pinklady
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Post by pinklady on Jul 13, 2023 14:53:24 GMT
Last night I was laying in bed watching tv and this commercial came on. I have to admit I gasp at the end. Trust me I'm no pearl clutcher but it just seems inappropriate. Is this even a blip on your radar?
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Post by garcia5050 on Jul 13, 2023 14:55:21 GMT
Last night I was laying in bed watching tv and this commercial came on. I have to admit I gasp at the end. Trust me I'm no pearl clutcher but it just seems inappropriate. Is this even a blip on your radar? Are you talking about the price? It’s a little funny, but given that the country is like 40% conservative (give or take), it doesn’t seem like a smart business move. |
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Post by pinklady on Jul 13, 2023 14:57:26 GMT
garcia5050. Yes, I was not expecting the 666. I'm hard to shock but I have to say I was. 
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Post by myshelly on Jul 13, 2023 14:58:57 GMT
I had to read the comments to figure out why you would gasp.
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Post by katlady on Jul 13, 2023 15:02:44 GMT
The price? The name of the burger? It doesn’t bother me. I kind of thought it was funny.
Don’t forget, Carls Jr used to have some pretty racy/se3y ads about ten years ago. Girls in a bikini, eating a burger while in a sexy pose with sauce dripping down their bodies. I guess s3x is ok with their customers but not Diablo.
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Post by iamkristinl16 on Jul 13, 2023 15:23:24 GMT
I’m a little surprised given all the backlash against target for selling “satanistic” clothing. I have to think this was done on purpose to get attention, even if it’s negative.
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Post by dawnnikol on Jul 13, 2023 15:27:08 GMT
Don’t forget, Carls Jr used to have some pretty racy/se3y ads about ten years ago. Girls in a bikini, eating a burger while in a sexy pose with sauce dripping down their bodies. I guess s3x is ok with their customers but not Diablo. Well, yeah. Not shocked about this ad, other than there wasn't a half-naked person selling it. |
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Post by pantsonfire on Jul 13, 2023 15:32:17 GMT
Carl's Jr ad's don't shock me. It is what they do.
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Post by 950nancy on Jul 13, 2023 17:47:22 GMT
That number has been in two of my phone numbers. Now and then people who ask for my number will comment, but I don't think the number even registers for most people anymore. Perhaps as more people walk away from organized religion, it becomes less recognizable. I will say that it is a good marketing strategy. People who know the significance of the number will get the connection.
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Post by snyder on Jul 13, 2023 17:58:45 GMT
I saw that and thought to myself, guess I won't be trying that burger now. lol Didn't wan't to have bad juju on me for eating a satanistic burger.
I know businesses are graping for ways to gain customers, but some are going a bit out there these days.
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Post by pilcas on Jul 13, 2023 20:04:29 GMT
Took me a while to figure out!
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Post by peace on Jul 13, 2023 20:12:46 GMT
did not make me gasp. I find it amusing.
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Post by cmpeter on Jul 13, 2023 23:31:42 GMT
No gasping here...while I know what many think of 666, it's not a number that has any meaning to me personally. It seems like a pretty tame CJR ad to me.
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Post by FurryP on Jul 13, 2023 23:43:59 GMT
did not make me gasp. I find it amusing. I giggled. People need to lighten up. Life is more pleasant that way. |
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Post by compeateropeator on Jul 13, 2023 23:49:27 GMT
I have 666 in my license and phone number and people always comment on it when I have to give them. I always tell them they are probably pretty appropriate.😆
I did not gasp and also laughed.
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Post by justkat on Jul 13, 2023 23:58:14 GMT
I didn't gasp. But yeah I won't be buying a Diablo burger,especially priced at $6.66
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Post by mymindseyedpea on Jul 14, 2023 0:54:18 GMT
When there’s a warning to stay away from a number like 13 and 666, the idea of it as actually being a powerful number and the powers that be want that to stay suppressed from the masses is likely much closer to the truth than the superstition.
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Post by Gennifer on Jul 14, 2023 1:14:02 GMT
I would have been upset if it was any price OTHER than $6.66. With a name like El Diablo, it’s perfect.
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Post by KiwiJo on Jul 14, 2023 6:47:42 GMT
I surprised to see that anyone would be dismayed at a 666 reference. I guess that they wouldn’t be ordering pizza from one of our New Zealand chains: Hell Pizza Sooooo good. Wonderful pizzas such as: Purgatory Damned Limbo Lust Greed Envy Gluttony 333 (healthy kids pizza) Morning After pizza Cursed Trouble Saviour Mayhem Brimstone Sinister I enjoy ringing my order in, rather than ordering online, just so I can ask for: one Double Lust and one Purgatory please.  |
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Post by scraplette on Jul 14, 2023 12:46:30 GMT
The price? The name of the burger? It doesn’t bother me. I kind of thought it was funny. Don’t forget, Carls Jr used to have some pretty racy/se3y ads about ten years ago. Girls in a bikini, eating a burger while in a sexy pose with sauce dripping down their bodies. I guess s3x is ok with their customers but not Diablo. I was waiting for a women in a bikini and Halloween devil horns! The three digits didn’t even register, no gasp from me. |
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Post by scraplette on Jul 14, 2023 12:57:21 GMT
Aside: Buildings often skip thirteen when labeling floors. Although it’s less common the past twenty years. A 13 story building might play a game of calling the grade level entry Ground Level, and First Floor would actually be the second. And taller building would simply skip it, 11, 12, 14, 15 Supposedly harder to lease commercially or for hotel rooms. mymindseyedpea thanks for reminder |
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Post by hop2 on Jul 14, 2023 13:15:09 GMT
Took me a while to figure out! yeah, I watched it and I’m like, what’s so offensive? No Carl jr near me so no worries, even if there was I can’t eat there anyway. But I’m not about to get offended over a price |
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Post by disneypal on Jul 14, 2023 13:48:13 GMT
It didn't really shock me but it is tasteless but their ads always are.
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Post by librarylady on Jul 14, 2023 14:18:01 GMT
I had to read the comments here to know what made you gasp.
It goes totally over my head, so if they wanted to shock me--didn't work.
666 does not even ping on my radar, but I was not brought up in conservative fundamentalist Christianity.
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Post by katlady on Jul 14, 2023 14:46:02 GMT
Aside: Buildings often skip thirteen when labeling floors. Although it’s less common the past twenty years. A 13 story building might play a game of calling the grade level entry Ground Level, and First Floor would actually be the second. And taller building would simply skip it, 11, 12, 14, 15 Supposedly harder to lease commercially or for hotel rooms. mymindseyedpea thanks for reminder And in China and Japan, the number 4 is bad. They skip the 4th floor, and things like golf balls do not come on sleeves of 4. The character for 4 can be pronounced the same as “death”. |
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Post by iluvpink on Jul 14, 2023 14:48:55 GMT
did not make me gasp. I find it amusing. Same. I wouldn't buy it myself because a) I'm just superstitious enough to not want to do that and b) I can't eat really spicy stuff. But I still find it slightly amusing. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 14, 2023 15:04:24 GMT
Nah, didn't even register. If anything, the price is appropriate for what they call that crap.
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Post by padresfan619 on Jul 14, 2023 15:14:02 GMT
I remember when they marketed the $6 burger as a way to sell their burgers for a way lower price!
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Post by sueg on Jul 14, 2023 15:15:51 GMT
I surprised to see that anyone would be dismayed at a 666 reference. I guess that they wouldn’t be ordering pizza from one of our New Zealand chains: Hell Pizza Sooooo good. Wonderful pizzas such as: Purgatory Damned Limbo Lust Greed Envy Gluttony 333 (healthy kids pizza) Morning After pizza Cursed Trouble Saviour Mayhem Brimstone Sinister I enjoy ringing my order in, rather than ordering online, just so I can ask for: one Double Lust and one Purgatory please. Now I want to come to visit you, just so we can order pizza together! |
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Post by artbabe on Jul 14, 2023 15:34:33 GMT
I think it is funny. Also, the burger looks good.
I have no idea why people are scared of/offended by a number. It is just a number.
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