# 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:** 338
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2025, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/6747 "2025-08-03T20:03:49Z")
> [@scabpicker](#): > > Nope, you jack asses. Unless they were speeding with the intent of wrecking the vehicle, it was an accident. Exactly. > [@Beckdawrek](#): > > Is vehicular manslaughter/homicide actually murder? Legally speaking. Depends on the state. But if you are criminally negligent, like driving drunk, then an accident can rise to a crime. After all, you knowingly and willfully drank. ---
**Author:** ![Lare](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/53a042/32.png) [@Lare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lare)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2025, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/6748 "2025-08-05T18:18:27Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > I especially like the ones that say in teeny, tiny letters “This was filmed on a closed track, don’t try at home” That’s my favorite part too. Especially when it’s just a normal car driving on a normal road, not showing any special capabilities. So I _shouldn’t_ drive my new car on a street? In traffic? ---
**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:** [August 5, 2025, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/6749 "2025-08-05T18:42:03Z")
Theres an ad for a company that will help you protect you home from _“home thieves”_ Ok maybe it’s problem, I wouldn’t know. The woman spokesperson looks like she’s sitting in her car, first. She looks like she’s posting on social media. She looks fake(AI, maybe?) She speaks in the weirdest way. This is my problem with this ad. The speech is jerky and emphasis on the hard consonates is irritating. It cannot be a real actor. ---
**Author:** ![Lare](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/53a042/32.png) [@Lare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lare)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2025, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/6750 "2025-08-05T19:19:18Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > Theres an ad for a company that will help you protect you home from _“home thieves”_ > > Ok maybe it’s problem, I wouldn’t know. Not related to the commercial, but yeah, it’s a thing, and a bad one, where someone files a false claim/deed on your house and either mortgages it or sells it out from under you. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2025, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/6751 "2025-08-05T23:42:45Z")
There’s a Harbor Freight commercial where a guy is grinding the ‘diamonds’ off of diamond plate. Um… Why not just get metal sheet? ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2025, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/6752 "2025-08-06T00:40:05Z")
Yeah, someone tried to do it with Graceland, a year or so ago. ---
**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:** [August 6, 2025, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/6753 "2025-08-06T00:48:25Z")
This is part of a larger trend to make commercials look like social media posts. “Oh, this woman must be a famous influencer. I should heed what she says!” No, it’s just some random lady (who may or may not be AI generated) sitting in a car. Which carries no gravitas with me, sorry. ---
**Author:** ![Lare](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/53a042/32.png) [@Lare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lare)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2025, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/6754 "2025-08-06T01:04:08Z")
Oh yeah, I’d forgotten about the Graceland one. i would venture a guess that Graceland is better equipped to fight the legalities than I am, though. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2025, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/6755 "2025-08-06T01:31:14Z")
If I ever see another Limu Emu commercial I could die happy. Why are they still being made? ---
**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:** [August 6, 2025, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/6756 "2025-08-06T02:57:07Z")
> [@Lare](#): > > > [@Beckdawrek](#): > > > > Theres an ad for a company that will help you protect you home from _“home thieves”_ > > > > Ok maybe it’s problem, I wouldn’t know. > > Not related to the commercial, but yeah, it’s a thing, and a bad one, where someone files a false claim/deed on your house and either mortgages it or sells it out from under you. > [@Skywatcher](#): > > [They’re playing up this title theft as way more common than it really is.](https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/verify/home-title-lock-scam-safety/67-9093b4b3-10aa-43db-bbbe-fcba4c85fdfb)   ---
**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:** [August 6, 2025, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/6757 "2025-08-06T03:01:39Z")
I’m with you on the stupid Emu ads. If they were slightly funny I could forgive them. The pigeons tryna sell insurance is way funnier. Since they just gotta try to sell me insurance. ---
**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:** [August 6, 2025, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/6758 "2025-08-06T03:04:01Z")
> [@Skywatcher](#): > > They’re playing up this title theft as way more common than it really is. Here’s the most recent report Google could find: still rare. > **[Home title monitoring services mislead about a rare crime](https://komonews.com/news/consumer/home-title-monitoring-services-mislead-about-a-rare-crime-protection-company-theft-marketing-consumer)** > > Ads for Home Title Lock feature a former FBI agent, convicted felon, or prominent politician warning about "a serious cyberthreat and growing problem" ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2025, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/6759 "2025-08-06T03:40:29Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > The pigeons tryna sell insurance is way funnier. Since they just gotta try to sell me insurance. I thought they were selling DirecTV? Either way, I like the ones where the pigeons are selling DirecTV. Listen carefully, and you’ll recognize the voices of Henry Winkler and Steve Buscemi. And when they were joined by the Coach back during football season, that was Deion Sanders. ---
**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:** [August 6, 2025, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/6760 "2025-08-06T04:03:50Z")
Maybe it was. I never really know what they’re selling unless it’s a product I recognize easily. The ads are generally lost on me because I do other things during commercials or I’ve DVR’d and skip thru them. ---
**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:** [August 6, 2025, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/6761 "2025-08-06T13:07:47Z")
> [@Wheelz](#): > > This is part of a larger trend to make commercials look like social media posts. > > “Oh, this woman must be a famous influencer. I should heed what she says!” > > No, it’s just some random lady (who may or may not be AI generated) sitting in a car. Which carries no gravitas with me, sorry. Hear! Hear! The whole concept annoys me. Why should I care about what some rando who cannot even flip their image says about a product while they’re in portrait mode on my widescreen TV? ---
**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:** [August 6, 2025, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/6762 "2025-08-06T14:24:21Z")
There’s a several-minute commercial they run a lot on my L&O rerun channels, and it’s made to look like a segment of some daytime TV. The “hostess” says “You know those products, that are they say make you look younger? Well Jane here is going to tell us why…(dramatic pause) this one’s for real.” And we cut to Jane whose first words are [tone of incredulity] “This one’s for real!” No idiot, you’re supposed to tell me why! We’ve already conceded that “this one’s for real”. It’s all done in a style to make you think we should care what these people have to say. And then it runs for a whole five minutes. Maybe it is for real (I think it’s botox cream, but they never actually say) but thanks to the miracle of fast forward, I never have to think about it. (Except for now) ---
**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:** [August 6, 2025, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/6763 "2025-08-06T15:06:08Z")
“Look at my ugly dad! He’s not a model– well he is modeling this crap– I for real am a newscaster/scientist!” I think it’s repurposed hemorrhoid cream. I am not joking. ---
**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:** [August 6, 2025, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/6764 "2025-08-06T15:19:28Z")
I know there’s brewhaha over American Eagle commercial with Sydney Sweeney. What we should be discussing is how the hell anyone thinks she’s a good spokesperson ( or actress). Between the perpetual dumb look on her face and that voice, I’m perplexed. ---
**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:** [August 6, 2025, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/6765 "2025-08-06T15:19:55Z")
> [@Biggirl](#): > > I think it’s repurposed hemorrhoid cream. I am not joking. Now that you say that, I think you are right. It’s why they don’t give any real information. “Hey, buttface! How’s the ol’ eyebags hanging?” ---
**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:** [August 6, 2025, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/6766 "2025-08-06T15:21:58Z")
> [@WOOKINPANUBv.2](#): > > I know there’s brewhaha over American Eagle commercial with Sydney Sweeney. What we should be discussing is how the hell anyone thinks she’s a good spokesperson ( or actress). Between the perpetual dumb look on her face and that voice, I’m perplexed. I’ve read about this brouhaha and am still not at all clear what it’s all about. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089.md?page=337) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089.md?page=339)