# 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:** 13\ **Page:** 385
**Author:** ![Cachalot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/da6949/32.png) [@Cachalot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cachalot)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2026, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/7689 "2026-09-30T13:36:45Z")
I misquoted. The ad said 500 billion. ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/958977/32.png) [@salinqmind1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind1)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2026, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/7690 "2026-09-30T15:27:37Z")
Besides getting food poisoning there, I was inordinately enraged by the all-you-can-eat-fries commercial some years ago. Closeups of fries junkies stuffing their potato holes as if with some rare, exquisite treat after years of near-starvation. What a treat! Nirvana! ---
**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:** [September 30, 2026, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/7691 "2026-09-30T15:52:28Z")
> [@WOOKINPANUBv.2](#): > > Red Robin has an add that moves the needle on misophonometer to eleven. It’s a woman dramatically loud whispering about bottomless fries and whatever > [@DrDeth](#): > > this it? Some vocal fry to go along with your french fries… > [@kenobi\_65](#): > > I used to enjoy Red Robin, but after several instances of seriously sub-par service at several different locations, I’m not planning to go back. Years ago when our kids were young we went there a few times. I once got the best mushroom-swiss burger of my life there. I don’t know if the quality was really all _that_ good, or if I was hungry and it just hit the spot right. Subsequent visits were not as good, and I’ve heard the quality has fallen off in recent years. ---
**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:** [September 30, 2026, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/7692 "2026-09-30T17:22:18Z")
Debates about Red Robin’s quality aside, the ad actually has the desired effect on me. Those sounds do indeed put me in the mind of juicy burgers, fresh fries, and refreshing soda, and I kind of enjoy hearing them. I suspect I’m not alone, thus they knowingly risked alienating the few to appeal to the many. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2026, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/7693 "2026-09-30T17:23:53Z")
> [@Wheelz](#): > > Those sounds do indeed put me in the mind of juicy burgers, fresh fries, and refreshing soda, and I kind of enjoy hearing them. ASMR seems to be very polarizing; it has the desired effect on some people, but others find it extremely annoying. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2026, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/7694 "2026-09-30T18:36:47Z")
> [@kenobi\_65](#): > > ASMR seems to be very polarizing; it has the desired effect on some people, but others find it extremely annoying. I am in the “extremely annoying” camp. ---
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2026, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/7695 "2026-09-30T19:33:29Z")
Same here. I thought the ASMR fad died out about two years ago. ---
**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:** [September 30, 2026, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/7696 "2026-09-30T20:31:42Z")
> [@kenobi\_65](#): > > ASMR seems to be very polarizing; it has the desired effect on some people, but others find it extremely annoying. Makes me wonder if it’s ASMR itself that is polarizing or the noise(s) involved. I know there are some I like, some that I don’t mind, and others which I actively avoid. ---
**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:** [September 30, 2026, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/7697 "2026-09-30T23:20:33Z")
> [@kenobi\_65](#): > > ASMR seems to be very polarizing; it has the desired effect on some people, but others find it extremely annoying. I find it extremely annoying, and am irritated that it seems to be coming back. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2026, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/7698 "2026-10-03T00:02:03Z")
One channel is running endless ads for a Carrie re-do. And it seems to indicate that the kids had it coming- burned alive. Because a handful of them were very cruel to a girl with magical powers. ---
**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:** [October 3, 2026, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/7699 "2026-10-03T00:24:23Z")
I’m very excited for this one but I haven’t seen a single ad. Do you have any interest in the original? If so, I think you might want to give this one a try. Its showrunner is Mike Flanagan, who makes outstanding movies and miniseries. Imo, of course. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2026, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/7700 "2026-10-03T04:30:59Z")
Not even in the slightest. I despise modern horror. ---
**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:** [October 3, 2026, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/7701 "2026-10-03T22:30:51Z")
Technically not a “commercial”, but I think it fits. It’s an ad. Top fuel driver Leah Pruett has a new sponsor for this week’s race, Pellera, and during her interview, he described how the new sponsor’s product helps the car go down the track.\* She described how Pellera manages data and something something. She didn’t actually say “leverages synergies” but the effect was the same. So I looked at their website, and I still don’t know what they do! “Pellera solutions combines deep expertise with an AI-forward approach and our AIM methodology to help you overcome complex challenges, streamline operations, and drive measurable momentum for your business.” Does anyone know what that means? And " Pellera Technologies is the premier IT solutions partner for enterprise clients. Combining the expertise of Converge Technology Solutions and Mainline Information Systems, we harness the power of digital infrastructure, hybrid cloud, cybersecurity, and artificial intelligence solutions." Corporate gobbledygook. \*this is how: by providing an influx of cash [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089.md?page=384)