Great Geico Commercial

Ron Smith · 06-30-2010, 11:38 AM

Some of you have probably seen this, but I love R.Lee Ermey, a retired Gunnery Sargent and DI.

He reminds me of my old Master Chief.

This is great!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APwfZYO1di4

Jack Lawman · 06-30-2010, 01:42 PM

That's a good one. On a more serious note, here's one of my most recent favorites:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-8PBx7isoM

lew1 · 06-30-2010, 01:44 PM

Ron

It is a good one.

We need more like him.

I have some basic statements:
(1) That is not my fault.
(2) Why ?
and sometimes
(3) Show me the authority.

I was in my doctor's office last Thursday and they had a new receptionist (young). She had to take 4 time outs before finally giving me to anoother one. Haughty attitudes don't go far with me.

She hands me a form and tells me to fill it out. I ask Why. She said HIPPA requires it and I asked to see the provision which required it.

Then she said that she needed my insurace cards and I said you have them from years ago and also the last ime when I was there in March. She said they had a new computer system and it did not transfer over. My answer was that it was no my fault.

Apparently no one has ever disagreed with her as she was growing up and she could not take it when someone finally did.

Ron Smith · 06-30-2010, 02:06 PM

Jack,

That's a very good video.

Thanks for posting it.

Ron

Jack Lawman · 06-30-2010, 02:13 PM

I'm normally not a big fan of "artistic", but sometimes it's just done right. I don't think the seatbelt commercial would have worked as well with Gunny at the wheel.

Thanks,
Jack

cirelaw · 06-30-2010, 02:24 PM

I wish we could get rid of those stupid annoying Prograssive commercials. Flo Got To Go!!

sheepherder · 06-30-2010, 06:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ron Smith

Some of you have probably seen this, but I love R.Lee Ermey, a retired Gunnery Sargent and DI.

He reminds me of my old Master Chief.

I just saw that one yesterday morning...great commercial!!!

I especially like when he throws the kleenex...

But why is he shaven bald???

Ron Wood · 06-30-2010, 07:20 PM

Short haircuts are in vogue for soldiers nowadays. Kind of harkens back to the prohibition of beards and long hair in hand to hand combat situations...you do not want to give the opponent something to grab on to and secure an advantage. "White sidewalls" have been the mark of a combat soldier for quite some time and the trend has been for ever shorter haircuts as the mark of a "gung-ho" troop. Plus, in the current desert warfare environment, water and shampoo are pretty low down on the totem pole.

Having said that, "Gunny" is now a popular icon and needs to look the part.

mrerick · 06-30-2010, 07:47 PM

I Met Lee Ermey at the recent CMP Eastern Games in Camp Butner, NC.

He shot his M1 Garand well and earned his Leg points!

Very nice man. The kids at the event met a good role model who really took the time to get to know them. Come to think of it, so did the adults!

Marc

Ron Smith · 06-30-2010, 07:59 PM

I met a guy who claimed to have worked for him in the Marines. He said he really wasn't as hard ass as he pretends to be.

sheepherder · 06-30-2010, 09:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ron Wood

Short haircuts are in vogue for soldiers nowadays...

I sport a "#1 Military Haircut" myself (have for ~26 years)...but Ermey had a cable TV show called "Mail Call" and he had a regulation Marine haircut (high & tight white sidewalls with an island of hair on top).

I doubt he cut/shaved it just for a Geico commercial...but he may have done so for a movie spot...

Have to Google that and see what he's up to...

tracyp · 06-30-2010, 11:13 PM

That's a good one.

R. Lee Ermey was never really a Gunnery Sergeant. He was a Staff Sergeant. In 2002 he was given a honorary promotion to Gunnery Sergeant.

lew1 · 06-30-2010, 11:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cirelaw

I wish we could get rid of those stupid annoying Prograssive commercials. Flo Got To Go!!

I like Flo. Corny though

saab-bob · 07-01-2010, 04:29 AM

Ron

I love the gunny as well.
As a result of your post,I did some searching and found his website.

Everything gunny!

http://www.rleeermey.com/stindex.php

This Christmas everybody on my list is getting a F. Lee Ermy talking Action figure!

Here is another You Tube video I found,its great!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BupDoxw8r-8

Semper Fi (I was acturally in the Merchant Marine for awhile,so I am just a wanna-be)

Bob

sheepherder · 07-01-2010, 08:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tracyp

That's a good one.

R. Lee Ermey was never really a Gunnery Sergeant. He was a Staff Sergeant. In 2002 he was given a honorary promotion to Gunnery Sergeant.

...by the [then] Commandant no less!!!

I never really understood why Kubrick made him a gunny in Full Metal Jacket...when I was in, the highest DI rank was Staff Sgt...your series had a Series Gunnery Sgt, but he was all admin, not hands-on training...We only saw the Series Gunny when he was whipping through the barracks ["the barn"] with some paperwork problem...and the only time we saw an officer (before Final Inspection) was when we got our UCMJ lecture...

Neil Young · 07-01-2010, 08:50 AM

My senior DI was a Gunny, and he was definitely a hands-on DI, and I mean that literally. Of course, I was in boot camp in 1956, so things may not have been the same in more recent years.

Neil

Ron Smith · 07-01-2010, 10:05 AM

I joined the Navy in Feb.'69. My nephew joined in the early '90s. When he came home on Boot leave, he told me that in was like a strict version of Scout Camp.

When he told me that the CC's(Navy DI) weren't allowed to touch anyone I couldn't believe it. One of my "fondest" memories was when an MED Inspector jumped feet first on my back while I was doing 10 count push-ups.

cirelaw · 08-04-2010, 09:22 AM

I hate commercials which end with a 5000 word disclamer in words that resemble braille!Heres a 5 word disclaimer, "EVERYTHING WE SAID IS B*** S***!

cirelaw · 08-04-2010, 09:33 AM

A face only a mother could love!

MikeP · 08-06-2010, 01:31 PM

Aside from hygiene, short hair helps treating head wounds which are fairly common and quite messy.
Also part of the persona they have created around this character.
He fits the picture that denizens of namby-pamby land can imagine as the real deal.

I believe in reality, he was a REMF supply guy.
We all had our jobs and it was being there that counts.

I'm glad for him he has been able to turn this into a succesful career.
The old Sgt from "China Beach" used to come around to vet events and tip a few, but he never made it real big.
Nice guy, though.
I love it when Ermy throws the issues at the "crybaby."
I'm not considered a very sympathetic person in issues of intestinal fortitude.

06-30-2010, 01:42 PM	#2
Jack Lawman User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Near NYC Posts: 428 Thanks: 30 Thanked 64 Times in 37 Posts	Another one... That's a good one. On a more serious note, here's one of my most recent favorites: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-8PBx7isoM __________________ Why do you guys hate black circles so much?

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lew1 Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Kentucky Posts: 1,108 Thanks: 82 Thanked 204 Times in 112 Posts	Ron It is a good one. We need more like him. I have some basic statements: (1) That is not my fault. (2) Why ? and sometimes (3) Show me the authority. I was in my doctor's office last Thursday and they had a new receptionist (young). She had to take 4 time outs before finally giving me to anoother one. Haughty attitudes don't go far with me. She hands me a form and tells me to fill it out. I ask Why. She said HIPPA requires it and I asked to see the provision which required it. Then she said that she needed my insurace cards and I said you have them from years ago and also the last ime when I was there in March. She said they had a new computer system and it did not transfer over. My answer was that it was no my fault. Apparently no one has ever disagreed with her as she was growing up and she could not take it when someone finally did. __________________ charlie

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Ron Smith User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Orygun Posts: 4,243 Thanks: 118 Thanked 245 Times in 150 Posts	Jack, That's a very good video. Thanks for posting it. Ron __________________ I Still Need DWM side plate #49... if anyone runs across a nice one. What ~Rudyard Kipling~ said...

06-30-2010, 02:13 PM	#5
Jack Lawman User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Near NYC Posts: 428 Thanks: 30 Thanked 64 Times in 37 Posts	I'm normally not a big fan of "artistic", but sometimes it's just done right. I don't think the seatbelt commercial would have worked as well with Gunny at the wheel. Thanks, Jack __________________ Why do you guys hate black circles so much?

06-30-2010, 07:20 PM	#8
Ron Wood Moderator 2010 LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Santa Teresa New Mexico just outside of the West Texas town of El Paso Posts: 7,022 Thanks: 1,090 Thanked 5,179 Times in 1,703 Posts	Short haircuts are in vogue for soldiers nowadays. Kind of harkens back to the prohibition of beards and long hair in hand to hand combat situations...you do not want to give the opponent something to grab on to and secure an advantage. "White sidewalls" have been the mark of a combat soldier for quite some time and the trend has been for ever shorter haircuts as the mark of a "gung-ho" troop. Plus, in the current desert warfare environment, water and shampoo are pretty low down on the totem pole. Having said that, "Gunny" is now a popular icon and needs to look the part. __________________ If it's made after 1918...it's a reproduction

06-30-2010, 11:38 AM	#1
Ron Smith User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Orygun Posts: 4,243 Thanks: 118 Thanked 245 Times in 150 Posts	Great Geico Commercial Some of you have probably seen this, but I love R.Lee Ermey, a retired Gunnery Sargent and DI. He reminds me of my old Master Chief. This is great!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APwfZYO1di4 __________________ I Still Need DWM side plate #49... if anyone runs across a nice one. What ~Rudyard Kipling~ said...

06-30-2010, 02:24 PM	#6
cirelaw Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: PORT ST LUCIE, FLORIDA Posts: 12,216 Thanks: 6,209 Thanked 4,133 Times in 2,173 Posts	I wish we could get rid of those stupid annoying Prograssive commercials. Flo Got To Go!!

06-30-2010, 07:47 PM	#9
mrerick Super Moderator - Patron LugerForum Life Patron Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Eastern North Carolina, USA Posts: 3,909 Thanks: 1,374 Thanked 3,110 Times in 1,510 Posts	I Met Lee Ermey at the recent CMP Eastern Games in Camp Butner, NC. He shot his M1 Garand well and earned his Leg points! Very nice man. The kids at the event met a good role model who really took the time to get to know them. Come to think of it, so did the adults! Marc

06-30-2010, 07:59 PM	#10
Ron Smith User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Orygun Posts: 4,243 Thanks: 118 Thanked 245 Times in 150 Posts	I met a guy who claimed to have worked for him in the Marines. He said he really wasn't as hard ass as he pretends to be. __________________ I Still Need DWM side plate #49... if anyone runs across a nice one. What ~Rudyard Kipling~ said...

06-30-2010, 11:13 PM	#12
tracyp User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Peoples Republic of Kalifornia Posts: 391 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	That's a good one. R. Lee Ermey was never really a Gunnery Sergeant. He was a Staff Sergeant. In 2002 he was given a honorary promotion to Gunnery Sergeant.

07-01-2010, 04:29 AM	#14
saab-bob User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: So Cal Posts: 459 Thanks: 774 Thanked 143 Times in 87 Posts	Ron I love the gunny as well. As a result of your post,I did some searching and found his website. Everything gunny! http://www.rleeermey.com/stindex.php This Christmas everybody on my list is getting a F. Lee Ermy talking Action figure! Here is another You Tube video I found,its great! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BupDoxw8r-8 Semper Fi (I was acturally in the Merchant Marine for awhile,so I am just a wanna-be) Bob __________________ "I think,therefore I own guns"

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Neil Young Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Scottsboro, Alabama Posts: 546 Thanks: 559 Thanked 442 Times in 168 Posts	My senior DI was a Gunny, and he was definitely a hands-on DI, and I mean that literally. Of course, I was in boot camp in 1956, so things may not have been the same in more recent years. Neil __________________ Neil The hurrier I go the behinder I get. Sometimes it takes me all day to get nothing done.

07-01-2010, 10:05 AM	#17
Ron Smith User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Orygun Posts: 4,243 Thanks: 118 Thanked 245 Times in 150 Posts	I joined the Navy in Feb.'69. My nephew joined in the early '90s. When he came home on Boot leave, he told me that in was like a strict version of Scout Camp. When he told me that the CC's(Navy DI) weren't allowed to touch anyone I couldn't believe it. One of my "fondest" memories was when an MED Inspector jumped feet first on my back while I was doing 10 count push-ups. __________________ I Still Need DWM side plate #49... if anyone runs across a nice one. What ~Rudyard Kipling~ said...

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cirelaw Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: PORT ST LUCIE, FLORIDA Posts: 12,216 Thanks: 6,209 Thanked 4,133 Times in 2,173 Posts	I hate commercials which end with a 5000 word disclamer in words that resemble braille!Heres a 5 word disclaimer, "EVERYTHING WE SAID IS B* S*!

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cirelaw Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: PORT ST LUCIE, FLORIDA Posts: 12,216 Thanks: 6,209 Thanked 4,133 Times in 2,173 Posts	A face only a mother could love! Attached Images

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MikeP User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: ILL Posts: 686 Thanks: 36 Thanked 452 Times in 198 Posts	Aside from hygiene, short hair helps treating head wounds which are fairly common and quite messy. Also part of the persona they have created around this character. He fits the picture that denizens of namby-pamby land can imagine as the real deal. I believe in reality, he was a REMF supply guy. We all had our jobs and it was being there that counts. I'm glad for him he has been able to turn this into a succesful career. The old Sgt from "China Beach" used to come around to vet events and tip a few, but he never made it real big. Nice guy, though. I love it when Ermy throws the issues at the "crybaby." I'm not considered a very sympathetic person in issues of intestinal fortitude.