# 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:** 284
**Author:** ![doreen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/858c86/32.png) [@doreen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/doreen)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2024, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/5666 "2024-06-27T17:02:12Z")
I don’t think I’ve seen the commercial you’re talking about, so I could be completely wrong but I’ve read about creative people being happy they could finally create what they wanted to - because up until a certain point , they had to think about what was commercially viable rather than what they themselves like. It’s not necessarily about writing songs you don’t like - it’s probably more often that you’d rather play the songs you’ve written but can only get hired as a cover band for weddings/parties. Meaning that you need a certain level of success to be able to play music you like. ---
**Author:** ![Irishman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2024, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/5667 "2024-06-27T21:03:01Z")
> [@Skywatcher](#): > > I linked a video upthread somewhere, in which I describe them as worse than those two Sonic morons. Yeah, those are the two stars of “Suits”. Those guys are fine actors, but that ad is abysmal. ---
**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:** [June 27, 2024, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/5668 "2024-06-27T21:46:49Z")
Before I got promoted, I was basically an editor and this grammatical error is annoying. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/m7dCooiG82M/maxresdefault.jpg "Wegovy Commercial (2024)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7dCooiG82M&t=0) “With … overweight”? 🤨 ---
**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:** [June 27, 2024, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/5669 "2024-06-27T22:59:27Z")
> [@solost](#): > > Don’t men ever stink?!? Well, of course they do, they just don’t worry about it nearly as much as women do. Interestingly, there’s some men’s cleansing/deodorizing product being advertised now that features a fellow’s lady friend gasping and retching as she proclaims “Your balls smell like cheese curds!!” Apparently he hadn’t noticed a problem. ---
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2024, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/5670 "2024-06-27T23:09:06Z")
I’ll show YOU my Magenta Status! ---
**Author:** ![Irishman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2024, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/5671 "2024-06-27T23:15:55Z")
> [@Skywatcher](#): > > “With … overweight”? Goes right along with “Don’t take if you have _blahblahblah_ or are allergic to it.” Vague antecedent. Punctuation isn’t visible. “Or overweight” seems like an attempt to clarify “obesity”, but is poorly structured. ---
**Author:** ![Seanette](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/seanette/32/9139_2.png) [@Seanette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seanette)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2024, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/5672 "2024-06-28T00:48:12Z")
And this kind of gratuitous grossness is one of the reasons I avoid commercials as much as I possibly can. ---
**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:** [June 28, 2024, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/5673 "2024-06-28T18:23:04Z")
> [@Irishman](#): > > Punctuation isn’t visible. “Or overweight” seems like an attempt to clarify “obesity”, but is poorly structured. Somebody, somewhere along the line, should have changed it to “or are” rather than just “or”. It’s not like they’re charged by the letter, right? ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2024, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/5674 "2024-06-29T15:04:22Z")
How do you feel about the ads for Amazon employment? There’s one with a woman that says Amazon taught her robotics. She’s so happy. It ends with her and another guy fishing with all their leisure time. 1. I can teach anyone to operate a robotic arm in a few weeks. A lot of the keyboard interfaces for workers are designed for simplicity. Some use pictures instead of codes to learn. Similar to selecting produce at a U-Scan. 2. I’ve read about the fast paced and stressful work environment at Amazon. [Anyone want to wear Adult Diapers?](https://www.theverge.com/2018/4/16/17243026/amazon-warehouse-jobs-worker-conditions-bathroom-breaks) 3. Leisure time? Anyone over 30, that probably has kids, and working a minimum wage job have much of that? ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2024, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/5675 "2024-06-29T15:17:07Z")
I respect the people that take these jobs. Amazon recently opened a Warehouse near me in North Little Rock. I can’t find the Amazon Job Ad. Only the negative reports. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/SMQ9jIypeOA/maxresdefault.jpg "This is what it's like to work in an Amazon warehouse") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMQ9jIypeOA) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/Il4c_snvLnQ/maxresdefault.jpg "Why So Many Amazon Workers Are Getting Hurt") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Il4c_snvLnQ) ---
**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 29, 2024, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/5676 "2024-06-29T18:55:02Z")
> [@snowthx](#): > > “Shut-up, Jennifer Garner!” The Standard Line in my house is, _“Shut-Up Tony Hawk! You used to be Cool!”_ when he tries to foist bogus joint suplements. ---
**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:** [July 1, 2024, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/5677 "2024-07-01T21:08:28Z")
The Ducolax “Gu gu… good MORNING” oh how I hate thee. ---
**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:** [July 1, 2024, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/5678 "2024-07-01T23:44:05Z")
Ninja’d you! Post 4739. 😄 I often think how well we’d get along, @Just_Asking_Questions. Also, I’m cracking up reading all of my own posts in this thread. You guys should look at your own. We’re hilarious! ---
**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:** [July 2, 2024, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/5679 "2024-07-02T00:29:30Z")
> [@Dung\_Beetle](#): > > Ninja’d you! Post 4739. I’m LOLing out loud. 900 posts ago. I guess I should have searched! 🙂 > [@Dung\_Beetle](#): > > I often think how well we’d get along, Well, gu gu good MORNING then ! ---
**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:** [July 2, 2024, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/5680 "2024-07-02T00:38:03Z")
That ad offends me. I actually send an email to them about it. No response. ---
**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:** [July 2, 2024, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/5681 "2024-07-02T00:46:44Z")
> [@Dung\_Beetle](#): > > You guys should look at your own. We’re hilarious! SEVEN years I’ve been posting here in this thread. And the annoying commercials never STOP! ---
**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:** [July 2, 2024, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/5682 "2024-07-02T00:50:08Z")
Yeah, the good news is, I don’t even remember some of the ones I was bitching about. So at least we get new ones! ---
**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:** [July 2, 2024, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/5683 "2024-07-02T15:09:29Z")
they went from lab drawings of la cucaracha to actual close ups of hoards of them in the ortho commercial. arrgh! stop! just stop! running them during hours most people are enjoying a meal is even worse. ---
**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:** [July 2, 2024, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/5684 "2024-07-02T15:45:27Z")
Presumably it’s the same logic that has pest-control vans put big pictures of roaches or black widow spiders on the side – hire us or you’ll get grossed out of existence or maybe even DIE! ---
**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:** [July 2, 2024, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/5685 "2024-07-02T18:42:39Z")
> [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > SEVEN years I’ve been posting here in this thread. > And the annoying commercials never STOP! Fighting annoying commercials since 2017. (It’s taking longer than we thought.) With apologies to Cecil. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089.md?page=283) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089.md?page=285)