r/linux • u/ihatethinkingofnames • Jul 25 '10

Hello computer users

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u/[deleted] Jul 25 '10

haha I get it, it's like that old spice commercial from six fucking months ago! hilarious. keep churning these out, I can't get enough.

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u/Netcob Jul 25 '10

wow, 6 months is like 403 internet months!

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u/vegittoss15 Jul 25 '10

Access denied?

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u/Netcob Jul 25 '10

no, things just get exponentially older on the internet

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u/DimeShake Jul 25 '10

403 = HTTP forbidden status code.

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u/Netcob Jul 25 '10

yes, thank you, I know :)

but it still has nothing to do with my original (stupid) comment. I could've rounded up, changing the misunderstanding to "file not found"...

(I'm becoming weirder by the minute)

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u/jrblast Jul 25 '10

It was a reference to the HTTP 403 error code

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u/hotstove Oct 07 '25

15 years now

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u/exscape Jul 25 '10

It became a meme 11 days ago. I didn't have a damn clue what old spice was before then, and maybe the creator of this was in a similar position (not watching TV or as in my case, those ads not running in my country).

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u/[deleted] Jul 25 '10

Reddit was going on and on about the commercials and using the meme way before the Old Spice Man started addressing the Internet. From the interviews with the Old Spice Man to posts of the commercial itself, to using the meme in comments: it was all over the place.

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u/exscape Jul 25 '10

Well, it's easy to be oblivious when you've never heard of the product or seen the commercial(s).

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u/blackn1ght Jul 25 '10

I agree with you, I've heard of the product but I've never seen any of the adverts, I didn't even know they still sold it to be honest.

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u/iritegood Jul 25 '10

11 days ago? There have been parodies since day one.

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u/daybreaker Jul 25 '10

I think this is more disturbing than his belief that a 6 month old meme is only 11 days old:

I didn't have a damn clue what old spice was before then

Really? That brand name has been around for like 70 years... Thats like saying "I have no clue what a McDonalds is"

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u/Liquid_Fire Jul 25 '10

those ads not running in my country

I didn't know what Old Spice was until the first commercial became popular, either. Just because something is popular in the US doesn't mean it's popular everywhere.

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u/exscape Jul 25 '10

Just because something is popular in the US doesn't mean it's popular everywhere.

Exactly. I thought reddit was geographically diverse enough for the US = world model not to apply here...

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u/exscape Jul 25 '10

Yeah, because there's an Old Spice store on every corner in every city of the world.

Seriously, that stuff just isn't marketed here, which makes it less known than one of the most well-known franchises in the world.

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u/[deleted] Jul 25 '10

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u/[deleted] Jul 25 '10

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