# 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:** 332
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2025, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/6627 "2025-06-18T17:57:13Z")
Sorry, you did trigger me. You sounded exactly like my husband who used to get unreasonably angry in exactly that type of situation and I had to step in quite a few times to remind him that HE was the adult and being jibed for a dumb thing he did did NOT warrant such an angry response. But that’s not on you. Although I don’t think my posts here were antagonistic. Sorry I triggered you. ---
**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 18, 2025, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/6628 "2025-06-18T17:58:22Z")
Can you please at least concede that the character in question showed a lack of empathy and emotional maturity? ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2025, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/6629 "2025-06-18T18:02:30Z")
Yes, the child does, in fact, shows a lack of maturity. I agree. ---
**Author:** ![JohnGalt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johngalt/32/184_2.png) [@JohnGalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnGalt)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2025, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/6630 "2025-06-18T22:36:05Z")
There’s a local commercial for a plumbing (or construction company?) called Bob’s. The commercial has a cute four-year old with big red glasses, seeing the problem, shouting “Better call Bob!” There’s about four problems in each commercial, and each time the boy shouts “Better call Bob!”. It got so annoying that I have to reach for the mute button as soon as I hear it. Yes, the commercial sucks. But think of that poor kid in about ten years time. Someone is bound to find the video and mock him mercilessly. Middle school is going to be tough for him. ---
**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 19, 2025, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/6631 "2025-06-19T12:58:36Z")
> [@JohnGalt](#): > > and each time the boy shouts “Better call Bob!”. It got so annoying that I have to reach for the mute button as soon as I hear it. Yeah, but as soon as you have a plumbing problem, you’re going to think, involuntarily and against your better nature: “Better call Bob!”. You may not actually call Bob. You might intentionally call _any_ plumber _but_ Bob’s, even if Bob’s has 4.9 stars after 300 Google reviews. But you will think it, if only for a reflexive moment, and a lesser person _will_ call Bob. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2025, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/6632 "2025-06-19T14:31:15Z")
Is it me or is Science Diet’s new pet food commercial theme is ‘feed your pet our expensive food cuz your pets gonna die!’. Or, the actual tagline, “You’re only human.” ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2025, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/6633 "2025-06-19T14:46:25Z")
Oh and talking about ads in on line games, Farmville 2 keeps showing me ads for 50 free keys if I buy a box of premiums and that has me questioning my understanding of the meaning of the word “free”. ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2025, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/6634 "2025-06-19T15:38:50Z")
I seem to be hearing the word “America” in commercials a lot recently. NTTAWWT, but it seems a little manipulative or something. Give me a real reason to buy your product, not some faketriotic rah rah. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2025, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/6635 "2025-06-19T16:40:40Z")
> [@Biggirl](#): > > Oh and talking about ads in on line games, Farmville 2 keeps showing me ads for 50 free keys if I buy a box of premiums and that has me questioning my understanding of the meaning of the word “free”. “Bonus” is the word they are looking for. Yeah, I have seen that also. > [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](#): > > I seem to be hearing the word “America” in commercials a lot recently. NTTAWWT, but it seems a little manipulative or something. Give me a real reason to buy your product, not some faketriotic rah rah. When possible, and the price is not significantly higher, it is better for the environment to buy as local as possible. ---
**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 23, 2025, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/6636 "2025-06-23T21:09:26Z")
I’ve noticed a very disturbing trend lately. Ads full of people with huge mouthfulls of gigantic fake looking teeth (I’m talkin’ about you, Trivago Guy!), and close-ups of gaping Maws also filled with assorted horrid looking chompers. If I wanna see an ugly, oversized grill, I’ll go out and wax the Rolls. Really grosses me out. ---
**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:** [June 24, 2025, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/6637 "2025-06-24T02:47:09Z")
This one is for a podcast, I think, so probably not national, but it’s two women “of a certain age” shooting the breeze about their pet peeves, I guess. It sounds like a conversation from 20 years ago. Self-unaware woman #1 - I assume she’s talking about a marketing email or the message that pops up when you unsubscribe from something . “… Sorry to see you go. We’ll miss you…”. Followed by the clever burn “You don’t even know me, LL Bean”. Both women nod in exasperated agreement. Then she offers the super original opinion " I’m sick of seeing pictures of food. No more pictures of food". OMG, that’s so true! 🙄 The best part is when dumbass #2 says “Hot take: No one thinks your kid is as cute as you do”. Hot take? My impression is that they’re upper society ladies, feeling hip and doing the podcast thing. But their conversation is so ridiculously unoriginal and out of date, I wonder if they really think they’re making eye opening observations, and if so, what rock have they been living under? ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2025, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/6638 "2025-06-24T02:51:49Z")
> [@WOOKINPANUBv.2](#): > > Hot take? There’s another commercial wherein a woman is showing off her cluttered Etsy apartment, and says “spoiler alert”. Spoil _what_? ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2025, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/6639 "2025-06-24T03:55:22Z")
Has everyone seen the new Burger King commercials with the “How To Train Your Dragon” tie-in? In one, the dragon hits a sign with his tail, knocking out all the letters except B, E, R and K. BK just said “cunt” on national TV. (Cockney rhyming slang) ---
**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:** [June 24, 2025, 7:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/6640 "2025-06-24T07:33:15Z")
That one gets on my nerves too. It is so hacky, I thought it was a skit at first. ---
**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:** [June 24, 2025, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/6641 "2025-06-24T15:22:37Z")
Yes, it is like a skit. I bet Amy Poehler and Tina Fey coukd do a great send up. They wouldn’t even have to change the dialogue. ---
**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 24, 2025, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/6642 "2025-06-24T16:39:04Z")
Hey, dudes! First of all, your commercials are _dumb!_ Secondly, an increasing number of places are saying not to flush “flushable” wipes because they cause too many problems with output lines. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/eaiCfsq_SRU/maxresdefault.jpg "Dude Wipes Commercial (2025)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eaiCfsq_SRU) ---
**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 24, 2025, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/6643 "2025-06-24T16:51:34Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > Has everyone seen the new Burger King commercials with the “How To Train Your Dragon” tie-in? In one, the dragon hits a sign with his tail, knocking out all the letters except B, E, R and K. > > BK just said “cunt” on national TV. > > (Cockney rhyming slang) The context is that in How to Train Your Dragon, Berk is the name of the Viking village. ---
**Author:** ![Sylvanz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/fbc32d/32.png) [@Sylvanz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sylvanz)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2025, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/6644 "2025-06-24T16:59:21Z")
Oh! Have you seen the one where the dad doesn’t go to the store because his daughter brings herb boyfriend home? Ugh, he sits in his chair snirking and staring at them. Gross. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2025, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/6645 "2025-06-24T18:24:15Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > (Cockney rhyming slang) No such thing. Or rather at one time it was likely a real thing but no longer. Now it is made up for the tourist trade. > [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > The context is that in How to Train Your Dragon, Berk is the name of the Viking village. And it is a real UK slang word, meaning fool or irritating person. ---
**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 24, 2025, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/6646 "2025-06-24T18:42:38Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > No such thing. Or rather at one time it was likely a real thing but no longer. Now it is made up for the tourist trade. Or period dramas. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/zFJeMqaFn0E/maxresdefault.jpg "Cockney Rhyming Slang with Jason Statham\* and Jonnie Statham") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFJeMqaFn0E&t=0) The video description is thus: " Want to understand Alfie Solomons from Peaky Blinders? The Kray twins from Legend? Or just general **Cockney rhyming slang**?" [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089.md?page=331) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089.md?page=333)