bilgistic February 19, 2015 Share February 19, 2015 It did from me. The bears are long dead to me and "co-mahn-doh" can now go die in a fire. Wear your drawers, people, please. 2 Link to comment
Rick Kitchen February 19, 2015 Share February 19, 2015 The hell? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THANVBxJqTU 6 Link to comment
Brattinella February 19, 2015 Share February 19, 2015 You'll never forget singing narwhals. Successful ad! 2 Link to comment
backformore February 19, 2015 Share February 19, 2015 Do any of these toilet paper commercials actually influence what brand people buy? My decision is made when I'm in the TP aisle, and it's not based on bears wiping, or women telling me to go commando. It's based on this - Charmin makes too much dust, so whatever brand is on sale that is not Charmin is what I buy. 4 Link to comment
Prevailing Wind February 19, 2015 Share February 19, 2015 Then there's that other one where the woman's clothesline has been "rolled" and she asks the kid hiding in the bushes what brand his mom buys. What normal 11 year old kid pays attention to the brand of TP in the house? 3 Link to comment
Aquarius February 19, 2015 Share February 19, 2015 Speaking of toilet paper....oh no, Cottonelle, oh HELL no. Truly. There are just some things that don't need to be shown. Ever. 1 Link to comment
bilgistic February 19, 2015 Share February 19, 2015 That freeze-frame with Elliott Gould's lookalike showing me that he's not wearing underwear and I know he's carrying them in that little gift bag? I feel faint... Admittedly, when I started buying my own toilet paper in college, I bought what my mom used because it was economical. Once I became more ecologically educated, I bought what wasn't made from razing forests, but made from recycled paper. (No, not recycled toilet paper, kids.) 2 Link to comment
Moose135 February 19, 2015 Share February 19, 2015 You'll never forget singing narwhals. Successful ad! But I'll never remember who it is for, so not so successful... 6 Link to comment
BubblingKettle February 20, 2015 Share February 20, 2015 I wasn't quite sure where to put this...I didn't hate the commercial, but I don't necessarily like it either. After the first 10 or so seconds, I thought, "Whoa, what?! Julie's life totally sucks." Then, by the end, I found Julie to be totally hardcore, living a boss life feeding safari animals and tooling around in some sort of safari jitney with a cool dog. You go, Julie... 1 Link to comment
Lola16 February 20, 2015 Author Share February 20, 2015 I wasn't quite sure where to put this...I didn't hate the commercial, but I don't necessarily like it either. After the first 10 or so seconds, I thought, "Whoa, what?! Julie's life totally sucks." Then, by the end, I found Julie to be totally hardcore, living a boss life feeding safari animals and tooling around in some sort of safari jitney with a cool dog. You go, Julie... lol. I was all WTH Julie?! Who shot you? And why? How am I to relate to this??? 4 Link to comment
bilgistic February 20, 2015 Share February 20, 2015 All I know is Judith Light is playing Julie in her biopic. 4 Link to comment
InDueTime February 20, 2015 Share February 20, 2015 (edited) I saw this GoDaddy ad this morning. Um..yeah. Something tells me she won't get many non-related customers if she keeps doing that. UO: I thought the "stick it" woman was kind of funny. Edited February 20, 2015 by InDueTime 2 Link to comment
LoneHaranguer February 20, 2015 Share February 20, 2015 Buick is running a series of ads pushing the idea that their cars look just like everyone else's; so much so that you might get into the wrong car. How is that a good thing? 4 Link to comment
backformore February 20, 2015 Share February 20, 2015 Buick is running a series of ads pushing the idea that their cars look just like everyone else's; so much so that you might get into the wrong car. How is that a good thing? Yeah, the whole "It sure doesn't LOOK like a Buick" is something I don't get. I guess I don't have some image in my mind of what a "Buick" is supposed to look like, but the commercial is making me think I should have the idea that Buick = old and boring? So the NEW Buicks are challenging that idea - but also reinforcing it. 3 Link to comment
Taylorh2 February 20, 2015 Share February 20, 2015 (edited) The Buick ad that makes me 'scratch my head' is the one where the woman gets into the wrong car. The one with the guy eating the sub. It looks like she was standing right in front of her friend's Buick before she crossed the street, so why didn't her friend stop her from crossing the street and getting into the wrong car ? Edited February 26, 2015 by Taylorh2 2 Link to comment
erikdepressant February 20, 2015 Share February 20, 2015 Her lazy ass doesn't even roll down the window or open the door to yell, "Over here!" Such comedy! Yogurt Bitch would have let her husband get into the wrong car, only to ask, "Babe, what are you doing?" 5 Link to comment
90PercentGravity February 21, 2015 Share February 21, 2015 The hell? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THANVBxJqTU To be fair, Narwhals are pretty awesome. It's about as close to truth in advertising as we'll ever get. 2 Link to comment
Prevailing Wind February 21, 2015 Share February 21, 2015 I dunno. I think I'm gonna go eat ice cream out of my skull. 5 Link to comment
riley702 February 21, 2015 Share February 21, 2015 (edited) . Edited February 21, 2015 by riley702 3 Link to comment
riley702 February 21, 2015 Share February 21, 2015 Argh! Every time I manage to block that from my memory... The hell? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THANVBxJqTU Ye Gods, I'm old and out of touch. I'd never heard of mrweebl before. Much less did I know there was a LONG version. 1 Link to comment
CarpeDiem54 February 21, 2015 Share February 21, 2015 OMG! That's hilarious! I'm so out of touch, I'd never heard of narwals at all. Every time I see that Sprint ad I'm going to think, "Don't let 'em touch your balls". Bawahahaha! 1 Link to comment
backformore February 21, 2015 Share February 21, 2015 The Buick ad that makes me 'scratch my head' is the one where the woman gets into the wrong Buick. The one with the guy eating the sub. It looks like she was standing right in front of her friend's Buick before she crossed the street, so why didn't her friend stop her from crossing the street and getting into the wrong Buick ? Yeah, there's that. I don't know car makes/models. they all look the same to me. If someone is picking me up and tells me on the phone 'I'm in the Buick" - that tells me NOTHING. Why would you be telling a friend on the PHONE what car you're in? Put down the phone, honk the horn, flash the headlights, roll down the window and wave your arm yelling your friend's name. 8 Link to comment
Cobalt Stargazer February 21, 2015 Share February 21, 2015 The Buick ad that makes me 'scratch my head' is the one where the woman gets into the wrong Buick. The one with the guy eating the sub. It looks like she was standing right in front of her friend's Buick before she crossed the street, so why didn't her friend stop her from crossing the street and getting into the wrong Buick ? That ad bugs the hell out of me mainly because the guy eating his lunch looks so startled when she gets in the car with him. Like, does he not lock his doors so that random strange women can't get into his vehicle? Because if that was what he had in mind, that's just creepy. 1 Link to comment
erikdepressant February 21, 2015 Share February 21, 2015 That ad bugs the hell out of me mainly because the guy eating his lunch looks so startled when she gets in the car with him. Like, does he not lock his doors so that random strange women can't get into his vehicle? Because if that was what he had in mind, that's just creepy. "Buick. Our redesign is so unexpected, we're complicit in kidnappings." 1 Link to comment
canter February 21, 2015 Share February 21, 2015 (edited) The State Farm "never" commercial: Guy says he's never getting married <gets married> Says he's never having kids <has a kid> Says he's never moving to the suburbs <moves to suburbs> Says he's never getting a minivan <gets a minivan> Says he's never having another kid <has another kid> Says he's never letting go of his family <commercial ends> So ... it follows that he's totally going to let go of his family, right? Edited February 23, 2015 by canter 13 Link to comment
CarpeDiem54 February 21, 2015 Share February 21, 2015 The State Farm "never" commercial: Guy says he's never getting married <gets married> Says he's never having kids <has a kid> Says he's never moving to the suburbs <moves to suburbs> Says he's never getting a minivan <gets a minivan> Says he's never having another kid <has another kid> Says he's never letting go of his family <commercial ends> So ... it follows that he's totally going to let go of his family, right? Yep, I get the feeling from that that something horrible happens to his family and he cashes in on their life insurance. 3 Link to comment
praeceptrix February 21, 2015 Share February 21, 2015 That ad bugs the hell out of me mainly because the guy eating his lunch looks so startled when she gets in the car with him. Like, does he not lock his doors so that random strange women can't get into his vehicle? Because if that was what he had in mind, that's just creepy. I guess that mistake was less dangerous than this one: http://7online.com/news/man-beaten-to-death-after-livery-cab-mix-up-in-long-island-city/527867/ Link to comment
Muffyn February 22, 2015 Share February 22, 2015 Yep, I get the feeling from that that something horrible happens to his family and he cashes in on their life insurance. Then his family can be in Nationwide commercials explaining that they never grew up. 6 Link to comment
xls February 22, 2015 Share February 22, 2015 To be fair, Narwhals are pretty awesome. It's about as close to truth in advertising as we'll ever get. I like the Narwhals song. Never did know they were real animals. Speaking of toilet paper....oh no, Cottonelle, oh HELL no. Too horrible for words. How far are they willing to go with this? 1 Link to comment
CarpeDiem54 February 22, 2015 Share February 22, 2015 I guess that mistake was less dangerous than this one: http://7online.com/news/man-beaten-to-death-after-livery-cab-mix-up-in-long-island-city/527867/ OMG! That's terrible! I never leave my car doors unlocked. Link to comment
RedZoneTuba February 22, 2015 Share February 22, 2015 Admittedly, when I started buying my own toilet paper in college, I bought what my mom used because it was economical. Wow. I don't care how economical it is, I don't think you should be using used toilet paper! ;-) 6 Link to comment
DeLurker February 22, 2015 Share February 22, 2015 The Cottonelle ads make me want to use a different product . Link to comment
xaxat February 22, 2015 Share February 22, 2015 I saw this via io9. It's from the seventies and is easily the creepiest, most uncomfortable ad I have ever seen. 2 Link to comment
canter February 22, 2015 Share February 22, 2015 (edited) Wow, xaxat, that is horrific!! It made me remember this other gem from the 70s, with Anjelica Huston selling perfume. It's bizarre and definitely a WTF moment. Edited February 23, 2015 by canter 2 Link to comment
bilgistic February 22, 2015 Share February 22, 2015 Love's Baby Soft: blatant infantilization of women. 3 Link to comment
peeayebee February 22, 2015 Share February 22, 2015 That Love's Baby Soft commercial was just used in a TV show. It must have been The Americans, which is set in the early 80's. I had forgotten about that commercial. I'm sure at the time I thought it was good, but of course now it's pretty appalling. 2 Link to comment
90PercentGravity February 23, 2015 Share February 23, 2015 Is it just me or does the Baby Soft woman look like Kristin Wigg? Link to comment
Sandman87 February 23, 2015 Share February 23, 2015 The hell? To be fair, Narwhals are pretty awesome. It's about as close to truth in advertising as we'll ever get. Ye Gods, I'm old and out of touch. I'd never heard of mrweebl before. Much less did I know there was a LONG version.It's nice to see Weebl hit the big time. I remember back when Badger became a runaway meme in 2003. He's been churning out flash animations ever since. Link to comment
Muffyn February 23, 2015 Share February 23, 2015 Love's Baby soft, for when you want to turn on the pedophile you're dating. 4 Link to comment
LoneHaranguer February 23, 2015 Share February 23, 2015 Like, does he not lock his doors so that random strange women can't get into his vehicle? It worked out okay in Pretty Woman. Link to comment
OmegaX123 February 23, 2015 Share February 23, 2015 The hell? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THANVBxJqTU Designed to appeal to (the internet at large's idea of) Reddit, I take it. (The whole 'Redditor secret handshake' thing that in reality most Redditors actually hate and it's perpetuated to this day by 'rival' aggregator sites 9gag and 4chan making fun of Reddit - "When does the narwhal bacon" "At midnight.") Link to comment
Duke2801 February 24, 2015 Share February 24, 2015 Designed to appeal to (the internet at large's idea of) Reddit, I take it. (The whole 'Redditor secret handshake' thing that in reality most Redditors actually hate and it's perpetuated to this day by 'rival' aggregator sites 9gag and 4chan making fun of Reddit - "When does the narwhal bacon" "At midnight.") I legitimately don't know what any of this means. I guess I am officially old! I mean, I know what Reddit is. But that is about the extent of it. Yes, I am old enough that, while I don't remember that creepy Love's Baby Soft commercial posted upthread (and yes, it was shown on The Americans this past week), I did lurvvve me some LBS when I was young! 1 Link to comment
DeLurker February 25, 2015 Share February 25, 2015 I keep seeing an ad for a weight loss drug called Belviq. One of the disclosures they show during the commercial says "the exact mechanism is not known" (in regards to how it works - about 40 seconds in). From the website it says: It is not known if BELVIQ when taken with other prescription, over-the-counter, or herbal weight-loss products is safe and effective. It is not known if BELVIQ changes your risk of heart problems, stroke, or death due to heart problems or stroke. How the hell is this FDA approved? 8 Link to comment
erikdepressant February 25, 2015 Share February 25, 2015 How the hell is this FDA approved? Not to go too far off topic, but I seriously question the motives and usefulness of the FDA nowadays. Regarding the Belviq commercial, I wish willpower did come in a pill. 6 Link to comment
CoderLady February 25, 2015 Share February 25, 2015 (edited) In a few months the ambulance-chaser law firms will have ads on late night TV offering to sue the manufacturers of Belviq on behalf of the people who ignored the warnings and had those heart problems, strokes or died. Regarding the Belviq commercial, I wish willpower did come in a pill. This would solve oh so many problems, and not just the one about getting people to put down that cheeseburger. Edited February 25, 2015 by CoderLady 6 Link to comment
AuntieChuck February 26, 2015 Share February 26, 2015 Then there's that other one where the woman's clothesline has been "rolled" and she asks the kid hiding in the bushes what brand his mom buys. What normal 11 year old kid pays attention to the brand of TP in the house? Yes, I agree, but there are so many other things wrong with that commercial. First of all, you don't TP someone's property during daylight hours. It must be done under the cover of darkness. And you don't hide in plain sight, giggling to give away your position. And, finally, you only TP with toilet paper stolen from fast food restaurant and convenience store bathrooms. I fear for the future if kids today think that this commercial represents appropriate TPing technique!!! ;-) 7 Link to comment
Rick Kitchen February 26, 2015 Share February 26, 2015 You also need to wait till it's damp, dewy or raining, to make the TP all soggy and gloppy. 4 Link to comment
Ubiquitous February 26, 2015 Share February 26, 2015 There's an ad for for a new credit card that's a real head-scratcher. They claim to give you a cash-back reward for every purchase you make, AND when you pay it. Unless I plan on maxing out my credit card and never paying for it, how is this a great thing? 1 Link to comment
riley702 February 26, 2015 Share February 26, 2015 I'm not sure I understand. If you max it out and never pay, you only get a cash-back reward once, when you buy something. Whereas if you spend and pay it off, you'll regularly be getting two cash-back rewards. 2 Link to comment
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