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1 hour ago, Jamoche said:

When the Liberty Mutual idiot "taps" my bumper, damn straight I'm filing a claim.

I was referring to me being the cause, like backing into a light pole (or bumping into something at a drive-thru). Someone else at fault is a whole other story. It's their insurance that pays, not mine.

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9 hours ago, ivygirl said:

I don’t see 4 weeks without the family car as a horrific punishment... It’s a way of giving the kid a consequence and not letting him just think, “eh, the insurance will cover it, so no big deal.” Maybe he’ll be a little more careful with the family car next time, in other words.

My guess is that if he were in a more serious accident, involving more damage and/or injury but no negligence (e.g., texting, drinking), he’d be a little more upset and the parents may not be as focused on a punishment.

Yep. I think he should be restricted from the car for a while. When he gets to be able to drive it again he should use it to get him to and from his job so he can buy his own heap and get his own insurance.

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On 1/19/2018 at 1:24 AM, backformore said:

I don't get this one at all: 

 

They haven't been to the store in a while, so smelling the milk bottle makes them fall on their face?  

Fainting from hunger? if so, why does it happen as soon as they smell the milk bottle? or the milk is so old it's sour - but why would that make them fall down?  

Also, that milk carton is obviously empty. Yet, everyone keeps smelling it, and no one is throwing it away.

OMG, the one for Laser Spine Surgery. Various people talk about their experiences getting their backs fixed and there is one woman who is practically in tears. "It was like the heavens had opened up and I could live again" she whines. If she feels so damn much better, why is she crying about it?

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On 1/18/2018 at 11:09 AM, mojoween said:

I just saw the ad a little bit ago and I agree.  This means that Chevy did some research on the “real people” they used for their ads.  What kinds of questions could they have possibly asked that would get them to the end game of finding far away relatives?

 

That's a good point. I actually really like the second half of the commercial because the "real people" seem genuinely surprised to see their relatives, especially the black woman who is almost stunned silent when she sees the older woman sitting there. It almost makes up for the first half of the ad, which is the typical nonsense blubbering about how it looks like a luxury vehicle. Look, if someone gave me a Traverse, I would take the keys and say "thank you." But I'm under no illusions that it's some super-fancy ride.

2 hours ago, Amethyst said:

I find the KFC commercials kind of confusing.  It's cool that Reba McIntyre is doing the Colonel, but the moment you get used to one, they switch it up again.  Weren't they trying them out longer before, like a month at a time?  

The switch Colonels when they start flogging a different product.

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On ‎12‎/‎18‎/‎2017 at 1:15 PM, Sandman87 said:

Like "Lust for Life" in a cruise-line commercial, ferinstance?

Or "Every Day Is Like Sunday" for the NFL, or "Here Come The Hotstepper" for back to school shoe shopping........

On ‎12‎/‎19‎/‎2017 at 6:58 PM, chessiegal said:

What's the deal with WiFi on GM vehicles? Do you have to pay a monthly fee like in-home WiFi? And whatever happened to On Star? I use my phone for directions sometimes and have to use my cellular data to do it. I'm guessing the few times I do that would not be worth WiFi in my car,

Yes.  My Sonic is it's own Wi-Fi Hotspot.  I pay $10/mo for 2 gigs, I think.  We mainly do it in case we're out somewhere and we're in a dead zone with our phones (which does happen occasionally).  The WiFi in the car is really good - it's linked in with the On-Star (which is still around).

On ‎1‎/‎2‎/‎2018 at 10:48 PM, Phebemarie said:

I binged watched the Kids' Baking Championship repeats on New Years' Day and saw a cereal commercial that seemed more inspired by Hannibal Lecter than Captain Crunch.   The animated spot featured golden, square-shaped cereals dancing around, seemingly in a party mood.  One of the cereal notices its companion and eats it.  When a second square be-bops in, the cannibalistic cereal finishes it off, too.  

Very unsettling.   

 

Yeah, the Cinnamon Toast Crunch squares have been cannibals for years now.  So stupid.

On ‎1‎/‎3‎/‎2018 at 10:31 PM, chessiegal said:

This 67 year old does. I've been lusting after one for years. We have a walk in shower which I miss when we travel and am stuck with a tub/shower combo. It's hard to get in and out of for these old bones. We have a regular whirlpool tub, and I am seriously considering replacing it with a heated walk in tub. My old arthritic bones would love it.

I have a roll-in shower at my house.  The elderly woman who owned it prior to us was in a wheelchair, and my arthritis having self loves it.  The only downside is that it's not hard to move the curtain wrong, and get water all over the place.  I would LOVE a walk-in tub.  From what I understand, they drain really quickly.

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I've never seen a price for one - if you go to the web sites they tell you to call a number to get a price. I have seen ads that say, buy now and we'll give you a $1,500 discount, so they must be pricey. I've thought about going to a bath remodeling showroom and seeing if they could retrofit my whirlpool tub with a heater so the water stays hot. Considering we've been here 7 years, I obviously don't care that much.

15 hours ago, janie jones said:

Doesn't how quickly they drain depend on the plumbing?

Not if it has a holding tank. The one in the ad I've been seeing looks like it has room for one, so it could pump the water out of the tub and let you get out in almost no time, even if it's going to take several minutes for all of the water to make it to the sewer line.

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6 hours ago, LoneHaranguer said:

Not if it has a holding tank. The one in the ad I've been seeing looks like it has room for one, so it could pump the water out of the tub and let you get out in almost no time, even if it's going to take several minutes for all of the water to make it to the sewer line.

That's what my husband suggested, but then we were wondering who has room in their bathroom to hold a bathtub-sized tank?

4 hours ago, smittykins said:

Because all dogs are boys, and all cats are girls?

(At least I thought so as a kid.)

I think you have identified the operative delusion, but it's kind of mind-blowing when you consider all the advertising dollars spent over the years to perpetuate an infantile and sexist fantasy.   Men are dogs: slobbering, goofy and always hungry.   Women are cats: sleek, finicky, and predatory.    

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Contrave is some new snake oil that apparently controls your cravings so you lose weight and it’s a combination of Naltrexone and Bupropion.

Now I fully understand that medications can have alternate uses or benefits previously unknown (hello Viagra) but how is half depression medication supposed to help you stop eating?  And how come I still want to snack on everything in sight even though I’m taking Wellbutrin?

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19 minutes ago, Qoass said:

I found the Super Bowl ad for Diet Coke Mango to be kind of disturbing: the woman in it is so painfully skinny I kept expecting a health care worker from an eating disorder program to rush into the frame and slap the can from her hand and replace it with a hearty sandwich.

Same.  I thought, "Stop dancing, you might fall and snap those toothpick legs in half!"

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I was reading an article about last night’s ads and I’m confused about Hyundai’s ad.

People are going through airport security, and when they drop Hyundai car keys in the bucket, the scanner lights up a heart and the people are brought back to what looks like an interrogation room.  Then they are told a heart-warming story about Hyundai donating to sick kids.  At the end, the kids come out and hug the Hyundai owners.

The logistics of this have me literally scratching my head.  Do the sick kids just hang around the airport just hoping a Hyundai owner comes through?  I hope the people going through security have a lot of time before their flight, since they have to listen to the video and then meet the people.  And I’m glad Hyundai donates to worthy causes, but I’m not sure why accosting your owners is helpful.  I just think it was an odd ad and doesn’t make me want to buy a Hyundai.  I donate to whom I want to donate.

I hated the Coke ad because a. it’s Coke, b. it’s Mango and not that exciting and c. it was way too freaking long.  

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The Hyundai ad featured people going through Super Bowl security and was originally going to air real time.

I would have made that ad a disaster had they picked me. I paid thousands of dollars to get in, just want to get to my seat and order a twenty dollar beer and security selects me for extra vetting?

I would have been looking to fight someone. And even heartwarming tales probably wouldn't get my blood pressure back down.

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15 minutes ago, mojoween said:

I was reading an article about last night’s ads and I’m confused about Hyundai’s ad.

People are going through airport security, and when they drop Hyundai car keys in the bucket, the scanner lights up a heart and the people are brought back to what looks like an interrogation room.  Then they are told a heart-warming story about Hyundai donating to sick kids.  At the end, the kids come out and hug the Hyundai owners.

The logistics of this have me literally scratching my head.  Do the sick kids just hang around the airport just hoping a Hyundai owner comes through?  I hope the people going through security have a lot of time before their flight, since they have to listen to the video and then meet the people.  And I’m glad Hyundai donates to worthy causes, but I’m not sure why accosting your owners is helpful.  I just think it was an odd ad and doesn’t make me want to buy a Hyundai.  I donate to whom I want to donate.

Seriously!

First of all, getting pulled out of the security line and dragged into that little room is fucking TERRIFYING for people!

Second of all, maybe these folks just want to get to their flights, or stop and have a bite to eat, or go to the bathroom or something. Let them be!

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On 2/5/2018 at 9:21 AM, Qoass said:

I found the Super Bowl ad for Diet Coke Mango to be kind of disturbing: the woman in it is so painfully skinny I kept expecting a health care worker from an eating disorder program to rush into the frame and slap the can from her hand and replace it with a hearty sandwich.

Everything about that ad was awkward and un-aesthetically pleasing...and yet it's the only one that worked on me.  *Sips Diet Coke Mango and hangs head in shame*

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I just saw that ad for Daisy Cottage Cheese, too. I don't get it - she's got a bowlful of the stuff, with berries all around the edge and she picks up the strawberry to dip/eat.  She doesn't have enough berries to use all of that cottage cheese. Shouldn't she have a spoon or something?  And I didn't know you made lasagna with cottage cheese.  But at least it's got normal ingredients - no carrageenan, guar gum, etc. - in it.

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2 minutes ago, Prevailing Wind said:

I just saw that ad for Daisy Cottage Cheese, too. I don't get it - she's got a bowlful of the stuff, with berries all around the edge and she picks up the strawberry to dip/eat.  She doesn't have enough berries to use all of that cottage cheese. Shouldn't she have a spoon or something?  And I didn't know you made lasagna with cottage cheese.  But at least it's got normal ingredients - no carrageenan, guar gum, etc. - in it.

You must not watch Pioneer Woman if you didn't know you can make lasagna with cottage cheese.

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