# Ads that hope we're stupid **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [February 6, 2005, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ads-that-hope-were-stupid/288708 "2005-02-06T22:33:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/13edae/32.png) [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stranger_On_A_Train)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2005, 7:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ads-that-hope-were-stupid/288708/101 "2005-02-10T07:21:58Z")
> [@Princhester](#): > > Nitpick, I know, but you sure about this? I know we don’t eat tigers lions cougars etc much, and I know they would eat us if they could and of course, extremely rarely they do. > > But basically, we rule. Only in large groups. If you’re by yourself on the savannah with a hungry lion, you’re dinner. 😃 Stranger ---
**Author:** ![sturmhauke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e47c2d/32.png) [@sturmhauke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sturmhauke)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2005, 8:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ads-that-hope-were-stupid/288708/102 "2005-02-10T08:06:24Z")
> [@OttoDaFe](#): > > No specific brand name, but I have been on the verge of going batshit over the hoopla regarding products that are “100% organic!!!” ("!"). > > After all, as I have pointed out to the Ottlets on several occasions, _motor oil_ is, at heart, 100% organic. I know “organic” isn’t the best term, but it does have a specific legal definition when used on food labels. [Link](http://www.ams.usda.gov/nop/Consumers/brochure.html) > [@](#): > > What is organic food? > > Organic food is produced by farmers who emphasize the use of renewable resources and the conservation of soil and water to enhance environmental quality for future generations. Organic meat, poultry, eggs, and dairy products come from animals that are given no antibiotics or growth hormones. Organic food is produced without using most conventional pesticides; fertilizers made with synthetic ingredients or sewage sludge; bioengineering; or ionizing radiation. Before a product can be labeled “organic,” a Government-approved certifier inspects the farm where the food is grown to make sure the farmer is following all the rules necessary to meet USDA organic standards. Companies that handle or process organic food before it gets to your local supermarket or restaurant must be certified, too. Plus, I think organic food generally tastes better. ---
**Author:** ![Fugazi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f08c70/32.png) [@Fugazi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fugazi)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2005, 10:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ads-that-hope-were-stupid/288708/103 "2005-02-10T10:25:50Z")
Woo hoo. A thread where I can finally get this off my chest. This is another Mickey D’s commercial with “Helmet head” checking out the cute chick in what I guess is a bus terminal. She, of course, completely ignores him. What is this commercial trying to say? Complete losers order from the dollar menu at McDonalds? (While that’s true, I don’t think it will sell more food) ---
**Author:** ![El\_Escorpio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d07c76/32.png) [@El\_Escorpio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Escorpio)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2005, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ads-that-hope-were-stupid/288708/104 "2005-02-10T13:51:22Z")
There’s one that I keep seeing for a slightly fancified oven mitt called the “Ove Glove” that seems to be kind of rubberized like those silicon spatulas and so forth. Fine, that’s all well and good, but they advertise it by having someone reach into an oven to take out a casserole with one of those old fashioned oven mitts, you know, the ones that everyone has, and INSTANTLY having to drop the pan and shake her hands in pain. Jesus, heat doesn’t get through a _sweatshirt sleeve_ that fast; they must have been cooking that thing at a thousand degrees. ---
**Author:** ![D\_Odds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/d_odds/32/2882_2.png) [@D\_Odds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Odds)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2005, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ads-that-hope-were-stupid/288708/105 "2005-02-10T15:28:42Z")
**El Escorpio** , I’ve had a few oven mitts that either were so worn out or so cheap that they didn’t adequately do their job. Not good when one is broiling in a cast iron skillet. We do have some silicon pot-holders (got them as gifts this past holiday - people know I love kitchen gadgets) and I like them. Of course, I could just buy better oven mitts too, but then I’d be spending my own money. ---
**Author:** ![Exgineer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a88e4f/32.png) [@Exgineer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exgineer)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2005, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ads-that-hope-were-stupid/288708/106 "2005-02-10T18:48:47Z")
[Nope.](http://www.remington.com/firearms/centerfire/700sps.htm) ---
**Author:** ![Exgineer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a88e4f/32.png) [@Exgineer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exgineer)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2005, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ads-that-hope-were-stupid/288708/107 "2005-02-10T18:51:19Z")
> [@Exgineer](#): > > [Nope.](http://www.remington.com/firearms/centerfire/700sps.htm) Sorry. This was supposed to be a reply to **Stranger**. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2005, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ads-that-hope-were-stupid/288708/108 "2005-02-10T20:59:53Z")
> [@Snarky\_Kong](#): > > I hate that diet pill one that where the doctor tells the audience to use their medication but not weigh themselves. Sure thing doc. Actually, the reason I hate this one is because they have co-opted the mindset of overeaters and people who are obsessed with their weight–the number on the scale really does dictate how you feel about yourself and life that day. I feel like they eavesdropped at an OA meeting and then used it for their ad campaign. But not weighing yourself is legit–my nutritionist would weigh me backward so I would not be impacted by The Number. The ad that gets me is for Oust air sanitizer. I’m all for a non-smelly house but I’m not sure spraying chemicals in a newborn’s face is the best idea. (OTOH, I remembered the name when it was time to be freshener for the office so I guess it worked. ☹ ) ---
**Author:** ![Marlitharn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/779978/32.png) [@Marlitharn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marlitharn)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2005, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ads-that-hope-were-stupid/288708/109 "2005-02-11T03:30:36Z")
> [@Princhester](#): > > Nitpick, I know, but you sure about this? I know we don’t eat tigers lions cougars etc much, and I know they would eat us if they could and of course, extremely rarely they do. > > But basically, we rule. If it’s larger than me and is capable of slicing through my screen door, tearing me to bits, and picking its teeth with the splintered end of my femur, then it’s above me on the food chain. Of course, this could also apply to the Hell’s Angels, but they don’t show up in my yard when I open a bag of cat food. Oh, and another commercial I hate is the one where the woman is trying to open a shop door with her foot so her Pwecious Widdle Dahlings won’t have to touch the door handle and get Nasty Icky germs. Christ, lady, just chuck the brats into a big hamster bubble if you’re that worried about it. And don’t get me started on all the kitchen gadgets that are marketed towards people who have such a shocking lack of fine motor control that their loved ones really shouldn’t let them anywhere near a hot stove. (I’m looking at _you,_ Perfect Pancake.) ---
**Author:** ![Millit\_the\_Frail](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/51bf81/32.png) [@Millit\_the\_Frail](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Millit_the_Frail)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2005, 6:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ads-that-hope-were-stupid/288708/110 "2005-02-11T06:45:16Z")
In Chicago, we get these ads (mostly late-night) for technical schools that just crack me up. “Go to Blah blah Tech and you can learn computers! Then you can, like, play games and get paid for it! My job is FUN!!” I know people with Bachelor’s degrees for things like web design and computer animation who aren’t yet getting these jobs. Good luck getting your fun video game job, yeah. Also, I don’t know if this counts, but I’m absolutely sick of seeing Anna Nicole Smith cooing “Want some mooooney? Want a caaaar? Like my boooody?” on those TrimSpa sweepstakes commercials. Ewww. ---
**Author:** ![Ignatz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/3be4f8/32.png) [@Ignatz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ignatz)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2005, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ads-that-hope-were-stupid/288708/111 "2005-02-12T02:10:07Z")
> [@Lumpy](#): > > I recently saw a razor commercial- didn’t pay attention to which brand. It went something like “if you shave in the morning, by evening when you’re on a date five o’clock shadow can be a problem. Use our super-duper razor.” Um, wait a second. No razor can shave smoother than smooth. If you have a swarthy chin by evening it’s because you have a fast growing beard. A four-blade razor isn’t going to help. > > Any other ads you’ve seen that you swear were written by Dogbert? The Yoplait Whipped Yogurt ads that says it has fewer calories. That’s because although it’s packed in the same size cup as the original unwhipped 6 oz., it now weighs only 4 oz. because it’s 33 1/3 % air. For the same low price. What’s next, double-whipped 2 oz. same-sized cups? /burps/ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ads-that-hope-were-stupid/288708.md?page=5)