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How sick are you of John McEnroe's "You Cannot Be Serious" line to push product?

1. The Phrase - May it burn in hell.
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9%
2. It's annoying, but I still find it kind of funny.
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9%
3. Yeah, it's tired, but I'm really indifferent.
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45%
4. I kind of want more.
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No votes
5. No more McEnroe saying this? You Cannot Be Serious!
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9%
6. I have never heard of this.
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27%
7. Who the FOONK is John McEnroe?
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You Cannot Be Serious!

Post by EarlJam » January 4th, 2010, 11:37 pm

Look, I'm a HUGE tennis fan, but I saw another commercial today with Johnny Mac (who I love), using this phrase yet again to peddle (sp) a product.

Enough already. What do you think?

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Re: You Cannot Be Serious!

Post by CameronBornAndBred » January 4th, 2010, 11:40 pm

Voted "haven't heard this". I've heard it from him, but luckily I've missed it pushing whatever he is selling.
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Re: You Cannot Be Serious!

Post by EarlJam » January 4th, 2010, 11:46 pm

CameronBornAndBred wrote:Voted "haven't heard this". I've heard it from him, but luckily I've missed it pushing whatever he is selling.
Oh God. Maybe it's a Georgia thing. Car commercials, insurance, rentals, etc. Really, I'm one of his big fans and if they mixed up creative, it would be great. I wouldn't be able to get enough. But it's always, "You cannot be serious!" So predictable. But it must be working.

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Re: You Cannot Be Serious!

Post by Rolvix » January 5th, 2010, 1:31 pm

I also have not heard of this...
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Re: You Cannot Be Serious!

Post by bjornolf » January 5th, 2010, 1:36 pm

I wonder if there's anything Serena can sell in a few years with "I'm gonna shove this tennis ball down your fucking throat!"?

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Re: You Cannot Be Serious!

Post by OZZIE4DUKE » January 5th, 2010, 2:01 pm

bjornolf wrote:I wonder if there's anything Serena can sell in a few years with "I'm gonna shove this tennis ball down your fucking throat!"?

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Re: You Cannot Be Serious!

Post by CameronBornAndBred » January 5th, 2010, 2:17 pm

bjornolf wrote:I wonder if there's anything Serena can sell in a few years with "I'm gonna shove this tennis ball down your fucking throat!"?
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Re: You Cannot Be Serious!

Post by EarlJam » January 5th, 2010, 2:37 pm

bjornolf wrote:I wonder if there's anything Serena can sell in a few years with "I'm gonna shove this tennis ball down your fucking throat!"?

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Certainly. HEAD tennis racquets. :)

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Re: You Cannot Be Serious!

Post by EarlJam » January 5th, 2010, 2:47 pm

The Script:

Venus and Serena, already famous and tremendously successful at doubles play are playing two opponets. The Williams sisters are using HEAD tennis racquets. The opponents are using some other brand. It's a sunny day on the hard courts of Arthur Ashe Stadium in Queens.

[Play ensues with grunts and close-ups of the Williams sisters hitting winner after winner]

Screen fades to black. In white font appears the text, "HEAD."

[More play. The opponents are grimmacing and one falls to her knees]

Screen fades to black. In white font appears the text, "Shove it..."

[The final winner is struck by Serena with the HEAD logo clearly shown. She raises her arms in triumph and approaches the net]

Screen fades to black. In white font appears the text, "Down your opponents throat!"

[Cut to the opponents being interviewed. They are completely dejected and their face and bodies show it. They are panting, and can barely talk]

"In the end....(pause for breath)....in the end....they just gave us too much HEAD."

[Cut to Serena and Venus rasing the trophy and the HEAD racquets]

Screen fades to black. Voice Over: "Give 'em Hell. Give 'em HEAD."

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Re: You Cannot Be Serious!

Post by CameronBornAndBred » January 5th, 2010, 3:02 pm

EarlJam wrote:
Screen fades to black. Voice Over: "Give 'em Hell. Give 'em HEAD."

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Re: You Cannot Be Serious!

Post by bjornolf » January 5th, 2010, 3:07 pm

CameronBornAndBred wrote:
EarlJam wrote:
Screen fades to black. Voice Over: "Give 'em Hell. Give 'em HEAD."

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They would either sell a million rackets or go bankrupt. :))
Or maybe both, between the guys watching the commercials and the advocacy groups' lawsuits. ;)

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Re: You Cannot Be Serious!

Post by Miles » January 5th, 2010, 6:10 pm

You're missing the option "You Cannot Be Serious" :)
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