# 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:** 234
**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:** [October 6, 2023, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/4666 "2023-10-06T15:03:30Z")
Not charging insurance companies? That sounds. . . dumb. No wonder they have to spend so much time on annoying commercials. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2023, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/4667 "2023-10-07T06:06:18Z")
Please drop the piano on Doug ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2023, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/4668 "2023-10-07T06:15:21Z")
Dad: What’s that on your face? Son: Just a quick shave. Dad: Quick shave? Respect the process! God, I hate that asshole. Respect the process of shaving? What am I the Prince of Barunda ferchrissakes. It’s just shaving. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2023, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/4669 "2023-10-07T06:28:04Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > Please drop the piano on Doug I agree. But I have to admire the creativity, when they bring in his replacement: the guy who always bumbled his lines in the “Statue of Liberty in the background” series of commercials. “Liberty Bibberty.” Said with a straight face. Then he puts his fake mustache on crooked. Makes me laugh, anyway. ---
**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:** [October 7, 2023, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/4670 "2023-10-07T13:00:09Z")
Yeah, we’re liking the new direction of this campaign as well! ---
**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:** [October 7, 2023, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/4671 "2023-10-07T14:14:16Z")
My mom is very upset that they’ve brought back the line-fumbling guy; he plays a sensitive hunk on her soap opera, and she doesn’t like that this new role makes him look stupid. 😂 ---
**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:** [October 7, 2023, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/4672 "2023-10-07T19:22:28Z")
They still have soap operas? 🤯 ---
**Author:** ![JohnGalt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johngalt/32/184_2.png) [@JohnGalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnGalt)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2023, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/4673 "2023-10-07T23:32:22Z")
Looks like the mother is about ready to slap her bratty kid in the [Duracell Wilson Racing Scream](https://www.ispot.tv/ad/1x5F/duracell-williams-racing-scream) commercial. I’d like to join here. ---
**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:** [October 8, 2023, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/4674 "2023-10-08T01:34:01Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > “Liberty Bibberty.” And Liberty Buchamode. I think he looks like Michael Weston. (Burn Notice) ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2023, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/4675 "2023-10-08T04:19:31Z")
> [@JohnGalt](#): > > I’d like to join here. Join her? In punishing the kid? I would not, ever, give him new batteries. He would be sent to him room with a couple of books, a pnut butter sandwich and a glass of milk, and told not to come out until he had finished them all. And next time he screamed like that the toy would go in the trash. ---
**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2023, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/4676 "2023-10-08T19:47:47Z")
any of these fiber internet commercials that act like its a religion … ---
**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:** [October 8, 2023, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/4677 "2023-10-08T20:01:58Z")
> [@nightshadea](#): > > any of these fiber internet commercials that act like its a religion … - 8K porn. Praise Jesus! ---
**Author:** ![Irishman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2023, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/4678 "2023-10-11T12:24:49Z")
> [@JohnGalt](#): > > Looks like the mother is about ready to slap her bratty kid Holy shit, I want to slap **both** of them. That kid for screaming a temper tantrum till he gets his way, and the mom for letting him get away with it. Hey Mom, that kid being a brat is _your_ fault. ---
**Author:** ![Irishman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2023, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/4679 "2023-10-11T12:28:29Z")
> [@nightshadea](#): > > any of these fiber internet commercials that act like its a religion … I love how they’re all over cable being old and stupid. Here I am still riding some DSL line. I would LOVE to upgrade to cable. (Personal economic reasons keep me trapped.) ---
**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:** [October 11, 2023, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/4680 "2023-10-11T13:18:42Z")
There’s an Otezla commercial that’s been playing constantly on The Today Show that doesn’t exactly annoy me so much (other than the frequency of it) as baffles me slightly. A man is waiting in front of a movie theater to meet his date. It’s obviously a first date. Suddenly it turns into an imagined fancy movie premier setting with paparazzi taking pictures. The gist is, people with plaque psoriasis feel embarrassed to be seen in public, like all the attention is on them. Suddenly, to his confusion, an elderly lady appears at his side to pose with him for a picture. Then the imagined movie premier setting fades away and his date shows up— “Ned?”. They go in and enjoy the movie while the narrator recites the drug boilerplate. Afterward, back out on the sidewalk outside the theater, Ned and his date hug their goodbyes and go their separate ways. While Ned is hugging her, he sees the elderly lady again, who gives him a wink. What I don’t get is, who or what is the elderly lady supposed to represent— is she the personification of plaque psoriasis, as in, Ned is embarrassed to be seen in public with her, and she’s always lurking on the periphery? That seems kind of rude and ageist to the elderly. Or, is she the personification of Otezla, like a good witch who shows up to keep Ned’s psoriasis at bay and give him confidence? Also, what kind of a lame-ass first date is meeting for a movie? One, if there’s no initial attraction you’re stuck in the dark with the person for two hours. Two, there’s no opportunity to talk and get to know each other. At least, go out for coffee or a drink after, and use the movie as a subject of conversation. But they said goodbye right after and went their separate ways. Maybe the date didn’t go so well? But that doesn’t seem like a good commercial message. I think I need a sequel to find out what happened with Ned and his nameless date, ETA: the commercial just came on again. The elderly lady appears at Ned’s side for a picture, wearing red, just as the announcer says “Ned thinks his flaky red patches are all people see”. So it appears she _ **is** _ supposed to be the personification of plaque psoriasis. ---
**Author:** ![TRC4941](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trc4941/32/6792_2.png) [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2023, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/4681 "2023-10-11T13:49:22Z")
I’ve been watching a series on Freevee which has a minute or two of commercials every 20 minutes or so. The one that is played over and over again is the Cologuard ad. I am so tired of watching people singing and dancing with their Cologuard box to the tune of I Did it My Way! ---
**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:** [October 11, 2023, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/4682 "2023-10-11T14:20:46Z")
I always feel sorry for the USPS or UPS worker who has to handle the Cologuard box. ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2023, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/4683 "2023-10-11T14:44:00Z")
I always replace the last line, out loud, with: “So I shit into a box and then mailed it away.” ---
**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:** [October 11, 2023, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/4684 "2023-10-11T14:47:11Z")
> [@Mollie\_Magill](#): > > I always feel sorry for the USPS or UPS worker who has to handle the Cologuard box. - At least the UPS driver is dressed for 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:** [October 11, 2023, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/4685 "2023-10-11T19:03:26Z")
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