Commercials That Annoy, Irritate or Outright Enrage

[Haleth]

On 10/16/2018 at 5:18 PM, Brattinella said:

That's Bob Belcher, whom I would WAY rather hear from than "We have the Meats!" guy.

Ving Rhames.

[peacheslatour]

6 hours ago, Haleth said:

Ving Rhames.

Whenever I hear that the next thing i expect to hear is:

Naw man. I'm pretty fuckin' far from okay.

[TattleTeeny]

I've always wanted the Bob Belcher/Coach McGuirk voice for my navigation thing. Also, I confess: I have had a phone conversation with a psychic (who was amazing!) and it made me feel so much better after a horrible thing happened. 

[cpcathy]

"I love you but your driving is terrible. You're all terrible."

[Prevailing Wind]

On 10/18/2018 at 6:18 AM, Haleth said:

Ving Rhames.

His name always reminds me of a Woody Allen joke. Y'know how people used to call Hugh Hefner, "Hef" ?  Allen said his closest friends, like Woody, call him "Ner."  That's the first thing I thought of when I learned Rhames' first name is Irving.  Most guys are called "Irv" - noooooo, like "Ner," he has to go with "Ving."  I"ve started referring to John Malkovich as "Vich."

[Moose135]

13 minutes ago, Prevailing Wind said:

That's the first thing I thought of when I learned Rhames' first name is Irving.  Most guys are called "Irv" - noooooo, like "Ner," he has to go with "Ving." 

I had no idea!  Of course, I never cared enough to look him up to see where the name came from.

[amass]

On 10/15/2018 at 3:54 PM, Silver Raven said:

"When will your oral laxative start to work?  In bed?"

Ew.

https://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/tylenol-bm/n12002 ??

[Prevailing Wind]

12 hours ago, Moose135 said:

I had no idea!  Of course, I never cared enough to look him up to see where the name came from.

I didn't care enough, either. He revealed it on Letterman.

[ShutUpLutz]

On 10/16/2018 at 3:26 PM, Dirtybubble said:

I have HAD IT with these "we have the meat!" Arby's commercials!  Who is this doofus?!

 

 

It's saNdwiches. 

SANDWICHES.

Not. saMdwiches.

"N."

Not "M."

NEVER "M."

[ShutUpLutz]

On 10/10/2018 at 8:05 PM, janie jones said:

Except that there are people who menstruate who read neither teen nor glamour magazines.

Do they read People? 'Cause that's not a teen or glamour mag and it's got a crapton of ads for tampons and maxi pads and panty liners. Seriously, there must be 8 ads for those products in EVERY issue. 

On 10/12/2018 at 12:10 AM, walnutqueen said:

Go fuck yourself, Metro by TMobile or whoever the fuck your are.  Migrating wildebeasts  being attacked by hungry crocs is SO not Ok; and your bridge joke is SO not funny.

I hate, therefore I am.

Ummm, you do know that actually happens in real life, right? Thousand of wildebeasts are killed and munched and crunched and torn in half and torn to pieces and devoured by thousands of crocodiles every year. What exactly isn't "Ok" about it, and how is it not ok to show that but perfectly fine for all those SPCA ads to show all those abused doggies, y'know the ones that have been beaten and starved and left out in the freezing cold by human beings?

[walnutqueen]

On 10/12/2018 at 4:40 PM, SoSueMe said:

Yes, thank you.

 

And @walnutqueen , please don't ever change your avatar, it makes me smile every time I see it. :)

I wouldn't, even if I could.  A kindly fellow poster provided the pic and the means to post it, and I am too techno-challenged to ever figure out how to do it again!   ;-)

8 hours ago, ShutUpLutz said:

Do they read People? 'Cause that's not a teen or glamour mag and it's got a crapton of ads for tampons and maxi pads and panty liners. Seriously, there must be 8 ads for those products in EVERY issue. 

Ummm, you do know that actually happens in real life, right? Thousand of wildebeasts are killed and munched and crunched and torn in half and torn to pieces and devoured by thousands of crocodiles every year. What exactly isn't "Ok" about it, and how is it not ok to show that but perfectly fine for all those SPCA ads to show all those abused doggies, y'know the ones that have been beaten and starved and left out in the freezing cold by human beings?

Ummmm ... Why yes, I DO know that.  The abused doggies on the SPCA ads are also not cool with me.  I watch a shitpile of nature and animal rescue shows, and ff through all scenes of an animal in distress.  That's just how I roll.  You don't have to agree or even understand, dontcha know.

Now if they'd shown zombies tearing humans apart, I'd be OK with it.  :-)

[Brattinella]

38 minutes ago, walnutqueen said:

Ummmm ... Why yes, I DO know that.  The abused doggies on the SPCA ads are also not cool with me.  I watch a shitpile of nature and animal rescue shows, and ff through all scenes of an animal in distress.  That's just how I roll.  You don't have to agree or even understand, dontcha know.

Now if they'd shown zombies tearing humans apart, I'd be OK with it.  :-)

Times a million.

[ShutUpLutz]

36 minutes ago, walnutqueen said:

I wouldn't, even if I could.  A kindly fellow poster provided the pic and the means to post it, and I am too techno-challenged to ever figure out how to do it again!   ;-)

Ummmm ... Why yes, I DO know that.  The abused doggies on the SPCA ads are also not cool with me.  I watch a shitpile of nature and animal rescue shows, and ff through all scenes of an animal in distress.  That's just how I roll.  You don't have to agree or even understand, dontcha know.

Now if they'd shown zombies tearing humans apart, I'd be OK with it.  :-)

Fair enough.

But... the animal rescue shows like Animal Cops Houston show nothing BUT animals in distress, so how can you watch them if you have to fast forward through the entire show. You can't just watch the minute and a half of them driving to and from the scenes of animal rescues, can you? CAN YOU?

[walnutqueen]

11 minutes ago, ShutUpLutz said:

Fair enough.

But... the animal rescue shows like Animal Cops Houston show nothing BUT animals in distress, so how can you watch them if you have to fast forward through the entire show. You can't just watch the minute and a half of them driving to and from the scenes of animal rescues, can you? CAN YOU?

 I CAN, and I DO.   I am really, really good with that ff button.  ;-)

I've also watched enough to know when the distress is going to be too much for me, or barely tolerable.  Using it as a punchline in an ad is too much for me.

[SmithW6079]

10 hours ago, ShutUpLutz said:

It's saNdwiches. 

SANDWICHES.

Not. saMdwiches.

"N."

Not "M."

NEVER "M."

Except when you're having sammiches (no "d"). :-) 

[ShutUpLutz]

1 minute ago, SmithW6079 said:

Except when you're having sammiches (no "d"). :-) 

Don't make me thrash you.

Saying or writing or using, GAH! I CAN'T EVEN GET MY FINGERS TO TYPE IT!!!! (Sighs and grits teeth) Sammches or samdwiches is fine and acceptable up until the age of 9.

That's it. the day you turn 9, on that birthday you start talking like an adult dammit. 

[Brattinella]

I just noticed, in the latest ChevyDouche commercial, there is a statement in text "Mojave Desert, 114F".  SO?  What the hell does that mean in the context of the ad??

[fairffaxx]

20 minutes ago, Brattinella said:

I just noticed, in the latest ChevyDouche commercial, there is a statement in text "Mojave Desert, 114F".  SO?  What the hell does that mean in the context of the ad??

Mad dogs & Chevy fans go out in the midday sun?

[QuinnInND]

1 hour ago, Brattinella said:

I just noticed, in the latest ChevyDouche commercial, there is a statement in text "Mojave Desert, 114F".  SO?  What the hell does that mean in the context of the ad??

Because Chevys are so tough, they can withstand the brutal heat of the Mojave and still keep going. That's all I've got. And anyone who says "Sammiches" or "Sammies" around me gets judged.. Harshly. And side eyed too. It's juvenile and stupid. Ymmv of course. 

[ShutUpLutz]

23 minutes ago, QuinnInND said:

 And anyone who says "Sammiches" or "Sammies" around me gets judged.. Harshly. And side eyed too. It's juvenile and stupid. Ymmv of course. 

Run away with me.

1 hour ago, Brattinella said:

I just noticed, in the latest ChevyDouche commercial, there is a statement in text "Mojave Desert, 114F".  SO?  What the hell does that mean in the context of the ad??

It's actually a good factual point, that the truck or probably more specifically the engine/cooling radiator systems can stand being out in the middle of the goddamn desert all day and not blow the hell up. Which is something  a friend of a friend had the unfortunate experience of having to deal with with no cell phones.

[Prevailing Wind]

19 hours ago, ShutUpLutz said:

Don't make me thrash you.

Saying or writing or using, GAH! I CAN'T EVEN GET MY FINGERS TO TYPE IT!!!! (Sighs and grits teeth) Sammches or samdwiches is fine and acceptable up until the age of 9.

That's it. the day you turn 9, on that birthday you start talking like an adult dammit. 

The one I don't get is the Brits calling 'em "sarnies" - makes no sense whatsoever. Where the hell did the R come from?

[proserpina65]

3 hours ago, Prevailing Wind said:

The one I don't get is the Brits calling 'em "sarnies" - makes no sense whatsoever. Where the hell did the R come from?

Wikipedia attributes it to regional pronunciation of "sand".  Might be right, might not be,  Who knows?

Edited October 22, 2018 by proserpina65

[mmecorday]

Rachael Ray says "sammies." That's one of the 1,896 reasons why I cannot stand her.

Speaking of Ray-Ray, her dog food commercials are the pits. That stupid sweater she wears with the odd cut-offs on the shoulders looks like something she grabbed at a yard sale.

Edited October 22, 2018 by mmecorday

[LoneHaranguer]

16 hours ago, ShutUpLutz said:

It's actually a good factual point, that the truck or probably more specifically the engine/cooling radiator systems can stand being out in the middle of the goddamn desert all day and not blow the hell up.

But a normal engine runs at around boiling, giving you a 100 degree differential to dissipate excess heat, so just about any car or truck should be able to do that, and they do. That 114 isn't much different than a typical Summer high in southern states, and most manufacturers want to sell vehicles in hotter parts of the world than that.

[SoSueMe]

8 hours ago, mmecorday said:

Rachael Ray says "sammies." That's one of the 1,896 reasons why I cannot stand her.

Speaking of Ray-Ray, her dog food commercials are the pits. That stupid sweater she wears with the odd cut-offs on the shoulders looks like something she grabbed at a yard sale.

Yes, yes and yes. :D

[TattleTeeny]

I hate "sammies." But for some reason, "sammiches" makes me laugh. "Sangwich" however...no!

[Tom Holmberg]

2 hours ago, TattleTeeny said:

"Sangwich" however...no!

Sangwich is Chicago-ese. Like "Park da car over dare in the graj."

[TattleTeeny]

We have it here in North Jersey too--usually from old-school Italian grandpas, haha!

[peacheslatour]

27 minutes ago, Tom Holmberg said:

Sangwich is Chicago-ese. Like "Park da car over dare in the graj."

I lived in Chicago when I was little. I remember crayons were "crans".

Edited October 23, 2018 by peacheslatour

[Tom Holmberg]

58 minutes ago, peacheslatour said:

I lived in Chicago when I was little. I remember crayons were "crans".

There's an old Chicago joke: "A guy gets on a CTA bus and asks, "Does dis bus go to da Loop." And the driver responds, "No, it goes 'Beep Beep.'"

[Tom Holmberg]

Apropos lottery ticket ads and the current $1 billion prize. It always bugs me when you see lottery winners on TV and when asked what they are going to do with the millions they won, they invariably say, "I'm going to pay off my mortgage and give some money to my kids."  I've determined to answer, when asked, "Debauch myself."

[peacheslatour]

16 minutes ago, Tom Holmberg said:

Apropos lottery ticket ads and the current $1 billion prize. It always bugs me when you see lottery winners on TV and when asked what they are going to do with the millions they won, they invariably say, "I'm going to pay off my mortgage and give some money to my kids."  I've determined to answer, when asked, "Debauch myself."

"With hookers and blow."

[Brattinella]

I really would give most of it to my family, they are needy.  I have everything I need already.

[Tom Holmberg]

22 minutes ago, peacheslatour said:

"With hookers and blow."

...and lawyers, guns, and money.

[Moose135]

I'd spend half of it on women and booze, and I'd probably just waste the rest...

[QuinnInND]

On 10/21/2018 at 6:43 PM, ShutUpLutz said:

Run away with me.

 

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On 10/22/2018 at 11:16 AM, mmecorday said:

Rachael Ray says "sammies." That's one of the 1,896 reasons why I cannot stand her.

Speaking of Ray-Ray, her dog food commercials are the pits. That stupid sweater she wears with the odd cut-offs on the shoulders looks like something she grabbed at a yard sale.

I hate RR and that style of sleeve can go away any time now.  It looks awful. 

[spiderpig]

27 minutes ago, QuinnInND said:

?

I hate RR and that style of sleeve can go away any time now.  It looks awful. 

I agree.  That cold shoulder is ridiculous and will go the way of 80s shoulder pads. But I can't stand RR no matter what she wears.

[Browncoat]

100% agree on the cold shoulder tops.  I hate them, and hope they go away soon.  I have no opinion on RR -- I don't care about her one way or the other, but I don't like her dog food commercials.

[bigskygirl]

The one commercial for Bounty paper towels drives me crazy. The little girl pokes daddy in the back with her play sword and he spills his drink on the counter. The one kid with the laptop computer screams no instead of getting the computer off the counter before the liquid moves to the computer. Seriously... Move the freaking computer nitwit.

[Brattinella]

4 minutes ago, bigskygirl said:

The one commercial for Bounty paper towels drives me crazy. The little girl pokes daddy in the back with her play sword and he spills his drink on the counter. The one kid with the laptop computer screams no instead of getting the computer off the counter before the liquid moves to the computer. Seriously... Move the freaking computer nitwit.

How about NOT poking Daddy in the ass?

[bigskygirl]

4 minutes ago, Brattinella said:

How about NOT poking Daddy in the ass?

My dad would have use the sword to give me a couple of swats on the behind if I did something like that to him.

[Brattinella]

Mine, too!

[Bastet]

11 minutes ago, bigskygirl said:

The one commercial for Bounty paper towels drives me crazy. The little girl pokes daddy in the back with her play sword and he spills his drink on the counter. The one kid with the laptop computer screams no instead of getting the computer off the counter before the liquid moves to the computer. Seriously... Move the freaking computer nitwit.

I've read complaints about that one before, and finally looked it up (I'd never seen it on TV), and, yeah, instead of Quick - Bounty, how about she quick - moves the laptop?  And then Dad makes the stupid kid who poked him with the sword clean it up.

But, the "no" scream is in slow motion and they cut away with very little time having passed in real time, so hopefully in the next millisecond, she did indeed move the computer.  Because she's certainly too old to be that dumb.

[mmecorday]

The people in the California Psychic commercials suffer from moderate to severe stupidity. "I've always been into fitness and she saw me owning my own yoga studio!" You're being played, dude.

[Prevailing Wind]

8 hours ago, Tom Holmberg said:

There's an old Chicago joke: "A guy gets on a CTA bus and asks, "Does dis bus go to da Loop." And the driver responds, "No, it goes 'Beep Beep.'"

And one from Manhattan: Lady asks bus driver, "Crosstown busses run all night?" He replies, "Doo-dah, Doo-dah."

[Maverick]

 There's a Chic-Fil-A commercial out that's annoying as crap.  I don't think I've ever seen Chic-Fil-A advertise on TV before but if this is their entry to TV it's a fail.   Two dudes are sitting on a couch...trying to decide who should go first and tell their story (and it totally doesn't come off as fakey and scripted).  One of the guys works at the Chic-Fil-A and the other goes there all the time.  Apparently at this Chic-Fil-A (maybe all of them, I wouldn't eat there) they give you your food then take your money because because the guy drives off without his $3 in change.  Cashier holds the money until the guy comes back a month later (even though he's in there 'all the time').  They discover they both play trumpet and grace us with a few annoying notes.  The whole damn thing is stilted and awkward and I assume the whole point is "Chick-Fil-A only hires good people".   

[jennblevins]

7 hours ago, bigskygirl said:

The one commercial for Bounty paper towels drives me crazy. The little girl pokes daddy in the back with her play sword and he spills his drink on the counter. The one kid with the laptop computer screams no instead of getting the computer off the counter before the liquid moves to the computer. Seriously... Move the freaking computer nitwit.

I do like the one where the kid drops the potsticker on the table (I think he’s learning to eat with chopsticks?) and everyone does the slow-motion “Nooooo” thing — except for the family dog, who does a slow-motion “Yesss!” and eats the potsticker as it slides off the table. Pretty much makes the same point with a much less annoying chain of evens and reactions. 

[BigBingerBro]

I find "Captain Obvious" for hotels.com quite annoying.  He needs to go to Bora Bora with Mr Badda Book Badda Bing and never come back.  The Trivago guy can join them for a while.

[Tom Holmberg]

1 hour ago, BigBingerBro said:

I find "Captain Obvious" for hotels.com quite annoying. 

Obviously.

[configdotsys]

13 hours ago, bigskygirl said:

The one commercial for Bounty paper towels drives me crazy. The little girl pokes daddy in the back with her play sword and he spills his drink on the counter. The one kid with the laptop computer screams no instead of getting the computer off the counter before the liquid moves to the computer. Seriously... Move the freaking computer nitwit.

Meanwhile, it's such a small amount of liquid and a single ice cube on the table. I hate that stupid commercial.