# 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:** 151
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2021, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/3006 "2021-11-04T15:01:09Z")
And please, a link… I must see solid soup! ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2021, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/3007 "2021-11-04T15:44:11Z")
You’ve obviously never seen cold split-pea soup. ---
**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:** [November 4, 2021, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/3008 "2021-11-04T15:48:50Z")
Pretty sure any dry legume-based soup will solidify after being refrigerated overnight. ---
**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:** [November 4, 2021, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/3009 "2021-11-04T17:39:15Z")
> [@digs](#): > > I must see solid soup! Pretty much any Campbell’s “Cream of ” soup comes out of the can in semi-solid blob (like jellied cranberries). Then you add a can of water/milk, stir and heat. ---
**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:** [November 4, 2021, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/3010 "2021-11-04T17:51:56Z")
Does anybody actually add a whole can of water? Makes for pretty weak soup. ---
**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:** [November 4, 2021, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/3011 "2021-11-04T19:20:14Z")
This is far from a recipe thread but. . … Had surgery last Friday and got anesthesia mumps AND trach tube trauma so could not (still having problems) swallow. Had a bunch of exotic mushrooms, a can of Campbell’s Cream of Chicken and a bottle of non-dairy(!) buttermilk. Minced the mushrooms and sauteed them in butter, put that in the can of soup with a can of the fake buttermilk. When that turned out to be waaaay too thick, I added some chicken stock. Ate as much as I could and my husband and son fought over the leftovers. Come to think of it, that would make a terrible commercial. ---
**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:** [November 4, 2021, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/3012 "2021-11-04T19:22:35Z")
The instructions on the cans of condensed soup I’ve made all say to add one can of water. The soup came out perfectly fine that way. ---
**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2021, 8:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/3013 "2021-11-05T08:55:52Z")
I think the "soup "was just painted onto something for show cause the goldfish crackers sort of bounce when they’re poured on the cup … ---
**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:** [November 7, 2021, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/3014 "2021-11-07T17:04:55Z")
I saw a MyPillow commercial on Animal Planet featuring Mike Lindell. He’s blaming “cancel culture” for his declining sales. No Mike, your sales are declining because you keep peddling Trump’s big lie. ---
**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:** [November 7, 2021, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/3015 "2021-11-07T19:40:16Z")
Oh, and Fox News won’t even run Lindell’s advertisements any more. So, shame on you, Animal Planet and shame on your parent company, Discovery. ---
**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:** [November 7, 2021, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/3016 "2021-11-07T20:17:01Z")
I’d like to see some candid interviews of Pillow guy’s employees, and hear what they think of their future with the company. ---
**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:** [November 7, 2021, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/3017 "2021-11-07T22:27:56Z")
I think it’s been buildingup for a while, but today it’s too much. Watching the NFL on Fox, I think every commercial for Fox upcoming shows is incredibly stupid. I feel stupider for watching them. Joe Millionaire, Fox Ultimate weather ap, probably more. ---
**Author:** ![Irishman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2021, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/3018 "2021-11-07T23:06:31Z")
> [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](#): > > Now, in order for the Safelite guy to claim their insurance covers it, they would have had to give him their insurance info ahead of time, in which case they shouldn’t be so damned surprised, right? Just about all auto insurance covers windshield repair, and Safelife is a nationak company. When I had a chip in my windshield, I stopped at a tent in a parking lot guy who was advertising in most cases covered by insurance. Sure enough, they covered it, even tbough tbey wouldn’t attest to this guy or warrantee it. > [@Wheelz](#): > > How do you make “What a Wonderful World” sound creepy and foreboding? Somehow they managed it here. > Makes me think that if I go on a Celebrity Cruise I may be taken to an island and hunted for sport. Yep. ---
**Author:** ![doreen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/858c86/32.png) [@doreen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/doreen)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2021, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/3019 "2021-11-07T23:25:42Z")
> [@Irishman](#): > > Just about all auto insurance covers windshield repair, and Safelife is a nationak company. When I had a chip in my windshield, I stopped at a tent in a parking lot guy who was advertising in most cases covered by insurance. Sure enough, they covered it, even tbough tbey wouldn’t attest to this guy or warrantee it. Just about all _comprehensive_ auto insurance coverage covers windshield repair or replacement - but plenty of people have only liability coverage and neither Safelite nor the parking lot guy will know if you have comprehensive coverage unless you tell them you do. ( if you have a loan, the lender will proabably require you to have collision/comprehensive coverage , but if there is no loan, there’s no requirement to have anything other than liability coverage) ---
**Author:** ![Sherrerd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sherrerd/32/8_2.png) [@Sherrerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sherrerd)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2021, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/3020 "2021-11-08T00:28:46Z")
> [@cochrane](#): > > I saw a MyPillow commercial on Animal Planet featuring Mike Lindell. He’s blaming “cancel culture” for his declining sales. No Mike, **your sales are declining because** you keep peddling Trump’s big lie. And because a lot of people have a low opinion of the actual product. (I’ve never tried one of Mike’s pillows, but anti-testimonials are easy-enough to find that I suspect they are an acquired taste.) my bolding in the quote ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2021, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/3021 "2021-11-08T00:30:50Z")
Chevy Equinox commercial where the dad is watching his kid play some driving video game where you hear lots of squealing tires and crashes, and the dad looks worried as the voice-over says “He’ll be driving for real soon.” But what annoys me is that the kid is wearing headphones. So why are we hearing the squeals and crashes? ---
**Author:** ![Sherrerd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sherrerd/32/8_2.png) [@Sherrerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sherrerd)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2021, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/3022 "2021-11-08T00:36:22Z")
> [@Shoeless](#): > > Chevy Equinox commercial where the dad is watching his kid play some driving video game where you hear lots of squealing tires and crashes, and the dad looks worried as the voice-over says “He’ll be driving for real soon.” > > But what annoys me is that the kid is wearing headphones. So why are we hearing the squeals and crashes? - Clearly the headphones are not plugged into the video console—the kid simply has cold ears. Opening an entirely new market for products that answer the question, How Can I Fix This Cold Ear Problem? ---
**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:** [November 8, 2021, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/3023 "2021-11-08T14:35:11Z")
> [@Sherrerd](#): > > > [@cochrane](#): > > > > I saw a MyPillow commercial on Animal Planet featuring Mike Lindell. He’s blaming “cancel culture” for his declining sales. No Mike, **your sales are declining because** you keep peddling Trump’s big lie. > > And because a lot of people have a low opinion of the actual product. (I’ve never tried one of Mike’s pillows, but anti-testimonials are easy-enough to find that I suspect they are an acquired taste.) > > my bolding in the quote There’s also that class-action thing from five years ago: > **[MyPillow Gets a $1 Million Wake-Up Call - Truth in Advertising](https://truthinadvertising.org/articles/mypillow-gets-1-million-wake-call/)** > > California consumer protection officials reach agreement with company to put health claims to bed. ---
**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:** [November 8, 2021, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/3024 "2021-11-08T14:42:22Z")
Peloton’s Christmas campaign started a few days ago. > **[Peloton Remakes Holiday Classic With a 'Hella-Swole' Scrooge](https://www.adweek.com/creativity/peloton-remakes-classic-holiday-tale-with-a-hella-swole-scrooge-riding-a-connected-bike/)** > > Character actor Brett Gelman stars as the literary curmudgeon. ---
**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:** [November 8, 2021, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/3025 "2021-11-08T14:48:36Z")
Jack Daniels has a series of commercials where someone does something irrational and costly. One guy gets a free whiskey and then jumps up and buys a round for the busy bar. In another a woman tosses her I-phone into a pond. “Yay, I always wanted to do that!” You go, girl. Even her friends are dumbfounded. Another one has a woman order “one of everything” from a restaurant menu. And it ain’t Denny’s. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089.md?page=150) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089.md?page=152)