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Is "weird" the new word?

by LMC
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Is it just me or is it everywhere?

"One WEIRD trick that made six pack abs"
"A Weird trick to have a 400% return on your portfolio"
"One weird trick to drive 1,000's of visitors to your website"
"One weird trick to make your site go viral"

Did i miss the memo?
#weird #word
  • Profile picture of the author ClickMonkey
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    • Profile picture of the author MissTerraK
      Actually, the term weird is rather an old one, I remember it being extremely popular in the 70's.

      I guess like with everything else, if you wait around long enough, it'll be vogue again.

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  • Profile picture of the author Raydal
    Originally Posted by LMC View Post


    Is "weird" the new word?
    Is it just me or is it everywhere?
    That's a weird question.

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  • Profile picture of the author travlinguy
    Theirs a secret society that studies and worships the whole concept of weirdness. They've been around since the beginning of civilization. They're called... weirdos. :rolleyes:
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  • Profile picture of the author Andrew1122
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    many words overused here,it's markeing,it's weird
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  • Profile picture of the author Blame It On The Caffeine
    Personally, I hate those low brow, over-saturated ads.

    I gave in once and clicked on them to see what they were actually selling.

    I had to click through 3 or 4 pages of BS and never actually found out what they're selling.
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  • Profile picture of the author Christophe Young
    Been noticing that too lately. I think it has to do with an uncontrollable urge to see that which is weird.

    Really weird when you think about it.
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  • Profile picture of the author Lloyd Buchinski
    Can't remember who, or all the details, but about a year ago a marketer mentioned the success he was having with that line on an ad. Seems like the average dum consumer still falls for it.
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  • Profile picture of the author Randall Magwood
    LMC... what a weird name. And i thought my middle name was bad. LOL...
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    • Profile picture of the author MissTerraK
      I suppose what is weird to one isn't weird to another thus weird is in the eye of the beholder, as is beauty.

      Now this is something I find weird!

      "Transported to a surreal landscape, a young girl kills the first woman she meets and then teams up with three complete stangers to kill again." -- TV listing for the movie, The Wizard of Oz, in the Marin Paper.


      Terra
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  • Profile picture of the author matt78
    Originally Posted by LMC View Post

    "One WEIRD trick that made six pack abs"
    "A Weird trick to have a 400% return on your portfolio"
    "One weird trick to drive 1,000's of visitors to your website"
    "One weird trick to make your site go viral"
    These phrases..they just didn't piqued my interest to click or read on about what they had to offer. So I think "weird" isn't a powerful word to use in marketing.
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  • Profile picture of the author BVanaeltten
    weird usually means strange or very unusual
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