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Old 04-05-18, 08:23 AM  
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And if you think the US advert is bad, here's the even more excruciatingly terrible UK version of the same ad!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1YBP8v6fi2w
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Old 04-05-18, 08:32 AM  
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Wow, you know, I watch these and what I hear is: Life is short! Something else will probably kill you before Diet Coke does. Being healthy isn't worth the effort. Doing whatever you want is laudable. Have a diet Coke - show everyone that you can do whatever you want!

Diet Coke! THE drink for nihilists.
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Old 04-05-18, 08:38 AM  
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Just have to add, I don't drink diet soda, but I remember my boss throwing out the whole case, saying it tasted like crap. Ha! He has since switched brands.
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Old 04-05-18, 08:46 AM  
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Wow - these are really awful. When I first read the post, my first thought was, come on, it can't be that bad. After seeing it, they are, though I think the
American version is worse. What were they thinking when they made these?
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Old 04-05-18, 08:53 AM  
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I can't completely hate on that commercial because I love Gillian Jacobs from Community (she's 35, just fyi) but overall, yeah those new Diet Coke ads are fairly terrible. And Diet Coke tastes disgusting (now Coke Zero, on the other hand...)

I DO think this DC commercial is less annoying than the one they ran during the Super Bowl though.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91Q0kddGWLc
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Old 04-05-18, 09:20 AM  
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What IS Coke Zero anyway? I don't drink sodas so just wondering. . .
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Old 04-05-18, 09:23 AM  
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What IS Coke Zero anyway? I don't drink sodas so just wondering. . .
It's just another zero calorie soda, but it's made with another (supposedly) poisonous chemical - Splenda!
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Old 04-05-18, 09:28 AM  
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While the answer to the initial question about whether it's OK to post about a commercial is yes, discussion about whether a particular food or beverage is healthy goes against our no diet discussion guidelines. I do not believe this discussion can continue w/in guidelines so I'm going to close it here.
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