# Contradictions in TV ads **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 6, 2018, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contradictions-in-tv-ads/810126 "2018-03-06T17:23:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2018, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contradictions-in-tv-ads/810126/21 "2018-03-07T18:11:03Z")
> [@RealityChuck](#): > > Gorton or someone of that ilk used to brag about how their frozen fish was “fresher than fresh” because they froze it on the boat as soon as they caught it. > > Frozen is not fresh. And with fish, freezing it reduces the quality in and of itself far more than keeping it on ice for a couple of days. That ad phrase might actually reflect the realities of buying fish in a store. Most fish is frozen for transportation to stores. The fish that you see being sold as “fresh” is just fish that the store thawed out from the frozen state they received it in. In cases like this, you’re better off just buying frozen fish from the store and thawing it out at home. The damage of freezing will be the same either way but by thawing it at home you’ll minimize the post-thawing deterioration. ---
**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2018, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contradictions-in-tv-ads/810126/22 "2018-03-07T18:14:56Z")
> [@Shoeless;20829491.](#): > > Which made me blurt out “Then the water isn’t _clean_, is it?” God, no. Fish fuck in it. ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2018, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contradictions-in-tv-ads/810126/23 "2018-03-07T22:49:25Z")
> [@Shoeless](#): > > Yeah, you see this in a lot of car and truck ads. They show the vehicle doing some amazing stuff, then at the bottom of the screen “Professional driver on closed course. Do not attempt.” So why are you trying to sell me the car/truck by showing it doing something I can’t do in it? I’ve seen ads use the “DO NOT ATTEMPT” warning on video of a car driving at normal speed on a straight road. If that wasn’t a joke, the lawyers are out of control! ---
**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2018, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contradictions-in-tv-ads/810126/24 "2018-03-07T22:58:23Z")
AM/PM ads. “You can never have too much good stuff” then immediately after “AM/PM, too much good stuff” Soooo, I can never have AM/PM? Ok, sold. ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2018, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contradictions-in-tv-ads/810126/25 "2018-03-07T23:52:50Z")
Before Justin Trudeau was elected, there was a radio ad that was touting the scary effects of legalizing marijuana. The logic seemed to be: if marijuana is legal for adults to get, then children will be able to (illegally) get it. So in other words…there’s no difference to the current situation? ---
**Author:** ![foolsguinea](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foolsguinea/32/14751_2.png) [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2018, 7:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contradictions-in-tv-ads/810126/26 "2018-03-08T07:00:52Z")
> [@terentii](#): > > He also did live commercials for the show’s sponsor, Ziggety-Hoo, a vitamin supplement concocted and marketed by _WORLD CHAMPION_ Vern Gagne. They were full of gems like “And remember: The best time to take it is either during or between meals.” :smack: So, not before breakfast nor when going to bed? That’s arguably sensible, I guess. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2018, 7:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contradictions-in-tv-ads/810126/27 "2018-03-08T07:48:13Z")
Those annoying My Pillow ads used to state that it increased “deep REM sleep” (I think they finally changed it). Which is it? Deep sleep or REM sleep? Because if you knew anything about sleep you would know that REM sleep is a very light stage of sleep, as opposed to stages 3 and 4 (the deep stages). I am not buying your pillow if you are showing me that you know absolutely nothing about sleep! ---
**Author:** ![anomalous1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e56c9b/32.png) [@anomalous1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anomalous1)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2018, 8:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contradictions-in-tv-ads/810126/28 "2018-03-08T08:32:20Z")
> [@psychobunny](#): > > Those annoying My Pillow ads used to state that it increased “deep REM sleep” (I think they finally changed it). > Which is it? > Deep sleep or REM sleep? > Because if you knew anything about sleep you would know that REM sleep is a very light stage of sleep, as opposed to stages 3 and 4 (the deep stages). > I am not buying your pillow if you are showing me that you know absolutely nothing about sleep! At first I though paying $80 for a pillow was insane, but incorrect nomenclature! Never! 😛 ---
**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:** [March 8, 2018, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contradictions-in-tv-ads/810126/29 "2018-03-08T12:46:03Z")
> [@foolsguinea](#): > > So, not before breakfast nor when going to bed? That’s arguably sensible, I guess. Isn’t the roughly twelve hours from dinner to breakfast between meals? 😕 ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2018, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contradictions-in-tv-ads/810126/30 "2018-03-08T14:06:24Z")
> [@psychobunny](#): > > Those annoying My Pillow ads used to state that it increased “deep REM sleep” (I think they finally changed it). > Which is it? > Deep sleep or REM sleep? > Because if you knew anything about sleep you would know that REM sleep is a very light stage of sleep, as opposed to stages 3 and 4 (the deep stages). > I am not buying your pillow if you are showing me that you know absolutely nothing about sleep! It’s more accurate than claiming “deep ELO sleep”. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2018, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contradictions-in-tv-ads/810126/31 "2018-03-08T14:13:36Z")
Of course, sometimes you get the opposite. Speaking of sleep, there’s a mattress company who used to advertise their special springs with the property that, the harder you pushed on them, the harder they pushed back. Which is, y’know, Newton’s Second Law, and true of literally every object in the Universe. ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2018, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contradictions-in-tv-ads/810126/32 "2018-03-08T15:24:58Z")
> [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > I’ve seen ads use the “DO NOT ATTEMPT” warning on video of a car driving at normal speed on a straight road. If that wasn’t a joke, the lawyers are out of control! There was a car ad showing half cars, split crossways, driving around. The usual disclaimer about professional drivers and closed course appeared. It was also clear that it was CGIed. Nobody was really driving, duh. Back to the topic. I’ve seen ads for “miracle supplements” and such where the disclaimer basically says there’s no proof they do anything. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2018, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contradictions-in-tv-ads/810126/33 "2018-03-08T15:26:37Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > Of course, sometimes you get the opposite. Speaking of sleep, there’s a mattress company who used to advertise their special springs with the property that, the harder you pushed on them, the harder they pushed back. Which is, y’know, Newton’s Second Law, and true of literally every object in the Universe. Ads often tout things that are completely unremarkable as special features. The classic was Lucky Strike’s claim “It’s Toasted,” which was true of every cigarette on the market. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2018, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contradictions-in-tv-ads/810126/34 "2018-03-08T16:00:36Z")
I thought that the classic was two salmon companies, one selling white (farmed) salmon advertising that it wasn’t dyed, and another selling pink (wild) salmon, advertising that it wasn’t bleached. ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_T-Cups](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2018, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contradictions-in-tv-ads/810126/35 "2018-03-08T17:26:56Z")
> [@DCnDC](#): > > My favorite part is that they always include the advice that “people who are allergic to [this drug] shouldn’t take [this drug].” :smack: This is my favorite part of those commercials too. So ridiculous. ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2018, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contradictions-in-tv-ads/810126/36 "2018-03-08T21:25:45Z")
> [@DCnDC](#): > > My favorite part is that they always include the advice that “people who are allergic to [this drug] shouldn’t take [this drug].” :smack: But, will it cause the condition known as sausage fingers? ---
**Author:** ![Morbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morbo/32/389_2.png) [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2018, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contradictions-in-tv-ads/810126/37 "2018-03-08T23:08:12Z")
Hulu keeps running a Pepsi ad which remembers older Pepsi ads - “this isn’t your Father’s Pepsi,” a call back to Cindy Crawford’s ads, Britney Spears etc. Then they mention that Pepsi was doing the moonwalk, while showing someone…not doing the moonwalk. 😕 ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2018, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contradictions-in-tv-ads/810126/38 "2018-03-09T13:18:09Z")
> [@DCnDC](#): > > My favorite part is that they always include the advice that “people who are allergic to [this drug] shouldn’t take [this drug].” :smack: That’s more towards the tautology end of the scale rather than the contradictory end. ---
**Author:** ![TBG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@TBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TBG)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2018, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contradictions-in-tv-ads/810126/39 "2018-03-10T00:51:03Z")
Last night, before shutting off the TV as I was going to bed, there was some infomercial about some “miracle cure” (my derisive term, not theirs) for leg cramps. Then they list the causes, and literally say Too Much Exercise, immediately followed up with Not Enough Exercise. Well, good gravy, it’s something only the 3 bears can solve, make sure to get just the right amount… ---
**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2018, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contradictions-in-tv-ads/810126/40 "2018-03-10T03:36:08Z")
> [@TBG](#): > > Last night, before shutting off the TV as I was going to bed, there was some infomercial about some “miracle cure” (my derisive term, not theirs) for leg cramps. Then they list the causes, and literally say Too Much Exercise, immediately followed up with Not Enough Exercise. Well, good gravy, it’s something only the 3 bears can solve, make sure to get just the right amount… That’s what’s so mahvelous about miracle cures. Whatever you got, or don’t got, they can cure! It’s a miracle! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contradictions-in-tv-ads/810126.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contradictions-in-tv-ads/810126.md?page=3)