# 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:** 148
**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:** [October 2, 2021, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/2946 "2021-10-02T00:54:18Z")
> [@Shoeless](#): > > The advertising on the local evening news is nothing but home improvement companies - remodeling, windows, siding, HVAC/plumbing, you name it, I’m sick of them all. But I want to give a special shout-out to that creepy-ass huckster selling gutter covers, with his beady eyes and fake folksy charm. If he wasn’t selling gutter covers he’d probably be a TV preacher or running for office. I can’t turn the channel fast enough when that dude comes on. He’s not so bad. The fool trying to be Ernest P. Worrell, OTOH… ---
**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:** [October 2, 2021, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/2947 "2021-10-02T01:17:03Z")
One of those gutter covers guys looks like the love child of Donny Osmond and Frankenstein’s monster. ---
**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:** [October 3, 2021, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/2948 "2021-10-03T03:04:10Z")
> [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](#): > > …love child of Donny Osmond and Frankenstein’s monster. I don’t know what this is, but Goddamn, Did I Laugh! ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2021, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/2949 "2021-10-03T03:26:09Z")
Has anybody seen the commercial for SiriusXM that features celebrities screaming “Lasagna!” at each other? I normally let the commercials play, but after one performance, I reached for the mute button about halfway through. Irritating, obnoxious, loud, and nothing that would make me want to subscribe to the service. ---
**Author:** ![GaryM](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garym/32/241_2.png) [@GaryM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GaryM)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2021, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/2950 "2021-10-03T03:39:31Z")
I always thought she was the inspiration for the faces in the movie “Up”. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2021, 6:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/2951 "2021-10-03T06:59:36Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > Has anybody seen the commercial for SiriusXM that features celebrities screaming “Lasagna!” at each other? I normally let the commercials play, but after one performance, I reached for the mute button about halfway through. Irritating, obnoxious, loud, and nothing that would make me want to subscribe to the service. Oh god, yes, the attack of “Lasagna Man”. ---
**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:** [October 3, 2021, 10:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/2952 "2021-10-03T10:22:56Z")
Has anyone else seen this one? I almost think I saw it in a dream: It advertises some woo-ey erectile dysfunction aid (pill?). It is called He-something…He-Man, He-Grow, something ridiculous like that. Here’s the best part: at the end of the spot there is a guarantee of sorts with the tagline “get hard or your money back”. The kind of thing you’d see in a pop-up porn ad, not on the tube. I’ve only seen it once, about a week ago. mmm ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2021, 11:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/2953 "2021-10-03T11:44:04Z")
> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > Has anyone else seen this one? I almost think I saw it in a dream: > > It advertises some woo-ey erectile dysfunction aid (pill?). It is called He-something…He-Man, He-Grow, something ridiculous like that. The first google hit for “get hard or your money back was [hims](https://www.ispot.tv/ad/OyhT/hims-get-close-again), which may well be the commercial you’re thinking of. ---
**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:** [October 3, 2021, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/2954 "2021-10-03T15:43:02Z")
Yep, that’s the one. Sheesh. mmm ---
**Author:** ![mixdenny](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mixdenny/32/2962_2.png) [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2021, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/2955 "2021-10-03T20:10:12Z")
Hims isn’t even a product, just a reseller. They sell Viagra and Cialis by mail. ---
**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:** [October 3, 2021, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/2956 "2021-10-03T22:58:14Z")
Fabric softener isn’t the only product that induces involuntary spasmodic contortions in users. The apple cider vinegar supplement currently in heavy ad rotation evidently does the same thing, in addition to causing confusion. ACV is one of the wooiest of all woo remedies. ---
**Author:** ![Odesio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/odesio/32/20003_2.png) [@Odesio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odesio)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2021, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/2957 "2021-10-04T03:23:05Z")
> [@mikecurtis](#): > > It’s called _oddvertising_ and it’s surprisingly effective. > > [Oddvertising - Oddly Successful Advertising | Blog | adHOME](https://adhomecreative.com/vibe/our-blog/oddvertising-oddly-successful-advertising/) I remember an informercial for Sled Dogs that aired in the wee hours back in mid 1990s. I hadn’t seen this ad since 1996 or so but Youtube had it. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1bgOqHkWrU](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1bgOqHkWrU) It was quite the oddity back then. ---
**Author:** ![jerseymule](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jerseymule/32/3155_2.png) [@jerseymule](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jerseymule)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2021, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/2958 "2021-10-04T20:14:39Z")
> [@Jackmannii](#): > > Laundry sniffing is creepy. Now Craig Robinson is singing the praises of Gain to the tune of “Maniac” - he’s a Gainiac! [Gainiac on YouTube](https://youtu.be/NN26-ZXubec) ---
**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:** [October 4, 2021, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/2959 "2021-10-04T20:52:16Z")
> [@jerseymule](#): > > he’s a Gainiac! I love this commercial; but my wife needed eye bleach. ---
**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:** [October 5, 2021, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/2960 "2021-10-05T12:49:26Z")
I second your wife’s sentiment - plus ear bleach! (Is that a thing?) ---
**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:** [October 6, 2021, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/2961 "2021-10-06T13:12:21Z")
I was put off by the Lumé deodorant commercial at first, but I think I’ve come to appreciate, and dare I say even enjoy, the ‘in your face’ humorous aspect of how it just goes for it and tells it like it is, not bothering to engage in nebulous euphemisms. “For all your stinky crevices!”. Maybe I should be posting in the “Commercials you don’t hate” thread…? Here’s a long-form (over 2 minute) version that doubles down on the grossitude in the TV version: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/yw7cgxPQVSU/maxresdefault.jpg "Lume Deodorant | Natural Deodorant For Your All Your Parts - Including Private Parts!") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yw7cgxPQVSU) ---
**Author:** ![Folacin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folacin/32/3195_2.png) [@Folacin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folacin)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2021, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/2962 "2021-10-07T13:23:12Z")
“You have enough douchebags in your life, Sarah.” ---
**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:** [October 7, 2021, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/2963 "2021-10-07T15:29:31Z")
That is the best commercial EVER. It’s funny and to the point. ---
**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:** [October 9, 2021, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/2964 "2021-10-09T21:26:12Z")
Target’s new tagline makes my teeth itch: Things you value more shouldn’t cost more. It’s like they have no respect for the English language. ---
**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:** [October 10, 2021, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/2965 "2021-10-10T00:30:14Z")
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