And it goes wrong. Either that’s not really his picture, or he turns out to be a con man.
One Bounty commercial was actually pretty funny. A kid is learning to use chopsticks and his food goes sliding across the table as the people all yell, “NOOOOOO!” in slow motion. The food slides off the edge of the table and into the dog’s mouth.
I had a friend dying of cancer when I saw a greeting card that said:
I will never refer to your illness as a “journey”,
unless I’ve bought you a pair of tickets for a Caribbean cruise.
I’m sorry to hear about your friend.
It is encouraging to learn that somewhere, there’s a greeting-card company employee that possesses some common sense.
What’s with these new McDonald’s commercials with the creepy 4-eyed characters driving around in some kind of ‘thing’? Goddamn, they are like a fever dream or a trip on the Brown Acid. Ugly, repulsive and disturbing. Kinda like a Tool video in Technicolor. But without, you know, Tool.
They make me want to actively avoid the place!
I hadn’t seen that particular commercial and as I heard the “Yeeeesssss” I burst out laughting.
They are the guys in the new adult Happy Meal. The car is a boxy four door convertible without a windshield. Reminds me of an IH Scout with the removable top off. I hope it’s one of the toys but I think the gang is all there is.
Why do they have 4 eyeballs? That just creeps me out. The acceptable eye numeration is a range between 1 and 3, and also 38.
Hi, Cherry!
Creepy.
Speaking of three eyes, I happened to glance up at the TV screen last night during one of those ads for “thyroid eye disease” and misread it as “third eye disease”, which gave me a good laugh.
I finally saw it. Aaarrhhghghhhh!!! Waiting for the adult Halloween tie in. Probably not. Adult Halloween is sexy Halloween not creepy monster Halloween.
Charles Barkley. Subway. Makes me want to go to Jimmy John’s.
Why does Barkley say looking at a sandwich makes him “hangry?” That isn’t explained, is it? Dumb dumb dumb.
It’s because he’s hungry and the only thing available to eat is a Subway sandwich.
Do they say his name at any place, because I get all those big old bulky sports heroes mixed up.
I missed the brand name, but I saw a commercial for one of those “sell us your house!” businesses that annoyed me.
It featured a couple relaxing in their poolside/backyard. They were gleefully telling the camera that they love to do NOTHING. They sit around all day doing nothing, and will do more of it tomorrow. So naturally they loved the company being advertised, because they do NOTHING to sell their house. No effort at all!
Except now, if they sell their house, they have to pack up and box all their stuff, find a new house, get financing, find a mover, move, get their new house all set up, before they can even begin to think about doing nothing all day, again. Sounds like not much nothing and a lot of something.
I admit, I don’t get these “we buy your home” businesses. What do these people that sell their home do for a place to live? If the sellers’ market is so good that these companies are willing to buy homes at inflated prices, how much are homes selling for? Why do people who sell theirs for a lot of money think they are going to buy a new house easily?
My understanding is that these “We buy your house, quick!” businesses can offer a streamlined buy-out of your current home, in whatever condition, at low-ball prices. If you are in a hurry, and your house is a POS, they will buy it - but the homeowner should not expect to make any money on the deal.
Yep.
I think this depends on specifics - I’m not planning to sell my house to one of these businesses, but even if I sell for a lot below market, I will be making money on the deal. ( and that’s without putting any value on having a place to live). And if I do, I could buy a house almost anywhere else in the country and have money left over. And it might be worth it to me to get it done with quickly instead of trying to time buying a new place and selling the old place.
Well stated. Essentially, these outfits will put a wad of cash in your pocket in exchange for the title to your house. It will likely be less than the estimated value of the place, and they may fix it up and try to flip it. You, OTOH can do whatever - move to a rental, buy a cheaper place in another region, leave the country, etc.
With the number of these commercials airing these days for this, it appears they are making money with this business model.