CarpeDiem54 March 10, 2016 Share March 10, 2016 Why does this woman look like she fell asleep in a wind tunnel? If I was that woman's husband, I'd slap the crap out of her. He probably can't sleep because she's snoring like a bull. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/70/#findComment-2041515
Actionmage March 11, 2016 Share March 11, 2016 Proof that Jane is a Yogurt Bitch: she buys, crumbles, then doesn't eat the rice cake she has! Why buy the damn things ( because they come in packs) if you don't like them anyway? As for why that melatonin lady has that hair and not sexy bedhead? Because she isn't Katherine Heigl and it's funny when mom-types dance to dance music. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/70/#findComment-2043489
Ubiquitous March 11, 2016 Share March 11, 2016 Why is there a drag king lip-syncing old songs for Pepsi, and for that matter, if it's taking place within a structure shaped like the Pepsi logo, why are there only two chambers? 4 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/70/#findComment-2043706
DrSpaceman73 March 11, 2016 Share March 11, 2016 I just LOVE the ad where the guy just gets out of the hospital for a blood clot (treated successfully with Warfarin, costing about 15 cents a dose) And he wonders aloud "Maybe I could find something BETTER than Warfarin?" So, he decides to ask his doctor for Eliquis (treats the same thing, but... it costs about 20 bucks a dose AND there is no antidote for it! If you accidentally take an overdose. you will bleed to death internally. Yeah, "Nomattah" that they cured you in the hospital with cheap ol' reliable Warfarin, huh? There IS a class action suit for Eliquis now, btw. Warfarin is hard to use and manage for many people. My mom tried it for several weeks or months and never could get n an appropriate effective dose. And people bleed to death on warfarin and are hospitalized for warfarin overdose all the time, even when it's followed closely and has an antidote. There would be warfarin lawsuits today too if it was still a brand name drug and one company made all the money off it. Plavix has no antidote, still widely used in vascular disease. Not saying I agree with the commercial for it, whole different issue, but there are good reasons why it's nice to have options other than Coumadin. 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/70/#findComment-2044516
Rick Kitchen March 11, 2016 Share March 11, 2016 OMG, Jane from the yogurt ad is Jade from ATWT!!! Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/70/#findComment-2044638
LoneHaranguer March 11, 2016 Share March 11, 2016 Why is there a drag king lip-syncing old songs for Pepsi, and for that matter, if it's taking place within a structure shaped like the Pepsi logo, why are there only two chambers? There is/was a longer version of the ad with a second transition to a new chamber. I've only seen the shorter ad lately. 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/70/#findComment-2044672
Sandman87 March 12, 2016 Share March 12, 2016 I think the commercial that runs for Hong Kong tourism at the beginning of BBC News on PBS has reached new heights of truth in advertising. Just before the spokesperson starts talking, the background music starts in with these lyrics: Tell me sweet little lies... So basically, they're saying that their spokesperson is a liar? 3 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/70/#findComment-2045299
90PercentGravity March 12, 2016 Share March 12, 2016 Did no one notice that the Texas logo is next to a huge black eye that flashes past so fast it is almost a subliminal message? Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/70/#findComment-2045718
ChromaKelly March 12, 2016 Share March 12, 2016 Just saw a commercial for quilted Northern toilet paper that I do not understand. It features a bathroom and a toy (I forget, police officer?) under the radiator. The voice over says something like new Quilted Northern works so well you can forget your bathroom experience, unlike Officer Bob. At least he's not Constable Hank (on the toilet behind the seat). OK, the action figure thing is funny. But what's up with the "forget your bathroom experience"? Are people having bathroom PTSD? And how does toilet paper help? 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/70/#findComment-2046197
FormerMod-a1 March 12, 2016 Share March 12, 2016 It means you won't leave skid marks in your underwear because it cleans you up so well. 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/70/#findComment-2046293
Ubiquitous March 12, 2016 Share March 12, 2016 Just saw a commercial for quilted Northern toilet paper that I do not understand. It features a bathroom and a toy (I forget, police officer?) under the radiator. The voice over says something like new Quilted Northern works so well you can forget your bathroom experience, unlike Officer Bob. At least he's not Constable Hank (on the toilet behind the seat). OK, the action figure thing is funny. But what's up with the "forget your bathroom experience"? Are people having bathroom PTSD? And how does toilet paper help? Would you want to be forced to watch people use the toilet? There's an ad for some 3rd world children's charity with a line I find bemusing. "Little Rosario has to apply poisonous pesticide to the sugar cane plants with her bare hands!". Isn't pesticide poisonous by definition? 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/70/#findComment-2046566
CoderLady March 12, 2016 Share March 12, 2016 There's an ad for some 3rd world children's charity with a line I find bemusing. "Little Rosario has to apply poisonous pesticide to the sugar cane plants with her bare hands!". Isn't pesticide poisonous by definition? You could loosely apply the term "pesticide" to beer if you're trying to get rid of snails but it's not that poisonous to other critters. There are probably other things like diatomaceous earth that fall into that category, also for snails. I'll bet there are more substances that are safe for humans to handle or consume that would give pests a really bad day. Still, making children apply actual poison to plants barehanded is heinous. The palms of the hands are a prime site for absorbing foreign substances. 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/70/#findComment-2046692
Brattinella March 12, 2016 Share March 12, 2016 The suffix "cide" means to cause the death of, as pesticide, homicide, genocide. That said, those children are being treated terribly. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/70/#findComment-2046728
stillhere1900 March 12, 2016 Share March 12, 2016 Did no one notice that the Texas logo is next to a huge black eye that flashes past so fast it is almost a subliminal message? Where ? 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/70/#findComment-2047257
Moose135 March 13, 2016 Share March 13, 2016 Where ? 27 seconds in - the shot in the art gallery. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/70/#findComment-2047319
janie jones March 13, 2016 Share March 13, 2016 Did no one notice that the Texas logo is next to a huge black eye that flashes past so fast it is almost a subliminal message? Are you talking about the pictures of people's eyes? I don't think those are black eyes. It looks like makeup to me. It's iridescent green. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/70/#findComment-2047423
Prevailing Wind March 13, 2016 Share March 13, 2016 I don't understand the problem. Even if it were a black, not red or green eye, what's the issue? Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/70/#findComment-2048138
NewDigs March 13, 2016 Share March 13, 2016 I don't understand the problem. Even if it were a black, not red or green eye, what's the issue? I dunno, eye in the sky, big brother... "We're watching you"? All I got. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/70/#findComment-2048164
Eliot March 13, 2016 Share March 13, 2016 Just saw a commercial for quilted Northern toilet paper that I do not understand. It features a bathroom and a toy (I forget, police officer?) under the radiator. The voice over says something like new Quilted Northern works so well you can forget your bathroom experience, unlike Officer Bob. At least he's not Constable Hank (on the toilet behind the seat). OK, the action figure thing is funny. But what's up with the "forget your bathroom experience"? Are people having bathroom PTSD? And how does toilet paper help? I love the Quilted Northern commercials. First of all, because they are so twisted and dark and funny. But second of all, because they're right! Toilet paper manufacturers spend millions of dollars every year trying to make us wallow in the bathroom experience ("Enjoy the go..." Ewwww!) Northern has it right. You want to get in and get out and not think about it anymore. I've switched brands to Northern in support of this ad campaign! 4 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/70/#findComment-2048624
crazycatlady58 March 13, 2016 Share March 13, 2016 I dunno, eye in the sky, big brother... "We're watching you"? All I got. "The eyes of Texas are upon you". School spirit song from U.T. in Austin. What can I say, I am old and from Texas. 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/70/#findComment-2048737
Jamoche March 13, 2016 Share March 13, 2016 "The eyes of Texas are upon you". School spirit song from U.T. in Austin. What can I say, I am old and from Texas. "Sounds like hell!" Sorry, I'm an Aggie, it's a reflex :) 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/70/#findComment-2048969
crazycatlady58 March 13, 2016 Share March 13, 2016 "Sounds like hell!" Sorry, I'm an Aggie, it's a reflex :) That ok I did not go to U.T., the song was the first thing I thought of when they were talking about the eye. I did not notice it myself. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/70/#findComment-2048980
LoneHaranguer March 14, 2016 Share March 14, 2016 You could loosely apply the term "pesticide" to beer if you're trying to get rid of snails but it's not that poisonous to other critters. There are probably other things like diatomaceous earth that fall into that category, also for snails. I'll bet there are more substances that are safe for humans to handle or consume that would give pests a really bad day. So, the ad is a ploy to get more money by letting viewers infer that "Little Rosario" is being put in danger without actually saying so? 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/70/#findComment-2051728
Cobalt Stargazer March 14, 2016 Share March 14, 2016 IMO, yes. It's like those ads for UNICEF and such where they talk about starving children, usually with a celebrity spokesperson looking very serious about the matter, but it just leaves me thinking that if they didn't hire a famous person for the ad, they would have more money to actually help the starving children. 6 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/70/#findComment-2051950
BubblingKettle March 15, 2016 Share March 15, 2016 Even though this is a political ad, I'm not making any political statement. I think it earns a spot on this headscratcher page because Kevin never blinks. It's a 60-second spot, and the man never blinks. He looks down at something a few times, but that's it. Too bad he wasted all of his money, because he's going to need a prescription for Restasis, no doubt. (And he already can't afford a decent shirt...or an iron.) 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/70/#findComment-2054364
ennui March 15, 2016 Share March 15, 2016 I think the product is Dentastix. The woman is doing sit-ups, and after a few up and downs and silly grins, we see that she's kissing the dog on each up. It's kind of icky. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/70/#findComment-2055501
Ubiquitous March 16, 2016 Share March 16, 2016 So, the ad is a ploy to get more money by letting viewers infer that "Little Rosario" is being put in danger without actually saying so? Yeah, the narrator also frets about "Little Pablo" using a "dangerous machete" to cut the sugar cane. I'm a believer in keeping big sharp things way from kids, but the footage isn't like SLop nearly cutting her fingertips off while trying to chop parsley. 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/70/#findComment-2057789
Brattinella March 17, 2016 Share March 17, 2016 The Metro PCS commercial where the guy wearing a plaid shirt does some kind of weird robot dance, and everyone is fascinated. They don't still DANCE like that, do they?? 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/70/#findComment-2059832
OSM Mom March 17, 2016 Share March 17, 2016 The Metro PCS commercial where the guy wearing a plaid shirt does some kind of weird robot dance, and everyone is fascinated. They don't still DANCE like that, do they?? So people still dance anymore? I thought it was all twerking, and dry humping and jumping up and down anymore. Now if you'll excuse me, there are some kids on my lawn. 13 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/70/#findComment-2061096
Ubiquitous March 18, 2016 Share March 18, 2016 The Metro PCS commercial where the guy wearing a plaid shirt does some kind of weird robot dance, and everyone is fascinated. They don't still DANCE like that, do they?? Ha! I took a cruise to the Panama Canal a couple years ago and while in Cartagia, Columbia, saw a crowd of locals gathered around some kids who were break-dancing. It seemed like something new to them. 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/70/#findComment-2064306
elle March 20, 2016 Share March 20, 2016 Why is there a drag king lip-syncing old songs for Pepsi, and for that matter, if it's taking place within a structure shaped like the Pepsi logo, why are there only two chambers? There is/was a longer version of the ad with a second transition to a new chamber. I've only seen the shorter ad lately. The dancer/singer is Janelle Monae. It is her version of "Joy of Pepsi" we hear in the last bit. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/70/#findComment-2067890
Ubiquitous March 20, 2016 Share March 20, 2016 The dancer/singer is Janelle Monae. It is her version of "Joy of Pepsi" we hear in the last bit. I didn't notice anything different about it. :-D Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/70/#findComment-2068468
Cobalt Stargazer March 21, 2016 Share March 21, 2016 I just randomly caught the "PULL THAT PEACH!" ad, and I have a question. Why the hell does she look so mad when she tells the guy on the ladder to pick the stupid peach? It's an annoying enough commercial without wondering why she looks so pissed off. 4 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/70/#findComment-2070224
DeLurker March 21, 2016 Share March 21, 2016 Cause she's a yogurt bitch? 8 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/70/#findComment-2071142
xaxat March 22, 2016 Share March 22, 2016 Your kitchen is stocked with appliances that cost two/three thousand dollars each. What the hell do you consider "too pricey"? 4 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/70/#findComment-2075315
CarpeDiem54 March 22, 2016 Share March 22, 2016 Your kitchen is stocked with appliances that cost two/three thousand dollars each. What the hell do you consider "too pricey"? I was just coming here to bitch about that commercial. They have an easily $80,000 kitchen and the lazy ass wife wants to go out to eat? At some place cheap? Douche. Lucky for her, her hubby knows how to cook. 3 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/70/#findComment-2075369
stillhere1900 March 22, 2016 Share March 22, 2016 I was just coming here to bitch about that commercial. They have an easily $80,000 kitchen and the lazy ass wife wants to go out to eat? At some place cheap? Douche. Lucky for her, her hubby knows how to cook. I told my dh that I wanted that kitchen, he said "why ? you hate to cook" I said because it's pretty. ;-p 3 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/70/#findComment-2075418
DeLurker March 23, 2016 Share March 23, 2016 (edited) I don't get why Cricket Wireless uses animated candy for their commercials. Whenever it is on, I have a sudden craving for Chiclets. Edited March 23, 2016 by DeLurker 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/70/#findComment-2079243
Brattinella March 23, 2016 Share March 23, 2016 I don't get why Cricket Wireless uses animated candy for their commercials. Whenever it is on, I have a sudden craving for Chiclets. Wow is THAT what they are? I just thought the artists/animators were lazy. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/70/#findComment-2079435
DeLurker March 23, 2016 Share March 23, 2016 I'm not sure what they are supposed to be, but they look like animated candy to me. Given the name, I have to wonder why they didn't go with the obvious? 3 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/70/#findComment-2079888
90PercentGravity March 23, 2016 Share March 23, 2016 I just saw a Red Bull commercial that implies the Easter bunny is banging chickens. 3 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/70/#findComment-2079953
peacheslatour March 23, 2016 Share March 23, 2016 I just saw a Red Bull commercial that implies the Easter bunny is banging chickens. Oh, he's been doing that for years. Thus the Cadbury bunny that clucks! 7 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/70/#findComment-2079976
xaxat March 24, 2016 Share March 24, 2016 I always hear the original opening lyrics when this ad airs. Which makes an ad featuring kids unintentionally strange. 3 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/70/#findComment-2081127
Sandman87 March 24, 2016 Share March 24, 2016 I just saw a Red Bull commercial that implies the Easter bunny is banging chickens. "Red Bull gives you wangs!" 7 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/70/#findComment-2081312
Calamity Jane March 24, 2016 Share March 24, 2016 It's a street-legal golf cart. I've heard that an uncle used to drive a small foreign car, not unlike the Smart, many years ago, that the family referred to as a "coffin on wheels". An Isetta, by any chance? I remember those from the mid-fifties - they made quite an impression on suburban KC dwellers! Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/70/#findComment-2081341
DeLurker March 24, 2016 Share March 24, 2016 (edited) I always hear the original opening lyrics when this ad airs. Which makes an ad featuring kids unintentionally strange. Can I say how disappointed in the Tom Tom Club I am for allowing this to happen? When I first heard the music on the commercial I was WTF? How are they going to make those lyrics kid friendly? I'm with you - my mind overlays the original lyrics which in no way I would want my kids to aspire to. I keep seeing the VW ads where they are emphasizing the 7 safety aspects (or whatever) to the people shopping at one of their dealerships. Given the emissions testing problem, I'm thinking it is a bad idea to emphasize numbers. Edited March 24, 2016 by DeLurker 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/70/#findComment-2082252
Jamoche March 24, 2016 Share March 24, 2016 I just don't need to think about my food having sex lives. Not even this: http://www.ispot.tv/ad/7InQ/reeses-peanut-butter-eggs-song-by-marvin-gaye You're really going to hate this movie (NSFW!) http://jezebel.com/will-you-see-sausage-party-seth-rogens-new-r-rated-ani-1765042591 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/70/#findComment-2082678
frenchtoast March 25, 2016 Share March 25, 2016 I just started seeing a Sonic ad about their creamy shakes or something. He's the doofus is the expert on shakes. What is causing me to scratch my head, is when the image of the shakes are being shown, what looks like vanilla is getting sprinkled with what looks like pepper. I....don't understand. Unless that's supposed to be vanilla specks? for the shake. Either way, it looks super gross. Shockingly, I found it! 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/70/#findComment-2083909
riley702 March 25, 2016 Share March 25, 2016 Looks like vanilla bean seeds to me. Yum! 4 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/70/#findComment-2085109
xaxat March 25, 2016 Share March 25, 2016 (edited) So is the use of "We are the Champions" supposed to be ironic? Does all of this take place as they are watching the eventual champions celebrate? Because none of those guys have won a title as a pro. Edited March 25, 2016 by xaxat 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/70/#findComment-2086978
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