# 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:** 3
**Author:** ![movingfinger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@movingfinger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/movingfinger)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2017, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/41 "2017-07-07T05:27:23Z")
Thank god the Chevy truck isn’t **overbearing**! I mean, who would want that? ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2017, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/42 "2017-07-07T14:28:49Z")
> [@WolfpackJeep](#): > > Ain’t no way that lady is fitting a cello, a tuba, and two kids who likely require car seats into that little Buick. What’s a sousaphone? ---
**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:** [July 7, 2017, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/43 "2017-07-07T14:32:42Z")
> [@gigi](#): > > What’s a sousaphone? From [Wiki.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sousaphone) > [@](#): > > The sousaphone is a type of tuba designed to be easier to play than the concert tuba while standing or marching. It is widely employed in marching bands and various other musical genres. Designed to fit around the body of the musician and supported by the left shoulder, the sousaphone may be readily played while being carried. It is useful in all types of bands that play outdoors, as it directs the sound forward, unlike a traditional upright tuba. The instrument is named after American bandmaster and composer John Philip Sousa, who popularized its use in his band. ---
**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:** [July 7, 2017, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/44 "2017-07-07T14:37:59Z")
Not a specific add, but the sequence of adds on the SYFY Roku channel. At each break they play the same few commercials. There’s one for some lung mucus drug they play twice in a row, then some other commercial that I have blocked out of my mind comes on at three times the volume. I thought they had gotten rid of that loud commercial crap. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2017, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/45 "2017-07-07T14:52:23Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > From [Wiki.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sousaphone) I assumed that was some sort of meme, because nobody even mentioned a sousaphone on this thread. [This](http://www.quickmeme.com/meme/3qqmvp) supports that hypothesis. No clue as to the origin, though. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2017, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/46 "2017-07-07T21:27:50Z")
> [@Darren\_Garrison](#): > > I assumed that was some sort of meme, because nobody even mentioned a sousaphone on this thread. [This](http://www.quickmeme.com/meme/3qqmvp) supports that hypothesis. No clue as to the origin, though. It’s from the commerical cited above, where the band claims they can even fit their sousaphone in the Chevy (ETA: Chevy, Buick, whatevs). Douchy McDoucherson the “host” asks what a sousaphone is. **Jeep’s Phoenix:** \<\\> ---
**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:** [July 7, 2017, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/47 "2017-07-07T23:34:04Z")
😕 [This](https://youtu.be/AekA7yDoSA0) is the commercial I was talking about. There may be another version out there, but the kid is definitely saying “tuba”. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2017, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/48 "2017-07-07T23:41:35Z")
> [@WolfpackJeep](#): > > [This](https://youtu.be/AekA7yDoSA0) is the commercial I was talking about. There may be another version out there, but the kid is definitely saying “tuba”. That’s the version that I see on TV, too. ---
**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:** [July 8, 2017, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/49 "2017-07-08T00:37:31Z")
> [@Darren\_Garrison](#): > > I assumed that was some sort of meme, because nobody even mentioned a sousaphone on this thread. [This](http://www.quickmeme.com/meme/3qqmvp) supports that hypothesis. No clue as to the origin, though. Well, it reminds me of a quote from an episode of this: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-RVW1aC6\_U](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-RVW1aC6_U) ---
**Author:** ![Casey1505](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dc4da7/32.png) [@Casey1505](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casey1505)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2017, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/50 "2017-07-08T04:01:05Z")
[WBYCEIYDBO.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KljoV87HkkI) ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2017, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/51 "2017-07-08T11:53:20Z")
> [@WolfpackJeep](#): > > 😕 > > [This](https://youtu.be/AekA7yDoSA0) is the commercial I was talking about. There may be another version out there, but the kid is definitely saying “tuba”. I guess it’s a theme then. The one I saw was the Chevy Equinox > **[Chevrolet Commercial for Chevy Equinox - Pop Culture Cross-References and...](https://www.popisms.com/TelevisionCommercial/138586/Chevrolet-Commercial-for-Chevy-Equinox-2017.aspx)** > > What are the pop culture references for Chevrolet Commercial for Chevy Equinox? I could definitely get a lot in there. I can put my entire band’s equipment. Snowboard. Surfboards. Mountain bike. Even the Sousaphone would fit in there. What’s a Sousaphone? ---
**Author:** ![singular1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ba9def/32.png) [@singular1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/singular1)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2017, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/52 "2017-07-08T12:59:28Z")
Mr. singular and I can’t be the only ones that automatically respond to the Verizon’s guy “hello, l’m Paul” with a violent “fuck you, Paul!” every time it comes on, right? Jeebus, I hate that asshole. ---
**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:** [July 8, 2017, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/53 "2017-07-08T20:51:27Z")
“WiFi. We LITERALLY cannot live without it.” (for Comcast or AT&T or something) That’s not what “literally” means!!! The overly-smug-sounding announcer even emphasizes the word “literally,” then somehow gets even more annoying as the commercial goes on. ---
**Author:** ![Oglomott](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/oglomott/32/3543_2.png) [@Oglomott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oglomott)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2017, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/54 "2017-07-08T21:38:37Z")
Any commercials for attorneys. Has anyone seen the “Pipe Lawsuit” commercial? “If you have a house built before 1975, you may have leaking pipes under your floors. It’s not a matter of if, it’s a matter of when”. Basically they’re saying that most houses in the US will have leaking pipes at some point, and they may be able to get you damages. I feel like choking the announcer. :mad: (What’s magical about the 1975 date anyway?) ---
**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:** [July 8, 2017, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/55 "2017-07-08T21:49:42Z")
> [@WolfpackJeep](#): > > 😕 > > [This](https://youtu.be/AekA7yDoSA0) is the commercial I was talking about. There may be another version out there, but the kid is definitely saying “tuba”. I don’t mind seeing this commercial over and over. That is one Mom I’d Like to…er…Meet. mmm ---
**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:** [July 8, 2017, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/56 "2017-07-08T21:53:01Z")
> [@Oglomott](#): > > (What’s magical about the 1975 date anyway?) Supposedly [cast iron](https://www.pipelawsuit.com/cast-iron-pipe-lawsuit/). ---
**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2017, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/57 "2017-07-08T21:55:52Z")
> [@jaycat](#): > > Not to mention the ads where they try to convince you how sexy the Buicks are. “Oh, you’re new Buick is sooo cute!” When they look exactly like everything else out there. OMG those are so stupid. Their product is basically the exact same boring retiree crap that it’s always been, they’ve just _drastically_ and aggressively attempted to change perception thru advertisement alone. “Oooh, _nice_ Buick!” Said no one, ever. The most excited response you’ll get from showing off your new Buick is, “Hey, that looks dependable!” 😉 ---
**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:** [July 8, 2017, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/58 "2017-07-08T22:22:27Z")
> [@Wheelz](#): > > “WiFi. We LITERALLY cannot live without it.” (for Comcast or AT&T or something) > > That’s not what “literally” means!!! > > The overly-smug-sounding announcer even emphasizes the word “literally,” then somehow gets even more annoying as the commercial goes on. That’s Mark Wahlberg. ---
**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:** [July 8, 2017, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/59 "2017-07-08T22:26:56Z")
Has everybody seen Mahk in those Chevy ads? [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/15iLHlJPp_0/maxresdefault.jpg "If "Real People" Commercials were Real Life - CHEVY Millennials") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15iLHlJPp_0) ---
**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:** [July 8, 2017, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/60 "2017-07-08T22:56:02Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > That’s Mark Wahlberg. Really? You could have given me 100 guesses and I wouldn’t have picked him out. Anyway, still annoying. “Nope. Still nope. Now we’re talking!” Bite me. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089.md?page=4)