Commercials That Annoy, Irritate or Outright Enrage

[Crashcourse]

I like "Genius of Love, too.

[heatherchandler]

I’m dying over here.  Someone wrote an actual song where they want, or have a heart like a truck.. what does that mean?  Why????

People are out there eating spaghetti and ketchup..

Is this the world I live in?  

[proserpina65]

1 minute ago, heatherchandler said:

Someone wrote an actual song where they want, or have a heart like a truck.. what does that mean?  Why????

I'm guessing tough and hard to damage, like a solid pickup truck.

[pinkandsparkly13]

Well she does say "I've got a heart like a truck, it's been drug through the mud." So there's that comparison to some trucks out there. Lol that's actually the only lyric I've heard from that song, and it's only because of the commercial. 

[peacheslatour]

59 minutes ago, pinkandsparkly13 said:

Well she does say "I've got a heart like a truck, it's been drug through the mud." So there's that comparison to some trucks out there. Lol that's actually the only lyric I've heard from that song, and it's only because of the commercial. 

And she's really reaching for a rhyme there.

[heatherchandler]

I found some lyrics-

I got a heart like a truck
It's been drug through the mud
Runs on dreams and gasoline
 

Her heart runs on gas?

[Prevailing Wind]

Perhaps she's presenting this song in opposition to Ronstadt's "Heart Like A Wheel."  "When you bend it, it can't be mended..."

[mbluecpa]

Xfinity has been frequently running a commercial with a younger brother sitting in a soap box derby-style car while watching a video or playing a game.  He twice snots something at his older sister as she gets ready to take him for a spin in the rain: “can you be less sister, more car?” and “you’ll get paid when we win.”  

Yeah kid, you play with your phone in the garage and I’m gonna go on inside ‘til you lose the attitude.

[Baltimore Betty]

A few years ago one of the big hospitals in Baltimore City used Mercy Mercy Me by Marvin Gaye as soundtrack for the commercial so the hospital, the song is about the eco system failing...the hospital's name is Mercy Hospital so someone in the ad agency thought it was a match.  Clearly, nobody listens to the all the lyrics.

[lh25]

15 hours ago, mbluecpa said:

Xfinity has been frequently running a commercial with a younger brother sitting in a soap box derby-style car while watching a video or playing a game.  He twice snots something at his older sister as she gets ready to take him for a spin in the rain: “can you be less sister, more car?” and “you’ll get paid when we win.”  

Yeah kid, you play with your phone in the garage and I’m gonna go on inside ‘til you lose the attitude.

That one drives me crazy as well.  I don't get it, why is she pushing him around in that wagon-thing?!

[Leeds]

I thought the appalling Lume ad had been banished and replaced by one that was merely annoying.  But no, a new one has shown up with that unbearable woman talking about her butt crack again.

[peacheslatour]

4 minutes ago, Leeds said:

I thought the appalling Lume ad had been banished and replaced by one that was merely annoying.  But no, a new one has shown up with that unbearable woman talking about her butt crack again.

And I really don't want to see her armpit anymore.

[SoMuchTV]

On 3/23/2023 at 9:12 PM, SoMuchTV said:

I’m pretty sure I’ve griped about this before, but now there’s yet another version of the Bounty commercial where people can’t figure out to move things out of the way when something’s about to spill on them. 

 

On 3/23/2023 at 10:12 PM, janie jones said:

I saw a new one recently in which the spilled liquid is about to flow onto the carpet. That one at least makes sense, since you can't pick up the floor and get it out of the way. I don't know how the brand you use is going to affect how quickly you can run to the kitchen and get a paper towel to catch the spill before it makes it off the table, though.

This just popped back up when someone reacted to my comment. The ad is still running, and I’m noticing that not only do they not attempt to level the table to avoid spills, they go get the paper towel and wipe from the top down rather than catching it from the bottom up.  Obviously I’m dealing with spill ptsd. 

[PrincessPurrsALot]

Folks,

This is the Commercials That Annoy . . . thread.  It is not the let me tell you about my like or dislike of ketchup and/or childhood experiences with spaghetti thread.  Many posts have been removed.  If desired, you can continue this discussion in Small Talk. 

[tres bien]

On 5/10/2023 at 12:59 PM, peacheslatour said:

And I really don't want to see her armpit anymore.

And she's an MD. An OB/GYN

I wouldn't let her near me. She's creepy 

[Baltimore Betty]

13 hours ago, SoMuchTV said:

 

This just popped back up when someone reacted to my comment. The ad is still running, and I’m noticing that not only do they not attempt to level the table to avoid spills, they go get the paper towel and wipe from the top down rather than catching it from the bottom up.  Obviously I’m dealing with spill ptsd. 

I loathe that commercial too, my husband and I saw it again last night and he said, "Go ahead and yell and the tv, you know you want to." Every damn time. The same with the winning lottery ticket too, pick it up and move it away for crying out loud!!

[Prevailing Wind]

4 hours ago, tres bien said:

And she's an MD. An OB/GYN

I wouldn't let her near me. She's creepy 

But who would know better about stinky nether regions?

[cynicat]

25 minutes ago, Prevailing Wind said:

But who would know better about stinky nether regions?

A proctologist.

[nokat]

4 hours ago, tres bien said:

And she's an MD. An OB/GYN

I wouldn't let her near me. She's creepy 

She'd probably smear Lume on your nethers.

[proserpina65]

3 hours ago, nokat said:

She'd probably smear Lume on your nethers.

According to the 1st Lume commercial, she's a gynecologist who somehow thinks vaginal infections are overdiagnosed when medical studies overwhelmingly say the opposite,  that they're underdiagnosed.  I  wouldn't let that woman near me for fear she would just tell me to use Lume instead of treating an actual infection. 

[peacheslatour]

9 minutes ago, proserpina65 said:

According to the 1st Lume commercial, she's a gynecologist who somehow thinks vaginal infections are overdiagnosed when medical studies overwhelmingly say the opposite,  that they're underdiagnosed.  I  wouldn't let that woman near me for fear she would just tell me to use Lume instead of treating an actual infection. 

Taking to Small Talk.

[tres bien]

2 hours ago, proserpina65 said:

According to the 1st Lume commercial, she's a gynecologist who somehow thinks vaginal infections are overdiagnosed when medical studies overwhelmingly say the opposite,  that they're underdiagnosed.  I  wouldn't let that woman near me for fear she would just tell me to use Lume instead of treating an actual infection. 

My suspicions have been confirmed. She's a quack

[Gharlane]

On 5/10/2023 at 1:51 PM, lh25 said:

That one drives me crazy as well.  I don't get it, why is she pushing him around in that wagon-thing?!

And in the rain? 

On 5/11/2023 at 5:40 PM, SoMuchTV said:

This just popped back up when someone reacted to my comment. The ad is still running, and I’m noticing that not only do they not attempt to level the table to avoid spills, they go get the paper towel and wipe from the top down rather than catching it from the bottom up.  Obviously I’m dealing with spill ptsd. 

What annoys me is 1) they notice they haven't finished assembling the table (there are extra parts) and 2) they don't test it with something that won't make a mess if the table is uneven or falls over. 

[Baltimore Betty]

24 minutes ago, Gharlane said:

What annoys me is 1) they notice they haven't finished assembling the table (there are extra parts)

I would think all of their furniture in their home is rickety if they are so challenged by their coffee table and their ineptness of using an allen wrench and following directions. The deserve to have spilled a soda on their carpet. 

[dleighg]

I find the Scotts Turfbuilder "Scot" (red hair, red beard) very creepy looking.

[tres bien]

I've lost count of the amount of commercials for buying Viagra and Cialis online from the privacy and comfort from a person's couch. Rex MD was an infomercial.

It makes me so angry when these commercials come on happily telling viewers they don't need awkward doctor visits, no copays and since they're generic you can save 90% and have it shipped discreetly to your door!

Done ranting 

[PrincessPurrsALot]

3 hours ago, tres bien said:

I've lost count of the amount of commercials for buying Viagra and Cialis online from the privacy and comfort from a person's couch. Rex MD was an infomercial.

It makes me so angry when these commercials come on happily telling viewers they don't need awkward doctor visits, no copays and since they're generic you can save 90% and have it shipped discreetly to your door!

Done ranting 

Especially given that there are relatively common medical conditions that make viagra and cialis dangerous.  

[jcbrown]

On 5/14/2023 at 1:58 PM, dleighg said:

I find the Scotts Turfbuilder "Scot" (red hair, red beard) very creepy looking.

I think he looks like Groundskeeper Willie from the Simpsons. 

[Gharlane]

8 minutes ago, jcbrown said:

I think he looks like Groundskeeper Willie from the Simpsons. 

I was about to say that!

[peacheslatour]

4 hours ago, jcbrown said:

I think he looks like Groundskeeper Willie from the Simpsons. 

"Oil me up, woman!"

[Haleth]

That's Kristofer Hivju from Game of Thrones.  I love the commercials because he's still sort of in character.

[peacheslatour]

The Wally World Straight Talk commercial "Did you ever notice that everything that follows 'no offense' is offensive?" And then he says some shit about paying too much for your wireless and the fake audience laughs uproariously. What a stupid commercial. Grr...

[TattleTeeny]

“The best memories are made in cotton, and always have been.”

What? Just stating something with an inflection that’s supposed to convey “profound” doesn’t make it true. And who, as a rule, recalls the fabric content of their clothing on the days that hold their best memories? 

[OldStandard]

So I was making dinner for the family and a commercial for Jardiance came on….I wasn’t paying much attention but then there was a disclaimer saying something about “infections of the perineum” and the accompanying words on the screen described the perineum as “the area between the anus and the genitals” - WAAAAYYY more detail than necessary for a dinner time commercial!  Of course, I think pharma marketing direct to consumer is fraught with conflicts of interest, but this is just horrible!

[Haleth]

3 minutes ago, OldStandard said:

 Of course, I think pharma marketing direct to consumer is fraught with conflicts of interest, but this is just horrible!

Oh, those pesky lawyers!

[Gharlane]

17 hours ago, peacheslatour said:

The Wally World Straight Talk commercial "Did you ever notice that everything that follows 'no offense' is offensive?" And then he says some shit about paying too much for your wireless and the fake audience laughs uproariously. What a stupid commercial. Grr...

Are we sppsd to know who he is on those Straight Talk commercials? 

He reminds me of Mr. Delicious.

 

[Tom Holmberg]

3 hours ago, OldStandard said:

So I was making dinner for the family and a commercial for Jardiance came on….I wasn’t paying much attention but then there was a disclaimer saying something about “infections of the perineum” and the accompanying words on the screen described the perineum as “the area between the anus and the genitals” - WAAAAYYY more detail than necessary for a dinner time commercial!  Of course, I think pharma marketing direct to consumer is fraught with conflicts of interest, but this is just horrible!

Yep, that's come up before.  But then again Jardiance is "swell" (maybe they mean Jardiance swells your perineum).

[peacheslatour]

1 hour ago, Gharlane said:

Are we sppsd to know who he is on those Straight Talk commercials? 

He reminds me of Mr. Delicious.

 

Maybe but at least he's amusing.

[Deskisamess]

On 5/14/2023 at 4:58 PM, dleighg said:

I find the Scotts Turfbuilder "Scot" (red hair, red beard) very creepy looking.

The actor who used to do the commercial looked genuine and sounded Scottish. The current guy looks like he belongs  on a list of of predators.

[CoderLady]

26 minutes ago, Deskisamess said:

The actor who used to do the commercial looked genuine and sounded Scottish. The current guy looks like he belongs  on a list of of predators.

Tony Curran. He made me wish I had a lawn to feed. Also played one of the most bad ass aliens on SyFy's Defiance.

[peacheslatour]

38 minutes ago, CoderLady said:

Tony Curran. He made me wish I had a lawn to feed. Also played one of the most bad ass aliens on SyFy's Defiance.

Yum!

[ivygirl]

On 5/9/2023 at 1:05 PM, heatherchandler said:

I’m dying over here.  Someone wrote an actual song where they want, or have a heart like a truck.. what does that mean?  Why????

People are out there eating spaghetti and ketchup..

Is this the world I live in?  

I want a heart like Kool-Aid Man, ready to bust through a wall and be all: "OH YEAHHHHHHHHHHH!!"

[PrincessPurrsALot]

On 5/16/2023 at 1:41 PM, peacheslatour said:

The Wally World Straight Talk commercial "Did you ever notice that everything that follows 'no offense' is offensive?" And then he says some shit about paying too much for your wireless and the fake audience laughs uproariously. What a stupid commercial. Grr...

No offense, but that commercial is terrible. 

That damn heart like a truck song was stuck in my head for two days.  Two days of heeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaart like a truck.  That song and the commercial must be banned from the airwaves. 

[heatherchandler]

4 hours ago, PrincessPurrsALot said:

 

That damn heart like a truck song was stuck in my head for two days.  Two days of heeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaart like a truck.  That song and the commercial must be banned from the airwaves. 

Oh god me too and it’s actually driving me crazy!

Edited May 19, 2023 by heatherchandler

[Ghost of TWOP Past]

Yes ladies, let that song be a lesson to you lest your own heart be drugged through the mud. Which, by the way, makes it sound like the truck broke down so something else had to drag it drug it, which doesn't seem like much of a recommendation for a truck commercial. 

[peacheslatour]

8 hours ago, Ghost of TWOP Past said:

Yes ladies, let that song be a lesson to you lest your own heart be drugged through the mud. Which, by the way, makes it sound like the truck broke down so something else had to drag it drug it, which doesn't seem like much of a recommendation for a truck commercial. 

Oh it's just that old country music trope of the good hearted woman who is strong and can take whatever some man dishes out. "Trucks are like wimmen, amirite?" Lol.

[SoMuchTV]

11 hours ago, Ghost of TWOP Past said:

Yes ladies, let that song be a lesson to you lest your own heart be drugged through the mud. Which, by the way, makes it sound like the truck broke down so something else had to drag it drug it, which doesn't seem like much of a recommendation for a truck commercial. 

Bless your heart, do we need to create a redneck grammar thread?  “Drug” (not drugged) is the past tense of drag. Where are your people from again?  😉

[mojoween]

There is an Audi commercial that I only see during Yankees games on the YES Network that sets my teeth on edge as soon as I hear the overly aggressive music (violins, maybe?  whatever it is, I hate it because it sounds like an ad for a serial killer delivery service).

I don’t even get the point of it, when you order something it should be delivered in a luxury SUV rather than an Amazon van?  And why is she leaving an unwrapped Marcus Aurelius on the stoop?  What if it rains?

[BookWitch]

If the M&M people can make all these different flavors then why can't they make a nut free version for those of us that can't eat them?

[nokat]

1 hour ago, BookWitch said:

If the M&M people can make all these different flavors then why can't they make a nut free version for those of us that can't eat them?

They'd have to have a dedicated line, or better yet a dedicated nut-free facility.