# "Gellin' like a felon" or stupid commercial catch phrases. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 14, 2003, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gellin-like-a-felon-or-stupid-commercial-catch-phrases/155081 "2003-02-14T16:12:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![AskNott](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asknott/32/5790_2.png) [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2003, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gellin-like-a-felon-or-stupid-commercial-catch-phrases/155081/21 "2003-02-14T22:35:59Z")
Actually, I **like** the Yo! Yao! spot, especially the end. Yo! Gi! Yogi! It’s nicely goofy, and it makes fun of the folks who say, “Yo!” as if they’re telling you something. It’s always nice to see Berra working.🙂 ---
**Author:** ![whiteboy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/d6d6ee/32.png) [@whiteboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whiteboy)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2003, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gellin-like-a-felon-or-stupid-commercial-catch-phrases/155081/22 "2003-02-14T22:49:46Z")
I love it to. Whenever someone is rambling about something I don’t understand I throw in a subtle “Canniwriteacheck?” ---
**Author:** ![Aslan\_of\_Narnia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecd19e/32.png) [@Aslan\_of\_Narnia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aslan_of_Narnia)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2003, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gellin-like-a-felon-or-stupid-commercial-catch-phrases/155081/23 "2003-02-14T23:54:14Z")
“It’s not a gecko, it’s geico.” :rolleyes: :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![B.Pants](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a87d85/32.png) [@B.Pants](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/B.Pants)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2003, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gellin-like-a-felon-or-stupid-commercial-catch-phrases/155081/24 "2003-02-15T00:15:40Z")
Checkers: You gotta eat! No effin’ way! You mean I have to _eat_? I guess you learn something new every day. ---
**Author:** ![DKW](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dkw/32/3118_2.png) [@DKW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DKW)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2003, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gellin-like-a-felon-or-stupid-commercial-catch-phrases/155081/25 "2003-02-15T21:46:34Z")
Three words: “Image…is EVERYTHING.” I’m tellin’ ya, if Andre Agassi didn’t just win his 8th Grand Slam title, that stupid catchphrase would haunt him to his friggin’ grave. ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2003, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gellin-like-a-felon-or-stupid-commercial-catch-phrases/155081/26 "2003-02-15T22:14:30Z")
> [@](#): > > There are a number of gelmen (?) in the ad, and a number of phrases. First, we have the guy who says he’s gellin’ like a felon. Then we have one who says “There’s no tellin’ how much I’m gellin’,” which is responded with, “Quit yellin’, we’re gellin’.” Then they see a man who claims he’s also gelling (note lack of apostrophe), to which they reply, “No, you’re not.” They’re right, you know. You forget the man who claims to be like Magellan, he’s so gellin’. ---
**Author:** ![Manduck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/manduck/32/256_2.png) [@Manduck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Manduck)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2003, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gellin-like-a-felon-or-stupid-commercial-catch-phrases/155081/27 "2003-02-15T23:21:38Z")
There is a local radio ad for a restaurant whose slogan is: “Y’all get in here and eat!” I don’t like their attitude ---
**Author:** ![Azure\_Eternity](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f05b48/32.png) [@Azure\_Eternity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Azure_Eternity)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2003, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gellin-like-a-felon-or-stupid-commercial-catch-phrases/155081/28 "2003-02-15T23:46:53Z")
I _like_ that Scholl’s commercial. I have no idea why, but it makes me laugh. I also like the Yo/Yao commercial. I absolutely can’t stand the “You gotta eat” commercial, though. ---
**Author:** ![Yorikke](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yorikke/32/4335_2.png) [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2003, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gellin-like-a-felon-or-stupid-commercial-catch-phrases/155081/29 "2003-02-15T23:50:14Z")
I hate every TV commercial slogan. But the ones that drive me batshit are : Zoom Zoom - I just want to slug that kid. Can You Hear Me Now? Grrrr… Hmm… that’s all I can think of. I’m shocked, as it seems that I’m constantly hollering at the TV. I’ll have to pay more attention… hrh ---
**Author:** ![Governor\_Quinn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/d26b3c/32.png) [@Governor\_Quinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Governor_Quinn)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2003, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gellin-like-a-felon-or-stupid-commercial-catch-phrases/155081/30 "2003-02-16T00:39:53Z")
I never liked the “Avis. We try harder.” ads, because they never say who they try harder than. (Hertz? Bob’s Car Rental? Slacker Jim’s Rental?) ---
**Author:** ![Cosmopolitan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/94ad74/32.png) [@Cosmopolitan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cosmopolitan)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2003, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gellin-like-a-felon-or-stupid-commercial-catch-phrases/155081/31 "2003-02-16T01:25:20Z")
**hrhomer** : You’ll let me have a crack at the “Zoom, Zoom” kid, won’t’cha? Please? Oh, & I hate that little kid who used to do Optimum Online commercials - “I’m what you call a _media mogul_”, says he. No, kid, you’re what we call an overly cute kid with a nauseating line to read. ---
**Author:** ![dahempfaerie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/779978/32.png) [@dahempfaerie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dahempfaerie)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2003, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gellin-like-a-felon-or-stupid-commercial-catch-phrases/155081/32 "2003-02-16T01:33:37Z")
That “Dude, you’re gettin’ a Dell!” kid used to piss me off on a daily basis…Now I have to put up with those “Wacky But Cute Dell Interns”:smack: ---
**Author:** ![Diff\_T](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4da419/32.png) [@Diff\_T](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diff_T)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2003, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gellin-like-a-felon-or-stupid-commercial-catch-phrases/155081/33 "2003-02-16T01:33:50Z")
I don’t mind this kid ass much as everyone does, I also don’t mind the slogan, but it has to be mentioned: “Dude, You’re gett’n a Dell!” – SWEET!!! ---
**Author:** ![Diff\_T](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4da419/32.png) [@Diff\_T](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diff_T)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2003, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gellin-like-a-felon-or-stupid-commercial-catch-phrases/155081/34 "2003-02-16T01:34:57Z")
jinx? ---
**Author:** ![Brynda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e79b87/32.png) [@Brynda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brynda)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2003, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gellin-like-a-felon-or-stupid-commercial-catch-phrases/155081/35 "2003-02-16T01:36:43Z")
I must be the biggest nerd on the planet, cause I love the gellin’ commercial. It makes me laugh every time. Thanks for the play-by-play, **mobo85**. ---
**Author:** ![Flymaster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c4cdca/32.png) [@Flymaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flymaster)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2003, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gellin-like-a-felon-or-stupid-commercial-catch-phrases/155081/36 "2003-02-16T01:44:09Z")
Re: The “Zoom Zoom” kid, there’s someone at my school with a Mazda 626 with a vanity plate “ZOOMX2”. I’ve often contemplated waiting next to it just to find out who it is I’m supposed to shun. ---
**Author:** ![RickQ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/35a633/32.png) [@RickQ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickQ)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2003, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gellin-like-a-felon-or-stupid-commercial-catch-phrases/155081/37 "2003-02-16T01:59:03Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by AskNott \* > \*\*Actually, I **like** the Yo! Yao! spot, especially the end. Yo! Gi! Yogi! It’s nicely goofy, and it makes fun of the folks who say, “Yo!” as if they’re telling you something. It’s always nice to see Berra working.🙂 \*\* I like this commercial too. I also like the other commercial for the powerbooks. I think they are both amusing. I kind of like the Gellin… commercial too. [sub]There, I’ve said it, I’m addicted to silly commercials[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![panamajack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/47e85d/32.png) [@panamajack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panamajack)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2003, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gellin-like-a-felon-or-stupid-commercial-catch-phrases/155081/38 "2003-02-16T06:07:53Z")
It’s painful what they pay/force kids to say: “Sunny D!!! or Purple Stuff?” “We eat what we like. (giggle)” “Gotta have my Pops.” (“It’s like methadone for my Honeycomb habit!”) ‘It’s the cheesiest’ has now been replaced in Kraft’s Hall of Shame by 'Maxaroni!!!" ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2003, 6:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gellin-like-a-felon-or-stupid-commercial-catch-phrases/155081/39 "2003-02-16T06:42:02Z")
Subaru: “When you get it, you get it!” No shit, really??? Most meaningless slogan ever. ---
**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2003, 7:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gellin-like-a-felon-or-stupid-commercial-catch-phrases/155081/40 "2003-02-16T07:37:45Z")
Well, there’s always Sprite’s (7-up?) campaign: “Image is nothing. Thirst is everything.” Told to us by increasingly famous sports stars, etc. Ugh. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gellin-like-a-felon-or-stupid-commercial-catch-phrases/155081.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gellin-like-a-felon-or-stupid-commercial-catch-phrases/155081.md?page=3)