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Saturday, August 31, 2013

DISILLUSIONED

After a long and exhaustive exploration of the subject with the aid of Google, I have ascertained that the Geico Gekko is Cockney, not Australian.  I shall never be able to look at the little guy again in the same way.
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2 comments:

Michael said...

I've never been able to bear the sight of him since the dreadful attempt of a New York (Brooklyn, even?) accent in a commercial that aired a few years back.
http://www.ispot.tv/ad/7VIp/geico-geckos-journey-on-the-brooklyn-bridge
Just dreadful.

September 1, 2013 at 4:04 PM
Robert Paul Wolff said...

I think one's taste in gekkos is a very personal thing.

September 1, 2013 at 4:07 PM

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