So a Bike Company couldn't get endorsed by The Lorax? Had to be an SUV?

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Permalink Reply by Anne Alt on March 4, 2012 at 8:09pm

Killing me with irony....

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Permalink Reply by Vilda on March 4, 2012 at 10:36pm

And not a hybrid or and electric but just a "good gas mileage" SUV. Unreal.

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Permalink Reply by Tank-Ridin' Ryan on March 4, 2012 at 10:51pm

Gabe, everyone knows that bicycles aren't Truffula Tree friendly!

I can just see your train of thought now - "WTF?  With all the companies the producers of The Lorax whored themselves out to, why not a bicycle manufacturer too?  That's some bull....!"

Stephen Colbert has a few thoughts on this.

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Permalink Reply by Vilda on March 4, 2012 at 11:01pm

Saw the piece on Colbert originally and was surprised no one has posted here already. 70 companies with tie ins to The Lorax and a Bike Company isn't among them. That's fuckin disgraceful.

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Permalink Reply by Jared on March 4, 2012 at 11:05pm

I guess none of the bike companies though a Lorax tie in was a good use of advertising money. 

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Permalink Reply by S on March 5, 2012 at 1:06am

Personally, if a regular car is getting the same or better mileage than an hybrid, it's just as good or better.  Especially, with the extra batteries and stuff that the hybrid needs.  With an electric car, it's a bit more complicated given the differences in power generation and energy losses.  But the SUV part is pretty bad regardless.

Gabe said:

And not a hybrid or and electric but just a "good gas mileage" SUV. Unreal.

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Permalink Reply by Ride it like you stole it on March 5, 2012 at 1:30am

Not sure that they have same clout and deep pockets as the auto industry to fit the film industries bill. I would be with you on something more like the McDonald's Cycle Center.

If we could survive off of irony alone, we'd be in business.

Jared said:

I guess none of the bike companies though a Lorax tie in was a good use of advertising money. 

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Permalink Reply by Far'arned Retrogrumpalunkus #63 on March 5, 2012 at 6:14am

The MPAA is not Truffula Tree Friendly^tm.

it's just another 1#er corporate master demanding you to bow down to it and give it your money.  

It's Black March anyhow -why are people aiding and abetting the enemy in the middle of one of the most important boycotts in modern time anyhow?  Suess is rolling in his grave with this movie.  Everybody go get a star tattooed on thar...

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