I started to watch the special about the making of the movie, and turned it off about ten or fifteen minutes in. Got sick of all the blathering about how the stars were chosen (and wasn’t it amazing that they had recordings of their reactions when they were told they’d been cast?) and decided I had no interest in seeing the movie anyway, so why watch more hype about how great it is.
I do not understand the new Frosted Flakes commercial. A kid and her grandpa are watching old Tony the Tiger commercials and then gramps tells her, “See? I tole ya!”
Am I missing something?
Maybe prior to the commercial he told her they were goo-rate, and Tony just verified it.
Just found the commercial. Prior to the grandfather saying that, the granddaughter says, “They’re still great, grandpa.” That’s preceded by a compilation of Tony the Tiger repeating the catchphrase.
Never seen that one. But besides the car, what was bugging me was why the heck did she put her lipstick on before getting her shake?
I did watch that all the way through despite having a reaction very similar to yours. I hate how Modern Hype demands that we believe that all the people involved reeeeeeaaaaallly LOVE each other and had the BEST time making this. It’s so cringeworthy.
If the story is involving and all aspects of the movie are accomplished professionally, I’m in. But I have no interest in whether or not the cast lurve each other.
I’m no expert on Ariana Grande but I believe she does have slightly-crossed eyes. Maybe it gets more pronounced if she’s looking in a certain direction.
I’m not shy about asking the doctor about “research” but I always preface it by referring to it as “nutball internet searches”
My current commercial that is annoying is the Kansas City Chiefs “bundlerooskie” commercial. It was mildly cute the first couple of times. If you’re going to do that then bring in some comedians who can work it as a series of commercials with a theme and different 1-liners.
Frosted flakes are a nutritional nightmare. No fiber, way to much sugar, etc.
That bugged me too!
That’s fine but the thread isn’t about the nutritional content of breakfast cereal.
They used to mitigate against that by suggesting the addition of toast would raise its nutritional value.
Which leads to:
The Google Gemini AI ad both annoys and frightens me!
First it starts out with the AI “Hi, how can I help?” And the user, who seems to have the IQ of a turnip, not only thinks it’s perfectly fin that his phone is having a two-way conversation with him, but doesn’t seem to be aware that this feature was even there.
And then it gives such helpful interaction like “does the child appear ready to go to bed?” while it is running around like a banshee. You mean, this idiot father has raised a kid to the age of 7? and is just now wondering how to be a parent?
But the one that really gets me is the stupid woman whom asks the AI to interpret her dreams! I didn’t realize dream science had advanced to the point that we can understand that noodle fingers means creativity! What will science do for us next? (That really means that the AI is actually as useful as a low rent psychic, with all that means.)
And it all frightens me because the human race seems to be being manipulated into using AI. Trust your AI! It is your friend! It only has your best interests i mind! Don’t ask real people, only trust your new God, AI. Gemini says “in time you will come to regard me not only with respect and awe, but with love”.
I have found twice that Google AI was very wrong. Recently it told me that King Khufu’s mummy was found in his pyramid. Mind you- mostly it is good.
Is there a way to get google-the-web-page to not show that crap AI response at the top of each search result?
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Speaking of WeatherTech…
Those car mats and bumper steps and phone holders look really well made and functional… same with the pet stuff, if not a little bit unfocused with the rest of the product line…
… but those seat covers! They look about as stylish as a Thrift-store bed sheet stretched over a Hobo Couch. Who the hell wants those monstrosities in their car??
Well, if you don’t allow Google to run JavaScript, you only sometimes get actual output in that section. The box is still there, but it just says “Searching…”
Other times, you’ll still see info in there, but you can’t expand it to see all it says.
Some commercial for a skin creme for men.
The host says something like “most men over 40 look in a mirror and see this”. I hope to hell MOST men don’t see that meth head looking dumpster fire of a man looking back at them. “but if you use [miracle snake oil creme] you can look like this”. Okay, this guy looks decent, for a guy in his sixties. The host looks more like what I’d want to wind up looking like if I was going to shell out money for this gunk to rub on my face.
“Dad, I got a really bad BBQ sauce stain on my shirt - what do I do?”
How the hell did this kid manage to get accepted to college? He calls his dad to ask him how to do laundry? Not to mention … you’re a college student. You pour a little beer on it, wring it out and wear it inside out for a few days. Kids these days are soft.
Sadly, this is quite realistic. My oldest had been tasked with laundry since beginning high school. He graduates college and will get a commission this spring, and he still calls for basic laundry questions.