# 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:** 9
**Author:** ![It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/it_s_not_rocket_surgery/32/312_2.png) [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2012, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-what-were-they-thinking-commercial-thread/643983/161 "2012-12-24T23:29:48Z")
This is a[local car wash commercial](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kilUeLABLxA) airing for Christmas. It may just be me, but it gives off quite the bukkake/golden shower vibe. :eek: ---
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanub/32/132_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2012, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-what-were-they-thinking-commercial-thread/643983/162 "2012-12-25T00:33:30Z")
> [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](#): > > This is a[local car wash commercial](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kilUeLABLxA) airing for Christmas. > > It may just be me, but it gives off quite the bukkake/golden shower vibe. :eek: It’s just you, perv :p. Actually, the peachy colored foam \*is \*a little projectile vomitish. Otherwise, kind of cute. ---
**Author:** ![Evil\_Captor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f17d59/32.png) [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2012, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-what-were-they-thinking-commercial-thread/643983/163 "2012-12-25T04:29:17Z")
I’m puzzled over the State Farm “Discount Double Check” commercial that airs on various Youtube videos. [Here’s a link, just in case.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1vsdBsBMcU) What does “I’m kinda over that move,” mean in relation to an insurance co. promotion? Does he now find it dull and unexciting? If so, what sort of person finds insurance company promotions exciting? It seems to be an admission of deep personal failings, really. The State Farm rep responds “So are we,” to his statement. They are over their own promotion? I get the impression they may never really have liked it. A strange thing for an insurance company rep to admit to. “It’s a little … soft …” This truly means … nothing … “No it isn’t.” Why? Why would anyone give a flying fuck? "They wanted something with a little “errrrrh.” Yes, that’s what I want from insurance companies. “Errrrrh.” “I like it, it’s terrifying.” Yes. Terrifying. Another thing I want from insurance companies. Terror. I get the impression these guys are football players, and maybe if I knew squat about them the commercial might make sense. But honestly, I really, really doubt that. ---
**Author:** ![Sodalite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/34f0e0/32.png) [@Sodalite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sodalite)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2012, 6:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-what-were-they-thinking-commercial-thread/643983/164 "2012-12-25T06:41:28Z")
> [@Alley\_Dweller](#): > > I’m surprised/amused (and perhaps a little delighted) that Folgers Coffee is bringing back the [holiday incest commercial](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOQk_pWmisA) again this year. > > (If you don’t get it, watch [this just slightly remixed version of the commercial](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mCAAynVDBo).) OK. So I had thought that only members of the Dope would spend so much time analyzing a creepy old coffee commercial. Of course I should have known better, this being the internet and all. Apparently, it has a fandom. That fandom has gotten enough attention that somebody has written an article about it. [“How to talk to your family about that Folgers incest commercial.”](http://www.dailydot.com/society/folgers-incest-holiday-commercial-family/) ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2012, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-what-were-they-thinking-commercial-thread/643983/165 "2012-12-25T15:25:09Z")
> [@Stink Fish Pot](#): > > I cannot figure out the appeal of the new “Southern Comfort” ad campaign, featuring a squat little fat man, probably in his late 40’s or early 50’s with a big bushy moustache and curly, but balding hair, walkimg on the beach in a speedo carrying a glass of “Southern Comfort” to the tune “i gotta be me.”. He’s even wearing the mirrored sunglasses if I remember right. > > The guy screams “skeevy pedophile looking at your 12 year old daughter. That’s why I wear these sunglasses.” > > His fat, squat, Danny Devito physique is also unpleasant to see in a speedo. I will never drink Southern Comfort because of this commercial. > > Does anyone get this? I haven’t seen the commercial, but I won’t drink Southern Comfort because it _tastes_ so awful. ---
**Author:** ![Frylock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ce7236/32.png) [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2012, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-what-were-they-thinking-commercial-thread/643983/166 "2012-12-25T15:42:18Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > somehow it seems they can’t deal with or maybe even recognize reality unless it’s filtered through technology. No, it doesn’t really seem like that at all. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2012, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-what-were-they-thinking-commercial-thread/643983/167 "2012-12-25T16:35:44Z")
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**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2012, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-what-were-they-thinking-commercial-thread/643983/168 "2012-12-25T16:57:55Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > Yeah, I don’t get too much of a weird vibe with the Folgers ad, but that Kay one is a little creepy. > > I hate the smell of Febreeze- what works to get the smell of Febreeze out of things? I heard on NPR that when the chemical was invented it was unscented…and people in the focus groups didn’t care for it, even though it was quite effective at removing all traces of the offending order. They had to ADD a scent to it to make it marketable. Which apparently meant that the chemists had to go back to the lab and invent ANOTHER chemical whose scent was impervious to the odor-removing properties of the first chemical. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2012, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-what-were-they-thinking-commercial-thread/643983/169 "2012-12-25T17:14:21Z")
I can’t find it on youtube right now, and that’s probably a good thing, but I recently saw a Charmin commercial about those bears worrying about getting skidmarks on their underwear; that was when I decided, “Okay, THAT’S it for Charmin in MY household.” Seriously, the one about toilet paper lint sticking to their ass was bad enough. ---
**Author:** ![singular1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ba9def/32.png) [@singular1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/singular1)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2012, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-what-were-they-thinking-commercial-thread/643983/170 "2012-12-25T18:51:11Z")
I had used Charmin my entire adult life, and the second animated bears shitting in the woods became an official mascot, I never bought another roll. Hell, we started getting the Northern TP with the yellow lab mascot right about when we got our own yellow lab, about six years ago. Had a nice synergy to it. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2012, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-what-were-they-thinking-commercial-thread/643983/171 "2012-12-25T19:55:13Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > I haven’t seen the commercial, but I won’t drink Southern Comfort because it _tastes_ so awful. There are several mixed drinks it is great in. Straight up? Not for me. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2012, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-what-were-they-thinking-commercial-thread/643983/172 "2012-12-25T21:02:36Z")
OK, the homoeroticism of the Brawny ad is hard to beat, but I wonder about [this commercial](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDh7ZUrorMc) for the Cadillac XTS (called the “Buttons” commercial and about the CUE or “Cadillac User Experience,” the touchscreen command center in this new car). The script reads, “Count the number of buttons in your car. Now count the number of buttons on your tablet. Isn’t it time the automobile advanced? Introducing CUE in the all-new Cadillac XTS. The simplicity of a tablet has come to your car. The all-new Cadillac XTS has arrived and it’s bringing the future forward. See your Cadillac dealer for this attractive offer.” They seem to miss the point that buttons are useful in a car because you can learn to use them without looking, but you need to look at a tablet PC to use its on-screen features. ---
**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 25, 2012, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-what-were-they-thinking-commercial-thread/643983/173 "2012-12-25T21:07:51Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > I heard on NPR that when the chemical was invented it was unscented…and people in the focus groups didn’t care for it, even though it was quite effective at removing all traces of the offending order. They had to ADD a scent to it to make it marketable. Which apparently meant that the chemists had to go back to the lab and invent ANOTHER chemical whose scent was impervious to the odor-removing properties of the first chemical. What is it with people wanting fake scents? I’d probably like frebreeze it it didn’t smell. I hate going into houses with all the damn plugins and scented candles burning and air fresheners that spritz when you walk past them. If you want your house to smell good bake some cinnamon rolls or simmer some orange peels in a pot of water. ---
**Author:** ![aruvqan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aruvqan/32/2891_2.png) [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2012, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-what-were-they-thinking-commercial-thread/643983/174 "2012-12-25T22:14:39Z")
> [@sahirrnee](#): > > What is it with people wanting fake scents? > I’d probably like frebreeze it it didn’t smell. > I hate going into houses with all the damn plugins and scented candles burning and air fresheners that spritz when you walk past them. > If you want your house to smell good bake some cinnamon rolls or simmer some orange peels in a pot of water. You should smell my pot roast … 😃 ---
**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 26, 2012, 11:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-what-were-they-thinking-commercial-thread/643983/175 "2012-12-26T11:41:33Z")
> [@aruvqan](#): > > You should smell my pot roast … 😃 I’ll bet it smells a lot better when it’s not competing with the floral scent of a plugin. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Gagundathar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a183cd/32.png) [@Gagundathar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gagundathar)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2012, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-what-were-they-thinking-commercial-thread/643983/176 "2012-12-26T18:55:08Z")
> [@WOOKINPANUB](#): > > I think you might win the “best example of the OP in a thread” award. I cannot make heads nor tails of what this is supposed to be. I second this. ---
**Author:** ![ZenBeam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/3ab097/32.png) [@ZenBeam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZenBeam)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2012, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-what-were-they-thinking-commercial-thread/643983/177 "2012-12-26T19:32:29Z")
> [@Wheelz](#): > > Two words: [Skittles Pox](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmF9ylLDBIY). > > Ewwwww… I laughed at that one. Maybe you’re just not their targeted demographic. ---
**Author:** ![Kimballkid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b5a626/32.png) [@Kimballkid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimballkid)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2012, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-what-were-they-thinking-commercial-thread/643983/178 "2012-12-26T20:15:28Z")
> [@Morbo](#): > > I love [this](http://youtu.be/Htbo1yW6qeU) guy, who either has never used a Q-Tip before in his life, or has a bunch of broken glass in there. Somebody apparently never told him that you aren’t supposed to go for the brain. ---
**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:** [December 26, 2012, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-what-were-they-thinking-commercial-thread/643983/179 "2012-12-26T21:37:17Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > OK, the homoeroticism of the Brawny ad is hard to beat, but I wonder about [this commercial](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDh7ZUrorMc) for the Cadillac XTS (called the “Buttons” commercial and about the CUE or “Cadillac User Experience,” the touchscreen command center in this new car). The script reads, “Count the number of buttons in your car. Now count the number of buttons on your tablet. Isn’t it time the automobile advanced? Introducing CUE in the all-new Cadillac XTS. The simplicity of a tablet has come to your car. The all-new Cadillac XTS has arrived and it’s bringing the future forward. See your Cadillac dealer for this attractive offer.” They seem to miss the point that buttons are useful in a car because you can learn to use them without looking, but you need to look at a tablet PC to use its on-screen features. Cadillac commercials do seem more [moronic](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=9895566&highlight=cadillac#post9895566) than most. ---
**Author:** ![planetcory](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/planetcory/32/1032_2.png) [@planetcory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/planetcory)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2012, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-what-were-they-thinking-commercial-thread/643983/180 "2012-12-26T22:05:48Z")
> [@Evil\_Captor](#): > > I’m puzzled over the State Farm “Discount Double Check” commercial that airs on various Youtube videos. [Here’s a link, just in case.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1vsdBsBMcU) > > What does “I’m kinda over that move,” mean in relation to an insurance co. promotion? Does he now find it dull and unexciting? If so, what sort of person finds insurance company promotions exciting? It seems to be an admission of deep personal failings, really. > > The State Farm rep responds “So are we,” to his statement. They are over their own promotion? I get the impression they may never really have liked it. A strange thing for an insurance company rep to admit to. They’re all continuations of [this original commercial](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9Rv7czl9cU). Aaron Rodgers is the quarterback for the Green Bay Packers, who’s pretty good. The joke is in how increasingly dismissive they are of their celebrity sponsor. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-what-were-they-thinking-commercial-thread/643983.md?page=8) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-what-were-they-thinking-commercial-thread/643983.md?page=10)