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Old 07-02-2009, 02:15 PM   #14 (permalink)
Ming
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Re: GM Getting Hammered almost every night on Conan's Tonight Show

Pfft. OK, I'll go hide in my basement.

It's an observation. I don't see why Transformers-GM-Chevrolet = Lemon needs to be the butt of nightly jokes as if it was still 1996 (or whatever the age of his Taurus is), that's all.

One of the jokes was something to the extent of having one of the Transformers as a Tow Truck to tow away all of the GM lemons in the movie. It's really not topical to bankruptcy.

I'd like it if the humor could be in part based on reality. Does GM still have a major quality/lemon problem now in 2009? Let the jest be based in truth, not moldy old stereotypes.

Heck, I'd chuckle at a GM bankruptcy joke. It's when they rag on the quality that I roll my eyes.

If my observation bothers you, perhaps you need to go "hide in your basement" and stop whining here. Or grow a thicker skin.

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Best way to counter the cynicism? Produce exceptional products and market them effectively.
+1 to "effective marketing", but GM's been "producing exceptional products" for at least the last 5 years. Maybe GM just needs another decade for that to sink in...

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