Soon to be beer stinks. Hubby home brews his own stuff and it smells awful!
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I have to figure out what the allergy thing going around here is. I feel so fuzzy. FH - I'll beta your fic tomorrow night cause it took me a whole minute awhile ago to think if tomorrow was Tuesday or Wednesday.
Yeah, that was my basic thought about it. They have no grasp of American culture if they think the Rose Parade watchers aren't beer drinkers. Even if you think of the parade watchers as "the family audience"... uh... you think family people don't drink beer? They drink it more than anyone cause it's cheap! Helloooooooooooo!!Originally posted by Scary Kitty View Post*snickers*
Still though, there were certainly some good points made about InBev not understanding/respecting the company's history, and InBev's company line about wanting to spend their money on sponsorships that more directly focus on their target audience is BS. I mean, hello, the parade has basically become the pre-show to one of the biggest college football bowl games in the country. How much closer to their target audience do they think they can gett?
Wait a minute! She gets a "poor cat" and you want to smash mine with a hammer?Originally posted by gateraid View PostMy standard response to anyone who says that is: I can fix that for you - do you have a hammer?
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It's a rich person thing. Normal families don't have enough clout to entice people to keep any past surnames.Just another sign of the times, I'm afraid. Could those sisters have any more last names
OMG I'm imagining what my own long last name could be........ one common name followed by another and another. *snort*
Yuck!Originally posted by Pocus View Post
Huge apologies to Joe and family, but I really dislike beer - the smell AND the taste (and it looks like pee, too).
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Originally posted by JT-2 View PostI have to figure out what the allergy thing going around here is. I feel so fuzzy. FH - I'll beta your fic tomorrow night cause it took me a whole minute awhile ago to think if tomorrow was Tuesday or Wednesday.
Yeah, that was my basic thought about it. They have no grasp of American culture if they think the Rose Parade watchers aren't beer drinkers. Even if you think of the parade watchers as "the family audience"... uh... you think family people don't drink beer? They drink it more than anyone cause it's cheap! Helloooooooooooo!!Plus, they get the added bonus of being able to advertise to children directlyIt's a weak arguement that they're making. They'd have been better off to say flat out that it was costing them too much and in the current environment they couldn't justify the expense. Better to be an honest grinch than a dishonest one.
I did say later that I hoped it got better. Keep the hammer in mind as a fallbackWait a minute! She gets a "poor cat" and you want to smash mine with a hammer?
What kind of beer are you drinking? If my pee was that colour I'd be going to the infirmary ASAPYuck! Huge apologies to Joe and family, but I really dislike beer - the smell AND the taste (and it looks like pee, too).
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The point is that they have taken what is basically the most identifiable American product and changed the most identifiable thing about it that connects that product with the American people who buy it. Those horses have always been BUD, and I deliberately used the stock symbol for the company there. It would be like doing away with the Energizer bunny or the Geiko gekko. Most Americans don't even know the company is no longer owned by the family that started it, nor do they care. But, if they want us to buy their product, they need to understand how we think. And we want the damn horses in the stupid parade. They're apple pie and the flag and mom all rolled into one. *straightens clothing and wipes foam off lips* Pardon the rant. I hate marketing idiots.Originally posted by Falcon Horus View PostI'm sorry to say this, but the article amuses me greatly - especially the comments below. Those damn foreigners... *shakes fist*
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Excuse my ignorance but is BUD what Duff on The Simpsons is based upon? And getting rid of the horses would be the equivalent of getting rid of the Duff Man? you've probably just completed a massive *headdesk* after reading thatOriginally posted by Southern Red View PostsigpicComment
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ROTFLMAO!!!!!! You have done it again gateraid!!Originally posted by gateraid View PostA) Happy New Year to everyone
B) I have posted twice over the last few days, and GW has eaten them *shakes fist*
C) I may have gone overboard with the touching under the cut
D) If you can't see the last one coming, then you completely missed the eighties. Or was it the nineties? I'm not sure
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I tell you Teal'c, hockey is the coolest game on Earth!
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You're correct and since it affected Artie "AKA Grinchzilla" during the episode while he was standing next Claudia's brother you can imagain the comedic gold of the scene.Originally posted by Madness reigns View Post I tell you Teal'c, hockey is the coolest game on Earth!
Did you not say it is played on ice, O'Neill?Comment
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My cap selection isn't the best here, but I went with what I had
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Pardon my assumption that everybody in the world knew that BUD is short for Budweiser, their leading brand of beer that looks like pee. I concur on the color comparison. The beer that tastes good looks more like coffee or a good Scotch. LOLOriginally posted by gateraid View Post
I'm not sure Duff was the Simpsons version of Bud. Probably. Why didn't I think of that comparison? But when we see that red and white label, we think of the horses first. I saw them once, BTW. They were in town for a parade and were housed at a stable that was on my way to work. I saw them frolicking in the pasture. Beautiful animals. And BIG.
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CRAP!!! IT'S EATING MY POSTS NOW TOO!!! NOOOOOOOOO!!!
Aww, I liked that! Nice job!Originally posted by gateraid View PostMy cap selection isn't the best here, but I went with what I had
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So how's everything going after the latest "aftershock", or "earthquake", or whatever the geologists decided to call it?Comment
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EDIT: I knew it was gonna eat my post, so I copied and saved it before I posted, then edited and reposted it. *headkeyboard*
ROFL!!! My sister does a great impression of that dance, but only when no one's looking. As soon as I start giggling, she stops and looks at me like, "Nothing to see here." Aah, the memories.Originally posted by gateraid View PostA) Happy New Year to everyone
B) I have posted twice over the last few days, and GW has eaten them *shakes fist*
C) I may have gone overboard with the touching under the cut
D) If you can't see the last one coming, then you completely missed the eighties. Or was it the nineties? I'm not sure
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Gutter: home of Sparky.Originally posted by Southern Red View Post
EEK!!! Can't wait for more Ren!Originally posted by JT-2 View PostI just watched the pilot episode of The Tudors. I prefer Stargate!Ren, like a thousand times over. Most of the people in that universe are at least good, moral people (considering there was no birth control in those days, they were certainly taking too many chances!). Yikes!! And on the show they're all "yeah, let's go to war! Yes!" Meanwhile it certainly won't be those jerks who'll be doing the dying, will it? Sorry, off on a tangent there.
Does anyone know if there will be any new stories out of Stargate!Ren anytime soon? (See, I brought it on topic!)Spoiler:
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Good morning, Sparkies! Happy Smutty Tuesday!
gateraid, that little song picspam made me melt into a puddle of happy goo. Oh, poor John! *wibbles and hugs John*
No place we'd rather be!Originally posted by ShipperWriter View PostGutter: home of Sparky.
I know! The suspense is killing me.Originally posted by ShipperWriter View PostEEK!!! Can't wait for more Ren!Spoiler:
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Sparky is on screen. Therefore, it is canon. Elizabeth is still out there. And John WILL bring her home.Comment
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You probably didn't think of the comparison because you weren't thinking of probably the dumbest comparison possibleOriginally posted by Southern Red View Post We had the DB Draught Clydesdales, although there wasn't the same history involved and they pretty much only went to the A & P Shows and appeared in the odd ad.
I can't see them changing their mind. For one thing, this has had the desired effect and gotten everyone talking about BUD. There's no such thing as bad publicity, or so the expression goesunless they threaten to turn them into glue
The news was on as I started this. They advised everyone to go for a run, lol. And some idiot made the comparison between this and the London Blitz, but without the forewarning of the air raid sirens.Originally posted by ShipperWriter View Post
I started to do one to The Greatest American Hero, but didn't have enough to finish it. It was inspired by the s5 promo shots were they all looking like they were flyingOriginally posted by Scary Kitty View PostGood morning, Sparkies! Happy Smutty Tuesday!
gateraid, that little song picspam made me melt into a puddle of happy goo. Oh, poor John! *wibbles and hugs John*
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As long as I have it back by friday somewhere you're good.Originally posted by JT-2 View PostI have to figure out what the allergy thing going around here is. I feel so fuzzy. FH - I'll beta your fic tomorrow night cause it took me a whole minute awhile ago to think if tomorrow was Tuesday or Wednesday.
The Budweiser horses are the thing... they have funny christmas adds. But that's as far as my Bud-Horse knowledge goes.Originally posted by Southern Red View Post
But they don't get to be in parades.Originally posted by Southern Red View Post
Isn't Bud still governed by Americans?Originally posted by Southern Red View Post
I only know of this parade cause several of my friends had the opportunity to march in it a couple of years ago as troopers of Star Wars. And I had no idea it was that big... so a perfect way to show a product, even by its mascotte alone. However, I could understand the reasoning of not wanting to advertise subconsciously an alcoholic beverage where kids are involved. If that could be a reason...Originally posted by Southern Red View Post
And I meant no disrespect by the way.Heightmeyer's Lemming -- still the coolest Lemming of the forum
Proper Stargate Rewatch -- season 10 of SG-1
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No, the founding families, as far as I know, have no further connection to the company once the sale went through. http://www.ab-inbev.com/go/corporate...e_introductionOriginally posted by Falcon Horus View Post
The Rose Parade is one of the biggest and most elaborate parades we have. The Clydesdales traditionally pulled the City of St Louis float, which featured the Olympics in 2010 as in this vid. The only connection to beer advertising was the name of the sponsor, so I think their excuse is a bit disingenuous. But they own the company now and are free to make any changes they want to. It will be interesting to see what they pull sponsorship from next.I only know of this parade cause several of my friends had the opportunity to march in it a couple of years ago as troopers of Star Wars. And I had no idea it was that big... so a perfect way to show a product, even by its mascotte alone. However, I could understand the reasoning of not wanting to advertise subconsciously an alcoholic beverage where kids are involved. If that could be a reason...
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He's also been sneezing like crazy. We don't know if that's connected to the tooth or is an allergy (there's something in the area now because we've all been sneezing like crazy lately too).
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