Commercials That Annoy, Irritate or Outright Enrage

[Brattinella]

When I was in 4H and Girl Scouts, we made Smores, one syllable.  Of course, that was when dinosaurs walked.

[MaryPatShelby]

5 hours ago, peacheslatour said:

No, it's more like smi-ell. There is an ad for dental implants where the spokeswoman says "I love my smi-ell" "I will always have this smi-ell" "People are always complimenting me on my smi-ell". And there's one where they're singing about "smi-ells". Ugh.

I'm fairly sure I say "smi-uhl." I just now tried saying it as only one syllable and I can't even make my mouth do it.  Really, it's supposed to be one syllable?

I'll slink out now......

[caci]

You are not alone at the smi-uhl table.  I say smile the same way.  I actually can't figure out another way.

[erikdepressant]

Off topic, but I saw an episode of House Hunters set in the South where the realtor said "floor" as a three-syllable word, like "fuh-lo-wur."

[Cobalt Stargazer]

2 hours ago, erikdepressant said:

Off topic, but I saw an episode of House Hunters set in the South where the realtor said "floor" as a three-syllable word, like "fuh-lo-wur."

They're doing it wrong.

[janie jones]

5 hours ago, meep.meep said:

Isn't it pronounced "su morz" ?  Two syllables.  Even decades ago when I was a Brownie, that's how it was pronounced.

Now, if they're saying "smo rays" then it's just wrong.

"Smore" with no vowel sound between the s and m, like in "smile" is the primary way I've heard it pronounced.

Edited July 23, 2016 by janie jones

[theatremouse]

7 hours ago, meep.meep said:

Isn't it pronounced "su morz" ?  Two syllables.  Even decades ago when I was a Brownie, that's how it was pronounced.

Doing that is sort of...reverse syncope? The point of the word is it's a contraction of "some more", so if one pronounces "s'more" as "suh-more" one is still basically just saying the two original words.

But what bugs me much more than that is this new Comic-Con themed Snickers commercial, that seems like it's showing dude in a panel, except people are constantly taking photos with flashes. (I've not been to Comic-Con so I don't know if that's normal? I do assume people take pics but I figure with phones and not necessarily flashes on?)

I hate this ad. The flashes in it are so frequent it makes me feel like I'm going to have a seizure. I want it to go away.

[Aquarius]

8 hours ago, peacheslatour said:

No, it's more like smi-ell. There is an ad for dental implants where the spokeswoman says "I love my smi-ell" "I will always have this smi-ell" "People are always complimenting me on my smi-ell". And there's one where they're singing about "smi-ells". Ugh.

Don't go by that chick.  She also pronounces "steak" with two syllables.  "It actually hurt to eat.  Corn.  Stay-ayk."  Ugh.  Can't stand her, especially when she says her husband loves her "smi-ell."  Yeah, big whoop.  I bet most husbands love their wives' smiles.

[Prevailing Wind]

13 hours ago, erikdepressant said:

Off topic, but I saw an episode of House Hunters set in the South where the realtor said "floor" as a three-syllable word, like "fuh-lo-wur."

Um...If she's Southern, I bet she was really saying, "Fuh-lo-wah."  There's no R sound at the end.  LOL

[peacheslatour]

15 hours ago, Aquarius said:

Don't go by that chick.  She also pronounces "steak" with two syllables.  "It actually hurt to eat.  Corn.  Stay-ayk."  Ugh.  Can't stand her, especially when she says her husband loves her "smi-ell."  Yeah, big whoop.  I bet most husbands love their wives' smiles.

I can't stand her either. And whatever they did to her smi-ell, it looks like it permanently froze her face into this ghastly jack-o-lantern grimace.

[MaryPatShelby]

18 hours ago, caci said:

You are not alone at the smi-uhl table.  I say smile the same way.  I actually can't figure out another way.

This is what Merriam-Webster has for pronunciation of smile: \ˈsmī(-ə)l\.      I don't know what all of that means, so do they think one syllable or two? 

[peacheslatour]

57 minutes ago, MaryPatShelby said:

This is what Merriam-Webster has for pronunciation of smile: \ˈsmī(-ə)l\.      I don't know what all of that means, so do they think one syllable or two? 

The vowel symbol named "schwa", written with an upside-down letter e -- like this: [ə] -- is generally used in transcribing English to represent an unstressed and reduced vowel.

[janie jones]

Which means two syllables.

[FormerMod-a1]

I've always said and heard it as one, and this sounds like one to me.

http://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/pronunciation/english/smile

[caci]

I'm getting a headache with the smile thing.  I listened to the pronunciations, both American and British, and I think they sound the same.  I will say that is how I pronounce the word so I feel better now.

[Rick Kitchen]

This commercial is horrifying.  The most racist piece of shit I've seen in years.  The black folks worshipping the white blonde woman.

 

[Prevailing Wind]

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This commercial is horrifying.  The most racist piece of shit I've seen in years.  The black folks worshipping the white blonde woman.

But, y'know, them darkies can SING!  </sarcasm>

Surely, they have an American ad agency that knows better.

[seasons]

On 7/21/2016 at 3:40 PM, Neurochick said:

That Toyota commercial where the woman says, "I wish I had a presidential escort."  I hate it because I've been binge watching "Motive" and they play it multiple times during each episode.  Ugh. 

N/m sorry.

[bilgistic]

11 hours ago, Rick Kitchen said:

This commercial is horrifying.  The most racist piece of shit I've seen in years.  The black folks worshipping the white blonde woman.

 

No comment on the commercial, because wow, but thanks for bringing the thread back on topic.

[seasons]

On 7/4/2016 at 6:34 PM, SmithW6079 said:

It's either Excedrin or Bayer migraine pain reliever, but it's the one where the mother wears a pair of goggles that simulates a migraine. After she dons them, she breaks down in tears, all but rending her garments in sympathy as she experiences what her daughter experiences. God, overact much?

Hey, new to this neck of the woods. Awesome p!ace here. That Excedrin commercial makes me crazy. Stupid commercial. Having suffered big time from migraines for 30 years, if I really want someone to know how it feels, I'll hit them in the side of the head with a baseball bat as hard as I can. Not that I've ever done that.

My migraines LOL when they see any OTC med. 

When I see that mother staggering around with that stupid helmet, I want to push her out a window. Not that I've ever done that, either. Just sayin'.

[peacheslatour]

I'd like to extend a Laurel and Hardy handshake to seasons! Welcome!

[seasons]

On 6/28/2016 at 11:30 PM, erikdepressant said:

Because the Tampax Pearl "Waterslide" commercial is on TV every time I open my eyes, life during my period really is starting to look like this:

Ugh. I f'ing hate this commercial. I hate the crotch/legs thing. But I really want to bash in my TV when she keeps going "woo-hoo" the whole way down. I really was hoping she'd bash into a wall or something at the bottom.

[SoSueMe]

Welcome @seasons; I found this thread and the entire site looking for a place to grouse about eHarmony so I can relate to the need to vent :) 

[BK1978]

On ‎7‎/‎24‎/‎2016 at 1:26 AM, Rick Kitchen said:

This commercial is horrifying.  The most racist piece of shit I've seen in years.  The black folks worshipping the white blonde woman.

 

 

Well to be fair there is another Honda commercial were it is mostly white people singing Crazy in Love to a black gentlemen.  I was actually going to come in here and complain about both of them.  Their acapella singing annoys me in both commercials it is like watching Pitch Perfect.

[Brattinella]

Can we discuss the wretched California Psychics commercial?  ARGH!

[Cobalt Stargazer]

6 hours ago, Brattinella said:

Can we discuss the wretched California Psychics commercial?  ARGH!

"When Mary called, I sensed her suffering and stress."

I hope you recommended prune juice, because that's the kind of suffering and stress Mary looked like she was having.

Also, that one OurTime ad is driving me bonkers, too, the one with the woman who says she was happy to have found someone who was looking for a woman her age and not twenty-five. I think that's what she said, anyhow. I was too annoyed to pay much attention. She was a reasonably attractive woman and seemed to have her shit together, etc, so exactly why wouldn't someone be looking for her? Apparently the guys in commercials are not only all stupid, they're shallow on top of that. [sarcasm]Awesome.[/sarcasm]

[SoSueMe]

7 hours ago, Cobalt Stargazer said:

"When Mary called, I sensed her suffering and stress."

I hope you recommended prune juice, because that's the kind of suffering and stress Mary looked like she was having.

Also, that one OurTime ad is driving me bonkers, too, the one with the woman who says she was happy to have found someone who was looking for a woman her age and not twenty-five. I think that's what she said, anyhow. I was too annoyed to pay much attention. She was a reasonably attractive woman and seemed to have her shit together, etc, so exactly why wouldn't someone be looking for her? Apparently the guys in commercials are not only all stupid, they're shallow on top of that. [sarcasm]Awesome.[/sarcasm]

I don't know why it irritates me but I wish she would say "my age" instead of "of my age". Maybe it's regional or maybe her way is correct grammar, I don't know. It just grates.

[Brattinella]

"My age" would definitely be the proper grammar.

[LoneHaranguer]

4 hours ago, Brattinella said:

"My age" would definitely be the proper grammar.

I think that should be "preferred" rather than "proper". The phrase "of my age" is akin to phrases like "of advanced years" or "of retirement age", so it's not incorrect, but unlike the others, there's a more concise alternative.

[piequinn35]

When I first saw this it was funny, then every time I see it, it becomes annoying.

[proserpina65]

On ‎07‎/‎24‎/‎2016 at 1:26 AM, Rick Kitchen said:

This commercial is horrifying.  The most racist piece of shit I've seen in years.  The black folks worshipping the white blonde woman.

 

 

I don't think they're actually worshipping her. I've seen several in this series of commercials, and I think they were going for a choir-like take on a pop song expressing how much she loves the car.  But the fact that a viewer could interpret it the way you did (and I can see why you did) makes it a poorly constructed commercial.  They should've thought about it more and done it differently.

[proserpina65]

On ‎07‎/‎25‎/‎2016 at 2:55 AM, BK1978 said:

Well to be fair there is another Honda commercial were it is mostly white people singing Crazy in Love to a black gentlemen.  I was actually going to come in here and complain about both of them.  Their acapella singing annoys me in both commercials it is like watching Pitch Perfect.

That's the whole point.  (The Pitch Perfect comparison, not the annoying you with it.)  They also use My Life Would Suck Without You and Take My Breath Away. 

Here's a link to an article about their summer clearance ad campaign: http://creativity-online.com/work/honda-summer-clearance-event/48204

Edited to note that I kind of like the ads, but will probably get very, very sick of them soon.

Edited July 26, 2016 by proserpina65

[TattleTeeny]

On 7/22/2016 at 8:48 PM, erikdepressant said:

Off topic, but I saw an episode of House Hunters set in the South where the realtor said "floor" as a three-syllable word, like "fuh-lo-wur."

Reminds me of the the ubiquitous and horrid "fee-ood." (Food. Yes, really.)

[Cobalt Stargazer]

3 hours ago, piequinn35 said:

When I first saw this it was funny, then every time I see it, it becomes annoying.

 

Because we've all been in line behind that woman, haven't we?

[BusyOctober]

Apparently I have been doing laundry incorrectly for 30 years.  When I start a load in the washer and discover I forgot an item, I foolishly have been opening the lid (yes, I still have a top-loading machine) and tossing in said item.  My clothes have come out clean and intact for decades. Not sure how I achieved this success despite not having a magical door within a door chute to make late deposits like Veronica Mars and her husband Crosby Braverman's Samsung Wonder Washer.  

[janie jones]

22 minutes ago, BusyOctober said:

I foolishly have been opening the lid (yes, I still have a top-loading machine) and tossing in said item.  

I think that's the difference, though.  My understanding is that you can't open the door of a front-loading washer (not that I've ever owned one) without spills.

[mansonlamps]

I too have an archaic top loading machine, but my laundry expert friend tells me that the front loading ones are crap because you can't soak your laundry, for example dirty diapers or kids clothes.  True?  Not true?  I have no idea because I basically suck at laundry, I barely separate the loads.  Funny thing is, my clothes look as clean as the next guys to me.

[Cobalt Stargazer]

5 hours ago, janie jones said:

I think that's the difference, though.  My understanding is that you can't open the door of a front-loading washer (not that I've ever owned one) without spills.

You can't. My mother has a front-loader, and if you interrupt the cycle to add clothes, you end up with at least one shirt on the floor of the laundry room.

[Sandman87]

Just proves that the old washers are better. You know, the ones that have a wringer and a washboard.

[BooksRule]

I find the 'extra crispy Colonel' in the newest KFC commercials to be even creepier than in the past.  And, although the chicken looks pretty good, I never had any desire to eat chicken on the beach (extra crispy with added sand, you know).  And he has six arms,  eeek!

Edited July 27, 2016 by BooksRule

[Haleth]

1 hour ago, BooksRule said:

'extra crispy Colonel'

George Hamilton.  Which makes me laugh.

[LoneHaranguer]

11 hours ago, Cobalt Stargazer said:

My mother has a front-loader, and if you interrupt the cycle to add clothes, you end up with at least one shirt on the floor of the laundry room.

What brand is that machine? If it's properly designed, all that should be winding up on the floor is soapy water (which may still be an argument for the feature if you do that a lot, depending on where your laundry area is).

[iMonrey]

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Because we've all been in line behind that woman, haven't we?

The thing about that commercial, though, is that if this lady's purse is that immense and disorganized, she's going to have just as much trouble finding her check card as she is finding her cash. She's digging through her purse either way for something she can't find, so what's the difference whether it's cash or card?

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Apparently I have been doing laundry incorrectly for 30 years.  When I start a load in the washer and discover I forgot an item, I foolishly have been opening the lid (yes, I still have a top-loading machine) and tossing in said item.  My clothes have come out clean and intact for decades. Not sure how I achieved this success despite not having a magical door within a door chute to make late deposits like Veronica Mars and her husband Crosby Braverman's Samsung Wonder Washer.  

LOL. Admittedly, it hadn't occurred to me that a front-loader would need a special trap door. But with every new edition of this commercial series, I wonder "Just how lazy are Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard anyway?" They can't even be bothered to turn around and open their refrigerator to see what's inside of it, they need a special fancy fridge with cameras inside. Before long, they're going to turn into those shapeless blob people from Wall-E who can't even get up and walk because the muscles have atrophied from lack of use.

[topanga]

21 hours ago, TattleTeeny said:

Reminds me of the the ubiquitous and horrid "fee-ood." (Food. Yes, really.)

Not to pick on Southern pronunciations (which means I'm about to, of course), but what about making the name "Cheryl" a one-syllable word.  Shirl!

22 hours ago, piequinn35 said:

When I first saw this it was funny, then every time I see it, it becomes annoying.

Um, yeah, it's annoying. But it kinda reminds me of my own purse *hangs head in shame.*

[TattleTeeny]

I went to high school (in North Jersey!) with a girl who has a sister named Cheryl, and she pronounced it "Shirl"! I have no recollection if Cheryl did or not. (Also, I ran into that girl at a bar and she is now a crazy conservative who must just assume everyone else is too because the things she was saying out loud and in public made "Shirl" seem like music to my ears. Oy, I couldn't get away fast enough.)

[Dirtybubble]

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They can't even be bothered to turn around and open their refrigerator to see what's inside of it, they need a special fancy fridge with cameras inside. Before long, they're going to turn into those shapeless blob people from Wall-E who can't even get up and walk because the muscles have atrophied from lack of use.

You mean this dumb a** thing?  Yeah it annoys me as well.  Is the "artist" so damn busy that she can't get up and see what is in the fridge?  No more shopping lists?  Come on people!

[Dirtybubble]

9 hours ago, BooksRule said:

I find the 'extra crispy Colonel' in the newest KFC commercials to be even creepier than in the past.  And, although the chicken looks pretty good, I never had any desire to eat chicken on the beach (extra crispy with added sand, you know).  And he has six arms,  eeek!

He creeps me the F out with the orange tan and all that tacky jewelry.  I know it's meant to be a joke but he reminds me of the creepy old guys who are "over 40 and feeling foxy" that try to hit on younger women.  And I mean relentlessly hit on them, to the point of stalking!  Yes I've bad experiences with that.

[TattleTeeny]

Ahaahhahhahahhahaaaaaaaa at "feeling foxy"!

[Brattinella]

1 hour ago, Dirtybubble said:

He creeps me the F out with the orange tan and all that tacky jewelry.  I know it's meant to be a joke but he reminds me of the creepy old guys who are "over 40 and feeling foxy" that try to hit on younger women.  And I mean relentlessly hit on them, to the point of stalking!  Yes I've bad experiences with that.

I do believe that George Hamilton is STILL a handsome guy.  Have you ever seen any of his older movies? Like "Love at First Bite" and "Where the Boys Are" spring to mind.

[iMonrey]

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 Is the "artist" so damn busy that she can't get up and see what is in the fridge?

She doesn't even have to get up - she's standing right in front of the damn fridge. You can see it right behind her in the very screen cap you posted. I mean - it would be one thing if she was upstairs in the nursery tending to the baby. Then it's understandable, she can't just drop whatever she's doing to go downstairs and look in the fridge. (I mean, she could, but I buy that as a more plausible excuse to use their fancy-ass fridge cameras). Or if she were somewhere else too. But she's standing right next to the damn thing and all she's doing is scooping melon balls. That's . . . really lazy. These are the kind of people who are leading us to the future of evil robot overlords.