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Friday, February 27, 2009

TV Another Reason to Hate Portland (Besides 12-Lane Bridges)

Posted by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey on Fri, Feb 27, 2009 at 9:47 AM

First it was the Sam scandal, yesterday it was the 12-lane bridge, and today this local commercial for Oak Furniture Warehouse is making Portland the laughing stock of the internet. Remember when everyone used to love us? Remember when we used to deserve it?

 

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1
Thank god that's only 15 seconds long.
Posted by Blabby on February 27, 2009 at 10:08 AM · Report
2
Advertising:Always useless.
Posted by NIG GER on February 27, 2009 at 10:12 AM · Report
3
IT'S MUTHAFUKKIN BISCUIT FRIDAY!!!

POST SOME BISCUITS!!!

JUST NO LIMP BIZKIT!!!
Posted by Abusive on February 27, 2009 at 10:13 AM · Report
4
Okay, maybe it's just me, but I think that makes Portland look terrific.
Posted by kiala on February 27, 2009 at 10:13 AM · Report
5
Yeah, where are the bisuits?

"Buttermilk biscuits FREE to-day!"
Posted by Blabby on February 27, 2009 at 10:17 AM · Report
6
Seriously? That's it? THAT is lamest after-midnight commercial you've seen??

Holy moses, you need to travel through the midwest some time...

Posted by xan on February 27, 2009 at 10:21 AM · Report
7
I agree with Xan. What this story shows is that WM. has led a very sheltered life.
Posted by Demondog on February 27, 2009 at 10:24 AM · Report
8
C'mon "Christmas in July" is just as bad as that, and it aired all through the era WM suggests we deserved to be loved.
Posted by neb on February 27, 2009 at 10:34 AM · Report
9
What's the difference between ironic oak furniture and ironic PBR? They both go with my velvet paintings.
Posted by ironics on February 27, 2009 at 10:34 AM · Report
10
I've seen this dozens of times... It's really nothing that new.
Posted by neutral bear on February 27, 2009 at 10:43 AM · Report
11
...just what everyone wants, for their home to look like 1980's Gresham.
Posted by Suburban Porn King on February 27, 2009 at 11:24 AM · Report
12
This is a great commercial! Of course it's cheesy, not only the song and the production values, but the furniture itself. But it has fun and personality in the tradition of great local commercials like Tom Peterson and Thomason Autos commercials of yesteryear.

If you want to pick on commercials, try going after the inane beer ads on with every sporting event, or those awful e-Trade commercials with the arrogant talking babies, or those terrible American Express spots with the exasperated producer whose director is making a bike-riding squirrel movie.
Posted by Brian Libby on February 27, 2009 at 11:50 AM · Report
13
I like the talking babies...which is weird because I don't like actual babies.
Posted by kiala on February 27, 2009 at 12:17 PM · Report
14
was i the only person who went to tom peterson (and gloria's too) and was insanely mad they didn't have the clocks in the advertisement?
Posted by give me my clock on February 27, 2009 at 12:27 PM · Report
15
I really like the bike-riding squirrels ad.
Posted by A CAT, probably on February 27, 2009 at 12:36 PM · Report
16
i have a tom peterson clock.

I HATE the talking babies. I have to turn the channel the minute they come on.
Posted by autumn on February 27, 2009 at 2:09 PM · Report
17
My fault dudes, sry ;)
Posted by dalasv on February 27, 2009 at 3:44 PM · Report
18
Outrageous Audio > *
Posted by NDP on February 27, 2009 at 3:57 PM · Report
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This, this, this oak chest makes me so hard
Makes me say "Oh my Lord"
Thank you for purchasing me
With a place for clothes and four hype feet
It feels good, when your room is clean
A super dope armoire fine-grained nice sheen
Our wares, are known as such
And this is a store, uh, you can't touch.
Posted by A-minus on February 27, 2009 at 4:14 PM · Report
20
Might I suggest that someone please make some biscuit related posts?
Posted by A BISCUIT on February 27, 2009 at 6:32 PM · Report

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