# 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:** 174
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2022, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/3466 "2022-05-23T15:48:35Z")
was there a shout of “opa” after the smash? ---
**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:** [May 23, 2022, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/3467 "2022-05-23T17:35:25Z")
> [@TheCuse](#): > > She thought of that AFTER she got to the school? Young children in real life are not generally known for planning. And it’s a very common trope in TV/commercials - “I need two dozen cookies for the bake sale tomorrow”. ---
**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:** [May 23, 2022, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/3468 "2022-05-23T17:48:24Z")
^^Oh, agreed. But, my God she was on the phone prior to that and starting having a panic attack, and practically hyperventilating. Not smart enough to charge it on the way to school, and what did she expect her mom to do in that instant? ---
**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:** [May 23, 2022, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/3469 "2022-05-23T19:33:43Z")
USPS makes their money from profits, they are not subsidized by taxes. ---
**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:** [May 23, 2022, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/3470 "2022-05-23T19:35:36Z")
> [@TheCuse](#): > > what did she expect her mom to do in that instant? Fix the problem, of course. That’s why parents exist. ---
**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:** [May 23, 2022, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/3471 "2022-05-23T21:37:47Z")
I’m glad I’m not a parent. ---
**Author:** ![snowthx](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowthx/32/10660_2.png) [@snowthx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snowthx)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2022, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/3472 "2022-05-23T22:32:33Z")
It’s understandable if you only see parenting thru the lens of commercials on TV. They usually show the extremes and not-very-likely. I mean, as a parent, I caught my kid writing on the wall once, but they never rolled around in the mud, or brought lizards to school that escaped in the car, or snatched a whole cake off the table to be caught eating it under the table, or danced around in a cloud of flour, brought a mud-soaked dog in the house to shake all over the carpet, etc. I can see non-parents seeing that and having the same sentiment as you, and those things “could” happen, but it’s not the reality of most parenting experiences. ---
**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:** [May 24, 2022, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/3473 "2022-05-24T01:12:01Z")
But don’t real-life parents respond to monumental kid messes by smiling ruefully and reaching for a bottle of Wonder Cleaning Goo? ---
**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:** [May 24, 2022, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/3474 "2022-05-24T03:09:16Z")
If only… My parenting plight required an Industrial Hazardous Waste Response Team, and possibly naming my house as a SuperFund site. ---
**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:** [May 24, 2022, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/3475 "2022-05-24T14:41:26Z")
And the occasional murder. ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2022, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/3476 "2022-05-24T14:52:14Z")
There’s one with the woman at the checkout with 3 different feminine hygiene products and explaining to the cashier what each was for, with the last one being “for odor”. Good heavens, way more than I want to know. ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2022, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/3477 "2022-05-28T01:33:54Z")
> [@BobLibDem](#): > > There’s one with the woman at the checkout with 3 different feminine hygiene products and explaining to the cashier what each was for, with the last one being “for odor”. “Ma’am, this is a Walmart.” ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2022, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/3478 "2022-05-28T02:24:52Z")
As far as Progressive Insurance commercials go, this isn’t even in the top 50 for annoying, but it’s pretty sad to see [how low Emmy Award winner John Hamm has sunk.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8kumr6MP9g) ---
**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:** [May 28, 2022, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/3479 "2022-05-28T02:34:35Z")
He’s done. He’s sit-com dad material at this point. ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2022, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/3480 "2022-05-29T13:46:27Z")
Duck Duck Go’s [Every Breath You Take](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWpPyYlZXNI) is at once creepy as hell and incredibly effective. Not sure whether to love or hate it. ---
**Author:** ![LurkMeister](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3da27b/32.png) [@LurkMeister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LurkMeister)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2022, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/3481 "2022-05-29T21:08:02Z")
The Uber Eats commercials which show people being confused about whether or not they can eat items which they’ve had delivered, since Uber Eats now allows them to order non-food items. ---
**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:** [May 30, 2022, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/3482 "2022-05-30T23:47:27Z")
I don’t know who is responsible for the “music” here but they need to learn more chords. And somebody needs an editor. > **[Lipozene Commercial Loose Body Fat](https://www.tvcommercialad.com/watch/8YeqZKF)** > > Enjoy the new Lipozene Loose Body Fat advert 2021. To learn more about your favorite Lipozene Loose Body Fat TVC ad, watch the Loose Body Fat ad, like actor, woman, song, girl, boy, location in the Lipozene tv spot Loose ---
**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:** [May 31, 2022, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/3483 "2022-05-31T04:52:22Z")
Despite multiple use of the word “loose”, they want you to lose your body fat, not loosen it. ---
**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:** [May 31, 2022, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/3484 "2022-05-31T04:58:04Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Despite multiple use of the word “loose”, they want you to lose your body fat, not loosen it. - if you loosen it enough, wouldn’t it just fall off? ---
**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:** [June 1, 2022, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/3485 "2022-06-01T14:57:54Z")
It would gather around your ankles, I would guess. Then a small slit, and VIOLA! It all falls out! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089.md?page=173) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089.md?page=175)