# 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:** 52
**Author:** ![Magiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4491bb/32.png) [@Magiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Magiver)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2019, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/1022 "2019-05-27T01:04:56Z")
the Godaddy commercial with Lyn Slater. The sun glasses make her look like a giant praying mantis and the set looks like something from an old kids TV show called Time Tunnel. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2019, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/1023 "2019-05-27T03:47:14Z")
There’s one for Facebook Groups which has Mets fans and Yankees fans attending a ball game together. Sure, it’s easy for Mets and Yankees fans to get together. They don’t play in the same league, much less the same division. Just put the Yankees fans together with some Red Sox fans, and see what happens. ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2019, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/1024 "2019-05-27T05:17:33Z")
Not sure why it should bug me so much, but I’m highly annoyed by the [Symbicort ad](https://www.ispot.tv/ad/IqoR/symbicort-wolf-birthday) featuring a kid’s birthday party that inexplicably has a “three little pigs” theme. Beloved Grandad is portrayed as the big bad wolf, see (he’s even wearing wolf ears to drive the point home), but he has trouble getting up enough breath to blow out the candles on the piggie-house birthday cake, and little piggie-ears -wearing grandchild makes a snarky comment about Grandads’s wheezing, which causes Grandad-wolf to launch into a tedious explanation of what Symbicort does, with the help of a friendly female cartoon doctor, who for some unknown reason is also shown as a wolf. Has to be one of the most ridiculously strained metaphors ever. ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2019, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/1025 "2019-05-27T17:52:09Z")
> [@El\_Kabong](#): > > Not sure why it should bug me so much, but I’m highly annoyed by the [Symbicort ad](https://www.ispot.tv/ad/IqoR/symbicort-wolf-birthday) featuring a kid’s birthday party that inexplicably has a “three little pigs” theme. > > Beloved Grandad is portrayed as the big bad wolf, see (he’s even wearing wolf ears to drive the point home), but he has trouble getting up enough breath to blow out the candles on the piggie-house birthday cake, and little piggie-ears -wearing grandchild makes a snarky comment about Grandads’s wheezing, which causes Grandad-wolf to launch into a tedious explanation of what Symbicort does, with the help of a friendly female cartoon doctor, who for some unknown reason is also shown as a wolf. Has to be one of the most ridiculously strained metaphors ever. Plus it doesn’t sound to me like that is actually a kid’s voice saying, “Let’s blow out the candles together.” ---
**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:** [May 28, 2019, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/1026 "2019-05-28T17:45:31Z")
[This Alexa ad feat. Whitney Houston.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MDEYYOO5hw) Gah! I’m not sure what an 80s style animated disembodied mouth screaming a horrible\* song has to do with selling a music service, but it annoys the heck out of me. And it does it LOUDLY! \*IMO ---
**Author:** ![mixdenny](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mixdenny/32/2962_2.png) [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2019, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/1027 "2019-05-28T18:51:48Z")
There is a commercial for some mood altering drug or other where a girl who is the lead singer for a rock band is so distraught at being on stage she has to walk off and go sit down. She takes her pill while the rest of the group just stands there and the audience looks puzzled. Finally she returns to cheers and finishes the set. Really? You are so uncomfortable being on stage you have to walk off? How did you ever get started as a singer? Dennis ---
**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:** [May 28, 2019, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/1028 "2019-05-28T18:57:03Z")
I think that commercial is for a drug to treat an intestinal disorder and the lead singer has to go off to use the bathroom repeatedly. Until, of course, she takes this great new drug that addresses the issue. (Of course opiates also can address some intestinal issues, but with some unfortunate side effects.) ---
**Author:** ![raventhief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/raventhief/32/4_2.png) [@raventhief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raventhief)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2019, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/1029 "2019-05-28T19:30:14Z")
> [@mixdenny](#): > > There is a commercial for some mood altering drug or other where a girl who is the lead singer for a rock band is so distraught at being on stage she has to walk off and go sit down. She takes her pill while the rest of the group just stands there and the audience looks puzzled. Finally she returns to cheers and finishes the set. Really? You are so uncomfortable being on stage you have to walk off? How did you ever get started as a singer? > > Dennis That one is for ulcerative colitis/Crohn’s. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2019, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/1030 "2019-05-28T19:36:17Z")
There’s a weird one for some sort of Migraine meds, with a Mom and her daughter, playing Pirates together. This confused me, and I asked around. No one could remember their parents playing with them like that. Sure dad would play catch, take me to ball games, fishing, and yeah we did do board games as a family. But my Mom or dad dressing as a pirate or whatever? Unthinkable. That’s what my friends were for. It kinda made me sad that this little girl had no friends her age to play with. ---
**Author:** ![raventhief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/raventhief/32/4_2.png) [@raventhief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raventhief)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2019, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/1031 "2019-05-28T19:36:52Z")
I just saw a commercial for Michelob Ultra that is all whispers and taps. I’m not sure what the actress says but I found the sounds just barely within hearing (but not comprehension, what did she say???) to be annoying ---
**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:** [May 28, 2019, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/1032 "2019-05-28T19:51:28Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > There’s a weird one for some sort of Migraine meds, with a Mom and her daughter, playing Pirates together. Yes! That one is so bizarre. ---
**Author:** ![raventhief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/raventhief/32/4_2.png) [@raventhief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raventhief)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2019, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/1033 "2019-05-28T20:17:31Z")
> [@raventhief](#): > > I just saw a commercial for Michelob Ultra that is all whispers and taps. I’m not sure what the actress says but I found the sounds just barely within hearing (but not comprehension, what did she say???) to be annoying I guess it’s an attempt at asmr. ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2019, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/1034 "2019-05-28T21:05:53Z")
> [@raventhief](#): > > I just saw a commercial for Michelob Ultra that is all whispers and taps. I’m not sure what the actress says but I found the sounds just barely within hearing (but not comprehension, what did she say???) to be annoying ASMR. It’s all the rage on YouTube. Autonomous sensory meridian response. “ASMR signifies the subjective experience of “low-grade euphoria” characterized by “a combination of positive feelings and a distinct static-like tingling sensation on the skin”. It is most commonly triggered by specific auditory or visual stimuli, and less commonly by intentional attention contro.” ---
**Author:** ![mikecurtis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mikecurtis/32/3284_2.png) [@mikecurtis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mikecurtis)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2019, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/1035 "2019-05-28T21:13:12Z")
That’s Zoe Kravitz. Daughter of Lisa Bonet and Lenny Kravits. Most recently on _Big Little Lies_. ---
**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:** [May 28, 2019, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/1036 "2019-05-28T21:14:00Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > ASMR. It’s all the rage on YouTube. > > Autonomous sensory meridian response. “ASMR signifies the subjective experience of “low-grade euphoria” characterized by “a combination of positive feelings and a distinct static-like tingling sensation on the skin”. It is most commonly triggered by specific auditory or visual stimuli, and less commonly by intentional attention contro.” Oh, that explains it! I’m getting a chuckle out of mixdenny’s interpretation of the stomach drug. Her bandmates are like, “OMG, does this crazy bitch gotta shit _again_?” ---
**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:** [May 28, 2019, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/1037 "2019-05-28T22:26:59Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > There’s a weird one for some sort of Migraine meds, with a Mom and her daughter, playing Pirates together. This confused me, and I asked around. No one could remember their parents playing with them like that. Sure dad would play catch, take me to ball games, fishing, and yeah we did do board games as a family. > > But my Mom or dad dressing as a pirate or whatever? Unthinkable. That’s what my friends were for. > > It kinda made me sad that this little girl had no friends her age to play with. Gag, I was going to post this one too. The girl is way too old; if she was three years old it might make sense, but the girl in the ad is too enthusiastic about playing pirates. ---
**Author:** ![jaycat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jaycat/32/3015_2.png) [@jaycat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jaycat)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2019, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/1038 "2019-05-29T00:31:52Z")
Anyone else even mildly disconcerted by the guy whose body parts are falling off, as he sits down and tells Alexa to turn the TV on for him? ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2019, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/1039 "2019-05-29T01:53:23Z")
> [@jaycat](#): > > Anyone else even mildly disconcerted by the guy whose body parts are falling off, as he sits down and tells Alexa to turn the TV on for him? _Raises hand, which promptly falls off_ ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2019, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/1040 "2019-05-29T02:02:37Z")
> [@jaycat](#): > > Anyone else even mildly disconcerted by the guy whose body parts are falling off, as he sits down and tells Alexa to turn the TV on for him? Even though he’s a zombie… [Party at The Leper Colony](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTFbbthrQYw) ---
**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:** [May 29, 2019, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/1041 "2019-05-29T14:42:26Z")
> [@jaycat](#): > > Anyone else even mildly disconcerted by the guy whose body parts are falling off, as he sits down and tells Alexa to turn the TV on for him? I am, but maybe not the way you’re thinking. As there are no actual zombies, this commercial is for normal folk. Normal folk who are obviously so fucking lazy they can’t even push a button on a remote! People who turn all their physical action over to an anthropomorphized machine that they are being trained to think of as a person. Next thing, they’ll be turning over thinking to the machine. “Alexa, I have pain in my lower gut.” “You need to go pee.” “Alexa, I can’t get my socks on.” “Socks first, then shoes.” Orwell wrote about the nightmare of constant imposed surveillance by Big Brother. Now people willingly pay money to have the same thing. Orwell wasn’t distopic enough. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089.md?page=51) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089.md?page=53)