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I think it was just a way to throw the word "fresh" out there, as consumers respond very favorably. http://www.slate.com/articles/business/food/2013/02/the_fresh_wars_in_fast_food_how_the_five_letter_word_came_to_dominate_ads.html

Even worse, if they're showing new puppies and rerunning kittens. Boo! Not everyone likes puppies.

Haven't we already seen the British Shorthairs where Mom is a clinic cat? They pick a girl kitten to join Mom at the clinic. Boo if they're just repackaging older episodes and cutting them to a half hour to boot.

Hmm, Carnation Instant Breakfast, maybe? Going with it being "fresh milk".

Whenever I see Paris Hilton, I can never get past the vapid expression and that truly unfortunate nose. I watched a few episodes of that reality show she did with Nicole Ritchie, and Lord Almighty, she's a dim bulb. Ritchie came across as a basically sweet girl, so I wasn't surprised those two eventually fell out. You can only do smug and shallow for so long if you have more than two brain cells to rub together. I do admire Ritchie for straightening herself out, being a good Mom and having a successful designer line. Hilton, not so much.

Yep, that's massively annoying. And what's with the long, long guy ponytail making a comeback in commercials lately? There's one in this Little Caesars ad, too. Yes, it's mimicking the dog's tail wagging, but I really don't like long ponytails on guys, so it's annoying. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZsfoGcep2I

OK, I had to google it. Apparently, the guy is athlete Brian Bosworth, whose nickname is The Boz. http://www.ispot.tv/ad/7jD3/dish-network-going-back-to-college-ft-matt-leinart

The only roundabout I'd be leery of is this one: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_Roundabout_(Swindon)

Yay, roundabouts! I'm seeing more of them and I really like them.

Since I'm old enough to remember before we wore seatbelts, I'm going to speculate that the "Mom arm" predates widespread seatbelt use, and that habits die hard.

Yeah, I think I prefer the Austin Powers bit:

I LIKE that commercial! It's Dial For Men power scrub (which is what they're chanting), and it leaves them "honkingly gorgeous" (car horn honks on cue) and is "proudly over-engineered". It's dumb, but it makes me giggle. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0DNImwjDrk

Ugh, so glad I never had a parent do that to me - I got my lead foot honestly from both parents. :D

Post T Vac! "Why take the best part of your life out of your life, when you can have life with Post T Vac?" Yeah, I watch too much late-night TV.

No, my area code is 317. riley-702 is the name and (erstwhile) address of my workplace - Riley Children's Hospital at 702 Barnhill Drive. They've now moved the entrance around to a newly created street named, imaginatively, Riley Hospital Drive.

The shame of Indy. This guy has been going for years. When I first moved here in the early 80s, my intro to Don was a radio ad that was so over the top, I was sure it was a spoof ad. Nope, I was informed, it's serious. It was for a government surplus flamethrower, and it went something like "Neighbor's dog leaving messages in your yard? Light up your prey before you blow it away! Watch the kid's eyes light up when you ignite the grill from 20 feet away!" And his tag line "I don't want to make any money, folks; I just love to sell guns! Haw haw haw" is notorious.

Here's their YouTube channel with uploaded commercials. https://www.youtube.com/user/TheGeneralInsurance/videos?view=0&sort=dd&shelf_id=0 I'm not about to view them all, but maybe you'll recognize the characters.

I thought the Sparkle Fairy was for paper towels - Sparkle Paper Towels, I thought. But yes, she's annoying as hell with that little screech when she asks if you really need a paper towel that can hold a bowling ball. I go right past the fact that she has a point - just stop with the "cutesy" screech, already! (Actually, I think they've edited it out now, so I guess I'm not the only one yelling "Shut up! Shut up! Shut up!")

Oh, that's cute, Snowprince!

Has anyone seen the commercial for lice-repelling shampoo? I kid you not. Not for treatment, but for prevention. If there were an outbreak at your kid's school or daycare, I could see it for a short time, but they brag that you can use it every day. Really? Is this aimed at the paranoid, chicken-bleachers? It's almost as crazy as the ex-coworker who many years ago confided that she regularly wore a contraceptive sponge just in case she should ever be raped. Yikes! I went to YouTube and they've changed up the wording a bit to emphasize that lice outbreaks can be stressful. But still....

Whoa - really? I totally never heard that before. What is the thought; that you just give up trying and take their higher rate? Is it to discourage you from (or punish you for) comparing prices?

And then he holds his coffee cup up to the back of his head to take a "drink"!

I don't know? What you're talking? About?

Eh, this is fairly mild, and didn't bug me. When I think of vocal fry, I think of Britney Spears singing kinda low and growly. Or the Kardashians talking. Or Katy Perry:

I honestly think she's just a random old lady. Feel free to correct me if you find out otherwise.