# Latest Progressive Ad; those guys are gay, right? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 20, 2010, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-progressive-ad-those-guys-are-gay-right/543911 "2010-06-20T21:59:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2010, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-progressive-ad-those-guys-are-gay-right/543911/41 "2010-06-21T15:28:25Z")
> [@astro](#): > > Flo is 40 years old. You I’d have never guessed. Nature has been kind to her. She is stunning (and much more so outside of the not-unpleasant but schticky Flo get-up). ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2010, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-progressive-ad-those-guys-are-gay-right/543911/42 "2010-06-21T15:32:53Z")
> [@John\_Mace](#): > > The other question… does Flo have the hots for the motorcycle guy? She might. But she can’t have him. 'Cause he’s gonna be with me… ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2010, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-progressive-ad-those-guys-are-gay-right/543911/43 "2010-06-21T15:49:27Z")
When I saw this commercial I was like “Looks like the kids from _Christine_ were able to put all that unpleasantness behind them.” Then I remembered that Artie was killed, so… gay. Definitely gay. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Dolukhanova](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c68b51/32.png) [@Dolukhanova](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dolukhanova)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2010, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-progressive-ad-those-guys-are-gay-right/543911/44 "2010-06-21T16:03:38Z")
Maybe everyone’s “gaydar” is going off because they’re both gay, but they’re not a couple. Just two gay guys who are friends. ---
**Author:** ![Antinor01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecae2f/32.png) [@Antinor01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antinor01)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2010, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-progressive-ad-those-guys-are-gay-right/543911/45 "2010-06-21T16:35:09Z")
I don’t see it as gay or at least I don’t see them as a couple. It comes across to me as two friends, one of whom seems to be a bit of a jerk. ---
**Author:** ![DChord568](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@DChord568](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DChord568)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2010, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-progressive-ad-those-guys-are-gay-right/543911/46 "2010-06-21T17:50:44Z")
I saw this spot in passing and didn’t really even pick up on what the back-and-forth with the watch was all about. I’ve not seen it since that initial viewing. Still, my immediate thought was that this was two gay guys, and that this was a pretty adventurous thing for Progressive to do. Seeing the spot as quickly as I did and not giving it my full attention, I didn’t render a judgment as to whether they were a couple or not. ---
**Author:** ![brickbacon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/898d66/32.png) [@brickbacon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brickbacon)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2010, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-progressive-ad-those-guys-are-gay-right/543911/47 "2010-06-21T19:52:54Z")
The [Gay Commercial Investigator](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LHHT1hA42o) is on it! ---
**Author:** ![Cuckoorex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ad7895/32.png) [@Cuckoorex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cuckoorex)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2010, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-progressive-ad-those-guys-are-gay-right/543911/48 "2010-06-21T20:15:13Z")
> [@brickbacon](#): > > The [Gay Commercial Investigator](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LHHT1hA42o) is on it! Heheh! That guy’s pretty funny… I’m finding myself agreeing with the assessment that the two are gay, but not a couple. The plausible denial by the Progressive rep in the other article makes me wonder if they’re just fronting with, well, plausible deniability. There’s no way in hell that rainbow T gets through wardrobe unless it’s intentional. Maybe some gay ad designers sold the idea to some straight execs as a Joey/Chandler dynamic and the clueless straight execs believed it…? Nah, it had to be very deliberately planned. ---
**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:** [June 21, 2010, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-progressive-ad-those-guys-are-gay-right/543911/49 "2010-06-21T20:55:32Z")
> [@tumbleddown](#): > > Why would one half of a couple sell his watch to the other half? And why would that other half then refuse to sell it back? If this is supposed to be a representation of a couple, it’s a massive, overwhelming failure for that fact alone. > > Maybe they’re meant to be read as gay, but I’m not getting that reading, and they’re sure as hell not a couple. They could be dating but not cohabiting. I had a girlfriend once whom I bought some stuff from because she was needed the money but didn’t want a loan or gift. ---
**Author:** ![Skammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skammer/32/143_2.png) [@Skammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skammer)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2010, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-progressive-ad-those-guys-are-gay-right/543911/50 "2010-06-21T21:04:04Z")
Are those Sonic guys gay? I never thought about it but now I wonder if I’m missing the signs. ---
**Author:** ![furryman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/furryman/32/99_2.png) [@furryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furryman)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2010, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-progressive-ad-those-guys-are-gay-right/543911/51 "2010-06-22T02:05:37Z")
> [@Skammer](#): > > Are those Sonic guys gay? I never thought about it but now I wonder if I’m missing the signs. Considering the fact that the two of them live in that car it’s highly likely. Then again it’s not very easy to have sex in a car. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2010, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-progressive-ad-those-guys-are-gay-right/543911/52 "2010-06-22T02:59:27Z")
> [@furryman](#): > > . . . it’s not very easy to have sex in a car. I agree, but somehow bazillions of couples have managed to overcome the difficulties. But I admit, it’s easier when you’re alone. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2010, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-progressive-ad-those-guys-are-gay-right/543911/53 "2010-06-22T03:30:58Z")
They’re gay, I thought, but it’s not a terribly healthy or equal relationship. Sell your boyfriend back his watch, for chrissake! ---
**Author:** ![Evil\_Captor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f17d59/32.png) [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2010, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-progressive-ad-those-guys-are-gay-right/543911/54 "2010-06-22T17:29:28Z")
I go with intentionally gay, but set up for plausible deniability, just in case. ---
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2010, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-progressive-ad-those-guys-are-gay-right/543911/55 "2010-06-22T19:12:58Z")
I’m voting for intentionally ambiguous so that it will appeal to gays without appearing to do so. ---
**Author:** ![Runs\_With\_Scissors](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/278dde/32.png) [@Runs\_With\_Scissors](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Runs_With_Scissors)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2010, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-progressive-ad-those-guys-are-gay-right/543911/56 "2010-06-23T02:46:42Z")
> [@Inner\_Stickler](#): > > [This one.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KX2k7IVNtNY) I don’t know about the “characters,” but the actors are stark raving flaming. ---
**Author:** ![Runs\_With\_Scissors](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/278dde/32.png) [@Runs\_With\_Scissors](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Runs_With_Scissors)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2010, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-progressive-ad-those-guys-are-gay-right/543911/57 "2010-06-23T02:55:29Z")
> [@panache45](#): > > I agree, but somehow bazillions of couples have managed to overcome the difficulties. > > But I admit, it’s easier when you’re alone. I was conceived in a VW Bug! (Really!) ---
**Author:** ![norinew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb9ed0/32.png) [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2010, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-progressive-ad-those-guys-are-gay-right/543911/58 "2010-06-23T14:11:41Z")
My gaydar is pretty good (I’m a hetero female, but still). I say gay, and as far as the ‘buying the watch’ thing, it seems like a couple teasing one another. I know one time, my hubby and I got into a totally fake argument in the supermarket over whether or not he could buy donuts. He put them in the cart. I took them out and put them back on the shelf, saying “You will _not_ buy donuts!” He knew I was just playing and put them back. Within a few minutes of this little game (which we still play sometimes), several people in the aisle were looking at us suspiciously, and it occurred to me that _they_ thought we were really fighting. That’s what I think is going on here. Typical settled couple, ‘play’ arguing over something completely silly. ---
**Author:** ![furryman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/furryman/32/99_2.png) [@furryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furryman)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2010, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-progressive-ad-those-guys-are-gay-right/543911/59 "2010-06-23T16:27:31Z")
You know what I just realized? Those Cinnamon Toast Crunch characters are gay! Just look at the way they’re shamelessly having tongue sex with each other! Not to mention the way they lick each other and eat each other! ---
**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2010, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-progressive-ad-those-guys-are-gay-right/543911/60 "2010-06-23T19:46:07Z")
Gay. The blonde dude as well, look at the way he stands at the beginning, look at the way he holds his wrist. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-progressive-ad-those-guys-are-gay-right/543911.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-progressive-ad-those-guys-are-gay-right/543911.md?page=4)