Commercials That Annoy, Irritate or Outright Enrage

[Amethyst]

Why do they have Flo on the 'boy bands' and 'shopping network' commercials behaving like she's a gnat who refuses to get the hint that everyone's sick of her and won't be swatted away? Come on, if the folks running these spots are starting to get that fewer and fewer folks tolerate much less like her, what's the point of them keeping inflicting her on us!

 

Yeah, I don't know why they keep showing the commercials if they know people are sick of her.  It's just overkill.  I would love to know the stats on whether these Flo commercials actually help Progressive.

[Rick Kitchen]

Not everybody is sick of her.  I love her.  And obviously the advertisers must think she's still popular.

[CarpeDiem54]

A quick google says it's via webcam and "romance tours" (where groups of guys are flown over), but it'd probably be more accurate to say that it's a cover for a scam, rather than a real mailorder bride operation.

Wasn't there an episode of The Big Bang Theory years ago where Howard was surfing a website called Croatian Girls Wanting A Green Card (or something similar). That's probably what's going on.

[proserpina65]

I hate, hate, hate that Janelle Monae Pepsi commercial.  Partly because I hate Pepsi, partly because I can't stand Janelle Monae - I find her music to be awful and something about the way she looks makes me desperately try to change the channel (I think it's her weird hair).  But the thing that bugs me the most about it is that in the middle section, she's dressed like Madonna circa Like A Virgin, while the song she's dancing to is Express Yourself, by which time Madonna had an entirely different look.  Yeah, I know, that's mighty picky of me, but it still drives me up the wall.

[Haleth]

Why do they have Flo on the 'boy bands' and 'shopping network' commercials behaving like she's a gnat who refuses to get the hint that everyone's sick of her and won't be swatted away? Come on, if the folks running these spots are starting to get that fewer and fewer folks tolerate much less like her, what's the point of them keeping inflicting her on us!

There is a new one with Flo's family camping. I've only seen it a couple times so it's still funny. (After a million times it won't be so funny.). I think Stephanie Courtney (that's her name, right?) is pretty talented to play all those characters.

[proserpina65]

There is a new one with Flo's family camping. I've only seen it a couple times so it's still funny. (After a million times it won't be so funny.). I think Stephanie Courtney (that's her name, right?) is pretty talented to play all those characters.

And I love the boy band one because: "And Joey Fatone"

[LoneHaranguer]

 

Wasn't there an episode of The Big Bang Theory years ago where Howard was surfing a website called Croatian Girls Wanting A Green Card (or something similar).

Yes, he told Leonard about the Croatian women at anythingforagreencard.com, and offered to lend him his username.

[Jamoche]

I hate, hate, hate that Janelle Monae Pepsi commercial.

I'm assuming the concept of the ad is that she changes dance styles in each segment, but she's not selling it. They're barely different at all, much less matching the period she's dressed for.

[WescottF1]

I really really hate hearing someone order food at a restaurant and start with, "Lemme git".

 

Now McDonald's has their "Lemme git a McPick 2..." thing for their Menu-Formerly-Known-As-the-Dollar-Menu.

 

UGHHHH...

[bmoore4026]

mmecorday, on 07 Mar 2016 - 11:51 AM, said:

"I took two bullets in the chest. Got three kids I never rest."

 

God, it sounds like a parody.

[TattleTeeny]

I think the reason it irritates me so much is that it reinforces negative stereotypes of women as being "too polite for their own good." We get brought up to always be nice and kind, often to our detriment.

 

This reminds me of the millions of times I've heard "it was the type of place where no one locked their doors" while watching Discovery ID shows about grisly murders. In fact, the only place I've ever heard anyone say that is on shows about murder! It takes two seconds to lock your door and it is not insulting to your neighbors to do so!

 

I'm that girl too.  The shots they bug girls had on their computer were cool, but holding a giant spider on my hand....oh no.  I'm one of those people that will pet a snake with one finger from a foot away.

 

I'm the girl who abruptly crosses a busy NYC street against the light to avoid a seemingly chill snake on the shoulders of someone walking along in the opposite direction.

Edited March 9, 2016 by TattleTeeny

[proserpina65]

This reminds me of the millions of times I've heard "it was the type of place where no one locked their doors" while watching Discovery ID shows about grisly murders. In fact, the only place I've ever heard anyone say that is on shows about murder! It takes two seconds to lock your door and it is not insulting to your neighbors to do so!

 

When I was growing up, we never locked our doors if we were home.  But that was a long time ago.  You wouldn't catch me leaving a door unlocked at night on purpose.  I don't want to end up as the victim on Discovery ID.  Or 20/20 or Dateline.  Or fictionalized on Law & Order.  Man, there are a lot of shows about murder, aren't there?

Edited March 9, 2016 by proserpina65

[Ohwell]

I hate, hate, hate that Janelle Monae Pepsi commercial.  Partly because I hate Pepsi, partly because I can't stand Janelle Monae - I find her music to be awful and something about the way she looks makes me desperately try to change the channel (I think it's her weird hair).  But the thing that bugs me the most about it is that in the middle section, she's dressed like Madonna circa Like A Virgin, while the song she's dancing to is Express Yourself, by which time Madonna had an entirely different look.  Yeah, I know, that's mighty picky of me, but it still drives me up the wall.

I'll throw one more hate in there for that commercial.  I can't stand Janelle Monae because she just creeps me the hell out for some reason.  Maybe it's the hair, but all I know is, I can't stand to look at her.  I don't understand her appeal at all.    

[mmecorday]

 

God, it sounds like a parody.

The lyrics are essentially word salad. It doesn't make any sense at all:

 

So my kids don’t have to forage

Got two jobs to pay a mortgage

And I’ve also got a brain

Life’s short, talk is cheap

I’ll be working while you sleep

Still don’t think I’ve got a brain?

You can try I’ll do it faster

I was born a multi-tasker

I was raised against the grain

I took two bullets in the chest

Got three kids, I never rest

And I’ve also got a brain

You think a resume’s enough

Who’ll step up with things get tough?

Don’t you want that kind of brain?

A degree is a degree

You’re going to want someone like me

But only if you have a brain

[Muffyn]

No software company should ever associate itself with "bugs", because the joke that they *are* "selling bugs" is way too obvious.

Those are undocumented features.  Yes, I was a systems instructor.  Why do you ask?

 

I actually came here to complain yet again about the hidden brand Chevy Malibu commercial.  You know the one - "real" people wax poetic about the car with no branding on it.  Why it's so fancy it could be a BMW!  The line that is driving me crazy is "So much technology!"  What does that even mean?  Do other cars not use technology?  What qualifies as technology?  Grrr.

[Brattinella]

The lyrics are essentially word salad. It doesn't make any sense at all:

 

So my kids don’t have to forage

Got two jobs to pay a mortgage

And I’ve also got a brain

Life’s short, talk is cheap

I’ll be working while you sleep

Still don’t think I’ve got a brain?

You can try I’ll do it faster

I was born a multi-tasker

I was raised against the grain

I took two bullets in the chest

Got three kids, I never rest

And I’ve also got a brain

You think a resume’s enough

Who’ll step up with things get tough?

Don’t you want that kind of brain?

A degree is a degree

You’re going to want someone like me

But only if you have a brain

 

Thanks for taking the time to transcribe that mish-mash (also of actually LISTENING to it).  What a load of horse hockey!  I wish they would retire this ad SOONEST!  Is there a place to complain where TPTB will actually see it?

[Rick Kitchen]

Maybe on ispot?  I don't know if the corporate people actually read there, but it really is oriented towards ad people.

[90PercentGravity]

This reminds me of the millions of times I've heard "it was the type of place where no one locked their doors" while watching Discovery ID shows about grisly murders. In fact, the only place I've ever heard anyone say that is on shows about murder! It takes two seconds to lock your door and it is not insulting to your neighbors to do

My grandmother never locked the door. She always said locks just keep an honest man honest. But she lived in a town with a population of 300.

[TattleTeeny]

I should talk, haha! Just last week, I came in with an armload of shit and just let the door fall closed. Unbeknownst to me it didn't shut all the way, and because I'm sometimes quite the airhead, I not only didn't lock it, but I didn't even push it all the way shut after I put the stuff down (I got distracted by my cute, cute cats, most likely)...and proceeded to go upstairs, get naked, and take a shower. Duh to me!

Edited March 9, 2016 by TattleTeeny

[LoneHaranguer]

 

The lyrics are essentially word salad. It doesn't make any sense at all:

I think it does if you look at it as though she were trying to convince a prospective employer to hire her despite not having a degree. I think it serves to undercut the sponsor, so it doesn't make sense in that regard.

[90PercentGravity]

I've heard similar UoP ads on the radio. Their current marketing strategy is moire aimed toward hiring managers than potential students. If I were a potential student, that would certainly give me pause.

[Jamoche]

I think it does if you look at it as though she were trying to convince a prospective employer to hire her despite not having a degree. I think it serves to undercut the sponsor, so it doesn't make sense in that regard.

I took the "A degree is a degree" line as trying to counter the entirely justified belief that a UoP degree isn't worth the paper it's printed on. askamanager even recommends taking UoP degrees off your resume:

 

So many hiring managers cringe when they see it on people’s resumes, and it’s so likely to raise questions about critical thinking skills and intellectual rigor, whether or not that’s justified, that in most cases it’s not going to worth having it on there. It’s intended to signal a plus (a degree!) but in many cases will end up signaling a minus.

 

[Brattinella]

I took the "A degree is a degree" line as trying to counter the entirely justified belief that a UoP degree isn't worth the paper it's printed on. askamanager even recommends taking UoP degrees off your resume:

 

WOW!  What a revelation!

[ennui]

Those are undocumented features.  Yes, I was a systems instructor.  Why do you ask?

 

I actually came here to complain yet again about the hidden brand Chevy Malibu commercial.  You know the one - "real" people wax poetic about the car with no branding on it.  Why it's so fancy it could be a BMW!  The line that is driving me crazy is "So much technology!"  What does that even mean?  Do other cars not use technology?  What qualifies as technology?  Grrr.

I understand the comment. New cars are loaded with features, some of them related to driving, most of them related to media. New cars do all the thinking, and the driver becomes the passenger, watching a movie on Netflix and answering emails (which explains the plethora of shitty drivers). Cars are so loaded with cameras and sensors, no one even asks about the engine any  more. A technician told me that up to 70% of repairs involve a software update.

So, yes, "so much technology."

And I agree with anyone who says all new cars look alike, with few exceptions.

 

I do like the Dodge Brothers and their Challenger, picking up the farmer's daughters.  

Edited March 10, 2016 by ennui

[Brattinella]

I agree, the Challenger is an exception!

 

 

New cars do all the thinking, and the driver becomes the passenger, watching a movie on Netflix and answering emails (which explains the plethora of shitty drivers). Cars are so loaded with cameras and sensors, no one even asks about the engine any  more. A technician told me that up to 70% of repairs involve a software update.

 

Ain't it the truth?  I don't have one of those yet, and I don't plan on having one, ever.  Buy a restored "oldie-but-goodie" instead.

 

Edited March 10, 2016 by Brattinella

[potatoradio]

 

 

So my kids don’t have to forage

Got two jobs to pay a mortgage

And I’ve also got a brain

Life’s short, talk is cheap

I’ll be working while you sleep

Still don’t think I’ve got a brain?

You can try I’ll do it faster

I was born a multi-tasker

I was raised against the grain

I took two bullets in the chest

Got three kids, I never rest

And I’ve also got a brain

You think a resume’s enough

Who’ll step up with things get tough?

Don’t you want that kind of brain?

A degree is a degree

You’re going to want someone like me

But only if you have a brain

 

Oh dear Lord. I've listened to Roxette songs that made more sense.

 

By the way, woman in the library who holds a patronizing "just a moment" finger up to the poor maintenance guy: how much of a brain do you have if you can't finish your d*mn assignment before the library closes? I'm sorry, but it shouldn't take you all night to work out a basic business "deck." 

[riley702]

My grandmother never locked the door. She always said locks just keep an honest man honest. But she lived in a town with a population of 300.

My family once went on a two week vacation with the house unlocked because we couldn't find the key. My Dad just asked the neighbor to go challenge anyone who showed up while we were gone (and he did when my uncle showed up to borrow a piece of farm machinery. As he knew my uncle, he let him borrow it.) Of course, this was out in the country from a town of about 5,000 - FORTY FIVE YEARS AGO!

Edited March 10, 2016 by riley702

[NewDigs]

When I was growing up, we never locked our doors if we were home.  But that was a long time ago.  You wouldn't catch me leaving a door unlocked at night on purpose.  I don't want to end up as the victim on Discovery ID.  Or 20/20 or Dateline.  Or fictionalized on Law & Order.  Man, there are a lot of shows about murder, aren't there?

And if you have sliders always be sure they are secured with a stick! I saw a really creepy ID show about that.

And color me astonished to see those UofP ads back. Guess they're counting on short memories.

[TattleTeeny]

Why does the lady assume people think she doesn't have a brain anyway?

Edited March 11, 2016 by TattleTeeny

[Brattinella]

Why does the lady assume people think she doesn't have a brain anyway?

 

Maybe because she is singing (sorta) on a commercial when she knows she can't sing.  I don't understand people who do that, if you can't carry a tune in a bucket, DON'T SING!  No one wants to hear that!  And especially don't sing if you are a GROUP of non-singers!

[Rick Kitchen]

Are we supposed to be impressed that Audi drivers drive like assholes?

[CarpeDiem54]

I see the Samsung Nitwit Couple are back. I've seen the dumbass husband trying to find his gravy in the freezer 426 times today. STFU, douchebag.

[Jaded]

I've been seeing this commercial in a slightly shorter form on channels that aren't TLC. It checks all three of the annoying, irritating and outright enraging boxes.

[riley702]

Who are those people?

[Prevailing Wind]

Duggar refugees?

[Cobalt Stargazer]

Who are those people?

 

 

Duggar refugees?

 

Yes. Jessa is a Duggar once removed, since she's married, and Jill is her sister. Lest you think I actually watch that crap, I had to Google to find out that much, and Jessa has a son named Spurgeon (isn't that a fish?) and the article I saw linked said that she relies on her sister and her mother for advice on how to raise him. Perhaps they should have advised her to give the kid a better name.

[proserpina65]

And if you have sliders always be sure they are secured with a stick! I saw a really creepy ID show about that.

 

That's why I'd never have sliders.  Of course, I have French doors, so they'd only have to break one pane right next to the lock, so what do I know? lol

Yes. Jessa is a Duggar once removed, since she's married, and Jill is her sister. Lest you think I actually watch that crap, I had to Google to find out that much, and Jessa has a son named Spurgeon (isn't that a fish?) and the article I saw linked said that she relies on her sister and her mother for advice on how to raise him. Perhaps they should have advised her to give the kid a better name.

Given that the oldest Duggar son is a confessed child molester and alleged porn addict, maybe Momma Duggar isn't the best person to ask for parenting advice.

[Muffyn]

This is the desperate attempt by both the Duggars and TLC to keep the gravy train rolling.  Two married daughters, their dullard husbands and ill-named offspring are somehow supposed to be interesting.  We are all either supposed to forget the molestation charges levied against their eldest brother and his subsequent outing in the Ashley Madison data breach.  Oops.  Then there is the purported sleeping with and assaulting a porn actress (she did drop the case for assault).  This all went away when he confessed his porn addiction and went to Jesus rehab.   Everybody look at the shiny, long hair of his sisters and forget everything else you’ve heard about these horrible people.  And when mama Duggar, she of the keep it sweet, be joyfully available to your husband, keep curling your hair and adding more hairspray to stay appealing, keep your knees and shoulders covered, wear street clothes to bed, tell everyone how modest you are (because the most modest people brag about their modesty), holder of the clown car vagina suggests “blanket training” your little Spurgeon and Israel, just pretend no one is telling you to beat a toddler with a rod.  Short form:  squirrel!

[bad things are bad]

Spurgeon? Ye gods and little fishes, as my grandma used to say

 

Like a Spurgeon, touched for the very first time (by uncle Joshie...)

[Ubiquitous]

A quick google says it's via webcam and "romance tours" (where groups of guys are flown over), but it'd probably be more accurate to say that it's a cover for a scam, rather than a real mailorder bride operation.

That sounds shady as hell to me!

[MaryMitch]

Yes. Jessa is a Duggar once removed, since she's married, and Jill is her sister. Lest you think I actually watch that crap, I had to Google to find out that much, and Jessa has a son named Spurgeon (isn't that a fish?) and the article I saw linked said that she relies on her sister and her mother for advice on how to raise him. Perhaps they should have advised her to give the kid a better name.

 

A "sturgeon" is a fish (caviar comes from one type). Charles Spurgeon was a famous preacher. I sure wouldn't saddle a baby with that name.

[Cobalt Stargazer]

A "sturgeon" is a fish (caviar comes from one type). Charles Spurgeon was a famous preacher. I sure wouldn't saddle a baby with that name.

 

So, it actually could have been worse. They could have called him Mather instead.

[Brattinella]

A "sturgeon" is a fish (caviar comes from one type). Charles Spurgeon was a famous preacher. I sure wouldn't saddle a baby with that name.

 

She's gonna just LOVE all the cute nicknames they will come up with when he goes to school. :(

[RCharter]

Oh dear Lord. I've listened to Roxette songs that made more sense.

 

By the way, woman in the library who holds a patronizing "just a moment" finger up to the poor maintenance guy: how much of a brain do you have if you can't finish your d*mn assignment before the library closes? I'm sorry, but it shouldn't take you all night to work out a basic business "deck." 

No one has the right to be that patronizing douche who does the finger thing.  But the very last person in the whole wide world who should feel the right to be a douchey asshat to a security guard is someone going to UoP.  Because, they will most likely be the ones begging for that security job with full benefits when they realize that they have a degree almost no one recognizes.  I'm not sure who they thought they were going to attract with that part of the ad, but it is absolutely delusional on their part.  Really?  Your "students" are so intellectually superior that their studies can't be interrupted by a man who wants to just do his job and go home?  Because your "studies" are so groundbreaking and important?  Your groundbreaking, world changing work at a "university" that is pretty much a diploma mill?

 

I thought the entire UoP commercial was annoying, but that part was downright offensive.  I hate when anyone feels themselves so superior to others as to give that "finger up" gesture.  He is a human being, and so are you, learn to use your words buttercup.  I don't care if you're going to Harvard, Wharton, Columbia, or Yale, you don't need to be condescending to people just because you think they are in a lower social class than you because they aren't getting that amazing UoP education.

[Brattinella]

I will do the "finger up" thing to close relatives, if they are trying to interrupt me while I'm on the phone, BUT... I will tell the one on the phone to hold on, so I can find out what they want.

[crazycatlady58]

She's gonna just LOVE all the cute nicknames they will come up with when he goes to school. :(

Sadly he probably will not go to school, badly done homeschooling will be in his future, and I say this as someone who thinks homeschool can be a very good thing.

[Rick Kitchen]

Who is going to take care of that poor little boy?  She doesn't have a dozen daughters to do her child-rearing responsibilities for her.

[riley702]

 

So, it actually could have been worse. They could have called him Mather instead.

Or Cotton.

[LoneHaranguer]

 

Why does the lady assume people think she doesn't have a brain anyway?

Sounds like something a for-profit school might have told her about employers that ask for people with degrees.

[ari333]

OH LORD Why not just name the poor child dingleberry and be done with it.

 

I HATE that commercial where the dude walks up to the cow and says, "the yogurt made with your milk is delicious" . then he turns and runs away. HATE