# 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:** 121
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2021, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/2406 "2021-03-31T20:44:46Z")
Actually, those people looked pretty comfortable to begin with. ---
**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:** [March 31, 2021, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/2407 "2021-03-31T20:51:25Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Why did mom deciding to sell paintings mean they need to change their finances? Has she made so much money selling her crappy paintings that they have a luxury lifestyle now? - Buying/leasing a gallery. ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2021, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/2408 "2021-03-31T20:57:27Z")
High hopes, I guess. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2021, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/2409 "2021-04-01T15:14:28Z")
Nineteen times a night, bitch on TV: “Why am I not concerned blah blah blah?” Me, screaming: “BECAUSE IT’S A NISSAN SALES EVENT!” ---
**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:** [April 1, 2021, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/2410 "2021-04-01T15:51:35Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > Actually, those people looked pretty comfortable to begin with. They also looked retired, so how is moving the money around in their accounts going to make any appreciable difference in the short term? Unless they have huge amounts of money just burning a hole in their pockets? “Move $50M into that high risk investment Bernie has. He says I can get a quick 20% ROI, I need $10M to buy a new house near the kids.” ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2021, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/2411 "2021-04-01T15:53:49Z")
Huh? Explain? ---
**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:** [April 1, 2021, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/2412 "2021-04-01T15:56:28Z")
@Dung_Beetle presumably sees the same damn Nissan commercial several times per hour. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2021, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/2413 "2021-04-01T15:57:25Z")
Exactly so. It’s this one: ---
**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:** [April 4, 2021, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/2414 "2021-04-04T20:41:05Z")
Progressive’s abomination is back in a new commercial, this time trying on ~~shoes~~ tires. Or maybe he’s switched motos, I can’t really tell with the sound off. ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2021, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/2415 "2021-04-05T00:27:28Z")
I’ve been bombarded with a Hidden Valley Ranch commercial that twists my innards. It shows a couple accepting a pizza delivery, then, upon opening the pizza box, they find a bottle of HVR taped inside the lid. Next they dip what looks like school cafeteria pizza into a large bowl of HVR. Now the worst part: They smile at each other, the corners of their mouths now dripping with excess white liquid. I hate every corner of this commercial. mmm ---
**Author:** ![BigDfromLA](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8491ac/32.png) [@BigDfromLA](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigDfromLA)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2021, 6:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/2416 "2021-04-05T06:43:56Z")
Who is the woman in this commercial? She looks amazing!! Nissan is on a roll. First we see Brie Larson looking so spectacular that I didn’t recognize her at first and now this beautful Latina. Hope to see more of her!!! ---
**Author:** ![mikecurtis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mikecurtis/32/3284_2.png) [@mikecurtis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mikecurtis)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2021, 7:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/2417 "2021-04-05T07:13:49Z")
Hina Abdullah. She’s listed in **Dung\_Beetle’s** link. Not Latina. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2021, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/2418 "2021-04-05T20:37:07Z")
> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > I hate every corner of this commercial. It’s made me sick, and I haven’t even seen it! ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2021, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/2419 "2021-04-05T23:05:54Z")
1-877-KARS4KIDS has morphed from the most annoying radio commercial to the most annoying television ad. Holy fuck those miserable little brats semi-pretending to play instruments while singing that satanic melody could easily replace ipecac for inducing vomiting. I hear two chords of that godawful tune and I hit the remote just as quickly as I turn the radio off in the car. If you must, [here’s a sample](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F94DBBJjzko) ---
**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2021, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/2420 "2021-04-06T14:21:38Z")
[This woman fumbling an iPhone](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t72nquFeCQQ) (annoying sound warning!) commercial makes me dive for the mute button every time. So annoying and apparently I am not alone because I searched YouTube for “annoying phone dropping commercial” and there it was. And to add insult to the ear injury her phone isn’t even dirty when she drops it in the dust. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2021, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/2421 "2021-04-06T14:29:26Z")
Oh goody, validation! My God is that commercial annoying-- both the dumb, exaggerated dropping act and especially that song. That bliggitybliggityboobidityblippipbpooppop song! ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2021, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/2422 "2021-04-06T14:41:01Z")
You want annoying sound, try the Wendy’s auto-tuned alert commercials. It’s like they’re trying to piss me off. ---
**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:** [April 6, 2021, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/2423 "2021-04-06T14:48:50Z")
Seeing Dikembe Mutombo running around in his uniform swatting away people’s attempts to add to their supermarket carts, toss paper wads in the garbage etc. does not make me want to buy Geico’s insurance. Why they felt the need to recycle an ad from 2013 starring someone who plays the part of an obnoxious turd is a mystery. At least they could update it, maybe with Mike Trout getting out of his car after being rear-ended and smashing the offender’s windshield with a baseball bat. Ha-ha-ha! ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2021, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/2424 "2021-04-06T15:01:21Z")
Can anyone explain the character in the Stanton Optical commercials? Big glasses, flamboyant mannerisms, theatrical costumes. What the fuck is he supposed to be? ---
**Author:** ![mikecurtis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mikecurtis/32/3284_2.png) [@mikecurtis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mikecurtis)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2021, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/2425 "2021-04-06T15:04:07Z")
> [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](#): > > You want annoying sound, try the Wendy’s auto-tuned alert commercials. It’s like they’re trying to piss me off. it was a top ten hit in 2017 [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/sAJ_n8iVn6E/hqdefault.jpg "Dj Khaled - Major Bag Alert Ft. Migos (Grateful)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAJ_n8iVn6E) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089.md?page=120) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089.md?page=122)