# 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:** 125
**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:** [April 27, 2021, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/2486 "2021-04-27T19:57:42Z")
> [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](#): > > How is she able to take a dump without her pants around her ankles? Huh? One doesn’t have to have their pants around their ankles to sit on the toilet. ---
**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 27, 2021, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/2487 "2021-04-27T20:41:10Z")
Channels under Discovery’s umbrella have been heavily promoting a Discovery+ program which sounds like something SNL would have created. [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVTMir84_b8) > **[The Laundry Guy](https://www.hgtv.com/shows/the-laundry-guy)** > > Life is messy and stains happen, and that's when Patric Richardson comes to the rescue. An expert on getting out everything from red wine to rust using household staples, Patric helps his clients tackle stains on sentimental items with stunning... ---
**Author:** ![WolfpackJeep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpackjeep/32/2921_2.png) [@WolfpackJeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WolfpackJeep)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2021, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/2488 "2021-04-27T20:55:37Z")
I’ll take Laundry Guy any day over the latest uterus cannon show they’ve been advertising incessantly. ---
**Author:** ![WolfpackJeep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpackjeep/32/2921_2.png) [@WolfpackJeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WolfpackJeep)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2021, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/2489 "2021-04-27T21:05:59Z")
> [@snowthx](#): > > I don’t think the MiraLax version has that part where she is on the toilet and the “ankles out” thing. I try not to look when it’s on TV, so I really don’t know. ---
**Author:** ![Marvin\_the\_Martian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/marvin_the_martian/32/2898_2.png) [@Marvin\_the\_Martian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marvin_the_Martian)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2021, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/2490 "2021-04-27T22:27:37Z")
Assuming this is local to Phoenix: I used to see ads for “The Husband and Wife Law Team” once a day, just before Colbert. I used them as a cue to stop fast forwarding. Now they are absolutely flooding the airwaves with commercials, seems like very channel, all times of day, sometimes two per commercial break. Basic injury lawyer ads, but she has a such a squeaky, grating nails of chalkboard voice that I can’t believe she doesn’t get cited for contempt every time she opens her mouth in court. Or maybe juries just say, “OK, OK I will vote in favor of your client, just for the love of God SHUT UP!” ---
**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 27, 2021, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/2491 "2021-04-27T22:43:59Z")
But doesn’t it help to facilitate a big dumpage to be able to spread your legs? ---
**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:** [April 27, 2021, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/2492 "2021-04-27T23:01:08Z")
Supposedly you’re better off keeping your legs close together. ---
**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 27, 2021, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/2493 "2021-04-27T23:13:28Z")
I do not want my pants touching the floor in a public bathroom. They stay about the knees. ---
**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:** [April 28, 2021, 11:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/2494 "2021-04-28T11:39:53Z")
Exactly. Come to think of it, I don’t think I even let them touch the floor of my own bathroom. Not because my floor isn’t clean; it’s just not necessary. ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2021, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/2495 "2021-04-28T12:30:57Z")
Colace. Just watch. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/RnTY1Dt6-0A/maxresdefault.jpg "Colace Song - Poop Should Never Feel Painful (30 seconds)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RnTY1Dt6-0A) ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2021, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/2496 "2021-04-28T15:07:41Z")
> [@Rebo](#): > > Colace. Just watch Funny, that same commercial was also recently cited in the “Commercials you don’t hate” thread. I have to agree with @BobLibDem- I think it is a well done commercial. I don’t know what any ad agency could have done to make that particular product and subject matter any more appealing (while effectively conveying what it does) in commercial form. > [@Commercials you don't hate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-dont-hate/749672/697): > > The new [Colace Song](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RnTY1Dt6-0A) is in a class by itself. Well done. ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2021, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/2497 "2021-04-29T18:01:54Z")
Been meaning to mention how much the Allstate commercial with the [singing hood ornament](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l19P0pH6rIY) both annoys and creeps the fuck out of me. ---
**Author:** ![TheCuse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thecuse/32/2854_2.png) [@TheCuse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheCuse)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2021, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/2498 "2021-04-29T18:24:21Z")
^^^Totally agree. That thing come on dozens of times a day in my area. ---
**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:** [April 29, 2021, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/2499 "2021-04-29T18:31:46Z")
> [@QuickSilver](#): > > Been meaning to mention how much the Allstate commercial with the [singing hood ornament](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l19P0pH6rIY) both annoys and creeps the fuck out of me. - I think she’s kinda cute. But then, I’m into metal. Once you go chrome… ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2021, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/2500 "2021-04-29T18:35:39Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > Once you go chrome… …you never go home? ---
**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 29, 2021, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/2501 "2021-04-29T18:37:38Z")
Plus, they changed the words so that the hood ornament can have brains too. ---
**Author:** ![Dogginit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dogginit/32/16920_2.png) [@Dogginit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dogginit)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2021, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/2502 "2021-04-29T18:41:12Z")
> [@QuickSilver](#): > > Been meaning to mention how much the Allstate commercial with the [singing hood ornament](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l19P0pH6rIY) both annoys and creeps the fuck out of me. ^This ---
**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 29, 2021, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/2503 "2021-04-29T19:18:47Z")
> [@Marvin\_the\_Martian](#): > > Assuming this is local to Phoenix: I used to see ads for “The Husband and Wife Law Team” once a day, You must not watch Suns/Diamondbacks. They are inescapable. I hope they are only local - no one else should have to suffer their earnestness. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2021, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/2504 "2021-04-29T19:22:28Z")
I’m sick of hearing “It’s a game changer!” and variations thereof. 🤮 ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2021, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/2505 "2021-04-29T19:40:28Z")
> [@Marvin\_the\_Martian](#): > > Assuming this is local to Phoenix: I used to see ads for “The Husband and Wife Law Team” once a day, just before Colbert. I used them as a cue to stop fast forwarding. Now they are absolutely flooding the airwaves with commercials, seems like very channel, all times of day, sometimes two per commercial break. Basic injury lawyer ads, but she has a such a squeaky, grating nails of chalkboard voice that I can’t believe she doesn’t get cited for contempt every time she opens her mouth in court. Or maybe juries just say, “OK, OK I will vote in favor of your client, just for the love of God SHUT UP!” They air in Tucson, too. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089.md?page=124) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089.md?page=126)