# Again with the annoying commercials!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089>\
**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")\
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**Author:** ![Lare](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/53a042/32.png) [@Lare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lare)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2022, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/3683 "2022-09-06T22:40:07Z")

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I was wondering about that phrase recently and it turns out the Dope has the dope:

> [@Why do so many commercials have disclaimer non-attorney spokesperson?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-so-many-commercials-have-disclaimer-non-attorney-spokesperson/757619):
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> It seems to be in every tv ad. non-attorney spokesperson! non-attorney spokesperson! non-attorney spokesperson! Since I’m not a lawyer I guess I’m a non-attorney spokesperson too. smiley What’s the deal? Why do we constantly have to be told that the person talking, in the Ad isn’t a lawyer? Especially since it’s commonly known that claims made in tv Ads are typically vetted by the company’s legal department. wink What are they trying to accomplish with this disclaimer?

Has to do with the not-quite-zero possibility that someone might think it’s a promise.

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