Wow. I now look at him as a completely different person. He intentionally tries to play a character who goes against popular opinion, and it comes off so poorly.
I did. But actually seeing it makes it much, much worse. It didn't appear as intentional when just hearing it on the radio. When people vocally express their disdain for certain things, they tend to be somewhat animated. His face was void of emotion as if he was reading a paragraph out of a high school history book.
What is he? 4? If you want to find a starbucks you open up your phone and search for starbucks and see where there is one or you plug it into your GPS.
America Runs On Dunkin' is one of the best ad campaign slogans running right now. I actually did a project on it when I was in university.
It's brilliant on a lot of different levels. It has connotations of fuel, it differentiates it from Starbucks despite being the same product, it's short with very few syllables but rolls off the tongue nicely, it appeals to blue collar people, their target demo, it evokes their decades of heritage and history, and most importantly, it fucking worked. Sales of Dunkin' Donuts went up after they introduced it after years of freefalling and being unable to compete against Starbucks.
Florentine's an idiot.
Also I like their coffee and donuts! It's the American Tim Horton's you elitist NYC fuck!
he used to do this whole bit about arguing with the starbucks employee over the sizes of the coffee "i want a small, not a tall, a large not a venti..." u get it. Ive never called a starbucks coffee size by their names and never was corrected once. the bit drove me crazy
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17 GWARscientist 2015-01-08
America certainly couldn't run on Florentine jokes.
12 TheMonkfish 2015-01-08
The gimmick is played out and his wig is crooked.
9 JCP_1975 2015-01-08
This should be posted to /r/cringe
I literally felt embarrassed for him while watching this.
3 cali_gunner 2015-01-08
Well I just found a bunch of these videos on YouTube, and you can too. He does a lot of these 1-2 min. bits.
3 cali_gunner 2015-01-08
If the one I submitted made you cringe, you should strap yourself into a medical bed for this one:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jcVnTO2ivL4
::::::uuugggggggghhhhhhh:::::::: :::::::pheewww:::::::: I did a sideways somersault I cringed so hard... the beard... yogurt pants...
4 JCP_1975 2015-01-08
Wow. I now look at him as a completely different person. He intentionally tries to play a character who goes against popular opinion, and it comes off so poorly.
4 GleepGlorpFloopdedoo 2015-01-08
I don't mean this to be a dick, but you didn't pick up on that before?
5 JCP_1975 2015-01-08
I did. But actually seeing it makes it much, much worse. It didn't appear as intentional when just hearing it on the radio. When people vocally express their disdain for certain things, they tend to be somewhat animated. His face was void of emotion as if he was reading a paragraph out of a high school history book.
8 delphian1 2015-01-08
I'm in my 40's so I don't eat donuts but I make videos bitching about how I can't find a Starbucks anywhere
7 Gene_Creemers 2015-01-08
Glad he focused his razor-sharp wit and had the guts to skewer such a deserving target. Someone needed to make a stand.
I, for one, am fed up with walking into a donut shop and being offered donuts. Those greedy cunts.
6 kgt5003 2015-01-08
Soooo he pulled into a Dunkin Donuts parking lot and then began reading a prepared script while filming himself.... yikes...
5 cali_gunner 2015-01-08
Hee wuz Looken fower a Stahrbuks
6 kgt5003 2015-01-08
What is he? 4? If you want to find a starbucks you open up your phone and search for starbucks and see where there is one or you plug it into your GPS.
9 JCP_1975 2015-01-08
Sir, Jim is in his 40's, not 4. GPS devices are for children.
6 NoirMagieGateau 2015-01-08
This is literally the worst thing I've ever seen. What a terrible hack, manly man rant.
5 DianaKurlan5 2015-01-08
America Runs On Dunkin' is one of the best ad campaign slogans running right now. I actually did a project on it when I was in university.
It's brilliant on a lot of different levels. It has connotations of fuel, it differentiates it from Starbucks despite being the same product, it's short with very few syllables but rolls off the tongue nicely, it appeals to blue collar people, their target demo, it evokes their decades of heritage and history, and most importantly, it fucking worked. Sales of Dunkin' Donuts went up after they introduced it after years of freefalling and being unable to compete against Starbucks.
Florentine's an idiot.
Also I like their coffee and donuts! It's the American Tim Horton's you elitist NYC fuck!
4 cali_gunner 2015-01-08
Dunkin Donuts coffee is the only thing from the East Coast that I like.
4 Thelonius16 2015-01-08
But O&A are from the East... Oh. Right.
2 Weed_n_Wisdom 2015-01-08
didja hear about Anthony?
4 MBartholomae1 2015-01-08
I go to Dunkin Donuts fairly often (living in MA) and I have NEVER ONCE been asked "do you want any donuts with that?"
3 cali_gunner 2015-01-08
How about "do you wahn any doughnutz wid dat?"
3 xxmikekxx 2015-01-08
he used to do this whole bit about arguing with the starbucks employee over the sizes of the coffee "i want a small, not a tall, a large not a venti..." u get it. Ive never called a starbucks coffee size by their names and never was corrected once. the bit drove me crazy
3 KennethFresno 2015-01-08
Ugh what a nothing old suburban dad rant.
4 chippersonlyle 2015-01-08
What kind of loser hates Dunkin Donuts, but drives to their parking lot to hate?
1 cali_gunner 2015-01-08
I was under the impression that he was lost on his way to finding a Starbucks.
3 RatherPleasent 2015-01-08
Never saw Florentine before, he doesn't seem Italian enough with that voice. I was expecting to see a young Al Pacino.
3 ADanzaSmacks 2015-01-08
Turns out he's actually 50
3 thrillated 2015-01-08
I heard 62?
3 thrillated 2015-01-08
This is Opie's role model? Jesus...
3 Twood34 2015-01-08
How course they ask if you want donuts at dunkin donuts
2 xxmikekxx 2015-01-08
7-11 coffee beats them all
1 Tyronedindonuffin 2015-01-08
Florentine is ironically becoming exactly like the douchebags that he bitches about on his podcast.
3 KennethFresno 2015-01-08
Ugh what a nothing old suburban dad rant.