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Headline	Author	Published	Section
The unthinkable humiliation of biking, part two	David Roberts	18 Apr 2008	Gristmill
Remember that dumb State Farm ad? Here's another of the same ilk: State Farm bowed to pressure and pulled their ad. Will the same happen to Farmers? (via Streetsblog)
Topics: bikes, cars, green living, TV (all these topics)

State Farm pulls bike-bashing ad	David Roberts	11 Apr 2008	Gristmill
Remember that stupid ad from State Farm, where the natty professional laments that gas prices have gotten so high he's been forced -- gasp -- to ride a bike to work? Oh, the humiliation. Well, apparently the hubbub about the ad got so heated that it made its way back to State Farm. In response, they have pulled the ad. Streetsblog has the details, and deserves credit for generating the kind of blowback that might make the next big corporation think twice before dispa ...
Topics: bikes, cars, green living, placemaking, TV (all these topics)

'State Farm can get you back behind the wheel'	David Roberts	03 Apr 2008	Gristmill
Witness the humiliation as this distinguished professional is forced to ... my God, I can barely say it ... ride a bike to work. Do something, State Farm! Anything! "You know that place where you're swapping four wheels for two? Oh, man, I'm there." Says Streetsblog: "Yeah, I know that place. It's called a city." UPDATE: State Farm has pulled the ad.
Topics: bikes, cars, green living, placemaking, TV (all these topics)