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Progressive TV Commercial, 'Dr. Rick: Airport'
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Posted on 10/13/2021 11:18:00 AM PDT by DallasBiff

While continuing to assist homeowners that have turned into their parents, Dr. Rick heads to the airport with a group of his patients. Right from the beginning, things are not looking great when Rick finds out that every homeowner is using a paper ticket. The doctor assures that there is nothing him and his patients can't overcome, even this extremely challenging day at the airport. As snack bags are exposed and gate agents are bothered, it's obvious that these homeowners simply can't help who they've become. While Progressive might not be able to prevent customers from becoming their parents, the company says it can offer a variety of insurance policies.


TOPICS: Business/Economy
KEYWORDS: vanity; woke
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I know this is a somewhat vanity, but this commercial screams "woke".

"Dr. Rick" is a liberal Ivy League professor, trying to reverse norms that our parents had, and made America great.

1 posted on 10/13/2021 11:18:00 AM PDT by DallasBiff
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To: DallasBiff

What’s wrong with paper tickets?


2 posted on 10/13/2021 11:20:17 AM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire. Or both.)
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To: DallasBiff

PROGRESSIVE Insurance is ALL you need to know........................


3 posted on 10/13/2021 11:20:53 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: BenLurkin
What’s wrong with paper tickets?


4 posted on 10/13/2021 11:21:52 AM PDT by Yo-Yo (is the /sarc tag really necessary?)
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To: BenLurkin

Not wrong, you just don’t need them.


5 posted on 10/13/2021 11:22:54 AM PDT by sam_whiskey (Peace through Strength. )
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To: BenLurkin

6 posted on 10/13/2021 11:22:58 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: DallasBiff

Oh please. Its funny. Relax. Or do you have a “Live, Laugh, Love” sign on your wall? (which he also mocks)


7 posted on 10/13/2021 11:24:19 AM PDT by bigdaddy45
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To: DallasBiff
My kids will never be able to be like their parents at the airport and get a tour of the cockpit.

The Religion of Peace took care of that.

8 posted on 10/13/2021 11:25:37 AM PDT by Tell It Right (1st Thessalonians 5:21 -- Put everything to the test, hold fast to that which is true.)
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To: DallasBiff

On the one hand, I get what you’re saying. On the other hand, it seems kind of silly to say that the behaviors being satirized in the commercial are what made America great. I think you have to associate it with things not depicted in the ad to reach that conclusion.


9 posted on 10/13/2021 11:27:02 AM PDT by sam_whiskey (Peace through Strength. )
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To: Tell It Right

Boy THAT is for sure.


10 posted on 10/13/2021 11:27:20 AM PDT by southernindymom
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To: DallasBiff

11 posted on 10/13/2021 11:28:20 AM PDT by JonPreston (Q: Never have so many, been so wrong, so often)
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To: Tell It Right

Got to tour a 747 Cockpit in 1972 as a kid amazing


12 posted on 10/13/2021 11:28:41 AM PDT by al baby (Hi Mom Hi Dad)
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To: DallasBiff

I love these commercials with the guy trying to re-train the homeowners who have turned into their parents. They’re funny. As one who finds politics in EVERYTHING, I didn’t in these.


13 posted on 10/13/2021 11:29:04 AM PDT by peggybac (My will is what I wanted. God's will is what I got.)
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To: DallasBiff

I like these ads for the most part. They fall under the “funny because it is true” model of most good comedy. I don’t see anything woke about this one either.

Some are spot on in this:

1. My in-laws drive me crazy with their print outs of everything. Refusing to just use a phone for their boarding pass.

2. Old people do get to the airport extremely early relative to their flights.

3. Old people love to point out landmarks as they fly over them. I have found myself doing that more and more the older I get. LOL.

4. They get so lost in the airport and ask more questions at the gate than others.

5. Buying airport food is unimaginable to my in-laws because of the prices. They insist on packing all sorts of snacks.


14 posted on 10/13/2021 11:30:28 AM PDT by Codeflier (Please stop calling these violent totalitarian collectivist Democrats, liberals. )
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To: DallasBiff

those commercials are mostly funny.


15 posted on 10/13/2021 11:30:44 AM PDT by ronniesgal (if more folks would mind their own business the world would be a better place.)
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To: BenLurkin
What’s wrong with paper tickets?

Exactly.

16 posted on 10/13/2021 11:34:23 AM PDT by DallasBiff (Lautenberg The Forefather of "The Nanny State!")
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To: Codeflier

It’s still a good idea to arrive early since airlines overbook.

When I was younger and would fly coach, I’d bring my own liquor because of the prices. Can’t do that now!


17 posted on 10/13/2021 11:35:26 AM PDT by peggybac (My will is what I wanted. God's will is what I got.)
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To: BenLurkin

>>What’s wrong with paper tickets?<<

I assume you mean boarding passes. Paper tickets are pretty rare.

I always use paper boarding passes as I do not like having my cell not be able to connect or to lose the app, etc.

And I have 3 million AA miles so I am not a casual flyer.


18 posted on 10/13/2021 11:35:27 AM PDT by freedumb2003 (The democrats have just replaced KKK with CRT. /Kevin McCarty 7/6/21)
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To: DallasBiff
I think Dr. Rick is a takeoff on "Dr. Phil".

19 posted on 10/13/2021 11:36:02 AM PDT by Governor Dinwiddie (LORD, grant thy people grace to withstand the temptations of the world, the flesh, and the devil.)
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To: Codeflier

Same here.

Commercials used to be good in the late 70s and up until mid 80s.

Some had arcs of a sort.

Car commercials were entertaining at times, especially Joe Isuzu.


20 posted on 10/13/2021 11:36:09 AM PDT by wally_bert (I cannot be sure for certain, but in my personal opinion I am certain that I am not sure.)
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