Say What?: Commercials That Made Us Scratch Our Heads

[Brattinella]

FOOD allergy, Rick.  Food.

[friendperidot]

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Now the only thing I cannot do in this scenario is have the milk put in a glass and handed to you without you ever moving off the couch, but I'm sure personal Rosies are just a few years away.

Isn't that why people have kids?

I thought kids were had to hold the ends of the rabbit ears so you get tv channels over the air. I ditched Directv about the time they became part of AT&T after over 10 years. And I remember being the kid who held the rabbit ears.

[fishcakes]

 

I get that this is supposed to be cute and not taken at face value, but ... it's an online casino. No one is buying drinks for the table and noticing someone's smile at an online casino. Second, even if you did meet your mate at an online casino, I'm going to guess they'd be a lot uglier than these two. The odds that they would look like the low-rent versions of Josh Duhamel and Lauren Graham are not good.

[smittykins]

36 minutes ago, friendperidot said:

I thought kids were had to hold the ends of the rabbit ears so you get tv channels over the air. I ditched Directv about the time they became part of AT&T after over 10 years. And I remember being the kid who held the rabbit ears.

And do dishes.

[mamapajama]

The commercial where the farmer tells the cow that the yogurt made with her milk is delicious.  Why does he stare into her eyes, and then run away?  I must know. I must.

[Sandman87]

4 hours ago, Cobalt Stargazer said:

And it's in a Sex Pistols song.

Which was itself a rip-off of an English folk song -The Good Ship Venus.

 

2 minutes ago, mamapajama said:

The commercial where the farmer tells the cow that the yogurt made with her milk is delicious.  Why does he stare into her eyes, and then run away?  I must know. I must.

He's ashamed by the sudden realization that he's romancing a cow?

[mamapajama]

10 minutes ago, Sandman87 said:

 

 

He's ashamed by the sudden realization that he's romancing a cow?

Well that takes an odd turn.

[theatremouse]

You guys. You guys. This commercial wherein it is RAINING OCTOPUSES. What? I mean. Just. No. No thank you please. This is literally the sort of thing that happens in stress dream nightmares. The splattering sounds...and...I just...I am not joking when I say I am now concerned I am going to have creatures-falling-from-sky nightmares after seeing this. Passover was six weeks ago. I need no rain of frogs or other swimming creatures. I get they're literally saying "throw whatever you've got at us", but WHY rain of cephalopod?

Booooo. I say. Booo.

Edited June 4, 2016 by theatremouse

[Prevailing Wind]

Sudden onslaught of food allergies = genetically modified food.  (goes some theory, at least.)

[erikdepressant]

3 hours ago, fishcakes said:

 

I get that this is supposed to be cute and not taken at face value, but ... it's an online casino. No one is buying drinks for the table and noticing someone's smile at an online casino. Second, even if you did meet your mate at an online casino, I'm going to guess they'd be a lot uglier than these two. The odds that they would look like the low-rent versions of Josh Duhamel and Lauren Graham are not good.

"I tode them that since they met at an onwine casino, they'd both have a gambwing pwobwem."

"Caroline..."

[Maverick]

One theory on peanut allergies is that they're caused by some vaccinations.   As for food allergies in general, I'm sure some of it is environmental (medications, chemicals in household items, drugs in the food chain, etc) but I'm sure there's at least an element of the media/social media turning an existing issue into a 'thing'.     

[riley702]

On 6/2/2016 at 5:22 PM, Albino said:

Also, now that I re-read my post...why is there no "d" in refrigerator but there is one in fridge?  

Like the others have said, I think it's spelled phonetically because people would logically, but wrongly, think "frig" rhymes with "pig", and "frige" rhymes with "oblige".

On 6/2/2016 at 6:36 PM, LoneHaranguer said:

Why is there no "u" in forty, but there is one in four and fourteen?

Googling this led me to a speculation that:

"As early as the 1600s, the OED cites spellings with "o" instead of "ou". One wonders if the pronunciations of the vowel part of "four" and "forty" were pronounced differently at the time spelling solidified."

So basically? No idea.

Edited June 4, 2016 by riley702

[Watcher0363]

On 6/2/2016 at 11:37 PM, Sandman87 said:

Without the "d" it would just be "frige", which would probably be Ye Olde Eynglish Speylling for something naughty.

From Wiki:

This was my original supposition.

Frigidaire is the American consumer and commercial home appliances brand subsidiary of European parent company Electrolux. Frigidaire was founded as the Guardian Frigerator Company in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and developed the first self-contained refrigerator (invented by Nathaniel B. Wales and Alfred Mellowes) in 1916. In 1918, William C. Durant, a founder of General Motors, personally invested in the company and in 1919, it adopted the name Frigidaire.[citation needed] The brand was so well known in the refrigeration field in the early-to-mid-1900s that many Americans called any refrigerator (of whatever brand) a Frigidaire. The name Frigidaire or its antecedent Frigerator may be the origin of the widely-used English word fridge, although more likely simply an abbreviation of refrigerator which is a word known to have been used as early as 1611.[1][2][3]

[janie jones]

On 6/3/2016 at 11:23 PM, riley702 said:

Like the others have said, I think it's spelled phonetically because people would logically, but wrongly, think "frig" rhymes with "pig", and "frige" rhymes with "oblige".

Yeah, the "d" in words like "fridge," "ridge," "ledge," "fudge," etc. prevents the vowel in the middle from following the silent "e" pronunciation rule. "Frigid" doesn't need one.  It's the same thing that happens with like thin/thinner, cut/cutter, and so on.

[peacheslatour]

On 5/11/2016 at 1:31 PM, friendperidot said:

I want the dollhouse too, I collect miniatures.

So do I! I love that dollhouse.

[Brattinella]

2 hours ago, janie jones said:

Yeah, the "d" in words like "fridge," "ridge," "ledge," "fudge," etc. prevents the vowel in the middle from following the silent "e" pronunciation rule. "Frigid" doesn't need one.  It's the same thing that happens with like thin/thinner, cut/cutter, and so on.

I just LOVE this grammar stuff! 

[mojoween]

Now I do not eat sandwiches with cheese on them, ever, so please tell me - when you order a McDonald's sandwich is it standard process to LICK the wrapper to get all of the cheese when the sandwich is gone?  Wouldn't you just pick it off if you were so damned determined to eat every bite?  And would you really gnaw on the paper in a communal break room at your JOB?

[Brattinella]

16 minutes ago, mojoween said:

Now I do not eat sandwiches with cheese on them, ever, so please tell me - when you order a McDonald's sandwich is it standard process to LICK the wrapper to get all of the cheese when the sandwich is gone?  Wouldn't you just pick it off if you were so damned determined to eat every bite?  And would you really gnaw on the paper in a communal break room at your JOB?

Oh, HELL NO!  Lick the wrapper? Eww.

[Guest]

Is this some kind of meta commentary to remind my generation that were old now. 

Edited June 6, 2016 by ParadoxLost

[Sandman87]

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Is this some kind of meta commentary to remind my generation that were old now. 

Whatever it is that they're selling, I don't want it. Using their product makes your wife leave you for her ex-boyfriend.

[Ubiquitous]

On ‎6‎/‎3‎/‎2016 at 6:40 PM, fishcakes said:

I get that this is supposed to be cute and not taken at face value, but ... it's an online casino. No one is buying drinks for the table and noticing someone's smile at an online casino. Second, even if you did meet your mate at an online casino, I'm going to guess they'd be a lot uglier than these two. The odds that they would look like the low-rent versions of Josh Duhamel and Lauren Graham are not good.

I've seen enough championship gambling shows on TV to know that.

Maybe they were both at a cyber café playing on their smartyphones?

 

12 hours ago, mojoween said:

Now I do not eat sandwiches with cheese on them, ever, so please tell me - when you order a McDonald's sandwich is it standard process to LICK the wrapper to get all of the cheese when the sandwich is gone?  Wouldn't you just pick it off if you were so damned determined to eat every bite?  And would you really gnaw on the paper in a communal break room at your JOB?

I'd never do that. We used our fries to scrape the cheese from the wrapper.

While in Orlando this weekend, I noticed they have versions of Toyota's "Enjoy the Go!" ad campaign in Spanglish, in which half the time it's spoken in Spanish and the other half is English, usually with the parent or elder speaking the former. Besides the obvious "we speak English in America" thing, we are they speaking two languages to each other? Did the English speaking person forget the other person doesn't speak English or is the other person being an asshole?

[DeLurker]

Grew up in South Florida with a lot of friends who spoke Spanish as their first language.  With their parents or grandparents, it was not uncommon for them to understand English but have an easier time speaking in Spanish.  It wasn't that they couldn't speak English - they did on the job or in transactions with non-Spanish speakers, but informally speaking Spanish was a lot more fluid.

And with my friends who were bilingual, they would switch back and forth.  Some phrases or ideas flowed better in one language over the other.

[LoneHaranguer]

On 6/4/2016 at 0:07 AM, Maverick said:

As for food allergies in general, I'm sure some of it is environmental (medications, chemicals in household items, drugs in the food chain, etc) but I'm sure there's at least an element of the media/social media turning an existing issue into a 'thing'.     

One theory publicized recently is that kids are being overly protected, preventing proper immune system development.

[St. Claire]

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That will be the next generation [of smart fridge].  You can call it Hal.

NO! I will be trying to put more delicious snacks in my refrigerator, and it'll be all "I'm sorry, St. Claire, I can't do that...your weight-loss plan is too important for me to allow you to jeopardize it."

[Rick Kitchen]

I don't really mind this song, but is the child (?) singing it singing in a foreign accent, or do they have some sort of speech impediment?

 

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/A1el/crocs-inc-moms-day-off

[peacheslatour]

On 6/6/2016 at 8:54 AM, LoneHaranguer said:

One theory publicized recently is that kids are being overly protected, preventing proper immune system development.

I made sure my son ate three tablespoons of dirt a day. Never had a sick day in his life! >^..^<

/Only partially kidding. I do think our obsession with germs has made our immune systems weaker.

[LoneHaranguer]

47 minutes ago, peacheslatour said:

I do think our obsession with germs has made our immune systems weaker.

Not just weaker, but improperly trained, so it may react to things it shouldn't, or fail to act when it should.

[Prevailing Wind]

I work with a woman who is blissfully unconcerned with her child eating stuff that's fallen on the floor. She figures it's building up immunity.  The only time she has a problem...it's a vet's office & she brings her little boy to work.  Sometimes, he's in the "treatment" area and drops things.  Mom told me today she gets him dewormed frequently because of that.  That's the only real concern she has - that he'll get some zoonotic worms from the sick pets.  But mostly, they do dental cleanings in that room, so it's not *that* dangerous. 

[Sandman87]

One of the sponsors for our local PBS station has a "supported by" announcement which says that they "home-cook our entire menu." Personally, I'd rather eat food than eat a menu.

[theatremouse]

If I'm ordering food off a menu I expect it to be restaurant-cooked (or at least commercial-kitchen-cooked), not home-cooked.

[bilgistic]

1 hour ago, Prevailing Wind said:

I work with a woman who is blissfully unconcerned with her child eating stuff that's fallen on the floor. She figures it's building up immunity.  The only time she has a problem...it's a vet's office & she brings her little boy to work.  Sometimes, he's in the "treatment" area and drops things.  Mom told me today she gets him dewormed frequently because of that.  That's the only real concern she has - that he'll get some zoonotic worms from the sick pets.  But mostly, they do dental cleanings in that room, so it's not *that* dangerous.

Having heard of "deworming" only in relation to dogs, I'm perplexed by this. Does she give him little meaty "treats" every so often?

Maybe she could--crazy thought--not bring her kid to work?

[Prevailing Wind]

She's the boss' daughter.  No, she can't not bring her kid to work.  Apparently, pediatricians have deworming meds.

[LoneHaranguer]

14 hours ago, bilgistic said:

Having heard of "deworming" only in relation to dogs, I'm perplexed by this.

It's much more common for humans in third-world countries. Keeping kids from getting infected is one reason why towns want people to clean up after their dogs and not allow them to run loose, but it still happens.

[CarpeDiem54]

22 hours ago, Rick Kitchen said:

I don't really mind this song, but is the child (?) singing it singing in a foreign accent, or do they have some sort of speech impediment?

 

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/A1el/crocs-inc-moms-day-off

I'm voting for annoying brat faking a speech impediment because they think it's cute.  They're wrong.

[ennui]

On 5/31/2016 at 9:48 PM, Maverick said:

 I just saw a commercial for a refrigerator that has a webcam inside it that you can access on your phone from anywhere in the world.  You know, so you can check if you'e out of eggs or not.  

Does it turn on the light, too? Because otherwise, it's really dark inside the fridge. And I thought you had to open the door to release the light switch. 

[Albino]

19 hours ago, Prevailing Wind said:

I work with a woman who is blissfully unconcerned with her child eating stuff that's fallen on the floor. She figures it's building up immunity.  The only time she has a problem...it's a vet's office & she brings her little boy to work.  Sometimes, he's in the "treatment" area and drops things.  Mom told me today she gets him dewormed frequently because of that.  That's the only real concern she has - that he'll get some zoonotic worms from the sick pets.  But mostly, they do dental cleanings in that room, so it's not *that* dangerous. 

During the summer when I was a kid (keep in mind I'm pretty old now) we used to grab a glob of soft, melty tar off the road and chew it like gum.  If I recall, my mother told us it would make our teeth strong and white.  

To stay on topic, that's why I like that Campbell's soup commercial where the parents are discussing the healthy, free range, locally harvested, grass fed whatever meal for their kid, who's happily eating his crayons or glue or something over at the table. 

[Jamoche]

On June 7, 2016 at 1:22 PM, Rick Kitchen said:

I don't really mind this song, but is the child (?) singing it singing in a foreign accent, or do they have some sort of speech impediment?

 

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/A1el/crocs-inc-moms-day-off

My ears! Why did I click!

I notice ispot doesn't have music credits for this; I'd be embarrassed to put my name on it too.

[janie jones]

On 6/7/2016 at 1:22 PM, Rick Kitchen said:

I don't really mind this song, but is the child (?) singing it singing in a foreign accent, or do they have some sort of speech impediment?

 

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/A1el/crocs-inc-moms-day-off

I hadn't seen that commercial, but before I clicked on the link, I thought it was going to be this commercial, which has the same kid singing.  I took it to be a kid with an accent.

Edited June 9, 2016 by janie jones

[bilgistic]

2 hours ago, Albino said:

During the summer when I was a kid (keep in mind I'm pretty old now) we used to grab a glob of soft, melty tar off the road and chew it like gum.  If I recall, my mother told us it would make our teeth strong and white.

Oh my god! I get that people who do industrial roofing are breathing in that stuff daily (petrochemicals from tar), but I'm astounded that this was a thing people did! I've laid out in the sun with baby oil, but never chewed on a piece of road tar.

[Rick Kitchen]

38 minutes ago, janie jones said:

I hadn't seen that commercial, but before I clicked on the link, I thought it was going to be this commercial, which has the same kid singing.  I took it to be a kid with an accent.

 

Your link wasn't working, try this:

 

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/A1ez/crocs-inc-superhero

[Sandman87]

41 minutes ago, bilgistic said:

Oh my god! I get that people who do industrial roofing are breathing in that stuff daily (petrochemicals from tar), but I'm astounded that this was a thing people did! I've laid out in the sun with baby oil, but never chewed on a piece of road tar.

My grandfather told me more than once about some of the kids he grew up with during prohibition who would drink milk mixed with gasoline. Sort of an early version of huffing.

[janie jones]

3 hours ago, Rick Kitchen said:

 

Your link wasn't working, try this:

Fixed it!  Thanks.

[Hanahope]

On 6/6/2016 at 1:44 AM, Sandman87 said:

Is this some kind of meta commentary to remind my generation that were old now. 

I just can't get over the fact that Jon Bon Jovi has gray hair.

And this what a DVR is for.

[Sandman87]

Buh-whaa? How did my name get attached to a ParadoxLost quote?

[Jamoche]

Ad opens with a married couple. The wife is saying something about a house; the husband looks oblivious and has to be nudged by his wife to respond. OK, how many "smart wife, stupid husband" ads have we griped about? But apparently this is a reality show called "Teenage Newlyweds". Or a spoof. I'm still not sure.

[DeLurker]

There's a McDonald's McPick commercial in rotation where they talk about their fish sandwich and specify it is made from "sustainable sourced" fish.  Which makes me wonder about what type of fish.

I have a long standing affection for their fish sandwiches and now they've made me go and think about it.  Bad move McDonalds.

[NewDigs]

On June 5, 2016 at 10:04 PM, ParadoxLost said:

Is this some kind of meta commentary to remind my generation that were old now. 

 

I got a kick out of the JBJ commercial about turning back time and rethinking a second child.

Turning back time to rethink a partner? Kinda' creepy.

Wow, JBJ is only 54? Seems like a lotta' gray.

[DeLurker]

24 minutes ago, NewDigs said:

I got a kick out of the JBJ commercial about turning back time and rethinking a second child.

Turning back time to rethink a partner? Kinda' creepy.

Wow, JBJ is only 54? Seems like a lotta' gray.

I thought the rethinking the second kid was harsh, but yes to all the rest.

[Bastet]

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I got a kick out of the JBJ commercial about turning back time and rethinking a second child.

That cracked me up.  I find this latest one pretty bland, but that one gave me a good laugh.

[peacheslatour]

There's a Rizzoli and Isles commercial that's been on a lot lately accompanied by a song and I swear the lyrics go something like "and then we were Yoko....." WTF?