Do you feel Geico is insensitive toward cavemen?

[Quixote1818]

[realisticphish]

1. I'm just not clear on what these "cavemen" are supposed to be

Neandertal? Homo Habilis? Homo Erectus?

Cause if they're neandertal, we should feel no loyalty; they're not our ancestors :shrug:

[GreenZoneLT]

7. Speciesist!

What an awful thing to say. Just because you're not related to Neanderthals, they're beyond the pale? Despite being fellow hominids with art and religion?

Anyway, just because they're not our direct ancestors doesn't mean we're not related; you going to throw your great-uncles out of the boat because they're not your grandparents?

Tut, tut, tut. For shame.

[meldroc]

2. Actually, caveman meat tastes more like wild boar...

Mmmmmmm, gotta get me some of that tasty long pork!!!

[ComerPerro]

3. I am sure there are people here who do.

[blogslut]

4. That's my mother calling

I'll put her on speaker. :)

[TygrBright]

5. No, I think Geico are prejudiced against geckos!

They portray geckos as british-accented, effete, snarky, uncaring reptiles, when everyone KNOWS geckos are southern-accented, earthy, jocular, friendly reptiles.

How long are we going to put up with this geckocism?

indignantly,
Bright

[riverdeep]

6. Have you no decency!!!

It's not 'cavemen', it's 'people of an earlier era'. Damn you to hell.

[fishwax]

8. I think they're making fun of people who are willfully ignorant of why some things are offensive

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

9. I have long felt...

That all of existence, time and metaphysics offend me in a vague way. In that way, I can have all my bases covered.

[BlooInBloo]

10. I love the song from the airport-moving-sidewalk commerecial! What is it?

[ganeshji]

16. I love that song too.

It is called "Remind me" by Royksopp.

[CarbonDate]

11. You left an option out:

"This poll belongs in the Lounge."

[pepperbear]

12. I think Geico should go into rehab. n/t

[Crabby Appleton]

13. sexist - shouldn't they be called cavepersons?

[Deja Q]

14. That depends...

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

15. Geico is great for cavemen

Heck, nobody even knew we were around until these commercials started. We were the invisible people, the ones you see but don't really notice.

Geico has made folks aware that we exist.

Maybe we'll even get some of our games into the Olympics. Like field hockey with real skulls. It's not an easy game, what with all the funny bounces.

Thanks, Geico.

[derby378]

17. I still miss Kelsey Grammer as the voice of the gecko

He beat the other voice actors hands-down.

[carly denise pt deux]

18. I overhead this while walking down Hollywood Bvd the other day

They fired the gecko because he was such a diva; he wanted more $$ per commercial, his own trailer and a movie deal. They hired the cavemen, not because of their "quirky" slogan, but because they counted on getting these guys at prehistorical wages.
Carly