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Hyperiona

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PostPosted: Thu Sep 06, 2007 6:38 pm


So...

Now there's a new commercial by AT&T/Cingular.

And in this new commercial there is a GRANDMOTHER speaking in "TXT-TLK".

What the F***!!!!!....

Does this scary anyone else??? stare
PostPosted: Thu Sep 06, 2007 6:53 pm


Yes! My God! I just saw this myself only a few moments ago, and came on here to see if anyone else had seen it.

What the hell is WRONG with people?! This is actually getting sickening now, as far as I'm concerned. Are we really about to dumb down the American people by jabbering such nonsense?

And I don't know about any of you, but if my grandmother did anything of this kind, I'd have no remorse for running screaming into the night. >< I thought it was repulsive when we used to talk over ICQ after I moved from NY to FL and she used to say "lol"...UGH!!

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PostPosted: Fri Sep 07, 2007 4:58 am


I just saw this today and almost flipped out! This is disgusting! How far do they have to go? Is nothing sacred anymore, that we have to drag in grandmothers for the war of the words? Argh! scream
PostPosted: Fri Sep 07, 2007 2:22 pm


I'm practically ashamed that I have phone service via AT&T at this point.
What the hell is this showing children out there? Grandparents are suppose to be our wiser elders whom have their own special brand of education. Not some dolt rattling out text talk and expecting everyone to understand them. >.>;;
I'm royally pissed off that they've gone and portrayed our elders in such a manner.


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PostPosted: Sat Sep 08, 2007 10:47 am


I'm grateful I haven't seen it...

Yikes.

edit: I just it on youtube. They totally make the grandmother seem so... Senile.

editedit: http://youtube.com/watch?v=pstKw6v_B7o&mode=related&search=

It's the original commercial, but with edited subtitles.

So weird...
PostPosted: Sun Sep 09, 2007 1:20 pm


Rock--

I kind of...want to cry.

Robot rock--

[_Jaws_]


Lily-Anne-Marie

PostPosted: Mon Sep 10, 2007 7:34 am


I say we write a nasty letter to those in the corporate about this and our protest at their failing attempts to make us have service with them.
PostPosted: Tue Sep 11, 2007 6:17 pm


As if it weren't bad enught that they had that little girl in the previous commercial talking about her best friend... Now they have the grandmother and brother doing it too. gonk

That's exactly how we stop these kds from being so lazy and illiterate. stare Make a commercial that encourage said behaviour. stressed

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PostPosted: Tue Sep 11, 2007 6:21 pm


Ebony_Anne
I say we write a nasty letter to those in the corporate about this and our protest at their failing attempts to make us have service with them.


We probably should, but then they'd probably just 'appologize' and thank us for the feedback. Things like this are usualy automated. 3nodding
PostPosted: Tue Sep 11, 2007 6:24 pm


Doppelgaanger
I'm grateful I haven't seen it...

Yikes.

edit: I just it on youtube. They totally make the grandmother seem so... Senile.

editedit: http://youtube.com/watch?v=pstKw6v_B7o&mode=related&search=

It's the original commercial, but with edited subtitles.

So weird...


The only part that makes sense is the girl's last line.

AnimeKoneko242


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PostPosted: Tue Sep 11, 2007 6:30 pm


Kadeejah Seshat
Yes! My God! I just saw this myself only a few moments ago, and came on here to see if anyone else had seen it.

What the hell is WRONG with people?! This is actually getting sickening now, as far as I'm concerned. Are we really about to dumb down the American people by jabbering such nonsense?

And I don't know about any of you, but if my grandmother did anything of this kind, I'd have no remorse for running screaming into the night. >< I thought it was repulsive when we used to talk over ICQ after I moved from NY to FL and she used to say "lol"...UGH!!


As far as 'dumbing down'... I'm not too sure many Americans will have very far to go. But more and more elderly adults are buying, and actually using ther cell phones. Strange, but it seems like they're everywhere now. gonk
PostPosted: Wed Sep 12, 2007 10:50 pm


My initial reaction was to laugh. If I hadn't laughed, you see, I probably would have destroyed the television.

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PostPosted: Wed Sep 19, 2007 12:24 pm


WaterBard
So...

Now there's a new commercial by AT&T/Cingular.

And in this new commercial there is a GRANDMOTHER speaking in "TXT-TLK".

What the F***!!!!!....

Does this scary anyone else??? stare


Yes. It came across as shocking, really. burning_eyes
PostPosted: Wed Sep 19, 2007 8:17 pm


AnimeKoneko242
Ebony_Anne
I say we write a nasty letter to those in the corporate about this and our protest at their failing attempts to make us have service with them.


We probably should, but then they'd probably just 'appologize' and thank us for the feedback. Things like this are usually automated. 3nodding

Wow..That was just what I was thinking! I hang up on telemarketers, real or not. I've always wanted to say rude things to them, but they have my phone number...

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PostPosted: Sat Sep 22, 2007 8:06 am


I almost punched my TV when I saw that commecial. (Yes I do have anger issues.) The grandmother pissed me off more than anything. I don't understand why the mother doesn't just take away all their cellphones and just have a land line so that they can't text to anyone.
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