Say What?: Commercials That Made Us Scratch Our Heads

[InDueTime]

In this Red Baron ad, one mom brags that she mopped up milk from the floor with the sock that she's still wearing. OK, so you wiped up a spill with your sock, and then walked around with a wet, sour milk-smelling sock all day. Um, how does that make you a good mom? To me, that just says "too lazy to change your socks" and "too lazy to use a paper towel or dish towel" more than it says "good mom."

[Jamoche]

3 hours ago, InDueTime said:

In this Red Baron ad, one mom brags that she mopped up milk from the floor with the sock that she's still wearing. OK, so you wiped up a spill with your sock, and then walked around with a wet, sour milk-smelling sock all day. Um, how does that make you a good mom? To me, that just says "too lazy to change your socks" and "too lazy to use a paper towel or dish towel" more than it says "good mom.

Sheesh, ad people. Even when you make a woman something as awesome as a Red Baroness, she's still got to be a mom?

[smittykins]

And don’t forget “My family ate their entire dinner willingly.” Umm, yeah.  It’s PIZZA!

Edited October 23, 2017 by smittykins

[Sandman87]

8 hours ago, InDueTime said:

OK, so you wiped up a spill with your sock, and then walked around with a wet, sour milk-smelling sock all day. Um, how does that make you a good mom? To me, that just says "too lazy to change your socks" and "too lazy to use a paper towel or dish towel" more than it says "good mom."

To me that says "I don't have paper towels because the Martians in my garage use dog tails for money, and the store only accepts tails from Moon dogs. I have 37 flashlights. Did the eggs call yet?"

[LoneHaranguer]

On 10/16/2017 at 1:37 AM, Maverick said:

 In the birth control commercials where the women have reactions to rival a character in an SNL skit there's  head scratcher.  One of the women meets her boyfriend for dinner, hugs him goes in like she's going to kiss him but then just rubs cheeks with him.  I mean, if you can't even kiss him hello do you really need to be worrying about birth control? 

The title character in Pretty Woman did, and said that "kissing is extra". I don't recall seeing that ad; how do you know that guy's her boyfriend?

[peacheslatour]

"Are you suffering fro hearing loss? Are you deaf as a post? Pick a phone and call Miracle Ear!" Um....

[riley702]

HUH??

Edited October 25, 2017 by riley702

[Sandman87]

Reminds me of a sign I spotted in one of the Evangelion movies: "Please contact the phone number below if unable to use this emergency phone."

[amass]

On 10/23/2017 at 8:42 AM, Sandman87 said:

To me that says "I don't have paper towels because the Martians in my garage use dog tails for money, and the store only accepts tails from Moon dogs. I have 37 flashlights. Did the eggs call yet?"

I may have just peed myself from laughing so much....

[Silver Raven]

There's an IKEA ad where a couple are rushing around getting ready for Thanksgiving, and the woman says, "Jen just canceled," and she takes a place setting away.  Then she says, "Uncle Jeff confirmed", and the guy says, "The Uncle Jeff who always brings a plus one?"  And they add an extra leaf to the table.  Er, if they got rid of Jen's place setting and Uncle Jeff brings a plus one, then wouldn't Jen's place setting fit for the plus one?

[peacheslatour]

23 minutes ago, Silver Raven said:

There's an IKEA ad where a couple are rushing around getting ready for Thanksgiving, and the woman says, "Jen just canceled," and she takes a place setting away.  Then she says, "Uncle Jeff confirmed", and the guy says, "The Uncle Jeff who always brings a plus one?"  And they add an extra leaf to the table.  Er, if they got rid of Jen's place setting and Uncle Jeff brings a plus one, then wouldn't Jen's place setting fit for the plus one?

Maybe uncle Jeff's plus one is plus sized.

[janie jones]

I haven't seen the commercial, but is it possible that they have to set a place for Uncle Jeff and the plus one?  They may not have set a place for him since he hadn't confirmed.

[callie lee 29]

Yeah that's the way in understanding you explain it  (never saw the commercial). Uncle Jeff confirmed after Jen cancelled, thus he took the place of Jen. Table, w/o leaf, is full. Uncle Jeff now decides to bring friend. Time to bust out the leaf.

[xaxat]

Why does Julio Jones have to pay for anything at his home stadium? And perhaps more importantly, why the hell does Julio carry a credit card during the game?

[Sandman87]

On 11/5/2017 at 0:25 PM, xaxat said:

And perhaps more importantly, why the hell does Julio carry a credit card during the game?

So he can charge the opposing quarterback! <rim-shot>

[Silver Raven]

Why is AT&T advertising the "new IPhone 8", when the IPhone 10 just came out?

[Jamoche]

4 hours ago, Silver Raven said:

Why is AT&T advertising the "new IPhone 8", when the IPhone 10 just came out?

Because there's a new 8 too.

[Haleth]

Why did they skip 9?

[proserpina65]

5 hours ago, Haleth said:

Why did they skip 9?

7 ate 9?  (That was the joke about Windows 10 anyway.)

[Haleth]

Ok, I walked right into that one. 

[Jamoche]

8 hours ago, Haleth said:

Why did they skip 9?

10-year anniversary, and they really like X :)

[Sandman87]

Now if only they'd make an iPhone with a 19" screen, preferably one that comes with a power cord and a keyboard. And a mouse.

[Rinaldo]

And a physical numeric keypad.

[smittykins]

I wish there was still *any* phone with a physical keyboard.

[Sandman87]

Sorry Gold Bond, IcyHot and General Insurance, I'm not impressed by the fact that you have Shaquille O'Neal pushing your product. I remember his time with the Lakers, and I remember him as a flaming asshole.

[spaceytraci1208]

The ad for Sling TV with the guy at the brewery customizing his beer. One of the flavors or "notes" he requests is leather. He even specifies "Not 'shoe leather,' like, a belt!" Huh? You wanna taste leather, I guess that's your business, but is there really much of a distinction between shoe leather and belt leather? 

[Snark Byte]

On 11/8/2017 at 8:40 AM, smittykins said:

I wish there was still *any* phone with a physical keyboard.

Why I'm still using my Samsung SGH-I827 with a QUERTY keyboard from 2012, a dinosaur in phone years.

[SuburbanHangSuite]

On 11/8/2017 at 8:40 AM, smittykins said:

I wish there was still *any* phone with a physical keyboard.

Check out the Blackberry PRIV.  I know what you're thinking--"Blackberry?!"  But it's not what you think.  You'll thank me.

[mojoween]

While I get the concept of the Chiefs family with the Raider-in-Law NFL shop ad and in theory it’s cute, I’m still confused about some of it.

He has the Raiders jersey on.  She says take it off.  Under the jersey is a Raiders sweater, which she apparently doesn’t object to until he turns the lights on. 

So the jersey was bad, but she didn’t care about the sweater?  He saw the entire Chiefs family, and still thought he should turn the lights on at dinner?  Why doesn’t he turn the lights off when she asks the first time?  

And more importantly, how did Chiefs girl end up with with Raiders boy?  I mean, there are laws about that.

[Silver Raven]

2 hours ago, mojoween said:

So the jersey was bad, but she didn’t care about the sweater?  He saw the entire Chiefs family, and still thought he should turn the lights on at dinner?  Why doesn’t he turn the lights off when she asks the first time?  

Because he's a Raiders fan.  Trust me.  All of my family are Raiders fans.

[Ubiquitous]

On ‎11‎/‎7‎/‎2017 at 7:46 AM, Haleth said:

Why did they skip 9?

As I understand it, they skipped Windows 9 because there was concern that software would confuse it for Win 95 or 98 because it only checked for "9" instead of "95" or "98".

 

On ‎11‎/‎12‎/‎2017 at 9:12 AM, spaceytraci1208 said:

The ad for Sling TV with the guy at the brewery customizing his beer. One of the flavors or "notes" he requests is leather. He even specifies "Not 'shoe leather,' like, a belt!" Huh? You wanna taste leather, I guess that's your business, but is there really much of a distinction between shoe leather and belt leather? 

Speaking of which, what the fuck is the bartender saying? "Get piggy" or "Get picky"?

[Prevailing Wind]

Maybe he thinks shoe leather enhances beer the way drinking champagne out of a ladies shoe is supposed to be a thing.

[CoderLady]

1 hour ago, Ubiquitous said:

Speaking of which, what the fuck is the bartender saying? "Get piggy" or "Get picky"?

Danny's diction is awful, but I ain't gonna be the one to tell him. It's supposed to be "picky" but I hear "piggy" too.

[Brattinella]

1 hour ago, CoderLady said:

Danny's diction is awful, but I ain't gonna be the one to tell him. It's supposed to be "picky" but I hear "piggy" too.

Danny is a big teddy bear in person.  Such a lovely man with a stunning, inspiring story.

[Rachel81]

On 11/12/2017 at 6:12 AM, spaceytraci1208 said:

The ad for Sling TV with the guy at the brewery customizing his beer. One of the flavors or "notes" he requests is leather. He even specifies "Not 'shoe leather,' like, a belt!" Huh? You wanna taste leather, I guess that's your business, but is there really much of a distinction between shoe leather and belt leather? 

Beer nerd checking in. Depending on the style of beer, leather notes are good (like in an English barleywine). Though I've never used belt leather as a comparison (sounds barely a step up from shoe leather) -- that sounds awful! I have, however, compared beer to a well-worn, butter-soft, overstuffed leather club chair you'd want in your library. 

[LoneHaranguer]

On 11/12/2017 at 9:12 AM, spaceytraci1208 said:

You wanna taste leather, I guess that's your business, but is there really much of a distinction between shoe leather and belt leather? 

Belts generally have softer leather than shoes, so it sounds like he doesn't want a strong taste.

[friendperidot]

Mojoween, being from KC and was a teen when the Chiefs came to be, there are laws about Raider and Bronco fans. I no longer live in KC and I don't follow football, I just know these things!

And I thought all this time he was saying "piggy" in every one of those ads. But I do kind of like the one in the blonde wig. "Plunging v neck, plunging."

[Ubiquitous]

There's a new ad with a woman who sends an email invite to a little girl. How did she know about the puppet show being given by the person the next floor up on her balcony?

[smittykins]

I just a commercial for the Waterpik a few minutes ago.  The "scratch your head" part is that it was presented as this Wonderful!Amazing! Revolutionary! product that no one has heard of until now, when in fact, they've been around since 1962 per their website (I remember them as a kid).

[bilgistic]

My orthodontist insisted I should have one. Oh, the guilt from my mother when she bought it and I didn't use it. It's a way overhyped appliance, in my opinion. I remember the stream being something like the velocity of a raindrop. And cleaning the whole thing...what a nightmare. Just swish with water or mouthwash.

[chessiegal]

Waterpik has changed my life. It gives me significantly better visits at the dentist. We started at the lowest setting and now are at full blast, which is significant pressure. I can't believe all the stuff it gets out from my teeth - even if I've flossed.

[Brattinella]

3 hours ago, smittykins said:

I just a commercial for the Waterpik a few minutes ago.  The "scratch your head" part is that it was presented as this Wonderful!Amazing! Revolutionary! product that no one has heard of until now, when in fact, they've been around since 1962 per their website (I remember them as a kid).

We have an old Waterpik, and use it, too!

[bilgistic]

3 hours ago, chessiegal said:

Waterpik has changed my life. It gives me significantly better visits at the dentist. We started at the lowest setting and now are at full blast, which is significant pressure. I can't believe all the stuff it gets out from my teeth - even if I've flossed.

I know mine didn't have different settings. This was also 30 years ago.

[chessiegal]

6 minutes ago, bilgistic said:

I know mine didn't have different settings. This was also 30 years ago.

Things have changed in 30 years. If I don't keep up with the Waterpik, it can make my gums bleed. I hadn't gone to the dentist for 5 years, and when I did had serious issues, bordering on gum disease. All gone as long as I use it daily.

[mmecorday]

LL Bean has a commercial showing kids waking up on Christmas morning and some nasty Grinch has stolen all the decorations and the presents! But, wait! When they look outside, they find that the evergreen tree in their front yard has been decorated and all their presents are around it! So apparently the Grinch just wanted them to celebrate outside in the snow. Because people who wear clothes from LL Bean are not bothered by the elements. I guess that's what the message is.

[Haleth]

How else is Mom supposed to find her new car with the big red bow?

[mojoween]

I mean, you would think that LL Bean would know that snow is, you know, wet.  So all those boxes are going to be nice and mildewy.

[ChiCricket]

5 hours ago, mojoween said:

I mean, you would think that LL Bean would know that snow is, you know, wet.  So all those boxes are going to be nice and mildewy.

I kept thinking all the gifts would be taken quickly in my neighborhood!

[InDueTime]

I realize he's Joe Montana, but I'm not understanding how hearing the word "pass" would compel him to pick up a vase and hurl it at the wall. Every time I see this, I'm like, "Huh?" 

[AuntiePam]

Maybe I'm missing something -- I figure saying "pass" to a quarterback would elicit an automatic reaction.  It's silly that he tosses a vase, but silly is to be expected in ads.