# Another "what were they thinking?" commercial thread **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 14, 2012, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-what-were-they-thinking-commercial-thread/643983 "2012-12-14T01:28:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Troppus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a587f6/32.png) [@Troppus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Troppus)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2012, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-what-were-they-thinking-commercial-thread/643983/81 "2012-12-15T23:04:23Z")
> [@Lamia](#): > > That’s not the message of the commercial, though. It clearly shows that the “two studly plumbers come to your house” thing is just the woman’s fantasy. She wants a product that will clean her drains effectively, and she’d also like to have some fun with hot guys like the grocery store employees she happens to see nearby. …as opposed to the admiration of her peers and respect of her mother in law, which isn’t nearly as satisfying. ---
**Author:** ![azraiel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@azraiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/azraiel)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2012, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-what-were-they-thinking-commercial-thread/643983/82 "2012-12-15T23:18:52Z")
> [@WOOKINPANUB](#): > > I’ve never heard the phrase “no more fucks to give”, although the meaning is quite clear. I like it and intend to work it onto conversations from now on. Now here I’ve gone and released a phrase into the wild, and I done goofed it up. While I originally typed “no more fucks to give,” it’s really more effective as “out of fucks to give.” It’s more satisfying because you can really emphasize the word ‘out’: “Dude is _out_ of fucks to give.” Maybe some are on back order, and the fucks will be restocked after vacation. Or maybe he’s decided to stop carrying them at all, and will forever be out. And now I’ll stop hijacking your thread. 😃 [/hijack] ---
**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:** [December 15, 2012, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-what-were-they-thinking-commercial-thread/643983/83 "2012-12-15T23:26:29Z")
> [@Troppus](#): > > …as opposed to the admiration of her peers and respect of her mother in law, which isn’t nearly as satisfying. Certainly not something I would ever bother worrying about. 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![Troppus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a587f6/32.png) [@Troppus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Troppus)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2012, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-what-were-they-thinking-commercial-thread/643983/84 "2012-12-15T23:35:37Z")
> [@terentii](#): > > Certainly not something I would ever bother worrying about. 🆒 Seriously. Shall I call us a plumber. Or two? ---
**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:** [December 15, 2012, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-what-were-they-thinking-commercial-thread/643983/85 "2012-12-15T23:43:33Z")
> [@Troppus](#): > > Seriously. Shall I call us a plumber. Or two? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2012, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-what-were-they-thinking-commercial-thread/643983/86 "2012-12-16T00:06:32Z")
> [@Inner\_Stickler](#): > > _shrug_ It’s never seemed incesty to me. same here. perhaps if the brother gave her a shoulder push and said “dork!” or something. i have noticed that siblings get along better when they aren’t living together. i’m an only, so perhaps that is why i didn’t think anything of it. ---
**Author:** ![Kolga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e56c9b/32.png) [@Kolga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolga)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2012, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-what-were-they-thinking-commercial-thread/643983/87 "2012-12-16T00:33:17Z")
Perhaps [this image](http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/look-at-all-the-fucks-i-give) will help clear up the confusion about the “out of fucks to give” issue. See all those (non-existent) fucks? She has none. So she doesn’t give a fuck. She’s out of fucks to give. She has no fucks to give. /no longer giving a fuck about this hijack ---
**Author:** ![Nzinga\_Seated](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b5ac83/32.png) [@Nzinga\_Seated](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nzinga_Seated)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2012, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-what-were-they-thinking-commercial-thread/643983/88 "2012-12-16T01:34:45Z")
> [@azraiel](#): > > Now here I’ve gone and released a phrase into the wild, and I done goofed it up. While I originally typed “no more fucks to give,” it’s really more effective as “out of fucks to give.” It’s more satisfying because you can really emphasize the word ‘out’: “Dude is _out_ of fucks to give.” > > Maybe some are on back order, and the fucks will be restocked after vacation. Or maybe he’s decided to stop carrying them at all, and will forever be out. > > And now I’ll stop hijacking your thread. 😃 > > [/hijack] Your usage was [perfectly](http://static.someecards.com/someecards/usercards/1336187646113_3819212.png)[valid](http://cdn.memegenerator.net/instances/400x/26087666.jpg). Now, put that Odetta back on. I aint drinkin’ no SoCo, but I have a glass of tequila here, and it’s delicious. ---
**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:** [December 16, 2012, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-what-were-they-thinking-commercial-thread/643983/89 "2012-12-16T06:00:41Z")
Having watched the soco commercial I don’t even a little bit get a pedo or sleazebag vibe. Dude has no more fucks to give if people don’t like whatever he is laying down. I am not about to drink soco but nonetheless I’m raising a glass. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![luvtinayothers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e79b87/32.png) [@luvtinayothers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/luvtinayothers)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2012, 8:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-what-were-they-thinking-commercial-thread/643983/90 "2012-12-16T08:33:28Z")
> [@lost4life](#): > > See that at least makes sense. The other companies aren’t there for you. > > I hate anything that makes food into sentient beings. There’s a new animated one I think for pop tarts, where the snack is running for its life because these kids want to eat it, so this guy tricks into hiding in the toaster, presumably cooking it alive. I like this one: https://www.youtube.com/embed/2hQOt_Vgu2M?feature=oembed&wmode=opaque ---
**Author:** ![Lazlo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lazlo/32/9678_2.png) [@Lazlo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lazlo)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2012, 9:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-what-were-they-thinking-commercial-thread/643983/91 "2012-12-16T09:17:36Z")
I don’t get an incest vibe in the Folger’s ad. _shrug_ ---
**Author:** ![azraiel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@azraiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/azraiel)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2012, 9:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-what-were-they-thinking-commercial-thread/643983/92 "2012-12-16T09:17:52Z")
> [@Nzinga\_Seated](#): > > Your usage was [perfectly](http://static.someecards.com/someecards/usercards/1336187646113_3819212.png)[valid](http://cdn.memegenerator.net/instances/400x/26087666.jpg). Now, put that Odetta back on. I aint drinkin’ no SoCo, but I have a glass of tequila here, and it’s delicious. Ma’am! Yes ma’am. How about [Don’t Think Twice](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMq0MnzXJgo)? Maybe the [gallis pole](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqjXNtZxOX0)? Here’s a [lullaby](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7QXidR_Aks). Drinking Mickey Finn here. 35% apple Irish whiskey. ---
**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:** [December 16, 2012, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-what-were-they-thinking-commercial-thread/643983/93 "2012-12-16T12:08:59Z")
The product I’d never, ever buy _because_ of a commercial is cat treats. Have you seen this one? Co-worker: Nice boots! Guy: They aren’t boots, they’re my cats. Shot of two cats clinging to his feet. Like I need cat treats to make my cats more annoying than they already are. ---
**Author:** ![Sahirrnee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sahirrnee/32/13937_2.png) [@Sahirrnee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sahirrnee)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2012, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-what-were-they-thinking-commercial-thread/643983/94 "2012-12-16T15:43:26Z")
The ones where people are so excited to get a box of _5 Hour Energy Drinks_ for Christmas. The _Accu-Check Nano_ ones with the pop song. If I wasn’t looking at the TV I’d have no idea it was to check blood sugar. However, I love the Duluth Trading Company ads. They are cute. ---
**Author:** ![crypto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b3f665/32.png) [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2012, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-what-were-they-thinking-commercial-thread/643983/95 "2012-12-16T22:10:17Z")
> [@sahirrnee](#): > > The ones where people are so excited to get a box of _5 Hour Energy Drinks_ for Christmas. Can somebody please explain 5-hour energy drinks? You suck one down, and collapse at 2 in the afternoon? Which means you have to go for coffee, coke, or another 5 hour energy drink, right? Why not just make the bottle bigger and give you 8 hours? Or will that cause a heart storm and ruptured veins? I’ve never had one… I have never had a red bull or rock star either, so I have no idea what they do to you… Bit they must work, because they are selling like crazy. ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2012, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-what-were-they-thinking-commercial-thread/643983/96 "2012-12-16T23:04:15Z")
> [@Stink Fish Pot](#): > > Bit they must work, because they are selling like crazy. Advertising is the art of making people absolutely HAVE to own something they didn’t even know existed five minutes ago. ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2012, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-what-were-they-thinking-commercial-thread/643983/97 "2012-12-17T02:01:48Z")
Because my husband is tired of my ranting about this commercial, I’ll come here. The [Jared commercial](http://www.ispot.tv/ad/7AnZ/jared-pandora-at-airport) with the “red hot love bead.” Why? WHY? Why is the name of this charm supposed to be TMI? Are these people supposed to be that sheltered? Am I supposed to be laughing? Even for Jared, this is stupid and weird. ---
**Author:** ![drastic\_quench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e36b37/32.png) [@drastic\_quench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drastic_quench)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2012, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-what-were-they-thinking-commercial-thread/643983/98 "2012-12-17T04:25:41Z")
> [@Stink Fish Pot](#): > > Can somebody please explain 5-hour energy drinks? You suck one down, and collapse at 2 in the afternoon? Which means you have to go for coffee, coke, or another 5 hour energy drink, right? Why not just make the bottle bigger and give you 8 hours? Or will that cause a heart storm and ruptured veins? > > I’ve never had one… I have never had a red bull or rock star either, so I have no idea what they do to you… Bit they must work, because they are selling like crazy. They work. And if you need more than 5 Hours, you buy more. I used to drink them every four hours to get through an 18 hour drive. They were much more effective than gas station coffee. I never became hyper or jittery, it just put me _on rails_. And it somehow holds my eyes wide open. Oh and this annoying piece of shit: [The lights, the lights, the lights that light the lights](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YlnK5LGmk0) ---
**Author:** ![Sodalite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/34f0e0/32.png) [@Sodalite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sodalite)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2012, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-what-were-they-thinking-commercial-thread/643983/99 "2012-12-17T05:39:45Z")
You can’t have a thread like this and not mention some of the stuff from Orbit gum. [This one](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TS161rGzWcA) still just weirds me out every time. Really funny but _strange._ ---
**Author:** ![Inner\_Stickler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inner_stickler/32/318_2.png) [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2012, 7:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-what-were-they-thinking-commercial-thread/643983/100 "2012-12-17T07:18:44Z")
> [@Stink Fish Pot](#): > > I’ve never had one… I have never had a red bull or rock star either, so I have no idea what they do to you… Bit they must work, because they are selling like crazy. They’re caffeine and sugar. And some fancy stuff like guarine and taurine which I believe your body just converts into either more caffeine or stuff that helps you process more caffeine. The real genius of 5 hour energy is that they got rid of all the water. I like caffeine and I drink about 5 cups of coffee during the work day. If all I cared about was the caffeine 5 hour energy would save me a lot of bathroom trips. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-what-were-they-thinking-commercial-thread/643983.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-what-were-they-thinking-commercial-thread/643983.md?page=6)