# Progressive Flo: "White Man Putting Cash In Your Pocket"??? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 1, 2011, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/progressive-flo-white-man-putting-cash-in-your-pocket/584022 "2011-06-01T23:55:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2011, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/progressive-flo-white-man-putting-cash-in-your-pocket/584022/21 "2011-09-01T19:14:08Z")
> [@Eonwe](#): > > Maybe she’s saying “Walt Whitman putting money in your pocket”? Or Betty White or Whitey Ford. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2011, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/progressive-flo-white-man-putting-cash-in-your-pocket/584022/22 "2011-09-01T19:17:08Z")
Or Whitey Bulger which, coincidentally, I sometimes find in my pocket too. ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2011, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/progressive-flo-white-man-putting-cash-in-your-pocket/584022/23 "2011-09-01T19:17:25Z")
Could it be “light” something or “right” something? ---
**Author:** ![awldune](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c77e96/32.png) [@awldune](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/awldune)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2011, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/progressive-flo-white-man-putting-cash-in-your-pocket/584022/24 "2011-09-01T19:19:16Z")
Is it possible she’s saying, “It’s like ‘the man’ putting cash in your pocket?” ---
**Author:** ![An\_Arky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/87869e/32.png) [@An\_Arky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Arky)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2011, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/progressive-flo-white-man-putting-cash-in-your-pocket/584022/25 "2011-09-01T19:20:26Z")
This caused me to wonder…if misheard song lyrics are called mondegreens, what are misheard words in other things called? Also, the white man doesn’t put cash in your pocket; you put cash in the white man’s pocket. ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2011, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/progressive-flo-white-man-putting-cash-in-your-pocket/584022/26 "2011-09-01T19:24:29Z")
> [@An\_Arky](#): > > Also, the white man doesn’t put cash in your pocket; you put cash in the white man’s pocket. In Soviet Russia? ---
**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2011, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/progressive-flo-white-man-putting-cash-in-your-pocket/584022/27 "2011-09-01T20:09:48Z")
So what’s with the hot trashy '70s guy with the pornstache they’ve been featuring? I assume he and Flo are an “item?” ---
**Author:** ![Nobody](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/94ad74/32.png) [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2011, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/progressive-flo-white-man-putting-cash-in-your-pocket/584022/28 "2011-09-01T20:22:26Z")
The very first time I saw him I thought, “[Keith Stone](http://theinspirationroom.com/daily/2010/keystone-keith-stone-always-smooth/) is in the insurance business now.” ---
**Author:** ![3\_20\_59\_or\_bust](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/3/47e85d/32.png) [@3\_20\_59\_or\_bust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/3_20_59_or_bust)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2011, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/progressive-flo-white-man-putting-cash-in-your-pocket/584022/29 "2011-09-01T21:03:14Z")
Hey, it came back to life! Glad to see Flo is still out there confusing other people besides me. ---
**Author:** ![Roderick\_Femm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roderick_femm/32/14875_2.png) [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2011, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/progressive-flo-white-man-putting-cash-in-your-pocket/584022/30 "2011-09-01T21:45:09Z")
> [@An\_Arky](#): > > This caused me to wonder…if misheard song lyrics are called mondegreens, what are misheard words in other things called? > > Also, the white man doesn’t put cash in your pocket; you put cash in the white man’s pocket. Wouldn’t that be the point? The savings are so huge that… Roddy ---
**Author:** ![thinksnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thinksnow/32/2849_2.png) [@thinksnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thinksnow)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2011, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/progressive-flo-white-man-putting-cash-in-your-pocket/584022/31 "2011-09-02T01:43:05Z")
FYI: The porn-stache guy is called, “The Messenger,” and no, he and Flo are not an item. His story is that he’s just such a fan of saving money, he feels the need to roll around town telling people about all the ways they can do so, too. ---
**Author:** ![jtjaythomas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8dc957/32.png) [@jtjaythomas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtjaythomas)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2011, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/progressive-flo-white-man-putting-cash-in-your-pocket/584022/32 "2011-09-10T04:43:58Z")
> [@Asimovian](#): > > I see this thread is a couple of months old, but I hear this commercial almost every day and puzzle over it. I decided to finally Google it, and lo and behold, this thread is the number one result. > > I cannot for the life of me figure out what, other than “It’s the white man of putting cash in your pocket!” she could possibly be saying. Since it’s been a while, does anyone have any new theories? Same here, this commercial has been driving me nuts. I swear she says “white man of keeping cash in your pocket.” ---
**Author:** ![infinitii](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e8c25b/32.png) [@infinitii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/infinitii)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2011, 11:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/progressive-flo-white-man-putting-cash-in-your-pocket/584022/33 "2011-09-10T11:05:23Z")
> [@awldune](#): > > Is it possible she’s saying, “It’s like ‘the man’ putting cash in your pocket?” I think that’s obvi what’s being said here. ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2011, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/progressive-flo-white-man-putting-cash-in-your-pocket/584022/34 "2011-09-10T14:30:06Z")
> [@infinitii](#): > > I think that’s obvi what’s being said here. “Obvi”? Is your time SO valuable that you can’t be bothered to type a whole word? Gratz on yo Abbrevs, dood. U pwned us n00bs. BRB… gotta lay a smack down on some crackah for puttin his hand in my pocket. And, no, the radio ad is NOT “obvi”. That’s why we’re all discussing this. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2011, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/progressive-flo-white-man-putting-cash-in-your-pocket/584022/35 "2011-09-10T19:20:32Z")
Any video of it? ---
**Author:** ![Nicest\_of\_the\_Damned](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/8baadc/32.png) [@Nicest\_of\_the\_Damned](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nicest_of_the_Damned)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2011, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/progressive-flo-white-man-putting-cash-in-your-pocket/584022/36 "2011-09-11T02:41:59Z")
Here is a site that lets you search for radio ads: [http://www.radioads.com/](http://www.radioads.com/) I can’t find the ad that is being discussed here but it may not be played in my area. If you enter the stations you listen to you might have better luck than I did. I also discovered there is a facebook page for “[I’m dressing up as Flo for Halloween](http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=144721934474&ref=ts)” ---
**Author:** ![PunditLisa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/4af34b/32.png) [@PunditLisa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PunditLisa)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2011, 11:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/progressive-flo-white-man-putting-cash-in-your-pocket/584022/37 "2011-09-11T11:37:07Z")
“It’s like da man putting cash in your pocket.” “Da man” refers to the government, Uncle Sam. You pay taxes to the da man. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2011, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/progressive-flo-white-man-putting-cash-in-your-pocket/584022/38 "2011-09-11T14:30:38Z")
It’s “It’s the white whale of putting cash in your pocket.” I’ve listened to about 140 baseball games on the radio this summer, for a team who’s stadium is owned by Progressive, so I’ve heard this commercial about 140\*9 times. It’s definitely “white whale.” I’ve ignored this commercial about 130\*9 times so I can’t tell you the plot but it has something to do with huge things, and the huge thing in this phrase is “white whale.” ---
**Author:** ![Asimovian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asimovian/32/172_2.png) [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2011, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/progressive-flo-white-man-putting-cash-in-your-pocket/584022/39 "2011-09-20T18:56:54Z")
> [@ZipperJJ](#): > > It’s “It’s the white whale of putting cash in your pocket.” > > I’ve listened to about 140 baseball games on the radio this summer, for a team who’s stadium is owned by Progressive, so I’ve heard this commercial about 140\*9 times. > > It’s definitely “white whale.” > > I’ve ignored this commercial about 130\*9 times so I can’t tell you the plot but it has something to do with huge things, and the huge thing in this phrase is “white whale.” Just heard it again. I am mildly skeptical, but you might be on to something, especially given the slight affectation she does with her voice that I’d never noticed before. Seems like maybe that was a rough attempt at doing some sort of gruff seafarer voice. ---
**Author:** ![miss\_elizabeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/838e76/32.png) [@miss\_elizabeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/miss_elizabeth)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2011, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/progressive-flo-white-man-putting-cash-in-your-pocket/584022/40 "2011-09-20T20:45:06Z")
> [@digs](#): > > “Obvi”? Is your time SO valuable that you can’t be bothered to type a whole word? > > Gratz on yo Abbrevs, dood. U pwned us n00bs. > > BRB… gotta lay a smack down on some crackah for puttin his hand in my pocket. > And, no, the radio ad is NOT “obvi”. That’s why we’re all discussing this. Slow down Grandpa!! Sheesh! Aren’t there some kids on your lawn to shake a cane at or something? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/progressive-flo-white-man-putting-cash-in-your-pocket/584022.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/progressive-flo-white-man-putting-cash-in-your-pocket/584022.md?page=3)