# Again with the annoying commercials! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** commercials-ads\ **Created:** [June 28, 2017, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089 "2017-06-28T22:06:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 108
**Author:** ![snowthx](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowthx/32/10660_2.png) [@snowthx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snowthx)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2021, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/2145 "2021-01-06T01:19:18Z")
…followed by the Geico gecko. ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2021, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/2146 "2021-01-07T05:23:42Z")
> [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > but by then I had my “springtime for hitler” face going, and I didn’t see anything more. I howled at this characterization, and I really needed a laugh tonight. Thank you! ---
**Author:** ![Irishman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2021, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/2147 "2021-01-07T13:28:16Z")
What about Motaur? The half-man, half motorcycle dude. Or does he not count because he’s not technically an animal? ---
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUBv.2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanubv.2/32/3260_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUBv.2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUBv.2)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2021, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/2148 "2021-01-07T14:19:35Z")
Well, he is an ass. Personally, I like the emu and the gecko. The owl on the America’s Best commercials is a sarcastic schmuck, though. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2021, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/2149 "2021-01-07T15:14:15Z")
> [@Jackmannii](#): > > It’s a tossup between the Carfax fox and Liberty Mutual emu for dumbest animal mascot idea. > [@WOOKINPANUBv.2](#): > > Personally, I like the emu and the gecko. Keep the emu, lose the schmuck. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2021, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/2150 "2021-01-07T16:14:33Z")
> [@WOOKINPANUBv.2](#): > > The owl on the America’s Best commercials is a sarcastic schmuck, though. Ollie the TripAdvisor owl is an annoying little avian turd. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2021, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/2151 "2021-01-07T16:19:54Z")
> [@Irishman](#): > > What about Motaur? The half-man, half motorcycle dude. Or does he not count because he’s not technically an animal? OK, I can accept a motaur. It’s supposed to be funny. What introduces dissonance is the one where the motaur and the human are on a ridge, watching ‘wild’ motaurs speeding across the desert floor. So… what? Are motaurs wild animals, or are they human-like beings? If you’re born wild, how to you become civilised? ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2021, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/2152 "2021-01-07T16:26:28Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > > [@Irishman](#): > > > > What about Motaur? The half-man, half motorcycle dude. Or does he not count because he’s not technically an animal? > > OK, I can accept a motaur. It’s supposed to be funny. What introduces dissonance is the one where the motaur and the human are on a ridge, watching ‘wild’ motaurs speeding across the desert floor. So… what? Are motaurs wild animals, or are they human-like beings? If you’re born wild, how to you become civilised? - I want to know why does the Motaur wear what appears to be a belt holding his torso to the bike tank. Did wild motaurs invent their clothing or is that actually their hide? Did they evolve or invent the helmets? ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2021, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/2153 "2021-01-07T19:09:52Z")
> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > I’m sure we’ve talked about the Charmin bears and the fact that they wipe their asses with toilet paper. It’s a joke. “Does a bear shit in the woods?” It was mildly funny the first couple of ads. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2021, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/2154 "2021-01-07T19:12:49Z")
> [@Irishman](#): > > Yeah, I _wish_ I could enjoy the go. TMI time, but. … let’s just say I have perpetually inflamed hemorrhoids and constant wiping is a _literal_ pain in the butt. I got this thing from Amazon, it is a squirt bottle of sorts, they call it a portable bidet. And yes, it works well after you do the initial wiping. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2021, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/2155 "2021-01-07T19:17:37Z")
> [@snowthx](#): > > …followed by the Geico gecko. That was funny when he complained he _wasn’t_ working for Geico. ---
**Author:** ![eenerms](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/cdc98d/32.png) [@eenerms](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eenerms)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2021, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/2156 "2021-01-07T19:26:39Z")
I hate hate hate those commercials. The one with the boy bear saying At least my hinnies clean. ---
**Author:** ![snowthx](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowthx/32/10660_2.png) [@snowthx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snowthx)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2021, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/2157 "2021-01-07T19:35:33Z")
[Watch](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkrTN373OX8), at your own risk. 🤬 ---
**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2021, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/2158 "2021-01-08T04:15:59Z")
well it’s sort of a cross-promotion .becuase dominoes sponsors the Nascar team /driver and if you’ve ever seen the fire/safety suits they have to wear these days … they do sort of look like a big onsie … ---
**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2021, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/2159 "2021-01-08T04:17:01Z")
that ones about 2 or 3 years old and i think we discussed it before , ---
**Author:** ![Irishman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2021, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/2160 "2021-01-08T15:24:40Z")
> [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > Oh boy! Glad I never saw that one! HERE YOU GO! [Hello Clean Bottom | Charmin® Ultra Strong :30 - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=519ij3Fwd_Q) ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2021, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/2161 "2021-01-08T16:51:57Z")
> [@Irishman](#): > > HERE YOU GO! Oh. My. GOD. ---
**Author:** ![BrickBat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac91a4/32.png) [@BrickBat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrickBat)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2021, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/2162 "2021-01-08T18:45:07Z")
I was a captive audience while people were watching ‘BattleBots’ on a network where it was 5 minutes of show / 5 minutes of commercials continuously. _Every_ commercial break had a Dairy Queen ad and it always ended with an inane and extremely irritating 5 bar chorus whistled jingle. Other than my patience being stretched to a ragged edge, what really flat-out amazed me was how everybody else seemed to let the barrage of noisy, splashy ads roll right off them. It was no big deal to them. I didn’t get that. ( The actual robots battling each other was cool though, but like football it was tedious to tolerate 90 percent bullshit per 10 percent of actual action ) ---
**Author:** ![eenerms](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/cdc98d/32.png) [@eenerms](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eenerms)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2021, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/2163 "2021-01-08T18:54:47Z")
Eeeek! This is worse that the boy bear dancing with his underwear. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2021, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/2164 "2021-01-08T18:55:31Z")
> [@Irishman](#): > > HERE YOU GO! > [Hello Clean Bottom | Charmin® Ultra Strong :30 - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=519ij3Fwd_Q) It reminds me of pancakes (with a Scottish accent). ‘Och! I’ve got a bad case of the KRUSTEAZ!’ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089.md?page=107) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089.md?page=109)