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In a commercial for the Red House furniture store in High Point, N.C., you will hear lines such as "Look at this sofa. It's perfect for a black person. Or a white person." Really.

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by Dan_DTC May 14, 2009 2:32 PM PDT
ROTFLMAO!
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by SlimGem May 14, 2009 5:06 PM PDT
I just can't get that catchy tune out of my head! I wonder if I could get a franchise.
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by kcotham May 14, 2009 7:16 PM PDT
Whoever made this video was completely clueless. Horrible, absolutely horrible taste.
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by frobation May 15, 2009 2:40 AM PDT
WOW america is in a worse condition then we thought....
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by scorpio0 May 15, 2009 4:40 AM PDT
this is 100% good. 0% crap. highlight - richard aka 'big head's pumping furniture gesture.

@tonyv1963, that freestyle rap battle was truly amazing. you can't fake that kind of awesomeness, and i'm not even talking about the rappers. the production was incredible!
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by sadchild May 15, 2009 7:23 AM PDT
worth watching, but it doesn't touch reh dogg's why must i cry.
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by cyjon007 May 15, 2009 8:28 AM PDT
LMAO! Looks like the producers of this vid have been watching a bit too much Tim and Eric Awesome Show (Great Job!). Where are the cheezy flash graphics?!?
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by diggyzazz May 15, 2009 9:43 AM PDT
This is a beautiful statement of racial harmony.
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by myles taylor May 15, 2009 11:56 AM PDT
Obviously you've never seen "Salad Fingers".
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by abstractflyer May 15, 2009 12:17 PM PDT
Since the same singers appear in the video below, I think this is fake. Funny, but fake.

http://www.todaysbigthing.com/2009/03/26

http://funnyvideos.todaysbigthing.com/2009/04/20
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by TheBoringOne May 15, 2009 12:41 PM PDT
This is nothing more than two guys trying to rip off Tim & Eric's style. Fail.
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by mrgurux May 15, 2009 7:26 PM PDT
This ad was done by rhett and link , two funny guys who do ads for people and have made some viral videos if you've listened to the latest "Net @ Night Podcast " at twit.tv they interviewed link and he talks about this video and what went into it all and how its just their random,odd , funny style of ad and it was a huge success for the store market wise
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by dburr13 May 16, 2009 12:21 AM PDT
Sometimes bad is better than good at attracting attention...This is bad done extremely well...

Segregation is still alive in the minds of some people...I think this commercial is a positive reminder to those who still think of businesses as being black or white...that there is more money to be made if you make all people feel welcome...In some parts of the country you may have to resort to a more over the top way of making this point.
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by cristianodiaz May 16, 2009 4:12 AM PDT
If this constitutes your idea of the worst video on YouTube, you seriously need to get a sense of humor. The commercial is incredibly entertaining and witty (and a fantastic companion to their Cuban Gynecologist commercial).
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by lfp190 May 16, 2009 8:51 AM PDT
I thought the commercial was funny and why would anyone consider it racist? Just a good laugh!
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by MythFyt May 16, 2009 10:23 AM PDT
It's sweet. It's honest, it's "It's a Small World" on a small budget. Assuming no one was coerced into performing, who else's business is it? I hope they sell a lot of furniture.
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by Heathie89 May 16, 2009 9:08 PM PDT
What are you talking about? I thought it was funny
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by ipswich14 May 20, 2009 8:26 AM PDT
they say ; "there is now such thing as abad review".
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by play7 May 23, 2009 9:23 AM PDT
funny indeed :) maybe cnet shoudl take come pointers
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