Ashforth
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20 hours ago, chenoa333 said:
Moving on to something I'm sure has been mentioned before but it's the Jennifer Aniston commercial for, well, I'm not sure what she's pimping (Aveeno lotion?). She's on the Peleton (?) cycling, then she's sweating on a treadmill, then she's doing hard core yoga. Then she's winking at us but it's not really a wink. It's more like she has Malibu Beach sand in her eye. Anyway, I could really do without seeing her again. Ever. If I had gym/exercise equipment in my home, I could lose weight too. Unfortunately the closest 24 hour fitness to me closed for good last year. And I'm not a big fan of going out in public to exercise. So thanks Miss Perfect for making me feel sadder and more depressed about myself. Whatever it is you're selling, I'm not buying it.
I think these ads are for some kind of supplements or something. Who needs those? Give me a personal trainer, a full-on gym in my home, most likely a personal chef to whip up my strict diet, and a body double, and I too would look as bangin' as Anniston.
And what's up with all of the winking in commercials lately? Joanna Gaines, Taylor Swift, Anniston, there are others - interestingly, all women. Is it supposed to make us feel like we're all just best girlfriends? Instead it makes them look like they have uncontrollable facial tics.
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23 hours ago, nokat said:
Trelegy. I'm used to the "may cause symptoms worse than what you are trying to cure" but I heard "difficulty urinating" and I'm like wait, what? Am I not going to make it to the bathroom or do my kidneys decide to revolt?
But, but, Trelegy! As easy as one-two-three! Well so maybe number one isn't so easy 🤔
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2 hours ago, peacheslatour said:
I think it's nice that someone is at least trying to bring out something pretty. Having bladder control problems is bad enough, making the products one uses to mitigate the situation a little less humiliating is refreshing. MHO
I agree, Peaches, but selling it as sexy wanders toward some fringe fetishes... or so I've heard. Ahem.
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2 hours ago, SweetieDarling said:
If that's how she was introduced to you, I would assume she was comfortable with you using that pronunciation. I don't think it's cultural appropriation to make an effort to pronounce someone's name correctly, or in the manner they prefer. Actually, I consider it respectful. I guess mileage varies.
This x100. I have a friend named Mayra who is Latina, she she pronounces it "myda" with the "d" being a gently rolled "r". Not "Myra". I call her by her name as she pronounces it, because THAT IS HER NAME. If she pronounced it "Myra" I would call her "Myra".
@Prevailing Wind, I assume that if your friend wanted you to call her "Sara" she would have said so. No need to feel as if you did something wrong.
If Guy Fieri pronounces his name "Fietty" that is a-ok with me, and I don't think it's stupid for other people to use his preferred pronunciation.
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I liked Mix Up in the Mediterranean despite its flaws. The actor who played the twins did a good job and is super appealing. The storyline was different, and while I thought it should have gone more over the top with the comedy, I appreciated that it was basically a farce. That helped me forgive the amateurish supporting performances (those accents, lol, to explain them they should have revealed at the end that ALL of the contestants and judges were frauds and were really Canadian) and Loundes' distracting makeup.
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40 minutes ago, Spunkygal said:
“Nunya business” is tiresome but she has recently begun growling “c’mon” or “c’mon now” and not just during her segment.
Growling or shouting it, and as you said not just during her segment, not just from her seat at the counter (back when she was in studio), but from OUTSDE. At times she seems like that obnoxious neighbor who just won't go away.
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19 minutes ago, QuinnInND said:
He's a sportscaster. In football (mostly) the winning coach will get the Gatorade dumped over him in celebration. That's all I've got.
We really are an advanced society, aren't we? 🤣🤣
Feeling so proud right now.
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3 hours ago, Ubiquit0us said:
Wow, what a douchebag! I think he's even worse than when I hate-watched his shows on Food Network, which amazes me.
Okay, THIS is what I was attempting to respond to. I am unable to insert it into my first post. 😞
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1 minute ago, chessiegal said:
I wasn't commenting on Guy. I was responding to a poster who said they had never heard him pronounce his name and giving them an example.
i know, I apologize for any misunderstanding - my comment was directed at the person who responded to your post. I'll try to fix it.
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20 hours ago, chessiegal said:
Here you go.
[Please see my post several below to see what I was really responding to]
I had a deep loathing for Guy Fieri for years, but I've actually come to appreciate him, particularly given his fundraising in support of restaurant owners and employees during the COVID-19 pandemic. Given that, I would never say that anyone should like a celebrity that they don't like, but I must say that I don't see how this episode of Hot Ones makes him look like an asshole.
His final takeaway: teach your kids to cook. How is that objectionable?
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18 hours ago, chessiegal said:
Here you go.
Going to small talk.
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2 hours ago, cynicat said:
I think this statement should be made into a decorative sign
Embroidered into a sampler or a throw pillow. I'd love to see that Etsy commercial!
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17 minutes ago, dleighg said:
Yeah I'm pretty glad that I'm old, and came of age in the "Our Bodies Ourselves" era.
We're probably close to the same age, and I remember ads for Massengill douche.
Mom and daughter strolling down the beach.
Daughter: Mom, sometimes I feel... not so fresh
Mom extolls the virtues of injecting chemicals into one's vagina
Ugh.
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On 2/24/2021 at 10:51 AM, Bruinsfan said:
I saw that (pubic hair razors) last night during the Superman & Lois premiere and thought to myself "Isn't this show aimed at teenagers?"
It's never too early to teach tween, teen, and adult women that their natural state of being is gross. And stinky. And that we should strive to look like pre-pubescents. After all, how else would the makers of these products survive?
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6 hours ago, bankerchick said:
Currently watching Love Is A Piece of Cake. Woman learned to bake with the grandmother and now runs her grandmother's bakery. Despite loving nothing more than baking and honouring her grandmother, she is not sure she can re-open the bakery in a new location now that a nefarious developer (who happens to employ the budding romantic interest) has bought the building. Are we supposed to believe that the grandmother would want her to close her business and leave her dream behind because she might have to move to a new building (because nobody including the grandmother ever bothered to buy the hallowed bakery?) Doesn't say much for her grandmother if that's true. And what's with the high-waisted, wide-leg pants? Not flattering, especially to this actress and her flat butt!
I'm watching this, too, on UP TV (not sure whether it's related to Hallmark). I also find it ridiculous that the lead will just take her flour and go home instead of finding a new location that she can afford, especially since with her new contract to bake cakes for a grocery store chain, she will need a factory instead of three people standing around stirring batter in small bowls.
The love interest/Dad in this one has a daughter who seems to still be a toddler, yet the mom "passed a few years ago." Was that in childbirth? After she agreed to freeze some embryos, not knowing that her hubby would kill her and then have a surrogate carry his child? The dead parent trope just seems more and more creepy to me.
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Condolences to Alex and Ava and the rest of their family.
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3 hours ago, Fable said:
While I find it unfortunate for her ex that so much of his life was tainted by all the suspicions surrounding him...
Unfortunate? Unfortunate to be accused of murder and under a cloud of suspicion for most of his life? Unfortunate?
He may have been a user, he may have been a whiner about how his long hair and outsider-ness kept him from holding fast food jobs, he may have been a crappy musician and a dick, but none of that justifies the authorities failing to do a reasonable investigation to find the murderer and holding him out publicly as the likely culprit for years and years.
If I was wrongfully accused of murder, I would not consider it to to be "unfortunate."
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21 hours ago, biakbiak said:
I actually think that is not true. It’s all shaped by storylines and it mostly for good.
I think it's good to learn about the chefs as people. I just don't want manipulative shit.
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Clearly, [Restaurant Wars is] a challenge that would not fly in the COVID era. The solution, Arquines said, was something Reichman had wanted to try pre-pandemic: a chef’s table war, in which the two teams serve the judges a tasting menu in the kitchen itself. “They’re watching them the entire service, seven-course meal — very high end,” Arquines said.
I may be alone in this, but I am so happy that the new season won't have Restaurant Wars. I could go on and on about why I intensely dislike it (pretty sure I have done so before anyway), but no need! It won't be part of this season! YAAAAAYYYYYYY!
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11 hours ago, MaryPatShelby said:
I asked this same question in here a long time ago, and got the same type of responses you did. Apparently everyone dances when they're happy, or something good happens, or they like a product, except for you and me.
Dancing is the work of the devil! The DEVIL, I tells ya! 😉
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Drake from State Farm.
That is all.
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1 hour ago, Haleth said:
I don't remember if anyone has mentioned the (now old) Tide commercial where the adult children (and grandkids) have moved back in with the parents. The older parents are sitting on the couch folding tiny laundry. Why aren't the parents of the little ones doing their own laundry?
And mustard stains are pretty much impossible to get out.
My impression was always that the parents of the grandkids were at work.
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2 minutes ago, Kromm said:
Does Kanye even speak in full sentences anymore?
It isn't very nice to speak that way of our next President. 🤣
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57 minutes ago, topanga said:
But what will season 2 be about? I’m afraid it’s going to be like Big Little Lies. That show was an excellent and complete limited-run series. But because of its success, the producers felt compelled to make a season 2. IMO, season 2 wasn't interesting or necessary.
At least Big Little Lies had a great first season. The Undoing was a mess. I'm sure there will be a S2, I anticipate hate-watching it, at least for a couple of episodes.
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Hallmark Movies: Small Town Royalty Magically Celebrating Rekindled Love! - General Discussion
in Hallmark Movies: Small Town Royalty Magically Celebrating Rekindled Love!
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And a guy with any kind of objective judgment on how he is being treated would keep this woman at arm's length while he went along with this to the extent necessary to keep the peace if it was what he had to do. He wouldn't say, hey this is the gal for me to marry!
If Hallmark continues to insist that marriage is the ultimate goal of all men and women, why won't they also model healthy relationships?