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Old 10-05-04, 06:13 AM
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I got duped!

I saw this commercial for a new reality show called "Tiny House" where the contenstants have to live in this tiny house where everything is small....the ceilings are low, the beds are small, etc.

I got all excited about it. It looked great. I was definitely going to watch the show.

But it was just a Geico commercial!

I want to watch Tiny House
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Me too! The tiny bed was great! I was greatly upset when it was revealed to be a Geico commercial.
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you aren;t the only one... i was thinking of things they could have the people do... like after living in the tiny house for 6 months.. they could send them on a vacation.. to a giant house
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I saw it and thought it might be funny also.



Damn you Geico! Damn you all to hell!

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Fox, are you listening?
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It really had the look and feel of a Fox reality show. I was expecting the announcer to say "Coming Fox Fall!"
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It's so true. We were watching commercials for real bad shows and I turned the GF and said "I wanna watch Tiny House!" And she knew what I meant and totally agreed.
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Tiny House sounds awesome!

They need to make it oompa loompa size! And have them live with an oompa loompa family! Now that would be a show!
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I had no interest in watching it. But, I was duped as well. I did watch the "preview" with some interest, amazed at what they were doing.
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I may have been duped, lied to, and beaten by oompa-loomas... but the good news is that I could save 15% by switching!
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They could do a tie-in with "The Littlest Groom".
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They would really have sore backs. They might need a chiropractor.
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Yeah, I was duped as well, especially since I saw the commercial while watching another reality show (survivor).
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MUST HAVE TINY HOUSE!!!
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I just saw this for the first time - hilarious!
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is it just me, or do the mockery reality shows look more appealing than the ones that actually come out?
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I fell for the commercial too
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I'd love to see a "temptation island" rip off.

but, instead of sexy contestants, they'd all be morbidly obese. and instead of other sexy people, they'd be tempted by fatty foods.
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I've seen it dozens of times for several weeks and I still get duped... wishful thinking I guess. "Tiny House" comes up in conversation with my friends on an almost daily basis.

You know, two networks stole the idea for "Trading Spouses/Wifeswap" from a Dave Chappelle sketch... it's possible we could see Tiny House come to tv. One can only hope.
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I've only got to see that commercial once, alone, and want to watch it with someone, to see if they'll get confused too.
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Originally posted by j123vt_99
you aren;t the only one... i was thinking of things they could have the people do... like after living in the tiny house for 6 months.. they could send them on a vacation.. to a giant house
Who are you? BJ Honeycutt?


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