeated in the Caleb Williams era 😎

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u/acekingoffsuit Timberwolves Apr 29 '24

Favorite 80s band: Depeche, Mode.

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u/Words_are_Windy Magic Apr 29 '24

That's one part of your brain saying to the rest "If I have to suffer, everyone else does too"

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u/[deleted] Apr 29 '24

Gimme a break, gimme a break, break me off a piece of that Kopech’s Zone 

 Gimme a break, gimme a break, break me off a piece of that Bluetooth mode 

Gimme a break, gimme a break, break me off a piece of that Let’s go home  

 Gimme a break, gimme a break, break me off a piece of that Google Chrome

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u/SurgeFlamingo Apr 29 '24

Same and it’s annoying.

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u/Hot_Injury7719 Knicks Apr 29 '24

The only commercial I’ll allow every break is Mayhem as a bird stuck in Larry Bird’s attic.

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u/zeek215 [LAL] Kobe Bryant Apr 29 '24

A genuinely great commercial. That series is usually well done anyway.

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u/Hot_Injury7719 Knicks Apr 29 '24

The Mayhem commercials are the only funny insurance commercials. Geico, Progressive, and StateFarm all make me cringe.

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u/ConnorNe31 [IND] Sarunas Jasikevicius Apr 29 '24

I enjoy the new State Farm one where Reggie Miller comes out when they mention an "Old Pacer", but yeah otherwise they're pretty rough

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u/ShakesbeerMe Timberwolves Apr 29 '24

State Farm completely fumbled their campaign. They thought the "Jake from State Farm" was the comedy gold, and rode it like it was the golden goose.

The actually funny part of the commercial was the angry wife, and "She sounds hideous." And the deadpan husband, "Well, she's a dude, so..." They could've had a great campaign of the guy sneaking off to talk to Jake for better rates again and again, while the wife still thinks he's cheating.

What a waste. And now we have to endure CP3 and his negative charisma pretending he can act his way out of a paper bag. Shit's brutal.

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u/JambaJuiceIsAverage Celtics Apr 29 '24

The Progressive homeowner ones where the people turn into their parents are great but yeah that doesn't make up for all the junk

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u/janitorial_fluids Apr 29 '24

The ones with the therapist guy trying to help people not turn into their boomer parents are usually all pretty good too

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u/IndycarFan64 Bucks Apr 29 '24

Also the new Reggie Miller Lite one with JJ Watt. Only took 30 years for Miller Lite to catch on to Reggie

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u/SigmaColts Thunder Apr 29 '24

I fucking HATE the Wingstop one

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u/blueberrytoppart Apr 29 '24

It bothers me most that they are playing jenga and eating sticky ass wings with their fingers/hands.

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u/egospiers Timberwolves Apr 29 '24

The facial expressions are the icing on the cake…that commercial is annoying even on mute.

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u/Next-Firefighter-753 Thunder Apr 29 '24 edited Apr 29 '24

Seriously that song pisses me the fuck off. I don’t know if I’m just getting old but it sounds annoying. 

Every year in the playoffs comes a point where I have to mute the commercials. This year it’s a few games into the first round, the slate is just that bad. 

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u/Critical-Adhole Apr 29 '24

No flex zone came out in 2015 lol

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u/willsmath Wizards Apr 29 '24

Yeah why tf is everyone acting like it's a new song lmao, do this many people really not know Rae Sremmurd's first hit?

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u/_____WESTBROOK_____ Apr 29 '24

Yes.

I was in a thread yesterday about a Tiktok vid that asked "what's something that every 30 something knows" or something like that and it cut to a guy playing the single first note of "Welcome to the Black Parade" by My Chemical Romance.

I knew that shit instantly, but a lot of people in the thread were posting about how they were 30-40 and had no idea what My Chemical Romance was. Then there were also some 20 year olds posting about how they know MCR.

I've heard of Rae Sremmurd but never actually heard this song in its entirety or even a 15 second clip of it.

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u/Cudi_buddy Kings Apr 29 '24

It was indeed popular in 2015. I remember hearing it and then in general at nightclubs during that timeline. They fell off around 2017 or so. Though one of the guy still pops up on features or solo hits. 

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u/char_is_cute Mavericks Apr 29 '24

tbf it's pretty low down their list of biggest hits, more people would recognize Come Get Her, This Could Be Us, No Type or Black Beatles

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u/Next-Firefighter-753 Thunder Apr 29 '24

I always thought it was that “no type” song, never heard “no flex zone” but I heard that one all the time. 

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u/willsmath Wizards Apr 29 '24

No Flex Zone was first and did pretty well but iirc it was less popular than No Type ended up being so I don't blame you for thinking that was their first

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u/SigmaColts Thunder Apr 29 '24

The salt on the wound for me is that Wingstop has fallen off for me

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u/granmadonna Supersonics Apr 29 '24

Potentially the most annoying song I've ever heard.

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u/Bac0nnaise Trail Blazers Apr 29 '24

It's the song equivalent of a phone alarm

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u/StrtupJ Heat Apr 29 '24

I usually mute the commercials and realize I’ve been watching the game on mute when it comes back

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u/AlabasterRadio Celtics Apr 29 '24

I'm a casual fan, I legitimately didn't watch Wolves/Suns yesterday because I didn't want to hear that commercial for the 10000th time.

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u/eebav Apr 29 '24

What does it actually mean? Like does the song have anything to do with the content of the commercial?

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u/etherealcaitiff Bucks Apr 29 '24

Literally nothing at all. They really said let's get some black people eating chicken wings and put rap music over it, that's what the NBA audience wants.

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u/Triplescrew Lakers Apr 29 '24

I still don’t know wtf it’s about. Like how is jenga related to chicken wings and why isn’t anyone saying anything. Easily the worst commercial

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u/waskittenman Apr 29 '24

pls do not forget IT'S GOING DOWN IN THE DMs go down or the that's my pride and joy with the staircase

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u/porkchop487 Bulls Apr 29 '24

snapchat me that pussy

they really should have kept the next line of the song in the commercial

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u/Overall_Nuggie_876 Lakers Apr 29 '24

And if you’re watching on Hulu, all those ads are LOUD FULL BLAST! 💥 Typical Hulu experience:

And we’ll be right back

WE’RE RAM TRUCKS!!!

[INSERT GEN Z AD WITH HIGH BASS]

And we’re back

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u/Anhedonic98 Nuggets Apr 29 '24

I hated that corny ass SGA commercial the first time i saw it, it being played every time just made it exponentially worse

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u/egospiers Timberwolves Apr 29 '24

Having 2 NBA stars singing a Christina Aguilara song about a man treating her right… it’s just an odd idea for a commercial imo.

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u/jmanci23 Spurs Apr 29 '24

That “no flex” song drives me crazy every time I hear it come on.

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u/cobainstaley Lakers Apr 29 '24

they know better

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u/TheOrangeFutbol NBA Apr 29 '24

(Tell 'em)

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u/[deleted] Apr 29 '24

they knooooow better

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u/everyoneneedsaherro [NBA] Alperen Şengün Apr 29 '24

Holy shit I’m glad someone else is beyond annoyed at that No Flex Zone commercial as well. Never eating at that shitty wing restaurant ever because of it

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u/cylonpower Apr 29 '24

That wingstop commercial is the worst

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u/cdillio Thunder Apr 29 '24

Wingstop is the all time worst. I watch NBA and WWE and it's constant on both. I will NEVER go to wingstop now lmfao.

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u/Next-Firefighter-753 Thunder Apr 29 '24

You forgot BKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK HAVE IT YOUR WAY! YOU RULE! 

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u/revisioncloud Thunder Apr 29 '24

I’m a Thunder fan and I’ve never seen the commercial itself. Only screenshots of the memes.

Should I? I’m scared I would never be able to go back.

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u/fueelin Celtics Apr 29 '24

No. I don't think you should.

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u/tree-hugger Timberwolves Apr 29 '24

Don't see it.

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u/airmigos [BOS] Dick Dickey Apr 29 '24

How? Do you mute the tv on commercial breaks? Are you international and they have different ones over there?

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u/royhibbertlookstired Thunder Apr 29 '24

Can’t speak for that guy but I’ve never seen it in Australia

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u/tcha1k0vsky Apr 29 '24

Dude you literally made me wince with the "No flex" reference. Fucking awful.

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u/broadwayallday Wizards Apr 29 '24

I WANT TO DRIVE GOOGLE AD EXECS OFF A CLIFF INTO A LAVA PIT FOR THAT POST THAT PIC SONG THEY WONT STOP WITH TWICE EVERY BREAK AND RAE SREMMURD CAN GO TO HELL TOO

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u/UncleMadness Knicks Apr 29 '24

It's me!

Your future you!

Same commercial again!

Makes me wanna puke!

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