# 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:** 359
**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:** [February 17, 2026, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/7167 "2026-02-17T22:52:33Z")
> [@Gatopescado](#): > > No! No! No! > > One trip up, clean them from the roof. You wouldn’t even get dirty! One trip down. > > It blows my mind people don’t get that! Depends on how steep your roof is. A lot of home roofs are too steep to just maneuver around freely on them. ---
**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:** [February 18, 2026, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/7168 "2026-02-18T01:09:34Z")
> [@FairyChatMom](#): > > Gutter cleaning is one of those jobs where the best tool is your checkbook. I’ve got a two story house, and I definitely agree. If I can’t reach it with the 8-foot ladder, I’m hiring someone. > [@solost](#): > > the actor moron from earlier commercials That actor also plays a hunky doctor on _The Bold and the Beautiful_. Mom’s a fan, and she’s always very upset when she sees the Liberty commercials, because she doesn’t like seeing him acting like an idiot. ---
**Author:** ![aurora\_maire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aurora_maire/32/328_2.png) [@aurora\_maire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aurora_maire)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2026, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/7169 "2026-02-18T02:52:44Z")
> [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](#): > > I hate the fact that I have Progressive, so I’m subsidizing this shit. I have Allstate and I love their Mayhem ads. They are the best insurance commercials so I guess I’m getting my money’s worth. ---
**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:** [February 18, 2026, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/7170 "2026-02-18T14:05:11Z")
Yeah, those ‘Mayhem’ ads are not only amusing, they directly address the very reason why the product being sold is necessary. Contrast that with a couple morons babbling “Biberty…Biberty…Biberty” to each other in the latest Liberty Insurance commercial 🙄 ---
**Author:** ![Folacin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folacin/32/3195_2.png) [@Folacin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folacin)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2026, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/7171 "2026-02-18T14:51:41Z")
> [@solost](#): > > Contrast that with a couple morons babbling “Biberty…Biberty…Biberty” to each other in the latest Liberty Insurance commercial I know you know this, but it means they work. If you think car insurance, Liberty is going to be one of the companies you know. ---
**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:** [February 18, 2026, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/7172 "2026-02-18T15:02:48Z")
Yes, clearly they must work, since they keep making the stupid commercials. And in the ‘no publicity is bad publicity’ sense, I suppose I’m even giving the company more, free advertising here, by badmouthing their commercials 🤦‍♂️ 😊 ---
**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:** [February 18, 2026, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/7173 "2026-02-18T15:10:46Z")
> [@Folacin](#): > > I know you know this, but it means they work. If you think car insurance, Liberty is going to be one of the companies you know. I know people keep saying this, but, no they don’t always work. I know and like saying Bibberty, I know Flo and all her friends, the caveman, the gekko, Jake from Statefarm, I want to watch “Tiny House”, [I want to buy the “Birds of America plates”](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-wrong-to-want-the-birds-of-america-plates/704841) but > [@Is it wrong to want the "Birds of America" plates?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-wrong-to-want-the-birds-of-america-plates/704841/7): > > I view ads like these, and Flo, etc, as mini TV shows. I just watch them for fun. But I’ll never switch insurance. ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2026, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/7174 "2026-02-18T16:00:05Z")
This isn’t exactly new but it seems to be getting played more. A woman with a face that looks like she was weaned on a pickle says she’s the world’s greatest coffee lover because she has a sign that says so. “Do YOU have a sign?” she taunts at the spokesperson. Gag a maggot. ---
**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:** [February 19, 2026, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/7175 "2026-02-19T17:29:41Z")
> [@Is it wrong to want the "Birds of America" plates?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-wrong-to-want-the-birds-of-america-plates/704841/7): > > I know people keep saying this, but, no they don’t always work. > > I know and like saying Bibberty, I know Flo and all her friends, the caveman, the gekko, Jake from Statefarm, I want to watch “Tiny House”, [I want to buy the “Birds of America plates”](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-wrong-to-want-the-birds-of-america-plates/704841) > > but > > > [@Is it wrong to want the "Birds of America" plates?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-wrong-to-want-the-birds-of-america-plates/704841/7): > > > > I view ads like these, and Flo, etc, as mini TV shows. I just watch them for fun. But I’ll never switch insurance. Sure, there’s still the occasional ad campaign that bombs, but in this day and age of intense demographic tracking and focus group testing, I doubt there’s any _long-running_ ad campaign that has continued to exist despite not doing its job well. As much as I personally loathe the Liberty commercials, to the point I may vow to never purchase Liberty insurance, the Liberty ad campaign (as well as those for Progressive, Geico, State Farm, etc.) must be getting the word out and selling the product to have been running for so long now. ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/958977/32.png) [@salinqmind1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind1)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2026, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/7176 "2026-02-20T16:50:48Z")
I just saw a gem for Spectrum cable and internet, where a woman says she ‘moved from Dallas to San Diego all by herself!’ and she is going to work from home and needs Spectrum so she can use internet and watch her tv shows. She is embarrassed to admit this in front of a big audience (doing a commercial). This is so stupid. There’s a Reddit thread on it. What else is Spectrum FOR, if not providing internet and cable? Why is it embarrassing to admit it, and that you watch tv? … Is just admitting you have the sheer panache of having Spectrum enough and you don’t have to say why you have it at all? ---
**Author:** ![Moriarty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moriarty/32/49_2.png) [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2026, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/7177 "2026-02-20T21:03:55Z")
There’s an ad for Trivago (a website for making travel reservations) where this guy is being laughed at by two other men for not using the website and getting the best deals. One of the two guys has a vaguely European accent and this set of bright white teeth veneers. He completely creeps me out. I’m getting Uncle Chester the Molester vibes. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/_0PjjYvNAr0/maxresdefault.jpg "trivago US Summer 2025 You have to check with Jurgen Klopp") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0PjjYvNAr0) ---
**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:** [February 20, 2026, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/7178 "2026-02-20T21:46:26Z")
I noticed the return of Too Bright Teeth Guy, too. ---
**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:** [February 20, 2026, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/7179 "2026-02-20T23:47:32Z")
> [@salinqmind1](#): > > She is embarrassed to admit this in front of a big audience (doing a commercial). In the version of the commercial that airs here, she doesn’t mention being embarrassed, but she does state that getting Spectrum hooked up was her top priority, even over power(!) and water. ---
**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:** [February 21, 2026, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/7180 "2026-02-21T00:08:41Z")
The Enterprise car rental lady is sitting at her desk when she’s hit with a gust of wind. There in the doorway is a soaking wet family just out of the rain. The dripping sad sack dad in shorts says that they’re there for the convertible. I don’t know what happens after that because I’m filled with rage that this guy could in any way represent white men, or men in general. ---
**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:** [February 21, 2026, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/7181 "2026-02-21T14:03:51Z")
I’ve been inundated of late with ads for bras for seniors. (While I’m in the demographic, I’m not sure why all of a sudden these are popping up on my tablet.) One of them includes a woman who, in earlier years, was probably the one who couldn’t drain a pot of spaghetti without dumping it all over the place. 🙄 In the bra ads, she doesn’t seem to be able to manage the back hooks - such fumbling!! Granted, the product being offered is a front-closure bra, but one wonders how a senior woman who, one assumes, has worn bras for many decades, all of a sudden can’t put one on. Then when she demonstrates the amazing new (to her) product, she’s all serene smiles. At least she doesn’t start bouncing up and down as demonstrated in other similar ads. Maybe I’m just annoyed by these because they seem to be showing up constantly… ---
**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:** [February 21, 2026, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/7182 "2026-02-21T14:18:10Z")
In what little defense of a commercial I can muster, I have days where my shoulders are stiff enough that back hooks can be a little challenging. However, front closure isn’t always a great solution to that either. ---
**Author:** ![snowthx](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowthx/32/10660_2.png) [@snowthx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snowthx)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2026, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/7183 "2026-02-21T14:38:37Z")
> [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](#): > > I’m filled with rage that this guy could in any way represent white men, or men in general. Men are usually the punching bag in commercials, and it’s been that way for a long time. There are some that show men responsibly, but most of the time men are shown as dufus dads and incompetent oafs, worthless and expendable dummies. I was thinking of starting a thread here where we can post examples of good/bad representations of men in commercials, but I think the bad would overwhelm the good. ---
**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:** [February 21, 2026, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/7184 "2026-02-21T16:06:00Z")
> [@snowthx](#): > > Men are usually the punching bag in commercials, and it’s been that way for a long time. Maybe Brendan Carr could look into this. Equal time for guys that aren’t wasters of oxygen 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![doreen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/858c86/32.png) [@doreen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/doreen)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2026, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/7185 "2026-02-21T16:54:46Z")
I’ve heard that there are women who can hook/unhook their bra with the hooks in the back . I was never one of them but I’m definitely less flexible than I was 40 years ago. ---
**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:** [February 21, 2026, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/7186 "2026-02-21T16:57:12Z")
> [@Seanette](#): > > I have days where my shoulders are stiff enough that back hooks can be a little challenging. I have nothing against the product - I just think the commercial is idiotic. I’ve struggled with hooks myself over the years but I’m pretty sure I didn’t twist and turn and contort like the woman in the ad. Dunno - maybe I did. > [@doreen](#): > > I’ve heard that there are women who can hook/unhook their bra with the hooks in the back . I mostly always have, except when I had a frozen shoulder. Maybe I’m exceptional… 😉 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089.md?page=358) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089.md?page=360)