# 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:** 163
**Author:** ![Lare](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/53a042/32.png) [@Lare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lare)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2022, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/3246 "2022-02-01T04:06:33Z")
@running_coach Ew. Just ew. P.S. Thanks **running\_coach**.h ---
**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2022, 8:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/3247 "2022-02-01T08:55:11Z")
huh i thought that because turbo tax was supposed to be getting rid of its free filing system … ---
**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2022, 9:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/3248 "2022-02-01T09:28:32Z")
ok that was a strange board burp … … in response to sky watcher part of the above post was saying months ago turbo tax had a big thing saying they weren’t doing the free filings anymore ---
**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:** [February 1, 2022, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/3249 "2022-02-01T14:40:57Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > She’s into retro music and has been crushing on her dad. It must be, because that pic (that you can barely see unless you freeze frame) looks like a real concert not a bar somewhere podunk-y. They needed to work on their comedic pacing a bit. There’s no time between photo and reaction for thinking, ---
**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:** [February 1, 2022, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/3250 "2022-02-01T14:47:44Z")
And that damn cat Walter is back! Between the stupid cat and that twee version of Big Rock Candy Mountain I might never buy another Chevrolet. Even vintage! 57 Chevies - you’re dead to me! ---
**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:** [February 1, 2022, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/3251 "2022-02-01T15:22:14Z")
Walter is in the Commercials You Don’t Hate thread, too! 😃 ---
**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:** [February 1, 2022, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/3252 "2022-02-01T15:39:23Z")
> [@Rebo](#): > > Walter is in the Commercials You Don’t Hate thread, too! I know. I posted a contrary opinion there, politely. I just don’t get it. 🙂 ---
**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:** [February 1, 2022, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/3253 "2022-02-01T20:27:35Z")
> [@nightshadea](#): > > huh i thought that because turbo tax was supposed to be getting rid of its free filing system … Maybe they did and that commercial was put into rotation by mistake. There have been plenty of Turbo Tax commercials that make zero mention of “free” recently and the auctioneer one has the only one I’ve heard so far that does. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2022, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/3254 "2022-02-01T22:11:42Z")
Yep. I am with you. They hurt the eyes and ears. > [@Hatchie](#): > > Oh man, I dread opening any YouTube video lately, because I always get hit with an ad for some sort of earwax removal tool that is gross beyond words. I decided to spring to pay them. It is not that expensive. ---
**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:** [February 1, 2022, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/3255 "2022-02-01T22:27:43Z")
> [@Skywatcher](#): > > > [@nightshadea](#): > > > > huh i thought that because turbo tax was supposed to be getting rid of its free filing system … > > Maybe they did and that commercial was put into rotation by mistake. There have been plenty of Turbo Tax commercials that make zero mention of “free” recently and the auctioneer one has the only one I’ve heard so far sthat does. You can still use Turbo Tax for free if you file a simple 1040 and fall under the following limitations. W-2 income Limited interest and dividend income reported on a 1099-INT or 1099-DIV Claiming the standard deduction Earned Income Tax Credit (EIC) Child tax credits Student loan Interest deductions If you itemize your taxes, then it’ll cost you. I filed my 2021 return for free with Turbo Tax at the end of last month. ---
**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:** [February 4, 2022, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/3256 "2022-02-04T16:08:44Z")
Here’s a commercial everyone can enjoy: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/QDo6pWoskjA/maxresdefault.jpg "Tuttle Twins - children's books that teach the ideas of freedom") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDo6pWoskjA) ---
**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:** [February 4, 2022, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/3257 "2022-02-04T17:32:08Z")
WTF was _THAT_! Is it a parody? ---
**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:** [February 4, 2022, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/3258 "2022-02-04T17:40:01Z")
> [@Rebo](#): > > WTF was _THAT_ ! Is it a parody? You tell me! 😀 ---
**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:** [February 5, 2022, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/3259 "2022-02-05T16:01:23Z")
This commercial for Virgin Voyages with that horrible Madonna earworm. [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0aAiS_qCXI) ---
**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:** [February 6, 2022, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/3260 "2022-02-06T17:59:13Z")
I just saw an online ad in which the perky spokesperson said: “At Fifth Third Bank, we’re making banking a fifth third better!” By my calculation, that means a 6.7% improvement in their services. Hardly worth boasting about. ---
**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:** [February 6, 2022, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/3261 "2022-02-06T18:22:13Z")
> [@Jackmannii](#): > > Fifth Third Bank Idiotic name for a bank. ---
**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:** [February 6, 2022, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/3262 "2022-02-06T18:36:25Z")
> [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](#): > > Idiotic name for a bank. A company I used to work for had a Cincinnati branch. The guy who ran the branch explained the name came about because there used to be a Third Street Bank and a Fifth Street Bank in Cinci. They merged. Someone decided “Third Fifth Bank” sounded too much like someone on a drinking binge, a bad connotation for a bank, and the rest is history. ---
**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:** [February 6, 2022, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/3263 "2022-02-06T19:30:08Z")
> [@solost](#): > > A company I used to work for had a Cincinnati branch. The guy who ran the branch explained the name came about because there used to be a Third Street Bank and a Fifth Street Bank in Cinci. They merged. Someone decided “Third Fifth Bank” sounded too much like someone on a drinking binge, a bad connotation for a bank, That’s pretty much how it happened. > **[What gives with Fifth Third Bank?](https://www.straightdope.com/21343473/what-gives-with-fifth-third-bank)** ---
**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:** [February 6, 2022, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/3264 "2022-02-06T19:51:08Z")
> [@Skywatcher](#): > > That’s pretty much how it happened. Well, turns out I was wrong about the street part. From the article: > A few losers are under the impression that the Fifth and Third national banks of Cincinnati were so called because they were located on Fifth and Third _streets._ Another glance at the phone book revealed that Fifth Bank was actually located on Third Street. We were struck with a horrible thought: What if _Third_ Bank were located on _Fifth_ Street? But Third Bank was located on Third Street too. Phew. I’ve indirectly been called a loser by Cecil. Ouch! ---
**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:** [February 6, 2022, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/3265 "2022-02-06T21:05:21Z")
> [@Rebo](#): > > WTF was _THAT_ ! Is it a parody? Poe’s Law in action. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089.md?page=162) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089.md?page=164)