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By:  perrie-halpern  •  6 years ago  •  82 comments

The Trumpy Bear

Last night I was watching TV, when a commercial came on for the "Trumpy Bear" My hubby and I watched the commercial incredulously. We couldn't figure out if the Bear was a joke that was meant as a gag gift or for real and meant for Trump devotees, or just a stroke of genius, since it would appeal to both. Here is the ad for the bear. 

Please take note of the bears come over, the certificate of authenticity, the american flag blanket and of course the people who have bought the bear. 

So any ideas? Is for real, a joke, or appeals to both?


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Perrie Halpern R.A.
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1  author  Perrie Halpern R.A.    6 years ago

OK, you've got me. I have no idea of what to think about this. Anyone up for a Trumpy Bear?

 
 
 
Split Personality
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1.2  Split Personality  replied to  Perrie Halpern R.A. @1    6 years ago

Well, it Does come with a Certificate of Authenticity, so......

/s

confused

 
 
 
Atheist יוחנן בן אברהם אבינו
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1.2.1  Atheist יוחנן בן אברהם אבינו  replied to  Split Personality @1.2    6 years ago
Well, it Does come with a Certificate of Authenticity,

Which is more than we got with its namesake.  

 
 
 
Dean Moriarty
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2  Dean Moriarty    6 years ago

I love it. It definitely could become a valued collectors item one day. The commercial is fantastic. 

 
 
 
Perrie Halpern R.A.
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2.1  author  Perrie Halpern R.A.  replied to  Dean Moriarty @2    6 years ago

The commercial is priceless, Dean.  Brilliant marketing!

 
 
 
Hal A. Lujah
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2.1.1  Hal A. Lujah  replied to  Perrie Halpern R.A. @2.1    6 years ago

You must easily amused.

 
 
 
Perrie Halpern R.A.
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2.1.2  author  Perrie Halpern R.A.  replied to  Hal A. Lujah @2.1.1    6 years ago

Says grumpy cat. 

 
 
 
Hal A. Lujah
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2.1.4  Hal A. Lujah  replied to    6 years ago

Since your sense of humor is so primitive, you might like this:

 
 
 
Atheist יוחנן בן אברהם אבינו
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2.1.5  Atheist יוחנן בן אברהם אבינו  replied to  Hal A. Lujah @2.1.4    6 years ago
Since your sense of humor is so primitive, you might like this:

This is what's known reading the crowd.  Fart jokes will always work with them.  Well played, sir/ma'am. 

 
 
 
Trout Giggles
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2.1.6  Trout Giggles  replied to  Hal A. Lujah @2.1.4    6 years ago
The only fun thing about having a colonoscopy...

No it isn't

 
 
 
magnoliaave
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2.2  magnoliaave  replied to  Dean Moriarty @2    6 years ago

I have one of those Bush talking dolls.....all the funny comments he made.

 
 
 
cjcold
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2.2.1  cjcold  replied to  magnoliaave @2.2    6 years ago

I have the Bush doll where he's wearing a pilot uniform and saying mission accomplished. And as we all know now, it wasn't.

 
 
 
arkpdx
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2.2.2  arkpdx  replied to  cjcold @2.2.1    6 years ago
saying mission accomplished. And as we all know now, it wasn't.

Actually, it was. The banner was put up by the ships crew and refected that the they accomplished their mission and were now home. 

 
 
 
Atheist יוחנן בן אברהם אבינו
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2.2.4  Atheist יוחנן בן אברהם אבינו  replied to  arkpdx @2.2.2    6 years ago
Actually, it was. The banner was put up by the ships crew and refected that the they accomplished their mission and were now home.

Yeah, that lie was a classic Bush/Cheney:  blame the military for their fuck-ups.  

 
 
 
Atheist יוחנן בן אברהם אבינו
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2.2.5  Atheist יוחנן בן אברהם אבינו  replied to  XDm9mm @2.2.3    6 years ago
Unless you call what the JV team Obama spoke of a uniform.

Unlike Bush, he never went AWOL.   

 
 
 
Sparty On
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2.2.6  Sparty On  replied to  Atheist יוחנן בן אברהם אבינו @2.2.5    6 years ago

Damn, you guys are still on that Bush AWOL nonsense?     Pathetic.  

That said, to go AWOL you have to show up in the first place.

Obama?   No show.

 
 
 
Hal A. Lujah
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3  Hal A. Lujah    6 years ago

If it is meant to appeal to Trump supporters, then we are in worse shape than I thought.  What a ridiculous product.

 
 
 
Perrie Halpern R.A.
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3.1  author  Perrie Halpern R.A.  replied to  Hal A. Lujah @3    6 years ago

Hal,

I bet they are selling like hotcakes! (why do hotcakes sell well, I wonder). 

 
 
 
Hal A. Lujah
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3.1.1  Hal A. Lujah  replied to  Perrie Halpern R.A. @3.1    6 years ago

And America lowers the bar by several notches in one fell swoop.

 
 
 
Perrie Halpern R.A.
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3.1.2  author  Perrie Halpern R.A.  replied to  Hal A. Lujah @3.1.1    6 years ago

Here Hal,

Go read the youtube comments. They are kind of interesting. 

 
 
 
cjcold
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3.1.3  cjcold  replied to  Perrie Halpern R.A. @3.1    6 years ago

It's all about the butter and maple syrup.

 
 
 
MrFrost
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3.1.4  MrFrost  replied to  Hal A. Lujah @3.1.1    6 years ago

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Perrie Halpern R.A.
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3.1.5  author  Perrie Halpern R.A.  replied to  MrFrost @3.1.4    6 years ago

He's too cute!

 
 
 
nightwalker
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3.1.6  nightwalker  replied to  Perrie Halpern R.A. @3.1    6 years ago

I bet they are selling like hotcakes! (why do hotcakes sell well, I wonder). 

LOL because almost everybody likes pancakes, and nobody can eat just one, so everybody gets a stack of several pancakes.

With this bear, (trumpy bear?) collectors will have to have one, and many trump supporters will have to have one too. That could add up to a nice number of bears.

 
 
 
Raven Wing
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3.1.7  Raven Wing   replied to  nightwalker @3.1.6    6 years ago
LOL because almost everybody likes pancakes, and nobody can eat just one,

I love hot cakes, but, I can't eat them. I have hypoglycemia and hot cakes are too much carbohydrate, and even one with the syrup will make me pass out from too much carbohydrate and sugar. It is really hard for me to go IHOP and have to watch everyone around me gobbling up the hot cakes and smell them and know I can't have them. eek

 
 
 
nightwalker
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3.1.8  nightwalker  replied to  Raven Wing @3.1.7    6 years ago

That certainly takes one of life's little pleasures away from you. You can't even cheat once in a while or else. Must be just TONS of fun.

 
 
 
Raven Wing
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3.1.9  Raven Wing   replied to  nightwalker @3.1.8    6 years ago

Yeah.....I've had it since I was young, and many of the pleasures of childhood treats were No No's for me. I have to watch my carbohydrate intake carefully. Not much fun. But, it could be the other way around which is even worse. $%^)@%(^

 
 
 
Trout Giggles
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3.1.10  Trout Giggles  replied to  Raven Wing @3.1.9    6 years ago

Well, that sucks. I promise not to eat any pancakes around you. :)

 
 
 
JohnRussell
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5  JohnRussell    6 years ago

Since they are selling them

it is not a joke. Cynical perhaps , but not a joke.

This is actually pretty clever. Since the commercial is created to appear to be satire, it might have some appeal to anti-Trumpers. It of course also should have appeal to the simple minded who believe the theme of the ad. 

They may sell some to both sides.

 
 
 
Hal A. Lujah
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5.1  Hal A. Lujah  replied to  JohnRussell @5    6 years ago

I wouldn’t order one if if were free.

 
 
 
Hal A. Lujah
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5.1.2  Hal A. Lujah  replied to    6 years ago

You’d be more likely to SWAT me.

 
 
 
Perrie Halpern R.A.
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5.1.4  author  Perrie Halpern R.A.  replied to    6 years ago

Hal,

Don't make me sing this song to you.

 
 
 
TTGA
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5.1.5  TTGA  replied to  Hal A. Lujah @5.1    6 years ago
I wouldn’t order one if if were free.

Probably just as well Hal.  The price isn't bad but their real profit comes from the shipping and handling fees.

 
 
 
Perrie Halpern R.A.
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5.1.6  author  Perrie Halpern R.A.  replied to  TTGA @5.1.5    6 years ago

That is very true!

 
 
 
Perrie Halpern R.A.
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5.2  author  Perrie Halpern R.A.  replied to  JohnRussell @5    6 years ago

I think for sure it will sell on both sides.. and the more I read the comments here, the more I realize that is how it's being marketed... nebulously. 

 
 
 
XXJefferson51
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5.2.1  XXJefferson51  replied to  Perrie Halpern R.A. @5.2    6 years ago

I’m wondering if it was marketed for me in my pre election never Trump days or for now in my all out pro Trump days?  P.S.  Thanks John, while Trump has positively impressed me since his election, your and others tone, posts, and seeds are a big reason I moved from never Trump to neutral to strongly pro Trump.  I couldn’t have made the transition so easily with out your input.  

 
 
 
Kavika
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6  Kavika     6 years ago

PT Barnum, ''There's a sucker born every minute''....

Let's bring back the Pet Rock.

Image result for photos of the pet rock

 
 
 
JohnRussell
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6.1  JohnRussell  replied to  Kavika @6    6 years ago

When I first saw this bear thing it reminded me of the commercials for the Chia Pets. 

 
 
 
Perrie Halpern R.A.
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6.3  author  Perrie Halpern R.A.  replied to  Kavika @6    6 years ago

The pet rock was the greatest joke ever. The sold millions of them. Sheer genius. 

 
 
 
Paula Bartholomew
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6.3.1  Paula Bartholomew  replied to  Perrie Halpern R.A. @6.3    6 years ago

I bought five of them and sent them to friends in the military for Xmas.

 
 
 
Split Personality
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6.4  Split Personality  replied to  Kavika @6    6 years ago

How ironic.

Trump IS PT Barnum reincarnated...

 
 
 
Raven Wing
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6.5  Raven Wing   replied to  Kavika @6    6 years ago

I couldn't stop laughing during the commercial. What a farce!  However, I am sure the Trump supporters will have one in their own homes to cuddle and coo to.  But, to be sure, someone will be making a fortune off of this, just like they did the Pet Rock. 

As P.T. Barnum is said to say, "There's a sucker born every minute." Looks like he was right.

 
 
 
arkpdx
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6.5.1  arkpdx  replied to  Raven Wing @6.5    6 years ago
As P.T. Barnum is said to say, "There's a sucker born every minute." Looks like he was right.

Barnum actually never said that. It was his rival who was trying to say something nasty about him. 

 
 
 
Raven Wing
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6.5.2  Raven Wing   replied to  arkpdx @6.5.1    6 years ago

I heard that Barnum didn't say as well, however, no matter who said it, it fits the situation to a tee.

 
 
 
Paula Bartholomew
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6.5.3  Paula Bartholomew  replied to  arkpdx @6.5.1    6 years ago

 It was actually uttered by David Hannum, spoken in reference to Barnum's part in the Cardiff Giant Hoax.

 
 
 
Paula Bartholomew
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8  Paula Bartholomew    6 years ago

It needs to be orange and have tiny paws.

 
 
 
cjcold
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8.2  cjcold  replied to  Paula Bartholomew @8    6 years ago

I was thinking that those paws seemed awfully large.

 
 
 
devangelical
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9  devangelical    6 years ago

$40 for a stuffed animal made in China. Someone knows their targeted market well.

 
 
 
Perrie Halpern R.A.
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9.1  author  Perrie Halpern R.A.  replied to  devangelical @9    6 years ago

Yup. 

 
 
 
MrFrost
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10  MrFrost    6 years ago

It looks to me like the target audience are trump supporters with some, "tongue-in-cheek" jabs for the sake of humor. Honestly though, they should have a pull string.... "I am smart and mentally stable!!!", or just have it say, "NO COLLUSION!!!" over and over again. 

 
 
 
devangelical
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10.1  devangelical  replied to  MrFrost @10    6 years ago

The upgraded versions are kind of like that. It has a sex doll mouth and when something is inserted you hear trump say huuuuge, unbelievable, or world class. It's machine washable and dishwasher safe too. The one with the remote control vibrating head isn't.

 
 
 
Dowser
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12  Dowser    6 years ago

Someone is making a fortune on these bears...  I don't want one.  

 
 
 
devangelical
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12.1  devangelical  replied to  Dowser @12    6 years ago

You'd buy my version. No, not the idea in the thread above, even sicker.

 
 
 
Bob Nelson
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13  Bob Nelson    6 years ago

It'll be a collector's item in a few decades...

 
 
 
Perrie Halpern R.A.
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13.1  author  Perrie Halpern R.A.  replied to  Bob Nelson @13    6 years ago

Probably. 

 
 

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