# Flo from Progressive **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 23, 2015, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flo-from-progressive/732341 "2015-09-23T21:18:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![brovolone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a88e4f/32.png) [@brovolone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brovolone)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2015, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flo-from-progressive/732341/1 "2015-09-23T21:18:41Z")
Inspired by the “Celebrities everyone likes” thread. Opinions? ---
**Author:** ![Trinopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/2bfe46/32.png) [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2015, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flo-from-progressive/732341/2 "2015-09-23T21:22:25Z")
She’s cute, has a good smile, and can laugh at herself. Also she’s got some good writers backing her up. I confess, I don’t like that I like her. But…hey. I also liked the cave-men. ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2015, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flo-from-progressive/732341/3 "2015-09-23T21:24:24Z")
I think she’s cuter and funnier as Stephanie Courtney, standup comedian. The “Flo” persona grates on me. In this, I differ with my good friend **Cluricaun**. ---
**Author:** ![brovolone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a88e4f/32.png) [@brovolone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brovolone)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2015, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flo-from-progressive/732341/4 "2015-09-23T21:25:19Z")
She seems cool, but something about her just pisses me off. ---
**Author:** ![Scumpup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce73a5/32.png) [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2015, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flo-from-progressive/732341/5 "2015-09-23T21:26:09Z")
I’m indifferent to the character. The actress is cute and, I am given to understand, a pretty good comedian. I would take the time to check her out in a different role. ---
**Author:** ![brovolone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a88e4f/32.png) [@brovolone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brovolone)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2015, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flo-from-progressive/732341/6 "2015-09-23T21:30:32Z")
> [@Scumpup](#): > > I’m indifferent to the character. The actress is cute and, I am given to understand, a pretty good comedian. I would take the time to check her out in a different role. I didn’t even know she was popular as anyone other than Flo. Will definitely be checking out her stand up later this evening. ---
**Author:** ![Dale\_Sams](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/779978/32.png) [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2015, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flo-from-progressive/732341/7 "2015-09-23T21:32:07Z")
I didn’t see the other thread. Was Clancy Brown the winner? ---
**Author:** ![Freddy\_the\_Pig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a587f6/32.png) [@Freddy\_the\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freddy_the_Pig)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2015, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flo-from-progressive/732341/8 "2015-09-23T21:39:20Z")
Stephanie Courtney is attractive, and the commercials are reasonably well-scripted and funny, as commercials go. But, I can’t get past Flo’s excessive make-up. It makes her look clownish and creepy. So I voted no. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2015, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flo-from-progressive/732341/9 "2015-09-23T22:08:31Z")
She is fine with me. Add one to the plus column. ---
**Author:** ![Nonsuch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonsuch/32/2922_2.png) [@Nonsuch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nonsuch)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2015, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flo-from-progressive/732341/10 "2015-09-23T22:11:57Z")
I like her. I think the commercials are very hit or miss, but she’s fun to watch even in the bad ones. ---
**Author:** ![BrassyPhrase](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ea666f/32.png) [@BrassyPhrase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrassyPhrase)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2015, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flo-from-progressive/732341/11 "2015-09-23T22:13:21Z")
I love the commercials she’s in (sue me, I enjoy good commercials) and the ones where the actress plays every character crack me up. “I’ve got the meat sweats!” is a common line with my entire family. Even the pescetarians. ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2015, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flo-from-progressive/732341/12 "2015-09-23T22:27:02Z")
> [@BrassyPhrase](#): > > “I’ve got the meat sweats!” is a common line with my entire family. Even the pescetarians. Now I’m picturing the fish sweats, which would have to be worse than the meat sweats. Ack. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2015, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flo-from-progressive/732341/13 "2015-09-23T22:29:33Z")
She was fine in the early commercials, but Progressive is overusing her and putting her in inferior ads, so she’s dissipated a lot of my good will. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2015, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flo-from-progressive/732341/14 "2015-09-23T22:30:19Z")
> [@BrassyPhrase](#): > > I love the commercials she’s in (sue me, I enjoy good commercials) and the ones where the actress plays every character crack me up. > > “I’ve got the meat sweats!” is a common line with my entire family. Even the pescetarians. > [@OneCentStamp](#): > > Now I’m picturing the fish sweats, which would have to be worse than the meat sweats. Ack. 😛 “I’ve got the beet sweats.” for vegetarians. ---
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2015, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flo-from-progressive/732341/15 "2015-09-23T22:34:18Z")
I like her. She’s funny as hell. ---
**Author:** ![carnut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnut/32/3531_2.png) [@carnut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnut)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2015, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flo-from-progressive/732341/16 "2015-09-23T22:35:17Z")
I find Flo funny and quirky, but I sure would hate to work with her every day. Some days, she just gets on my nerves. ---
**Author:** ![Jragon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e19b73/32.png) [@Jragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jragon)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2015, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flo-from-progressive/732341/17 "2015-09-23T22:37:15Z")
Flo is pretty high on my list of “likable characters unique to commercials”, all of which rank pretty low on my list of “overall likable characters across all mediums”. (Though I’m excluding merchandise-heavy franchises and “30 minute commercials” like MLP/GI Joe/Transformers/Anything Hasbro from the “commercials” category here) ---
**Author:** ![Sage\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sage_rat/32/399_2.png) [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2015, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flo-from-progressive/732341/18 "2015-09-23T22:45:49Z")
Never seen/heard her. Y’all need to get out of the commercial watching business. ---
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2015, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flo-from-progressive/732341/19 "2015-09-23T23:10:08Z")
I generally have distaste for folks trying to sell me insurance regardless of their quirkiness. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2015, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flo-from-progressive/732341/20 "2015-09-23T23:32:04Z")
I think it is fatigue, I went from feeling nothing about her to she has been around too long with too many awful commercials. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flo-from-progressive/732341.md?page=2)