# 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:** 304
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2024, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/6066 "2024-11-10T21:10:42Z")
🤪 😆 You mean misanthropy and gluttony? 🤪 ---
**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:** [November 10, 2024, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/6067 "2024-11-10T21:10:52Z")
> [@MagicEyes](#): > > She has discovered the true meaning of Christmas!. Yeah, I got no problem with that one. ---
**Author:** ![MagicEyes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@MagicEyes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MagicEyes)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2024, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/6068 "2024-11-10T21:13:28Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > You mean misanthropy and gluttony? 🤪 When you put it that way–yes! 😁 But I am the person who will sit in the corner at the party eating a ridiculous amount of chocolate. ---
**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:** [November 10, 2024, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/6069 "2024-11-10T21:18:50Z")
I get it. Having all the family over is stressful as hell for me. Don’t get me wrong, I love seeing my family - I wish I could see them more, but sometimes I need to escape into a room by myself (maybe have a chocolate - It’s a hell of a lot better than the cigarette I’d be craving.) and recharge for five or ten minutes. ---
**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:** [November 11, 2024, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/6070 "2024-11-11T02:02:39Z")
nm. What day is it? ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/958977/32.png) [@salinqmind1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind1)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2024, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/6071 "2024-11-11T14:45:35Z")
I’m the one who volunteers to drive to the corner 24/7 convenience store that’s always open, to replenish the beer or soda supply. ---
**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:** [November 11, 2024, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/6072 "2024-11-11T15:47:35Z")
Liquor always helps, unless my brother’s here. He’s in AA, and get very pissy when someone drinks around him… back to the chocolate room. ---
**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:** [November 12, 2024, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/6073 "2024-11-12T12:43:10Z")
I’ve been watching a series on Prime, and every episode seems to feature 2 or 3 iterations of two GEICO “Two truths and a lie” ads. Besides being a stupid commercial, seeing it over and over and over goes beyond annoying to making me want to throw something. And I’m not entirely sure why the Caveman character is there, unless it’s to remind us it’s GEICO, or something. There are other ads that run many times in that series, but this particular one just grates. ---
**Author:** ![Irishman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2024, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/6074 "2024-11-12T19:51:10Z")
Speaking of Geico, I’m annoyed by the football one. The one where they are practicing on a football field with mannequins. “They’re connecting with the mannequins.” That guy can’t decide if he’s happy it’s working or confused as to how someone could be so dull as to connect with a mannequin. Okay, it doesn’t really annoy me, it’s just dumb. ---
**Author:** ![Irishman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2024, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/6075 "2024-11-17T22:22:44Z")
Rejected FreshPet ads: 1. “FreshPet - it’s not dog food, it’s food for dogs.” 2. Guest: “Is this dog food in your refrigerator?” Host: “Of course it is, stupid. Now Get The Fuck Out!” 1. Guest: “Hey, I like this new cracker spread I found in the fridge.” Host: “DON’T EAT THAT!” 1. Guest: “Hey, what’s this FreshPet bag? Is that some sort of pet cryogenics? Is Suzie not ready to give up her dead hamster?” Suzie: “My hamster died?” (Cries) ---
**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:** [November 18, 2024, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/6076 "2024-11-18T00:43:39Z")
Bedroom TV stays tuned pretty exclusively to Grit channel. The ad for the DJT commemorative coin sets my teeth on edge. Hoping no one surfing the regular channels has to run across this one. ---
**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:** [November 18, 2024, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/6077 "2024-11-18T01:37:57Z")
No, it got me. 🤬 😭 🤮 ---
**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:** [November 18, 2024, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/6078 "2024-11-18T01:47:16Z")
It’s every where ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2024, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/6079 "2024-11-18T01:56:10Z")
I don’t know HOW many times I’ve seen that crap about the coin. ---
**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:** [November 18, 2024, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/6080 "2024-11-18T17:27:46Z")
> [@Irishman](#): > > Okay, it doesn’t really annoy me, it’s just dumb. So some rando catches a phone next to a mannequin and (though no one is on the other end?) shouts “You claim has been accepted!” What if it was denied? A robot could do what that claims person did. And why is the gecko there? “We could do this all day, because Geico claim service is 24 hours.” Yes, overwork your phone drones. Yes, I see this commercial too many times. The curse of watching live sports I guess. ---
**Author:** ![LurkMeister](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3da27b/32.png) [@LurkMeister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LurkMeister)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2024, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/6081 "2024-11-20T02:10:28Z")
Not a specific commercial, but a type of commercial. I’m talking about tie-in commercials with various otherwise products and upcoming movies. Progressive Insurance with the team involved in Beetlejuice hauntings. Soft drinks (Pepsi or Coke?) with Gladiator II. Etc, etc, etc. ---
**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:** [November 21, 2024, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/6082 "2024-11-21T19:54:30Z")
Some drug commercial has this old lady tooling around in what looks to be an AI generated 60’s Ford Mustang. But it is just so wrong! Smooth sides, missing trim… and SQUARE HEADLIGHTS! The color is hideous, too. What the hell? Looks like a cheap-ass fiberglass mockup of one of the most iconic cars in recent history. Someone needs to get Bag-Hammered. And as long as I’m here, I’ll just add… I’m sick to fucking death of everything Wicked! Enough already! ---
**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:** [November 21, 2024, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/6083 "2024-11-21T20:59:51Z")
> [@Gatopescado](#): > > Some drug commercial has this old lady tooling around in what looks to be an AI generated 60’s Ford Mustang. I had to look it up. That is quite the uncanny-valley Mustang. I think it was once a real Mustang. The interior looks right. ---
**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:** [November 21, 2024, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/6084 "2024-11-21T22:22:09Z")
> [@LurkMeister](#): > > Progressive Insurance with the team involved in Beetlejuice hauntings. Those were infrequent enough for me to not really mind. The one with them around a dinner table, OTOH… ---
**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:** [November 21, 2024, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/6085 "2024-11-21T22:43:59Z")
I’m getting really sick of the caveman Geiko commercials. Sure it was clever at first - “So easy even a caveman can do it …” - yuk yuk. But they have driven it into the ground, struck mud and kept on driving. So now this poor caveman, who apparently has everything he has ever dreamed of - a fabulous house, a gorgeous wife who loves him (they honeymooned in Majorca), he plays tennis, he cooks, he wears nice clothes - but mention fucking Geiko and he balls up into a funk of despair. Man, fuck that guy. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089.md?page=303) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089.md?page=305)