# 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:** 86
**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:** [May 13, 2020, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/1704 "2020-05-13T12:33:37Z")
I see this one for a face cream all the time: a young woman is sitting in a bathtub with party paraphernalia strewn about, looking tired and dejected. A voice-over guy says “Skin Sin #17: too many after-parties”. Not just too many _ **parties** _, too many _ **after** _-parties. Seems like if you’re partying till 4am every night, finding the right face cream is the least of your problems. ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2020, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/1705 "2020-05-13T14:23:13Z")
> [@FairyChatMom](#): > > All the recent commercials that seem to start with “In these trying times…” and such lead me to call out “[Schooner Tuna](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rn4MlI2I17o)!” 😃 I got it without looking at the link! ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2020, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/1706 "2020-05-13T14:31:44Z")
> [@cmkeller](#): > > An interesting article…but I can’t believe that Scrabble scores aren’t involved at all! You can’t tell me Xeljanz isn’t the name of one of Cthulhu’s friends. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2020, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/1707 "2020-05-13T15:59:00Z")
Can someone explain the commercial where the guy in the smoking jacket is saying sweet nothings to a cow while they lie in front of a romantic fireplace? I can’t even remember what’s being advertised. Barnyard sex? :dubious: 😕 ---
**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 13, 2020, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/1708 "2020-05-13T18:29:01Z")
> [@terentii](#): > > Can someone explain the commercial where the guy in the smoking jacket is saying sweet nothings to a cow while they lie in front of a romantic fireplace? I can’t even remember what’s being advertised. Barnyard sex? :dubious: 😕 It’s a credit rating service. I think it’s Experian. They are telling you up front they are gonna fuck you up, just like an animal. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2020, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/1709 "2020-05-13T18:54:26Z")
> [@Biggirl](#): > > It’s a credit rating service. I think it’s Experian. They are telling you up front they are gonna fuck you up, just like an animal. Better they should have a sheep than a cow. Maybe even dolled up a bit.\* That would be more believable. 😉 [![](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BZWNlMmY3MzMtMDQ3ZC00NDFhLTg0NGMtYzUwODM4N2M3OGNhXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyOTc5MDI5NjE@._V1_.jpg) ](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BZWNlMmY3MzMtMDQ3ZC00NDFhLTg0NGMtYzUwODM4N2M3OGNhXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyOTc5MDI5NjE@._V1_.jpg) \*“Dolly,” geddit? :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2020, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/1710 "2020-05-13T18:57:09Z")
> [@Biggirl](#): > > It’s a credit rating service. I think it’s Experian. They are telling you up front they are gonna fuck you up, just like an animal. **Nitpick:** I think you mean “fuck you over.” Though being “fucked up” is a distinct possibility too. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![ricksummon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ricksummon/32/3333_2.png) [@ricksummon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ricksummon)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2020, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/1711 "2020-05-13T21:44:19Z")
> [@FairyChatMom](#): > > All the recent commercials that seem to start with “In these trying times…” and such lead me to call out “[Schooner Tuna](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rn4MlI2I17o)!” How expensive _was_ that tuna, anyway? 😕 That movie was from _1983,_ and they _cut_ the price by 50 cents a can. You can buy a can of tuna for just over 50 cents in 2020! ---
**Author:** ![cmkeller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmkeller/32/118_2.png) [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2020, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/1712 "2020-05-13T22:02:59Z")
Well, back then, they included dolphin, that made it more expensive. ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2020, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/1713 "2020-05-13T22:26:06Z")
> [@terentii](#): > > Can someone explain the commercial where the guy in the smoking jacket is saying sweet nothings to a cow while they lie in front of a romantic fireplace? I can’t even remember what’s being advertised. Barnyard sex? :dubious: 😕 Its WWE wrestler John Cena. Im not sure what message he is trying to send. ---
**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 13, 2020, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/1714 "2020-05-13T22:41:41Z")
> [@ricksummon](#): > > How expensive _was_ that tuna, anyway? 😕 That movie was from _1983,_ and they _cut_ the price by 50 cents a can. You can buy a can of tuna for just over 50 cents in 2020! [From here.](https://books.google.com/books?id=TnARAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA16&lpg=PA16&dq=can+of+tuna+cost+1983&source=bl&ots=SIUGBKaakP&sig=ACfU3U1DpX50DDVEHdzhW-SnLmfKH4teqg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjZtunE87HpAhUEQq0KHY-sDzYQ6AEwD3oECAkQAQ#v=onepage&q=can%20of%20tuna%20cost%201983&f=false) (Can’t copy/paste) Average 1.49 for white meat, .87 for light meat. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2020, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/1715 "2020-05-13T23:40:34Z")
Has anybody mentioned that My Pillow idiot advertising his ‘you can take it anywhere’ smaller version? With real paid people saying things like ‘I can put it in my backpack, which is important to me’, and ad glurge like ‘You can use it in a chair or on your couch’. Well, no shit and sign me up for a dozen. :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2020, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/1716 "2020-05-14T00:05:20Z")
> [@madsircool](#): > > Its WWE wrestler John Cena. Im not sure what message he is trying to send. You mean bestiality really has nothing to do with credit scores?!? :eek::dubious:😕 ---
**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 14, 2020, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/1717 "2020-05-14T00:13:30Z")
> [@terentii](#): > > You mean bestiality really has nothing to do with credit scores?!? :eek::dubious:😕 _Now_ you tell me. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2020, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/1718 "2020-05-14T00:22:04Z")
> [@madsircool](#): > > Its WWE wrestler John Cena. Im not sure what message he is trying to send. Maybe he’s changing his name to “Barney”? 😕 ---
**Author:** ![Orwell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/dfb087/32.png) [@Orwell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orwell)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2020, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/1719 "2020-05-14T01:47:16Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > Has anybody mentioned that My Pillow idiot advertising his ‘you can take it anywhere’ smaller version? With real paid people saying things like ‘I can put it in my backpack, which is important to me’, and ad glurge like ‘You can use it in a chair or on your couch’. Well, no shit and sign me up for a dozen. :rolleyes: Not only that, he is now plugging a mattress topper, a dog bed and a book he wrote about his journey from a drug addict to a CEO. I can’t imagine how much money he is spending on TV commercials. It’s nauseating. ---
**Author:** ![Hoops](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hoops/32/6408_2.png) [@Hoops](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hoops)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2020, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/1720 "2020-05-14T05:37:09Z")
> [@Biggirl](#): > > This has been mentioned before but it continues and continues to be annoying: > > “We’re in this together, so buy or shit.” > “In these trying times, buy our shit.” > “We are here for you, so buy our shit.” Don’t forget the somber yet uplifting piano chords! ---
**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:** [May 14, 2020, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/1721 "2020-05-14T16:07:03Z")
> [@Orwell](#): > > Not only that, he is now plugging a mattress topper, a dog bed and a book he wrote about his journey from a drug addict to a CEO. I can’t imagine how much money he is spending on TV commercials. It’s nauseating. I’m guessing his book makes no mention of [being sued](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Lindell#Controversy). ---
**Author:** ![That\_Don\_Guy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/that_don_guy/32/538_2.png) [@That\_Don\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/That_Don_Guy)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2020, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/1722 "2020-05-14T21:19:53Z")
There’s a recent one about what I think is an HIV prevention drug of some sort - it doesn’t go out of its way to say just what it does, but that’s not what annoys me; one of the warnings is, “Do not use this if you were assigned female at birth.” It makes it sound like whoever was delivering the baby can just say, “It’s a girl!,” and that’s what goes on the birth certificate. I understand what they mean, and why they don’t say “if you are female,” but there has to be a better way of saying it. Maybe something like, “If you lack Y chromosomes”? ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2020, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/1723 "2020-05-14T21:31:50Z")
> [@That\_Don\_Guy](#): > > There’s a recent one about what I think is an HIV prevention drug of some sort - it doesn’t go out of its way to say just what it does, but that’s not what annoys me; one of the warnings is, “Do not use this if you were assigned female at birth.” It makes it sound like whoever was delivering the baby can just say, “It’s a girl!,” and that’s what goes on the birth certificate. > > I understand what they mean, and why they don’t say “if you are female,” but there has to be a better way of saying it. Maybe something like, “If you lack Y chromosomes”? I guess that’s there way of tippy-toeing through the gender identity minefield. They can’t just say “women shouldn’t use this” because that leads to: how do you define “woman”? We could spin off a whole sub-thread on prescription drug warnings. I like the one for prostate treatment that says it may cause birth defects in women. The intersection of people with prostate problems and people who may be pregnant is uh…really tiny. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089.md?page=85) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089.md?page=87)