Deere scared?

[Bob_Skurka]

I still think it stinks that they pulled the ad. I thought it was clever and it certainly did it's job in getting attention both good and bad.

I remember seeing it in one of the magazines I get and didn't think much of it and didn't much like the military coorelation of the Dear John letters due to the current situation many of our servicepeople face daily. The one I still remember, that I thought was very clever, was the Mahindra ad that showed the Kubota and the Deere lifted up on the FEL and 3pt. That one seemed to combine humor and showed the strength of the machine.

As for the beer, I was hoping you had some because I ran out too

 

[jwcinpk]

Who knows maybe Mahindra pulled the ad in fear of it offending service men or women? I just thought it was a cool ad and wondered what everybody else thought.
As for those beers, I'll buy the beers if all you guys will come down to Ky and help me get some work done.

 

[Tim_in_IA]

Bob I am still amazed that you know Klingon . I didn't even think of a military angle to dear john. I just kept thinking about that bad actor with the curly hair that had a tv show called dear john in the late 80's, early90's.

 

[Bob_Skurka]

Bob I am still amazed that you know Klingon

Tim, what I'd really like to learn is Chinese. There is a great Sci-Fi show called FIREFLY where the dialogue is mixed between English and Chinese. The Chinese dialogue is only added for effect and is sparce, but it is still injected into common speech. Being a Sci-Fi junkie, I find I get frustrated that I only understand the inuedndo of the dialoge but don't know the actual translation.

As for those beers, I'll buy the beers if all you guys will come down to Ky and help me get some work done.

I'd come and help, but as you are south of me that would be a problem. I'm currently hunting for some deep snow for my Snow Trac to play in and driving south is the wrong direction to find snow.

 

[k54frog]

Bob,
What's the Klingon translation for Shazbat?

 

[UncleBuck01]

First, I saw the AD, it was a good ad, and it was a banner ad on T B N, and in my armchair the only conclusion I have come to, it was the spelling of DEERE John, instead of DEAR John

Now , I must borrow a statement and attitude from someone on T B N (guess who) , maybe also their style of using QUOTES of the people I am responding too

"Others may mistake my blunt statements of fact, my sarcasm, or my logic for being condescending to them ." Sound familiar ?
Since it has helped him get to 7000+ posts I figure I'll try it.

This is the quote/post that prompted me to respond, which, unlike Bob, I usually don't post much in the two years I am a member of T B N

And if there was respect for each other, then Mahindra wouldn't have to take pot shots at other brands. So apparently they didn't learn the lesson of teaching their children respect for others, and obviously Deere's lawyers had to take them to court to teach them to take responsibility for their actions.

Bob, try being more specific, Mahindra Executives Children, Mahindra Owners Children, BOTH ? either way its a low blow, and off target, last I heard most of the ads today are produce by these million dollar Madison Ave type agencies, you know, N Y C , L.A., thousands of miles from INDIA and those Mahindra children
Bob, you must be really upset that someone challenged you (Maine Polack) to start picking on "MAHINDRA" children and the way they were raised.

This thread is simply full of armchair lawyers saying they don't see any problem with the ad yet most admit not seeing it, and most admit to not being a lawyer.

Bob, simple question, are you a lawyer.
Are you saying only Lawyers can respond to this post ?

Glad I could help!

your "stench" or mine?

rback33
your brilliant, you got Bob to admit in the next post. in his reply to you:

Then there is emotion, you and I tend to leave it at the door when we enter this forum so it doesn't get in our way. Others may mistake my blunt statements of fact, my sarcasm, or my logic for being condescending to them and they are wrong but I can't much help them with that. They may think your statements or sarcasm are wrong or perhaps even acerbic. Again, they misunderstand you, not your problem.

Left your emotion at the door and Cap't Kirk is real, just follow the yellow brick road
I guess Kramer from the T.V. sitcom Seinfeld left his emotion at the door when he did that comedy club routine...
"Sarcasm and logic for being Condescending" all traits we should teach to our kids ?

You are correct, I was being sarcastic. Glad you caught it

Oh, by the way, I'm being Sarcastic hope you caught it

Peace, have another beer, May the force be with you, hope no one ever "misunderstands you" again


_Buck

 

[Bob_Skurka]

Bob,
What's the Klingon translation for Shazbat?

I'm not sure that the Klingon's ever visted the planet Ork, conseqently they probably don't have a word for that. Maybe you could track down Mindy, she was able to understand most of what Mork said.

Bob, simple question, are you a lawyer.
Are you saying only Lawyers can respond to this post ?

No I have lawyers working for me and I am saying that there are a lot of legal opinions being thrown around this thread which have been passed off by people who have either never seen the ad or have levied the opinion based on emotion.

 

[rback33]

rback33
your brilliant, you got Bob to admit in the next post. in his reply to you:



_Buck

Well I certainly think so!

Seriously though.. I'll throw in a few more thoughts here Buck. I agree that Bob's opinions and comments were a little on the harsh side and maybe misdirected. Could be that a LITTLE emotion slipped in from the heartless goon over the Dear John connection. I can admit a bit of ignorance here when I say that I have never connected "Dear John" letters with soldiers. It makes sense, and I know it happens, but I am too young to marry the two together naturally. I know a soldier who is deployed to Iraq that was planning to get divorced while he was home on leave, not because of a cheating wife, but one that is unsupporting and selfish. Honestly, he would have thought the ad was hilarious. Again, we cannot all agree on everything other than Bob is a goon.

Now.. can everyone find my sarcasm where I put it? And yes, I am sure my almost 4 y/o will learn the art well. Bennett family trait... if we don't give you a hard time, it's because we don't like you...

and I almost forgot.... Bob and the Trekies and the scifi stuff floors me. I don't know why, but I have never cared for any of that stuff.... to each their own I guess...

 

[Dargo]

and I almost forgot.... Bob and the Trekies and the scifi stuff floors me. I don't know why, but I have never cared for any of that stuff.... to each their own I guess...

That's Trekie stuff??!! Holy crap man! I never gave it a second thought. I speak only English. I took a couple years of Spanish, but that was years ago in college, so I can order lunch, ask for another beer, and ask for the restrooms in Spanish but not much else. I took 4 years of Latin in high school and know not much more than "semper ubi sub ubi" and the likes. I just figured it was one of the thousands of foreign languages I have no knowledge of; but Klingon?! OMG!! I know for a fact they didn't teach that where he attended college.

 

[Bob_Skurka]

we cannot all agree on everything other than Bob is a goon.

You have called me much worse, I take this as a high compliment! Now what about that beer you were supposed to get us?