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Apolo Anton Ohno in AT&T commercial featuring The xx's "Intro"
Posted by Andrew Matson
Question: What's sexier, Apolo Ohno or London noir&B group The xx?
Answer: speed skating.
HIPSTERRUNOFF.com did a pretty funny post about this AT&T ad, clowning our Federal Way hero for his soul patch and theorizing The xx secretly works for Dos Equis cerveza.
UPDATE - 12:32 PM
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