# 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:** 245
**Author:** ![Steve\_MB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steve_mb/32/5339_2.png) [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2023, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/4886 "2023-12-13T15:32:50Z")
“Balance of Nature” has outdone itself in obnoxiousness with the latest one: a saccharine montage of Mom giving her son “Eat Your Vegetables” notes leading up to him revealing that he saved all of them… and then pivoting to “fuck your stupid vegetables; take these pills instead”. ---
**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:** [December 13, 2023, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/4887 "2023-12-13T15:54:35Z")
I saw that one too and in the first ten seconds I said to myself, “if this is for those friggin’ fruits and veggie pills, I’m going to puke.” I puked. ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_MB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steve_mb/32/5339_2.png) [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2023, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/4888 "2023-12-13T17:52:36Z")
The local station ran not one, not two, but three Tovala commercials in one break (two of them back-to-back). I did not need this reminder that Cyril\_M.\_Kornbluth was being optimistic when he set “The Marching Morons” centuries rather than decades into his future. ---
**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:** [December 13, 2023, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/4889 "2023-12-13T19:17:27Z")
> [@BobLibDem](#): > > I hate the one where a woman trying to sound like a reporter “interviews” this guy from Andersen windows… I hate how she says, _“Wiiiiindows and Patio Doooors”_ ---
**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:** [December 13, 2023, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/4890 "2023-12-13T19:23:12Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > > [@Beckdawrek](#): > > > > Sure. Fudge is a dirty word.🤔 > > If you can’t use the real dirty word… > > …the big one, the queen mother of dirty words. On the off-chance of anyone being whooshed: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/n6aDbi-MsD4/maxresdefault.jpg "A Christmas Story | 30th Anniversary - Oh, Fudge | Warner Bros. Entertainment") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6aDbi-MsD4) ---
**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:** [December 13, 2023, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/4891 "2023-12-13T19:28:24Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/P_bSBqHLqhE/maxresdefault.jpg "Why Stipe Miocic Gears Up at GovX.com") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_bSBqHLqhE) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/9lC-Bv47jtM/maxresdefault.jpg "Stipe Miocic Wishes He'd Discovered GovX.com Way, Way Sooner") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lC-Bv47jtM) Why didn’t he tell you? You told _him!_ Who writes this shit? ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2023, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/4892 "2023-12-13T19:35:33Z")
Who is that guy anyway? ---
**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:** [December 13, 2023, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/4893 "2023-12-13T19:43:24Z")
I imagine he’s famous among Ultimate Fighting Championship fans. ---
**Author:** ![Irishman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2023, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/4894 "2023-12-13T22:11:12Z")
Beck, your place is wherever you want to be. > [@Beckdawrek](#): > > Toddler exclaims “Oh, Fudge!” Mom gives Dad a dirty look. I know. OMG, he’s teaching his kid to say “Oh fudge!” He’s clearly a bad dad. ---
**Author:** ![Paintcharge](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/paintcharge/32/7946_2.png) [@Paintcharge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paintcharge)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2023, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/4895 "2023-12-14T18:49:45Z")
There’s an ad for Coke that takes place in a museum. A Picasso reaches out of the frame to a Warhol painting and grabs the Coke bottle, etc, etc. The ad isn’t so bad, but the repetitions are maddening. On multiple streaming services it plays up to 4 times per ad break. ---
**Author:** ![bobsmom101](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobsmom101/32/2867_2.png) [@bobsmom101](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobsmom101)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2023, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/4896 "2023-12-15T05:28:32Z")
GNC is hawking a testosterone supplement with the charming appellation “Rut.” I will be on the lookout for scrawny guys of a certain age who have sprouted antlers. ---
**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:** [December 15, 2023, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/4897 "2023-12-15T06:02:02Z")
The Shriner’s commercial with Trace Adkins “singing” I’ll be Home For Christmas". I don’t know much about modern country music, but this guy is BAD! Harvey Feuerstein eating gravel sings better. And I hate his stupid leather cowboy hat. Every time! ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2023, 7:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/4898 "2023-12-15T07:05:00Z")
I cannot tell you how much I hate that ad. The kids singing part is so old my kids remember it when they were small. Every child on there has long since grown up. ---
**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:** [December 16, 2023, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/4899 "2023-12-16T19:02:33Z")
I’ve started muting it as soon as Trace sings “I’ll.” ---
**Author:** ![Philliam](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/philliam/32/3011_2.png) [@Philliam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Philliam)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2023, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/4900 "2023-12-16T23:44:30Z")
I still wear in regular rotation the local youth recreation association T-shirt I bought to support our kid’s 4th grade soccer team. She is now 34. That shirt must be made of Unobtanium or some alien technology. It’s still looks pretty new. ---
**Author:** ![Beesnest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e495f1/32.png) [@Beesnest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beesnest)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2023, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/4901 "2023-12-17T00:13:35Z")
Omaho Steaks. Hate for the silly people in it and for the number of times it gets repeated this time of year. But mostly for what it has degenerated to. Half the things they list are potatoes,franks,chicken,sauce. There is probably only a pound of beef in the order anymore. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2023, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/4902 "2023-12-17T00:22:30Z")
Huh? Hadn’t seen that commercial. 🤔 ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2023, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/4903 "2023-12-17T00:28:11Z")
Actually they send you the exact poundage you order. I Invision little Ompaa Loompas slicing slivers off to make it exact. Yeah, I really hate the ads. The chicken is worthless. The desserts are basically packaged Lil Debbie type cakes. They recommend things you can do to jazz them. Ice cream or squirt whip cream. Duh!! I was a dummy. I bought it once. The steaks were nice. But I could’ve gotten that locally. Now, I get their ads on everything. Plus TV. If I ever go to Omaha, I have words to call them. Loudly. (Don’t get me started on their mailings. Gah!!!) ---
**Author:** ![Irishman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2023, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/4904 "2023-12-18T22:24:02Z")
> [@Beesnest](#): > > Omaho Steaks. Hate for the silly people in it and for the number of times it gets repeated this time of year. But mostly for what it has degenerated to. Half the things they list are potatoes,franks,chicken,sauce. There is probably only a pound of beef in the order anymore. But do you get a free kite with your order? ---
**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:** [December 19, 2023, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/4905 "2023-12-19T00:09:20Z")
> [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > The Shriner’s commercial with Trace Adkins “singing” I’ll be Home For Christmas". His singing is very cringey, but I still maintain that the Shriner’s commercials are a breath of fresh air compared to the current run of St. Jude’s commercials where the kiddo doesn’t make it 🙁 . [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089.md?page=244) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089.md?page=246)