that iphone commercial with the pilot is such BS.

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Tweak155

Tweak155

Lifer
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Originally posted by: theprodigalrebel
I haven't seen the commercial but I feel outraged and violated.
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That has got to be the smartest thing I've ever heard anyone say about anything.
 
Chaotic42

Chaotic42

Lifer
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Apple's commercials are horrible all around. Every song they use sucks and any actor's lines are really contrived. I especially hate this new "Music is my boyfriend..." commercial. So terrible.
 
The Boston Dangler

The Boston Dangler

Lifer
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Originally posted by: hiromizu
What iProduct commercial ISN'T BS?
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they aren't advertising a product, they're advertising a lifestyle. that lifestyle is called "douchebaggery".

once i told the tower i had replaced my pocketbook full of crap with one piece of crap, our non-stop flight to Steve Jobs' anus was cleared for takeoff.
 
aircooled

aircooled

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I would feel better if the pilot turned off his portable electronic device and raised his seat back.
 
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My brother works dispatch...here's an email that's been making the rounds where he works:

Oh joy! I can't wait for the next ground delay or long taxi due to weather somewhere to get a smart ass with a freakin I-phone shoving it in my face saying "It's NOT raining there... SEE !" Too late...already happened to me. We push back, get advised of a ground stop in MEM due to storms in the area. Go to the penalty box and wait. My Captain does the lecture over the PA... not one minute later, we get dinged from the F/A "Some guy with an IPhone says the weather is good, and wants to know what the real reason is for the delay. Is something wrong with the plane?"

I want to tell this clown what he can do with his IdiotPhone - but the Captain does it even better. He gets on the PA and makes the following announcement :

"If the passenger with the IPhone would be kind enough to use it to check the weather at our alternate, calculate our fuel burn due to being rerouted around the storms, call the dispatcher to arrange our release, and then make a phone call to the nearest Air Traffic Control center to arrange our timely departure amongst the other aircraft carrying passengers with IPhones, then we will be more than happy to depart. Please ring your call button to advise the Flight Attendant and your fellow passengers when you deem it ready and responsible for this multi-million dollar aircraft and its 84 passengers to safely leave."

Needless to say, the pax was pretty embarrassed. The F/A later told us the rest of the plane was outright laughing at this dude. What a clown
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Atomic Playboy

Atomic Playboy

Lifer
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I saw this one on TV the other night. I was absolutely incredulous as to how Apple can actually think that commercial is a good idea. Are there actually people stupid enough to believe that a 400 dollar phone with an internet connection is going to predict the weather better than millions of dollars worth of equipment at major airports and weather stations?

Oh joy! I can't wait for the next ground delay or long taxi due to weather somewhere to get a smart ass with a freakin I-phone shoving it in my face saying "It's NOT raining there... SEE !" Too late...already happened to me. We push back, get advised of a ground stop in MEM due to storms in the area. Go to the penalty box and wait. My Captain does the lecture over the PA... not one minute later, we get dinged from the F/A "Some guy with an IPhone says the weather is good, and wants to know what the real reason is for the delay. Is something wrong with the plane?"

I want to tell this clown what he can do with his IdiotPhone - but the Captain does it even better. He gets on the PA and makes the following announcement :

"If the passenger with the IPhone would be kind enough to use it to check the weather at our alternate, calculate our fuel burn due to being rerouted around the storms, call the dispatcher to arrange our release, and then make a phone call to the nearest Air Traffic Control center to arrange our timely departure amongst the other aircraft carrying passengers with IPhones, then we will be more than happy to depart. Please ring your call button to advise the Flight Attendant and your fellow passengers when you deem it ready and responsible for this multi-million dollar aircraft and its 84 passengers to safely leave."

Needless to say, the pax was pretty embarrassed. The F/A later told us the rest of the plane was outright laughing at this dude. What a clown
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Damn, I guess there are. Good story, if true. And it serves to further illustrate that Apple customers are a unique brand of douchebag.

I think Apple's commercials are starting to work on me. I find myself strangely compelled to run out and by an iPhone, and then hold my phone aloft in a crowded street and loudly proclaim "Behold, for mine is the power and the glory, the phone that can make planes fly."
 
Deeko

Deeko

Lifer
Jun 16, 2000
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don't forget it starts cars. you don't need keys if you have an iPhone. you can ditch that little bag you used to need to carry your things with you.
 
rise

rise

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Dec 13, 2004
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ipod commercials have me reaching for the remote almost as quickly as verizon commercials :|
 
Pepsei

Pepsei

Lifer
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what about the guy who needs a phone for work, a phone for private use, and a phone for private-private use (for texting young girls on myspace)?
 
SSSnail

SSSnail

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Originally posted by: Uppsala9496
Just as bad as the one where some tools says his iPhone replaced his iPod, camera, cell phone and phone he used for sending text messages. "I used to carry around 4 things..."

All of those commercials piss me off.
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They're pitched to an "Apple" demographic, what else do you expect?
 
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