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more about #nerds more comments → Ulookinatmyjunk, JOC: Bad commercial. But still not as bad as that commercial where the girls were practically queefing over mini-burgers. That one really chapped my hide... more » Thus Spake KATE!: "The American Decency Association has called the ad "perverse" wow, thats a pretty liberal use of the term perverse....some people will be morally ou... more » limber: It's not meant to be sexy, or cougarish, it's meant to be absurd. Hell, I thought it was funny -- the candies are making their mouths pucker, the mom... more » Jack_Burton: I like the version of the ad without the narration. #hallsrefreshad more » Vulcan Has No Moon: I bet there'd be no objections if it was a teenage college girl and a middle-aged man. #hallsrefreshad more » missinaction: I'm more offended that Jez is using the term "cougar" so much than I am by this rather silly commercial. #hallsrefreshad more » itsonreserve: But they're not really sexy for each other anyway the halls are so juicy it makes them look like they're making sexy faces. And I think it's more rid... more » kookla: As a cougarish MILF, I am appalled that an advertisement targeting my demographic is being called out for being too racy. There is a glut of commercia... more » hfree: The commercial is dumb, but Halls are about the only things keeping me alive and sane right now with the monster cold I have. God Bless Halls! #halls... more » Athenia: What creeps me out about this commerical is that the Asian Nerd and the White Son look like they're 12 years old, not college freshmen. #hallsrefreshad more » yet i: ugh. this commercial REALLY bothers me, but not for the reasons mentioned. i can't stand to hear people : chew, swallow, breathe, suck, any basic hum... more » laureltreedaphne: For some reason the reason this bothers me is that I find the way his lips look when he puckers them REALLY gross. It's one of those things where I ju... more » Dodgergirl: I want my cough drop to stop me from coughing, I don't want it to turn me on. So, that was a fail, Halls. And yeah, the first time I saw this I just... more » kctomorrow: has anyone seen the ad for a gum in which a man offers to pay his babysitter in gum and she is thrilled? Then the chimney sweep/roofer?, the mailman, ... more » AfroJezeBella: WTF is "grease the skids?" Is he saying that the ad is so scary, that you'll crap your pants or something? #hallsrefreshad more » -
#tvland
The Cougar Cough-Drop: Surprisingly Icky
A bizarre, cougar-themed Halls ad is pissing people off and weirding others out: More » -
#literatureandlife
Danticat & Diaz On Writing, Justice, And Being A "Nerd Of Color"
At their New Yorker Festival reading on Friday, Junot Diaz and recent MacArthur Genius Grant winner Edwidge Danticat talked about writing with kids, being marginalized as a "nerd of color," and why it's so hard to change the world. More » -
#iq
Let's Have A Moratorium On "Geek Chic" Trend Pieces, Okay?
Today, another piece on "geeks getting the girls," nerds being "hot" and general nonsense that equates "intelligence" to "nerd" and acts like a dame giving a man in specs a tumble is some new trend. And it's infuriating: More » -
#knowyournerds
4 Tips For Understanding "Girl Geeks"
Being a geek is so hip it's now passe, but girl geeks are still getting a fair amount of press. The problem: we're being woefully misunderstood. More » -
#geeklove
I'm Not Handing In My Geek Card, I'm Just Letting It Rest For A Second
Everyone and their mother, brother, sister, grandma, family dog, pen pal, mailman, paperboy, and Great Aunt Helen is talking about how excited they are to see Star Trek this weekend. Everyone, it seems, except me. More » -
#geeklove
When Loving A Geek Means Loving Their Annoying Habits
The folks at Wired have compiled a list of the most annoying habits of geeky spouses, and, in a bit of bad news for the majority of our commenters, "punning" takes the number one spot. More » -
#hiptobesquare
Nerds Vs. Geeks
Geek chic may be in, but nerds are still uncool, says Lori Kendall, researcher from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. More » -
#fabricorgans
Soft In The Head
Here at Jezebel, we have a fondness for cloth organs, and are glad to see it's a type of crafting that's really taking off. -
