# 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:** 17
**Author:** ![Irishman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2018, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/321 "2018-01-26T15:48:12Z")
> [@WolfpackJeep](#): > > Or the ones that caution against taking the medication if you’re allergic to the specific medication. I can certainly understand warnings about medicines in the same family causing similar reactions, but the wording of these commercials – “Don’t take Newmedtab if you’re allergic to Newmedtab” – is really odd. I know. How do you know you’re allergic to Newmedtab unless you take Newmedtab? “Oh crap, I’m allergic!” “Well, then you shouldn’t have taken it.” :smack: > [@TBG](#): > > The lady covering herself up to hide her eczema and whenever anyone asks(?) she keeps replying “it’s fine.” Yeah, that’s a bit annoying. > [@nightshadea](#): > > ive seen this one tons recently on hallmark movies and mysteries , apparently its the chemical that makes the jellyfish regenerate the lost body parts the idea being that it can regenerate brain cells or something like that If they said that somewhere, it might make their insistence on bringing up jellyfish make sense. But they don’t say that in the bulk of the ads. Maybe they should advertise using a chemical found in lizard tails. Think that would get positive play? ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2018, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/322 "2018-02-02T14:42:20Z")
Every pee-dipped pregnancy stick test where the dipper cries big fat tears of joy when it reveals ‘pregnant’. Sitting there with the baby daddy, they can’t BELIEVE their wonderful luck. Shit, IRL I bet more than half of women and mostly young girls do the test in fear and trembling, alone, and their immediate reaction is ‘oh, SHIT!’ How I would love to see a pregnancy test commercial where the woman is overjoyed she is NOT knocked up. ---
**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:** [February 2, 2018, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/323 "2018-02-02T15:12:06Z")
> [@salinqmind](#): > > Every pee-dipped pregnancy stick test where the dipper cries big fat tears of joy when it reveals ‘pregnant’. Sitting there with the baby daddy, they can’t BELIEVE their wonderful luck. Shit, IRL I bet more than half of women and mostly young girls do the test in fear and trembling, alone, and their immediate reaction is ‘oh, SHIT!’ How I would love to see a pregnancy test commercial where the woman is overjoyed she is NOT knocked up. Me too! ---
**Author:** ![Karen\_Lingel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/karen_lingel/32/18649_2.png) [@Karen\_Lingel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Karen_Lingel)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2018, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/324 "2018-02-03T01:55:39Z")
I understand pregnancy tests come in two versions: a plain generic cheap version, preferred by women who hope they are NOT pregnant, and a version in a package with a picture of an adorable baby on it, which costs twice as much, which the women who want to be pregnant choose. My guess is that the advertisements are aiming for the women who will pay double. ---
**Author:** ![MagicEyes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@MagicEyes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MagicEyes)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2018, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/325 "2018-02-03T17:29:27Z")
> [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > Any Verizon commercial with [this guy](https://www.ispot.tv/ad/wrZq/verizon-google-pixel-2-50-percent-off-feat-thomas-middleditch). God, he’s an ass. And they love playing them during football. > > I didn’t know who he was, or that he is even “somebody”. I just searched for “Verizon dork ass commercials”, and there he was! I don’t even understand why they put him in commercials. Nobody likes him. I think they should ditch him and use the cute kid from the giftwrap commercial instead. I could watch him all day. ---
**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2018, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/326 "2018-02-03T18:39:58Z")
"If they said that somewhere, it might make their insistence on bringing up jellyfish make sense. But they don’t say that in the bulk of the ads. Maybe they should advertise using a chemical found in lizard tails. Think that would get positive play? " yeah but that’s the part the fda wont let them claim tho you’re supposed to about it all ready … ---
**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:** [February 5, 2018, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/327 "2018-02-05T15:36:41Z")
No Super Bowl commercials thread? I must admit that I saw parts of the game and never caught a good commercial. Maybe there just weren’t any. ---
**Author:** ![Jennshark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Jennshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennshark)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2018, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/328 "2018-02-05T16:16:08Z")
Latest dumbass Chevy commercial: idiot spokesguy in desert with Chevy and Ford trucks tells father/young son couples that Chevy trucks are the bestest thing in history. Then he tells the kid how shitty Ford trucks are. Then the “trick question” to the kids: “so which one would you buy for your dad?” Ummm, Chevy cuz if we choose Ford our daddies won’t be happy cuz Ford sux? Chevy and McDonald’s always have the worst ads. Surely they can afford a better ad firm than Adz R Us? And if I have to sit through another Liberty Mutual commercial I might go beserker. " You bought a new car, you named him Brad . . ." And even dressed up and shaved Triago guy still gives off a serial killer/pedo/stalker vibe. ---
**Author:** ![Jennshark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Jennshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennshark)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2018, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/329 "2018-02-05T16:20:48Z")
> [@nightshadea](#): > > ive seen this one tons recently on hallmark movies and mysteries , apparently its the chemical that makes the jellyfish regenerate the lost body parts the idea being that it can regenerate brain cells or something like that Yeah, the first time I saw this I yelled at the TV that jellyfish don’t have brains. I have a FB friend who is into a lot of woo and she posts frequently how great this crap is. She’s also in a MLM scam and pushes shitty makeup. Might be time to unfriend . . . ---
**Author:** ![Irishman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2018, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/330 "2018-02-05T17:10:38Z")
Then there’s the ad about how everyone has a different way to describe a good truck, or some such. (not actual quotes) “It’s a beast.” “Wow.” “It looks scary.” Uh, it looks like a truck. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2018, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/331 "2018-02-05T20:21:06Z")
> [@Dung\_Beetle](#): > > No Super Bowl commercials thread? I must admit that I saw parts of the game and never caught a good commercial. Maybe there just weren’t any. The Real estate listing ad with the Dad buying his son a bedoom with a Skylight.Kinda nice. I didnt actually see the SB, mind you, saw the add talked about on FB. ---
**Author:** ![dwyr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dwyr/32/363_2.png) [@dwyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dwyr)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2018, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/332 "2018-02-05T23:51:53Z")
> [@BobLibDem](#): > > Granted, but they say they work off the DNA. Why wouldn’t the DNA in the colon be the same as what’s in the saliva? They’re looking for DNA shed by polyps/tumors in the colon so not the same cells as you’d find in the mouth and not the same DNA. ---
**Author:** ![Irishman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2018, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/333 "2018-02-06T22:05:29Z")
I have to say, the latest round of the “Watch out, piggies!” commercial is at least watchable. The whole piggies line was killing it before, with the inflection. I enjoy meaningless graphics used to display how something works. Like the commercial explaining how a particular blood thinner works better than warfarin, how warfarin blocks six clotting factors, and includes a graphic of the human body with six boxes overlying parts of the circulatory system to represent six different clotting factors. Except there’s no location dependence to the clotting mechanisms, it’s just six boxes distributed for visual effect. Then their only one key factor is highlighted on the heart itself. Yay! ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2018, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/334 "2018-02-17T16:55:50Z")
> [@Irishman](#): > > If they said that somewhere, it might make their insistence on bringing up jellyfish make sense. But they don’t say that in the bulk of the ads. Maybe they should advertise using a chemical found in lizard tails. Think that would get positive play? I noticed a commercial today for some skin creme where the selling point is that there is a plant that in Asian legend sick tigers are said to rub up against–so it contains [that plant](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centella_asiatica). (Too bad that they couldn’t find [the plant from Gilgamesh](https://mythology.stackexchange.com/questions/31/what-was-the-plant-that-gilgamesh-found-after-utnapishtims-story).) ---
**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:** [February 17, 2018, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/335 "2018-02-17T21:06:40Z")
> [@Irishman](#): > > Then there’s the ad about how everyone has a different way to describe a good truck, or some such. > > (not actual quotes) > “It’s a beast.” > “Wow.” > “It looks scary.” > > Uh, it looks like a truck. Truck companies would go out of business if people bought trucks based on their truck-related qualities. If that happened, people would buy new trucks only after their current truck actually wore out. Only if people buy trucks based on how the truck will (supposedly) improve the buyers’ self-image and status–that is, a new truck every couple of years, and one with features that will _impress_ others–can truck companies sell enough trucks to stay in business. ---
**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:** [February 27, 2018, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/336 "2018-02-27T20:38:41Z")
I just watched this ad with my mouth open, just wondering who could possibly think it would be appropriate to make an ad with machine guns firing at crowds, even if they’re firing cupcakes and teddy bears? This may be the most offensive, disgusting ad I have ever seen. ---
**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 27, 2018, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/337 "2018-02-27T21:38:02Z")
This bears repeating: > [@Skywatcher](#): > > You know what would be _really_ surprising? A GEICO commercial that doesn’t insult anyone’s intelligence! ---
**Author:** ![Karen\_Lingel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/karen_lingel/32/18649_2.png) [@Karen\_Lingel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Karen_Lingel)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2018, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/338 "2018-03-01T02:00:58Z")
I kinda like the Running of the Bulldogs commercial. Those dogs are so adorable and friendly and the people are all GAAAKK! ---
**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:** [March 1, 2018, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/339 "2018-03-01T13:15:19Z")
I like to think that the Running of the Bulldogs was loads of fun to film. ---
**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:** [March 1, 2018, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/340 "2018-03-01T14:33:53Z")
> [@Skywatcher](#): > > You know what would be _really_ surprising? A GEICO commercial that doesn’t insult anyone’s intelligence! I disagree. Many (but not all) are fun. For me, they do fail at their basic purpose - I’ll never buy their insurance. But I don’t mind watching them. Beats the hell out of “dilly, dilly”. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089.md?page=16) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089.md?page=18)