[Ads-l] "Your guys's garage..."

Jonathan Lighter 00001aad181a2549-dmarc-request at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
Fri Jan 2 11:55:15 UTC 2026


And they're still showing it. Is this a common thing? Am I the only one who
cares?

JL

On Mon, Apr 24, 2023 at 3:40 PM Jonathan Lighter <wuxxmupp2000 at gmail.com>
wrote:

> A commercial for the Ring Video Doorbell features a presumably
> mockumentary lady ringing one to warn "Your guys's garage is on fire!"
> (The accompanying caption spells it "Your guys'," but the pronunciation is
> "Your guys's.")
>
> This sounds very weird to me.
>
> JL
>
> --
> "If the truth is half as bad as I think it is, you can't handle the truth."
>


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"If the truth is half as bad as I think it is, you can't handle the truth."

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