# 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:** 175
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2022, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/3486 "2022-06-01T15:46:45Z")
Political ads are always annoying to begin with, but there are a couple of especially bad ones now running in California. There’s a resolution on the ballot to allow sports betting websites to operate in the state. At first, the Native American casinos started running ads that basically said, “Vote No, because we want the whole pie to ourselves.” Fine, at least they were honest about it. But then they changed tactics. One of the ads goes, “The websites _say_ they’ll give money back, but California will only get 8 1/2 cents for every dollar!!!” The graphic shows a dollar bill being torn up, and transforming to 8 1/2 pennies. (Yes, including a cut-in-half one.) But come on, these companies make millions. 8.5% of their profit is _not_ mere pennies. The other one is a classic scare ad. “They’re going to turn every phone, laptop, and tablet into a _gambling machine_!!! This will lead to addiction, bankruptcy, and homelessness!!!” Give me a freaking break. I really couldn’t care less one way or the other about the websites, but I am going to vote Yes just because of how disingenuous these ads are. ---
**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:** [June 1, 2022, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/3487 "2022-06-01T16:05:15Z")
Ah, but then you’ll be opening yourself up to a whole new kind of annoying ad… The sportsbook ad. ---
**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:** [June 1, 2022, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/3488 "2022-06-01T16:18:57Z")
We’ve got them here in NY State and they are annoying (radio and TV). A few of the sites also have regular columns in the local paper and their web site. I have no idea why the under/over on NBA Finals is in the news-breaking section. Or why their gambllng shit is even deserves their own columns. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2022, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/3489 "2022-06-01T16:56:10Z")
> [@Wheelz](#): > > There’s a resolution on the ballot to allow sports betting websites to operate in the state. At first, the Native American casinos started running ads that basically said, “Vote No, because we want the whole pie to ourselves.” Fine, at least they were honest about it. > > … > > The other one is a classic scare ad. “They’re going to turn every phone, laptop, and tablet into a _gambling machine_ !!! This will lead to addiction, bankruptcy, and homelessness!!!” Give me a freaking break. Was it the same group running both those ads, because that would be classic. ---
**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:** [June 5, 2022, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/3490 "2022-06-05T03:53:51Z")
Yes, it is. The tribes are telling us that gambling is addictive and people will be homeless because of it. But the fact that they run the biggest gambling halls in the state is ignored,. ---
**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:** [June 5, 2022, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/3491 "2022-06-05T13:48:49Z")
> [@Mollie\_Magill](#): > > Ah, but then you’ll be opening yourself up to a whole new kind of annoying ad… The sportsbook ad Trust me, you don’t want that. It’s too late for us in AZ, save yourselves! ---
**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:** [June 6, 2022, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/3492 "2022-06-06T05:25:24Z")
> [@Wheelz](#): > > “They’re going to turn every phone, laptop, and tablet into a _gambling machine_ !!! This will lead to addiction, bankruptcy, and homelessness!!!” This part makes me laugh as well. “Think of the children!” As if their own casino enterprises popping up everywhere dont do exacly that? It will get confusing, tho. The Indian casinos are spending a massive war chest on defeating the online betting measure with Fanduel, etc., while supporting another measure that will allow only them (and race tracks) to offer online betting. SMH ---
**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:** [June 7, 2022, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/3493 "2022-06-07T03:47:30Z")
I really wish they would quit making commercials in which vehicles drive up to, or back up to, the very edge of steep cliffs. ---
**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:** [June 8, 2022, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/3494 "2022-06-08T17:45:23Z")
Or ads showing people at the edge of steep drop-offs. [What could possibly go wrong?](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/hiker-falls-nearly-700-feet-death-attempting-selfie-arizona-state-park-rcna13858) ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2022, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/3495 "2022-06-08T19:15:16Z")
> [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](#): > > I really wish they would quit making commercials in which vehicles drive up to, or back up to, the very edge of steep cliffs. This commercial had to be shot twice. You can guess what happened the first time. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/fIF9ys-hJn0/hqdefault.jpg "MGB parachute advertisement") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fIF9ys-hJn0) ---
**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2022, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/3496 "2022-06-08T22:28:33Z")
heck the cheesy and somewhat pervy Morongo ads makes the casino a look like a pick up bar ---
**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:** [June 10, 2022, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/3497 "2022-06-10T23:43:31Z")
You gotta be F-in’ kidding me! I just saw an ad that wants me to spend $150 on… Wait For It… A DNA test for my _DOG!_ ---
**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:** [June 10, 2022, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/3498 "2022-06-10T23:50:19Z")
Cat DNA ads should soon be ubiquitous too. At the least, they should be valuable to cat owners who want to brag that their feline is part (fill in desirable breed). “Snoogles is 0.00037% Maine Coon!!!” ---
**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:** [June 10, 2022, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/3499 "2022-06-10T23:57:01Z")
> [@Jackmannii](#): > > Cat DNA ads should soon be ubiquitous too. > > … Marketers know that despite the wailing about inflation, many Americans are in possession of “money to burn” (so to speak.) So, expect goldfish-DNA ads… ---
**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:** [June 11, 2022, 11:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/3500 "2022-06-11T11:11:07Z")
I know the Buick ads have been mentioned, but I don’t know if anyone has yet brought up their mega-annoying catchphrase, "that’s so _YOU!!!"._ Also, the paper towel commercial in which someone spills a liquid and we are treated to that loud, obnoxious, slow-motion reaction: “NOOOOOOOOOoooooooooo!!!” mmm ---
**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:** [June 11, 2022, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/3501 "2022-06-11T12:58:24Z")
> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > Also, the paper towel commercial in which someone spills a liquid and we are treated to that loud, obnoxious, slow-motion reaction: “NOOOOOOOOOoooooooooo!!!” As they wipe the liquid _towards_ the item in danger of getting wet… 🤦🏻‍♂️ ---
**Author:** ![LurkMeister](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3da27b/32.png) [@LurkMeister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LurkMeister)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2022, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/3502 "2022-06-11T14:49:38Z")
I think I pointed this out earlier. Or, for that matter, why don’t they just pick up the object so it’s not in the path of the liquid? ---
**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:** [June 11, 2022, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/3503 "2022-06-11T15:21:46Z")
> [@LurkMeister](#): > > I think I pointed this out earlier. Or, for that matter, why don’t they just pick up the object so it’s not in the path of the liquid? - That’s not what they mean by “the quicker picker-upper”. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2022, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/3504 "2022-06-11T18:30:46Z")
> [@Gatopescado](#): > > You gotta be F-in’ kidding me! I just saw an ad that wants me to spend $150 on… Wait For It… > > A DNA test for my _DOG!_ I got one as a Christmas present for my sister. Confirmed that our “dachshund” was not 100% dachshund. As lifetime doxie moms, we _knew_ their was something else in there. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2022, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/3505 "2022-06-12T05:02:50Z")
Or driving through fragile riparian ecosystems. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089.md?page=174) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089.md?page=176)