X Isn't Cool Anymore
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You can call me Dave Join Date: 2002-12-11 Member: 10593Members, Constellation
You can call me Dave Join Date: 2002-12-11 Member: 10593Members, Constellation
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<div class="IPBDescription">blatant overuse</div> Is it just me, or does it seem like wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyy too much stuff adds artificial hype to itself through the use of the letter X ?
I only bring this up because today I saw a commercial for some kind of uber S.U.V. that has a rear door that opens 2 different ways and has a retractable roof that turns the back into a truck bed.
the thing is, that instead of calling this steel monstrocity a S.U.V. they called it an X.U.V.
ugh. Someone shoot me in the head with an xtreme bullet of xtremely xtreme death....x.
If you're like me and have started to loathe the usage of X, please share your hate.
I only bring this up because today I saw a commercial for some kind of uber S.U.V. that has a rear door that opens 2 different ways and has a retractable roof that turns the back into a truck bed.
the thing is, that instead of calling this steel monstrocity a S.U.V. they called it an X.U.V.
ugh. Someone shoot me in the head with an xtreme bullet of xtremely xtreme death....x.
If you're like me and have started to loathe the usage of X, please share your hate.
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Yeah I remember back-in-the-day when marketing didn't seem to be trying to be(whoa) X-tremely cool, like aimed at 13 year olds or somthing. And why do they always spell extreme with an X? I could have sworn that it started with an E... And they seem to throwing it in places it dosen't even make sense... I mean, come on now...
Because it does make people want to buy it. I can guarantee you that if it didn't work, they wouldn't do it.
Because it does make people want to buy it. I can guarantee you that if it didn't work, they wouldn't do it. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
Right. I mean why would ANYONE buy a pentium 4, when they could have a pentium 4 XTREME!! OMGZ0rZ!
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Because it does make people want to buy it. I can guarantee you that if it didn't work, they wouldn't do it. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Right. I mean why would ANYONE buy a pentium 4, when they could have a pentium 4 XTREME!! OMGZ0rZ! <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
same logic as a people would get a geforce 2 ultra over a geforce 2, even tho it's barely better (in most cases)
X is great. Yes, it's a bit clanky, but the network transparency is sodding brilliant and all the new and improved extensions show there's life in the old dog yet.
Oh, hang on. You meant the <i>letter</i> X.
I'll go away then.
I can just see it now. A commercial for a maxi pad 10 years from now.
Bai r blood soakers or j00r a nub!11!!111!!!1!!1!one!1!!!1exclamation
or for a new cellphone...
it's teh h4x
EDIT: swear filter didn't like my original maxi pad ad.
I came in here expecting somthing not really suitable for these boards <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->?
Yeah man, ecstasy used to be so underground... <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif'><!--endemo-->
Anyway, yeah, it does seem marketing is going way overboard with the use of the 24th letter.
Because it does make people want to buy it. I can guarantee you that if it didn't work, they wouldn't do it. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Right. I mean why would ANYONE buy a pentium 4, when they could have a pentium 4 XTREME!! OMGZ0rZ! <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
ROFL, yer it does get a bit tedious, but doesn't everything?#
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Because it does make people want to buy it. I can guarantee you that if it didn't work, they wouldn't do it. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Right. I mean why would ANYONE buy a pentium 4, when they could have a pentium 4 XTREME!! OMGZ0rZ! <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
lol what kind of "computer person" buys an intel anyway unless you enjoy being screwed.....over.
Oh, hang on. You meant the <i>letter</i> X.
I'll go away then. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
You're not the only one confused by the title.
Pa da da da da ! i'm lovin' it
It makes me want to smack them about a bit drown them under the drink thing and then smack their heads on the grill for good measure (Bringing the upper plate down as well jusrt because it means that both sides would be well done <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo--> )
Oh and don't get me started on the people that want me to "Throw something in for free" <!--emo&:angry:--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/mad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='mad.gif'><!--endemo-->
The only reason I hate Megatokyo is because Fred is a frickin hack who can't get his story to go anywhere and is always complaining about it...
/me goes back to writing new advertising campaign involving the hip term '9 out of 10 teenangsters with bike helmets agree...'
"Natural Selection is the Most X-tream game you will ever play and once you play NS, your life will seem more X-tream than it did before and your new X-tream Life with not be very X-tream if you don't play this X-tream game more X-treamly!"
Little Timmy: "OMG this game is the "elite" H4Xor Xtream w00t-ness OMG!!!oneoneoneten"
Why buy a ordinary bike when you can get a XTREAM one, why drive a SE model car when you can driver a XE because its more XTREAM!!!
WOAH! "elite" Xtreamness!
You know what blows me away, ppl get paid hundreds of thousands of dollars to find a new way to bring life back into a product and the only thing they change is adding a BAD-**** Corn Cobe and call it XTREAM!
Natural Selection 3.0 gets renamed to Natural Xelection with the optional game mode Xtreme Combat.
excessive use of the !
RIGHT NOW! LIMITED TIME! ONLY $5.99! ACT NOW!
and then what really gets me heated is they stick the fine print in there as well
OFFER ONLY VALID IN CA & DA!
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maybe because it's called <a href='http://www.intel.com/products/desktop/processors/pentium4HTXE/index.htm?iid=HPAGE+low_prod_031103&' target='_blank'>Extreme Edition (EE)</a>
edit: slightly related, it made me laugh when I played Jedi Academy, the title is <b>Star Wars™: Jedi Knight™ Jedi Academy™</b>
And behold: Coolness trends infect even our most basic user interface. I tell you, it's subliminal hocus pocus!
ROFL, gold!
Actually I already read it a while ago but I lost the address for the site, so I thank thee for posting that <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->
*edit* Don't forget Windows <b>X</b>P *edit*