Originally published at: https://boingboing.net/2017/12/28/terrifying-steve-ballmer-ad-fo.html
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Still less obnoxious and creepy than Clippy.
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This post inspires me to imaginations of Balmer made up as the Pinhead cenobite, asking ‘Where do you want to go today?’ as you inadvertently manipulate your rubik’s cube into a red, green, blue, and yellow pattern on one side.
I’d give photoshopping it a try; but that’s out of my league.
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Low bar man. Low bar.
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I guess you’ve never seen Triumph of the Nerds?
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I hadn’t, but it looks interesting!
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It is.
Strange to think it’s 20 years old already.
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I want to see him and Alex Jones debate something. Or sell something.
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If I had lived in Nebraska back then I would have been terrified.
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This is a skit produced for some company event, not a serious ad ever intended to be shown to the public.
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You gotta be fucking kidding me. There even was a remake, 15 years later.
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Something to be said for using actors and models.
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terrifying? really?
And it only got worse:
From “I… LOVE… THIS… COMPANY…” to “Developers, developers, developers, developers, developers.”
From his awkward prancing to the sweat-saturated, buttoned-down shirt clinging to his bulk.
Everything he does seems designed to provoke projectile regurgitation.
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Those poor folks in Nebraska…
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Ah, the good old “early Windows” days.
I remember them well. Unfortunately.
That said, this certainly captures the essence of the times.
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Leave Clippy alone!!!
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“Post 'em to MSN!”
'nuff said.
Go back to bed @beschizza… or should I ask if your sleep patterns have settled down to normal yet?
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