# 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:** 274
**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:** [May 31, 2024, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/5466 "2024-05-31T17:04:53Z")
Don’t know about going faster. But athletic tape pulled hair so bad. ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2024, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/5467 "2024-05-31T18:41:34Z")
> [@Biggirl](#): > > And now you all know more about my husband than he’d like. If I wake screaming from a nightmare because of this, I will track you down and give you such a scowl!!! ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2024, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/5468 "2024-05-31T20:33:27Z")
> [@Biggirl](#): > > My husband clips his with scissors, not shaves. Radio station WTMI- broadcasting way too much information. 🤪 ---
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUBv.2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanubv.2/32/3260_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUBv.2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUBv.2)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2024, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/5469 "2024-05-31T21:05:09Z")
Hey now, let’s give @Biggirl (and her husband’s balls) a break. After all, I _did_ ask 🤭 ---
**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:** [May 31, 2024, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/5470 "2024-05-31T23:01:45Z")
I found the discussion fascinating. ---
**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:** [May 31, 2024, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/5471 "2024-05-31T23:09:46Z")
> [@Dung\_Beetle](#): > > I’ve seen that one and my impression was that they were small CGI replicas of the man they were standing in front of. Yeah, in the extended version featuring the joggers, they’re definitely CGI miniatures. Didn’t we have a poster here many years ago who denuded his sack during the summer, only to find that some hair is needed to prevent the delicate skin from sticking to one’s thigh and creating wicked heat rash? ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2024, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/5472 "2024-05-31T23:12:46Z")
I’ve _heard_ that when the hair grows back, it’s really itchy. One reason I’ve never shaved down there. (Well, that and the fact that I’m scared of cutting myself.) ---
**Author:** ![Irishman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2024, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/5473 "2024-06-01T02:49:32Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > Why does the world want every humans whole body hairless anyway? But…the head should have a full mane of thick, luxurious shiny, flowing hair. > Strange. Body hair, aka pubic hair, is seen as coarse, dirty, and stinky. Head hair is seen as soft, fluffy, and clean. Ergo, the dichotomy. > [@salinqmind1](#): > > I mentioned it because the notion of men ‘manscaping’ themselves at all had once been nigh unheard of in the straight world. (seen as ‘gay gay gay’)…but now seeing the old twig and berries shaved (in any kind of porn, a nice smooth package), is something men and women have noticed, admired and are now doing more. Manscaping. The progression was shaving chests first, probably started by bodybuilders to show off their definition, and then carried over to a more common experience. But wider manscaping as a whole for straights is relatively new. I know there has been some cultural disdain for men having hairy backs and shoulders for some time, and now the newer generation has embraced the message. > [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > Are guys shaving their legs and arms (and backs!) too these days? My impression is backs and shoulders and chests, less so arms and legs. Though my nephew was shaving his when he was a competitive swimmer. > [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > I’ve _heard_ that when the hair grows back, it’s really itchy. One reason I’ve never shaved down there. (Well, that and the fact that I’m scared of cutting myself.) I once trimmed the area with scissors. That was a HUGE mistake. The ends of the hairs were sharp, and I was in constant discomfort till it grew out. I have since trimmed with trimmers (as an experiment) and didn’t have the same issue. I have not shaved. ---
**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, 2024, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/5474 "2024-06-01T04:21:16Z")
I cycle (at least until my back said “fuck you” to me), and I can say that leg stubble sucks. Extrapolating that to my privates would lead me into a situation where it’s either never shave or always shave. One of those is Infinitely easier to maintain than the other. ---
**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:** [June 1, 2024, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/5475 "2024-06-01T04:43:42Z")
The thing about waxing is less and less hair grows back after a few years it ain’t no thang. But boy that first time is tough. Which ever part of the body you’re having done. (No, folks, don’t try to do your privates on your own. Can be a sad sad thing)😳 Legs are easy. ---
**Author:** ![Dogginit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dogginit/32/16920_2.png) [@Dogginit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dogginit)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2024, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/5476 "2024-06-01T13:22:00Z")
Many years ago I shaved my legs, testing the edge I put on a pocketknife. In 40 years, the hair has never grown back. If I could figure out the trick to that, I’d probably be a millionaire. ---
**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:** [June 1, 2024, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/5477 "2024-06-01T21:53:02Z")
Swimmers do shave. They no longer look like mark spitz. A fraction of a second could lose you a medal. ---
**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 1, 2024, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/5478 "2024-06-01T22:49:56Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > (No, folks, don’t try to do your privates on your own. Can be a sad sad thing)😳 I’m predicting a Bad Bad Bad thread about this soon… ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2024, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/5479 "2024-06-02T20:22:26Z")
It’s not as much annoying as amusing, but consider [this commercial](https://www.ispot.tv/ad/5csd/ark-encounter-lovely-place) for Ark Encounter, the Christian theme park in Kentucky. The commercial features a mommy and daddy giraffe touring the ark with their children. Among the dialogue, “The kids weren’t joking. This place is something else. Straight from the history books, it is.” ---
**Author:** ![mixdenny](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mixdenny/32/2962_2.png) [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2024, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/5480 "2024-06-03T06:08:32Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > > [@rocking\_chair](#): > > > > Why, why on earth do the show the insects on pest control advertisements?? The whole idea is not to see the insects. Don’t show the insects! > > I agree, but I don’t mind so much if they’re cartoon caricatures of insects And for what insane reason do cans of spider spray have the most venomous, ferocious looking spiders on the can. Damn, I don’t even want to pick the can up. ---
**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:** [June 3, 2024, 6:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/5481 "2024-06-03T06:22:40Z")
Don’t think I’ll be going there. ---
**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:** [June 3, 2024, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/5482 "2024-06-03T12:51:56Z")
There’s a local commercial for a meat market I find sad and slightly disturbing (which is too bad, because I like bacon, and this commercial makes me want it _less_). An overweight guy, middle-aged progressing to old age, is alone in his backyard, cooking bacon in a pan on his grill. An announcer says: “Your son wants to drop out of medical school and become a rodeo clown? Put some bacon on it”. The man adds another strip of bacon. “Your daughter wants to get a face tattoo? Put some bacon on it”. The man adds another strip of bacon. “Your wife is having an affair…with another _ **woman** _? Better add two strips for that”. The man adds two more strips of bacon. The announcer finishes by saying something about bacon being a universal panacea for all of life’s problems. Aside from the old-fashioned sexism of the idea that the man’s wife having an affair with a _woman_ is somehow worse than with a man, the whole concept of this sad guy, his kids going down dark paths and his wife probably about to leave him, alone in his backyard stuffing bacon down his gullet, is really depressing 😥 ---
**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:** [June 3, 2024, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/5483 "2024-06-03T16:59:03Z")
perhaps it was a german ad company? [‘Kummerspeck,’ or grief bacon, is the German word for what happens when you eat when you’re sad (mic.com)](https://www.mic.com/articles/186933/kummerspeck-or-grief-bacon-is-the-german-word-for-eating-when-sad) ---
**Author:** ![Irishman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2024, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/5484 "2024-06-04T14:21:24Z")
> [@solost](#): > > Aside from the old-fashioned sexism of the idea that the man’s wife having an affair with a _woman_ is somehow worse than with a man, Is it sexism to think a man’s ego might be bruised more to find out that not only does he not satisfy her, but that he’s so bad she swapped sides? Some men might interpret it that way. > [@solost](#): > > the whole concept of this sad guy, his kids going down dark paths and his wife probably about to leave him, alone in his backyard stuffing bacon down his gullet, is really depressing Don’t worry, he won’t be lonely for long. His heart attack will solve his problems. ---
**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 4, 2024, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/5485 "2024-06-04T14:37:32Z")
> [@Irishman](#): > > Is it sexism to think a man’s ego might be bruised more to find out that not only does he not satisfy her, but that he’s so bad she swapped sides? I suspect sexism, but if it were me, I’d be more depressed because I obviously missed it. How did I miss it that my wife of umpty-years preferred women? Or, that she was so dissatisfied with our life that she thought “swapping sides” was a better choice? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089.md?page=273) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089.md?page=275)