I think Hodgman probably has the kind of fans who wouldn't bug him too much, but at the same time, this number is easily recoverable between feeds and even search engines designed specifically to recover deleted tweets. He'll probably have to change the number if he hasn't, already.
I saw John Hodgman and his too-cute-for-words 3-year-old at the grocery store the other day. I wanted to tell him that I love him so much I would buy a PC because of him, but it didn't seem cool to interrupt his family time. I'm hoping most other Hodgfans are similarly nice about this, but it may be time to change cell phone numbers.
@naugahydeinplainsight: The odd thing is that they've kept him as "PC" even as his popularity has grown. They're still making new ads with him. They can't be that oblivious.
I think they must have determined that the overall popularity he brings to the ads themselves outweighs the fact that people identify more with him than with Justin whatshisname. They must just be happy with the fact that people always want to see whatever the latest Mac ad is, even if it's to see what "PC" is doing.
There's a little mini-trend in ads featuring smug pitchmen up against semi-pathetic competitors, though, and I don't think it works in any other case. Those new Verizon ads just make me want to punch Verizon. The entire company.
@badasscat: It's about the only commercial we stop for as we DVR through the breaks.
And I'm no ad man, but it always seemed that the popularity of JH and the campaign worked for Apple. You know: Macs are cool. Macs are a little cutting edge. Macs are part of the whole Irony thing. Even the ads! So buy a Mac.
Hodgman regularly receives a paycheck from both the Daily Show and the Apple ad agency, among others. Because he is very funny. If that doesn't make him a "professional comedian," I don't know what does.
I love him. An intelligent riff. Who'd thunk it? The thing is that the whole fucking thing would have been over W's head. Thank God in heaven now he's gone (apologies to Roy Clarke).
@92BuickLeSabre: I thought the very last book, Children of Dune was a bit weaker than the first two. We're probably better off that Herbert stopped there. It might have devolved into an increasingly misogynistic and violent morass of money-grubbing sleaze.
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Somehow I don't think that's what the folks at Apple had in mind.
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I think they must have determined that the overall popularity he brings to the ads themselves outweighs the fact that people identify more with him than with Justin whatshisname. They must just be happy with the fact that people always want to see whatever the latest Mac ad is, even if it's to see what "PC" is doing.
There's a little mini-trend in ads featuring smug pitchmen up against semi-pathetic competitors, though, and I don't think it works in any other case. Those new Verizon ads just make me want to punch Verizon. The entire company.
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And I'm no ad man, but it always seemed that the popularity of JH and the campaign worked for Apple. You know: Macs are cool. Macs are a little cutting edge. Macs are part of the whole Irony thing. Even the ads! So buy a Mac.
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Now, get back in the basement.
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Am I allowed to like both Hodgman and Obama, and simultaneously think that Dune is tedious drivel?
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That is all.
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