Say What?: Commercials That Made Us Scratch Our Heads

[Prevailing Wind]

I gave mine back. Tried a slew of different masks - they all fit fine in the doc's office, when I'm sitting up, but as soon as I lay down to try to sleep, the mask shifted, air escaped and my cheeks made farty noises. Never could get it to work and I wasn't sleeping any better with it. Has ANYONE ever had a sleep study done and NOT been told they have sleep apnea? I think it's a scam - and NOW we have to buy some goofy additional appliance to clean the damn thing? Nope. Not falling for that.

[funky-rat]

3 hours ago, Prevailing Wind said:

I gave mine back. Tried a slew of different masks - they all fit fine in the doc's office, when I'm sitting up, but as soon as I lay down to try to sleep, the mask shifted, air escaped and my cheeks made farty noises. Never could get it to work and I wasn't sleeping any better with it. Has ANYONE ever had a sleep study done and NOT been told they have sleep apnea? I think it's a scam - and NOW we have to buy some goofy additional appliance to clean the damn thing? Nope. Not falling for that.

Yes.  My dad.  And I barely have apnea, but for some reason, our O2 sats drop when we sleep, and that's dangerous.  So we use CPAP on very low pressure.  My husband definitely had it.  You'd hear him snore loud enough to wake the neighbors, and then stop.  His chest would stop moving up and down, and then he'd cough, and go back to snoring.

[chessiegal]

We have a friend who has successfully used a CPAP for over 15 years.

[Bastet]

8 hours ago, Prevailing Wind said:

Has ANYONE ever had a sleep study done and NOT been told they have sleep apnea?

Yes, a friend of mine.  The sleep guy told her what she needed to do to sleep better was sleep alone (duh).  She said she had no problem banishing her husband to the guest room, but she couldn't kick out the cats. 

[Silver Raven]

15 hours ago, Ghost of TWOP Past said:

I doubt I'm the only person to misread that first screen. 

The guy who pronounces that as So-Ku-lean irritates the hell out of me.

[catlover79]

9 hours ago, Prevailing Wind said:

Has ANYONE ever had a sleep study done and NOT been told they have sleep apnea? 

Me.

[slensam]

1 hour ago, catlover79 said:

Me.

Me too. Though I still think I might have it. Still alive though.

[Colleenna]

10 hours ago, Prevailing Wind said:

Has ANYONE ever had a sleep study done and NOT been told they have sleep apnea?

My husband snores like a damned leaf blower. The doctor who referred him for a sleep study said "I almost guarantee that you have sleep apnea." Sleep study done.....NO apnea. 

And it's STILL like sleeping with a Harley Davidson. 

[Prevailing Wind]

18 hours ago, funky-rat said:

Yes.  My dad.  And I barely have apnea, but for some reason, our O2 sats drop when we sleep, and that's dangerous.  So we use CPAP on very low pressure.  My husband definitely had it.  You'd hear him snore loud enough to wake the neighbors, and then stop.  His chest would stop moving up and down, and then he'd cough, and go back to snoring.

My dad would do that, too, except instead of coughing, he rattle something off in Polish and roll over and go back to snoring. Thing is, when he was awake, he swore he couldn't remember ANY of the Polish that was spoken in his childhood home. His parents and two of his 8 siblings were born in Poland and it was, in essence, Pop's first language.

[jenniferhartwell]

You were sleeping!" 

"Just resting my eyes!" 

"You were snoring!"

"Just resting my larynx!" 

[FormerMod-a1]

Please take further talk of personal CPAP and snoring (and whatnot) experiences to the Small Talk thread.

[jenniferhartwell]

The latest dweeb from Progressive is named Jamie. He is more irritating than Flo. If that's possible.

[GaT]

Can anyone explain to me what is going on in this commercial? Why is there a picture-in-picture of people apparently watching the commercial, & why is it unfair? I just don't get it.

[Ashforth]

30 minutes ago, jenniferhartwell said:

The latest dweeb from Progressive is named Jamie. He is more irritating than Flo. If that's possible.

Jamie has been in the Progressive commercials for years. I believe this was the first one, it is a favorite of mine.

Sprinkles are for winners.

[catlover79]

1 hour ago, jenniferhartwell said:

The latest dweeb from Progressive is named Jamie. He is more irritating than Flo. If that's possible.

Whoever thought that would be possible?

[Mabinogia]

I think "sprinkles are for winners" was the last time I liked a Progressive commercial. 

[Browncoat]

I thought the Progressive on Ice one was amusing.

[Prevailing Wind]

Yes! I loved the Ice Show Progressive commercial. That one was inspired. The rest, not so much.

[Tom Holmberg]

On ‎8‎/‎24‎/‎2019 at 12:38 PM, GaT said:

why is it unfair? I just don't get it.

Maybe it's unfair because people in the Midwest (or at least the Chicago area) can't get Jack in the Box (I used to love their little tacos).

[Tom Holmberg]

On ‎8‎/‎24‎/‎2019 at 12:38 PM, jenniferhartwell said:

Jamie. He is more irritating than Flo. If that's possible.

Between Flo and Jamie, I think I'd take Jaime, but maybe because he hasn't been around as long. I'm glad for her that Flo has a steady job, but it's time to retire.

[smittykins]

3 hours ago, Tom Holmberg said:

Maybe it's unfair because people in the Midwest (or at least the Chicago area) can't get Jack in the Box (I used to love their little tacos).

Upstate New York here, which is also Jack-free(which is probably for the best, since I still associate them with the E.Coli situation from the 90s).

Edited August 26, 2019 by smittykins

[Tom Holmberg]

8 minutes ago, smittykins said:

Upstate New York here, which is also Jack-free

Based on the pictures on their website (which, with fast food places, usually can't be trusted), it doesn't look like they offer their original little tacos anymore. Their tacos now look more like real tacos (in this case, not a good thing).

[chessiegal]

Often when the Poshmark ads come on my husband teases me I could sell everything in my closet and not make $100. So true.

[Colleenna]

46 minutes ago, chessiegal said:

Often when the Poshmark ads come on my husband teases me I could sell everything in my closet and not make $100. So true.

Goodwill would reject 95% of my closet. Athletic shoes would not be offered, as I am an athletic shoe junkie and would not part with them. 

[Ghost of TWOP Past]

https://www.youtube.com/user/jimmyjohns

Sandwich joint X won't deliver more than 5 minutes from their shops for freshness, so this family fakes up a house front to get delivery. I don't know why it makes me so irrationally angry that these characters don't just go pick the damned sandwich up, or get something from another brand. Then once they have it, what are they going to do? Sit in the open house lot and eat it al fresco? Drive back to where they actually live and eat it? Making their own sandwiches from scratch would be easier than faking up the house. Many commercials don't make much sense, but this one is just so utterly senseless that it makes my brain hurt. 

Edited August 29, 2019 by Ghost of TWOP Past
Corrections.

[Ashforth]

On 8/26/2019 at 11:24 AM, Tom Holmberg said:

Based on the pictures on their website (which, with fast food places, usually can't be trusted), it doesn't look like they offer their original little tacos anymore. Their tacos now look more like real tacos (in this case, not a good thing).

I don't recall Jack in the Box having mini-tacos as their original tacos.

Back in the olden days, when JitB was THE go-to for an after-the-bar food run, we always got what I know as their original tacos. They still have them. They're rather absurdly large and flat, with a mystery (meat/bean?) filling and sliced American cheese, deep fried and then topped with shredded lettuce that promptly wilts from the heat. I think back then they were 2 for a dollar, and with an order of onion rings, at 2 am they were the best thing ever.

A few years ago, much older, during the day, and sober, I spotted a JitB and went for nostalgia! I got two tacos and an order of onion rings. Hmm. Not the best thing ever.

Still, memories! 

[Tom Holmberg]

1 hour ago, Ashforth said:

I know as their original tacos

The ones I remember were small, flat, deep-fried with just unknown ground, spiced meat in them, none of that sissy lettuce!

https://www.delish.com/food-news/a28277762/jack-in-the-box-testing-tiny-tacos/

This was the size, but not quite how they looked (though the new ones probably don't look like this anyway). These don't have the deep fried look.

Edited August 28, 2019 by Tom Holmberg

[funky-rat]

12 hours ago, Ghost of TWOP Past said:

https://www.youtube.com/user/jimmyjohns

Pizza joint X won't deliver more than 5 minutes from their shops for freshness, so this family fakes up a house front to get delivery. I don't know why it makes me so irrationally angry that these characters don't just go pick the damned thing up, or get pizza from another brand. Then once they have it, what are they going to do? Sit in the open house lot and eat it al fresco? Drive back to where they actually live and eat it? Making their own pizza from scratch would be easier than faking up the house. Many commercials don't make much sense, but this one is just so utterly senseless that it makes my brain hurt. 

Jimmy John's is sandwiches, but yes, it's a bit obnoxious.  We don't have any within 50 miles of me, so when I find one, I just order and carry out.  Their "Frenchie" is to die for.

[Ghost of TWOP Past]

3 hours ago, funky-rat said:

Their "Frenchie" is to die for.

But apparently, not to drive for. :) 

[Ubiquitous]

On ‎8‎/‎24‎/‎2019 at 1:38 PM, GaT said:

Can anyone explain to me what is going on in this commercial? Why is there a picture-in-picture of people apparently watching the commercial, & why is it unfair? I just don't get it.

Isn't it a YouTube thing for youngsters to post vidclips of people's reactions to things and the watchers are yelling "Unfair!" b/c whatever is being offered is not available to them?

On ‎8‎/‎24‎/‎2019 at 6:07 PM, Browncoat said:

I thought the Progressive on Ice one was amusing.

I think ice skating is lame as hell, but dammit, I would probably go watch Progressive on Ice!

Edited August 29, 2019 by Ubiquitous

[funky-rat]

15 hours ago, Ghost of TWOP Past said:

But apparently, not to drive for. 🙂

It is for me.  😀  I don't go out of my way for just Jimmy Johns, but if I'm in an area where there is one, I get on the app and pre-order a Frenchie (since they only make a set amount per day), and take it home with me.

40 minutes ago, Ubiquitous said:

Isn't it a YouTube thing for youngsters to post vidclips of people's reactions to things and the watchers are yelling "Unfair!" b/c whatever is being offered is not available to them?

I know it is a thing to watch a video and have a window in the video pop up with someone else's reaction to it, and it's so annoying to me.  Just let me watch the danged video.  I don't need someone else's reaction.  Especially when they start talking over the video.

[KLovestoShop]

I just saw a new commercial that left me with my jaw hanging open.  It’s for a company I never heard of called Mint Mobile.  A guy with a very large tummy comes out of a dressing room wearing a mint green speedo.  Oh, gross.  He starts preening and bouncing around saying how he thinks he has great coverage, while his wife has her cell phone and agrees she has great coverage.  The final shot is of the backside of the man walking out of the store wearing nothing but his green speedo.  

[mmecorday]

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Sandwich joint X won't deliver more than 5 minutes from their shops for freshness, so this family fakes up a house front to get delivery. I don't know why it makes me so irrationally angry that these characters don't just go pick the damned sandwich up, or get something from another brand. Then once they have it, what are they going to do? Sit in the open house lot and eat it al fresco? Drive back to where they actually live and eat it? Making their own sandwiches from scratch would be easier than faking up the house. Many commercials don't make much sense, but this one is just so utterly senseless that it makes my brain hurt. 

Reminds me of Elaine Benes on Seinfeld when she wanted this specific menu item from a Chinese restaurant that didn't deliver to her apartment because it was just mere yards from the edge of their delivery area. So she pretended to be living in the janitor's closet, which was in the delivery area.

I like the convenience of having food delivered to my house, but I know also it's important to leave the house for something other than work or doctor's visits.

[GaT]

3 hours ago, Ubiquitous said:

Isn't it a YouTube thing for youngsters to post vidclips of people's reactions to things and the watchers are yelling "Unfair!" b/c whatever is being offered is not available to them?

I have no idea, that's why I'm asking LOL

[Tom Holmberg]

On ‎8‎/‎28‎/‎2019 at 2:35 PM, funky-rat said:

Jimmy John's is sandwiches,

I prefer Jersey Mike's.  Don't like Jimmy John's bread (the downfall of almost all these sub places. I like bread "crusty," just like me).  The best is Potbelly's but I think that's mainly a Midwest place, but they do have some in other states.

[chessiegal]

We've got Potbelly's all over the mid-Atlantic, including downtown DC.

[peacheslatour]

56 minutes ago, Tom Holmberg said:

I prefer Jersey Mike's.  Don't like Jimmy John's bread (the downfall of almost all these sub places. I like bread "crusty," just like me).  The best is Potbelly's but I think that's mainly a Midwest place, but they do have some in other states.

That's why I won't eat at Subway. The bread is awful. I never ate a Quiznos but I always wanted to.

[Tom Holmberg]

37 minutes ago, peacheslatour said:

Quiznos but I always wanted to.

Quiznos wasn't too bad, they ran the sandwich through the oven long enough to really toast it. As does Potbelly's.  Jersey Mike's fresh slices all its meats and cheeses for your sandwich.  It's rosemary parm bread has a little crustiness.

[peacheslatour]

1 minute ago, Tom Holmberg said:

Quiznos wasn't too bad, they ran the sandwich through the oven long enough to really toast it. As does Potbelly's.  Jersey Mike's fresh slices all its meats and cheeses for your sandwich.  It's rosemary parm bread has a little crustiness.

Yum! All we have around here is Jimmy John's (which I refuse to patronize because the owner is a trophy hunter) and Subway. I guess I'll just continue to make my own.

[chessiegal]

We have a locally owned place near us that makes their own pizza dough and sub rolls. They are an Italian place. Their rolls are so good. I love their subs.

[Colleenna]

4 minutes ago, peacheslatour said:

Yum! All we have around here is Jimmy John's (which I refuse to patronize because the owner is a trophy hunter) and Subway. I guess I'll just continue to make my own.

We tried Jersey Mike's, didn't like the veggie sub. Hated Jimmy John's bread. Meh.

[Tom Holmberg]

5 minutes ago, peacheslatour said:

All we have around here is Jimmy John's (which I refuse to patronize because the owner is a trophy hunter)

Yes, I don't like the management.  We used to have Schlotzsky's which was really good (I liked the muffaletta sandwich), but they closed all the ones around here. The main drawback to Jersey Mike's is they don't do soup and I like soup and a sandwich, esp. in the winter.

[theatremouse]

Please take the general sandwich shop talk to Small Talk. Posts in here should be primarily about commercials that perplex you. Thank you.

[docmatt]

Surgeon General Jocelyn Elders is doing an ad for Roman (online Viagra and Rogaine) I hope she got a really nice paycheck to compensate for her dignity and authority.

[chessiegal]

17 minutes ago, docmatt said:

Surgeon General Jocelyn Elders is doing an ad for Roman (online Viagra and Rogaine) I hope she got a really nice paycheck to compensate for her dignity and authority.

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Federal employees may not endorse through their Government positions, titles, or other authority the products, services, or activities of non-Federal entities.

That's a no-no.

[Bastet]

7 minutes ago, chessiegal said:

That's a no-no.

She was a federal employee 25 years ago.  I think she's safe.

She's been on Ro's board for a while, so the Roman commercials aren't a surprise.

[chessiegal]

Why the rules/laws that apply to the employees who work for her don't apply to someone in the Cabinet is beyond me. At the very least she's setting a bad example.

[docmatt]

Sorry that I was not clear.  FORMER Surgeon General Jocelyn Elders is selling online boner pills and baldness cures. The current Surgeon General is Jerome Adams. Who I have not seen in any ads and honestly I have no idea what he looks like.

Cabinet members often use their titles after they no longer hold office. 

[chessiegal]

Thanks for the clarification. Shows how much I've paid attention to the current cabinet.

[jenniferhartwell]

Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton etc. are still called President Carter, President Clinton etc. and Hillary is called Secretary Clinton. It's an Americanism that i find strange and irritating.