General Motors: Bikes don't get you chicks

jeffb · 10-12-2011, 07:18 PM

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What has General Motors been doing in the wake of its bailout-assisted turnaround? For one thing, trying to convince young American men that hot women will laugh at them if they ride a bike.

Check out this new print ad that the automaker has been running, to promote its college discount. A man on a bike hides his face in embarrassment as an attractive woman rides by in the passenger seat of a car, smiling at his pathetic-ness, apparently. The message isn't subtle: Riding a bike is hazardous to your sex life.

The ad provoked a storm of criticism on Twitter. "As a college student and an avid cyclist . . . . I'm proud to ride a bike, and so are millions of others. Bad move" wrote one user, in a typical comment. In response, G.M. this afternoon at first apologized and said it would "make changes" to the campaign, then hours later announced it had "decided to pull the ad from our rotation."

G.M. pulls ad suggesting cyclists can?t get girls | The Lookout - Yahoo! News

Beans · 10-12-2011, 09:00 PM

Ha! Classic GM. That explains my luck with the cuties.

XiaominWu · 10-13-2011, 07:51 AM

buy a new Sonic.... start getting laid!

box1992 · 10-13-2011, 11:24 PM

**fancylad** · 10-14-2011, 09:06 AM

I don't think an economy chevrolet will improve one's chances of getting lucky, but for those desperate enough, i guess it's worth a shot.

Windex · 10-14-2011, 09:45 AM

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Originally Posted by fancylad

I don't think an economy chevrolet will improve one's chances of getting lucky, but for those desperate enough, i guess it's worth a shot.

well its a lot easier to pick up a hooker, or any chick, in small chevy compared to throwing one on a bike
and really, isn't that the car's main function

Barracuda · 10-14-2011, 10:43 AM

I'm hot for TTC passes.

fresh n' spicy · 10-25-2011, 12:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Barracuda

I'm hot for TTC passes.

good thing i dont have a car

Superjudge · 10-25-2011, 02:02 PM

Bikes only get you west end socially conscience left wing types and hipsters. No man deserves that fate. Honestly.

**'trane** · 10-25-2011, 02:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Superjudge

Bikes only get you west end socially conscience left wing types and hipsters. No man deserves that fate. Honestly.

when the alternative is high-maintenance fuckfaces that moisten at the sight of dollar signs, i'll take the hipsters...

Superjudge · 10-26-2011, 01:37 PM

you would.

I tend to believe extremes are for suckers

I aim up the middle.

**'trane** · 10-26-2011, 01:40 PM

i would say your first post was describing an extreme. i only posited the other matching extreme.

and i aim in the back......

Superjudge · 10-26-2011, 02:14 PM

dirty

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Superjudge is pounding the rock! Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 17,389 Representing:	Bikes only get you west end socially conscience left wing types and hipsters. No man deserves that fate. Honestly.

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