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I'm reminded of when my young son, hearing one of those Geico ads, said he wanted to call them up and find out if 100 minutes could save him 100% on his car insurance!

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Wait. Your child is a genius. How have I never thought of that???? And what happens if I spend 200 minutes on the phone with them?

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Well, clearly they'd owe you whatever your premium would have been. Worth it, I say!

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When his wife isn't around, the Salvatore Romano bear reads Bare Bear Bear Magazine.

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Little known fact, Geico originally was going to use the tagline "8 minute quotes."

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Once Allstate went with 7 minute quotes it was just an arms race from there. Or abs race.

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No, "the saddest part of this whole thing" was you as a teenager going to the library to read Lonely Planet travel guides.

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The saddest part is that your wife’s friend married that person. It’s really more a reflection on Susan than on my choices.

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Actually, the saddest part isn't that as a teenager you went to the library to read Lonely Planet international travel guides. Its that so many years later you only make it to Fargo.

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