# Current ads that grate on you **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 22, 2010, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/current-ads-that-grate-on-you/565122 "2010-12-22T21:34:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2010, 8:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/current-ads-that-grate-on-you/565122/61 "2010-12-25T08:04:51Z")
> [@PunditLisa](#): > > Yup. The woman who can’t survive on her own INSIDE during a thunderstorm wins for setting back the woman’s movement 40,000 years. Count your blessings; at least she’s smarter than a chimp. ---
**Author:** ![Nobody](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/94ad74/32.png) [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2010, 10:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/current-ads-that-grate-on-you/565122/62 "2010-12-25T10:03:47Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > Has anybody mentioned those idiotic Toyota ads with the has-been celebratoids? Eric Estrada!! I thought you were in a halfway house!! Seriously, could they not dredge up somebody at least remotely current instead of raiding the crypts? Have you seen the one with Fabio? He looks his age. I don’t know if it’s supposed to be part of the joke or what, but seeing all those wrinkles on his face as his hair blows back makes me go :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2010, 11:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/current-ads-that-grate-on-you/565122/63 "2010-12-25T11:40:12Z")
On Christmas eve there was this on television. A young guy goes to the corner of a high-rise roof and is posing on the corner to jump off killing himself. People on the street start to play something with their AT&T cellphone and this makes him happy so he starts smiling and doesn’t commit suicide. The conclusion of any sensible human is owning AT&T cellphones will stop suicides. ---
**Author:** ![Dan\_Norder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4af34b/32.png) [@Dan\_Norder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dan_Norder)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2010, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/current-ads-that-grate-on-you/565122/64 "2010-12-27T18:39:17Z")
> [@MaxTheVool](#): > > Another ad that bugs me is a radio ad that begins (this is fairly close to a direct quote) “the original name for the internet was the world wide web”. That is wrong on SO many levels. Well, at least two. When I saw the thread title that’s what I immediately thought of. A big company selling Internet access with an ad demonstrating that they don’t know the first thing about the Internet. Even if we can’t count on ad agencies to know this stuff, they should look it up, and the person who approves it at the company ought to know. Ditto the remarks on “to the Cloud” computer commercials. Those are basically “buy our product because we used a trendy term and don’t know the first thing about what it means but neither do you, you stupid sheep of a buying public” ads. ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2010, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/current-ads-that-grate-on-you/565122/65 "2010-12-27T19:08:00Z")
> [@Harmonious\_Discord](#): > > A young guy goes to the corner of a high-rise roof and is posing on the corner to jump off killing himself. People on the street start to play something with their AT&T cellphone and this makes him happy so he starts smiling and doesn’t commit suicide. The conclusion of any sensible human is owning AT&T cellphones will stop suicides. That’s not the point of the ad at all. The kid is the musician that they are all listening to, and it never went up with the intention to jump, he went up there to “release his music” or something like that. Like…he has to drop the music onto people from a high place so they can get it on their phones? It’s a silly metaphor, and I agree it does look like he is about to commit suicide, but that’s not what the makers of the ad were going for at all…they just failed at what they were going for, though. ---
**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 27, 2010, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/current-ads-that-grate-on-you/565122/66 "2010-12-27T19:54:21Z")
> [@Hockey\_Monkey](#): > > Charmin’s little bear with dingleberries and their “Enjoy the Go” campaign. I love their product, but hate their ads. Their TP makes shitting a tolerable event, but nothing I’d every enjoy doing. > [@Max\_the\_Immortal](#): > > They’re awful. “You can’t pass inspection with little white pieces left behind.” Wait, _what?_ Are they saying that there are toilet papers that fragment like that, and that there are households wherein children are subjected to bum-wiping inspections and punished because of the sub-standard frag paper that their parents provided for them? That’s horrifying on many levels. Wait, we’re NOT supposed to inspect our offspring’s backside for various types of Kling-ons? Wait 'til Michaela finds out! ---
**Author:** ![Batsinma\_Belfry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ea5d25/32.png) [@Batsinma\_Belfry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Batsinma_Belfry)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2010, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/current-ads-that-grate-on-you/565122/67 "2010-12-27T21:18:08Z")
The animated diaper commercial with the 3 babies onstage having a pooping contest. The judges hold up signs to rate them on how well the diapers contained the poop. One of the signs says " Double Dooty." :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![pohjonen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pohjonen/32/423_2.png) [@pohjonen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pohjonen)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2010, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/current-ads-that-grate-on-you/565122/68 "2010-12-27T22:14:33Z")
The Easy Feet commercial - not only is it awful, they always play it twice in a row. Who has to stand in the shower and slap at their feet with a washcloth anyway? Another product which is just an excuse to sell “shipping and handling.” ---
**Author:** ![Gestalt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/90ced4/32.png) [@Gestalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gestalt)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2010, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/current-ads-that-grate-on-you/565122/69 "2010-12-27T22:25:53Z")
> [@Dung\_Beetle](#): > > I don’t see many jewelry ads that _don’t_ piss me off. > > The one I’m here to nominate is an ad for Tacori diamonds (it’s called Checkmate at [this](http://www.tacori.com/ads-carousel.php) link). I can’t tell if that site plays the ad because thankfully my work computer doesn’t have speakers! But it’s some hard-voiced woman singing these retch-worthy lyrics: > Oh, don’t you shoo me away… > La la la la let us play… > > 😕:rolleyes::mad: > _Annoying_. Oh, that is horrid. Esp. the “Lalalala” part. ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2010, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/current-ads-that-grate-on-you/565122/70 "2010-12-27T22:32:44Z")
Which insurance company is the guy who is the “world’s greatest spokesman”? That guy annoys me. (Nationwide. I remember because one of them has him calling the company Nation Pam.) ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2010, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/current-ads-that-grate-on-you/565122/71 "2010-12-28T00:46:18Z")
> [@Wargamer](#): > > Normally I like the State Farm commercials where the insured sings “Like a good neighbor State Farm is there…” and an agent appears to handle the claim (“Can I get a hot tub!” slays me every time..), BUT the one where the guy has backed into another car and his annoying bitch of a girlfriend JUST WON’T SHUT UP and then asks for a better boyfriend, then gets pissed when he asks for a better girlfriend… > > I want to strangle puppies that one is so annoying. 1st of all, the kid who wants a hot tub slays ME TOO!! And about your 2nd nominee- if the agent wasn’t a hottie, that’d annoy the SNOT out of me! ---
**Author:** ![Pyper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Pyper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pyper)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2010, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/current-ads-that-grate-on-you/565122/72 "2010-12-28T01:29:35Z")
Speaking of Kay commercials, I also hate the one with the military dad presumably overseas videochatting with his wife and son. The dad calls his son his “wingman” and tells the son to present the piece of jewelry to his mother. Holy Oedipal overtones, Batman! ---
**Author:** ![Nobody](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/94ad74/32.png) [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2010, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/current-ads-that-grate-on-you/565122/73 "2010-12-28T01:31:59Z")
Hey son, if help me score with your mother you might get lucky with your sister. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2010, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/current-ads-that-grate-on-you/565122/74 "2010-12-28T02:25:31Z")
There is a series of insurance commercials, can’t remember who, that stars “mayhem”. Mayhem causes a branch to fall on your car, or a distracted driver to crash into you or a teenage driver to hit and run your car in a parking lot. Those are fine. The one that gets me is where YOU get into an accident because you’re watching a pretty girl jog by. Hello? You get into an accident and it’s the pretty girl’s fault? Just being on the road is “mayhem”- like a branch falling off a tree or reckless driving that causes a car to crash into you? That one just pisses me off because it blames her for merely being pretty. She wasn’t flirting or trying to get you to see her. She was just minding her business, jogging while pretty. ---
**Author:** ![Nobody](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/94ad74/32.png) [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2010, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/current-ads-that-grate-on-you/565122/75 "2010-12-28T04:03:09Z")
> [@IvoryTowerDenizen](#): > > jogging while pretty. Band name. ---
**Author:** ![Maiira](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f04885/32.png) [@Maiira](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maiira)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2010, 7:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/current-ads-that-grate-on-you/565122/76 "2010-12-28T07:12:21Z")
> [@IvoryTowerDenizen](#): > > There is a series of insurance commercials, can’t remember who, that stars “mayhem”. Mayhem causes a branch to fall on your car, or a distracted driver to crash into you or a teenage driver to hit and run your car in a parking lot. Those are fine. The one that gets me is where YOU get into an accident because you’re watching a pretty girl jog by. > > Hello? You get into an accident and it’s the pretty girl’s fault? Just being on the road is “mayhem”- like a branch falling off a tree or reckless driving that causes a car to crash into you? That one just pisses me off because it blames her for merely being pretty. She wasn’t flirting or trying to get you to see her. She was just minding her business, jogging while pretty. I dunno, I always figured that the tone was more “you’re the dumbass who got distracted by a pretty girl, so most insurance companies won’t cover you. Allstate, however, will.” I think the point is that mayhem can be something beyond your control (like a random windstorm) or some human mistake that you make (like getting distracted while driving). I figure the latter sort of falls under the “accident forgiveness” umbrella. In other words, yes it’s your fault, but you won’t necessarily have to pay for it. ---
**Author:** ![crypto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b3f665/32.png) [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2010, 8:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/current-ads-that-grate-on-you/565122/77 "2010-12-28T08:30:25Z")
State Farm’s new commercial blitz with Mr. Flo, a permanently smug smiling prick that just wants you to see he has dimples. He’s everywhere, making me believe those Progressive commercials with Flo must be working. This guy is a tool. State Farm sucks for not only copying the Flo idea, but for running these commercials over and over. I hate this guy as much as some of you hate that kid in the SUV commercial. ---
**Author:** ![crypto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b3f665/32.png) [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2010, 8:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/current-ads-that-grate-on-you/565122/78 "2010-12-28T08:37:59Z")
I forgot to mention any Subway commercial. I truly hate their advertising, I think the thing I hate the most is the constant usage of Jared the Fatboy. It’s been 20 years. This fat bastard loses weight, Subway finds him, and he makes a living off of it. Fuck you, Jared. I hope you choke on a Subway sub making a commercial. Eat shit and die, or better yet… take some acting lessons! Bye the way, what ever happened to “Clay Henry, Clay Henry.” “He got big on burgers and fries, now he’s down to a smaller size!” Jared must have forced him out. ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2010, 8:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/current-ads-that-grate-on-you/565122/79 "2010-12-28T08:44:28Z")
The Spanish-in-Spain version of Olay’s current ad; I don’t know whether there are Latin American versions using a different translation. I’m guessing that the English version refers to “prestige brands”, meaning “exclusive, expensive”- the ad is about a feature which until now was only available in them, but is now available in Olay creams as well. The Spanish version talks about “_prestigious_ brands” - remembers, this is done in a way which implies Olay is not one of them :smack: OK, guys, yours is one of the most recognizable names in cosmetology and your ad says “we’re not reputable”? Way. To. Go - antikudos to the whole production team. ---
**Author:** ![Tess](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e480ec/32.png) [@Tess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tess)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2010, 8:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/current-ads-that-grate-on-you/565122/80 "2010-12-28T08:45:01Z")
The York Peppermint Patty commercial where the woman’s getting goosebumps, dilated eyes, etc. before even biting the damn thing. I can’t explain what exactly annoys me so much but I haven’t bought one since the commercials began. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/current-ads-that-grate-on-you/565122.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/current-ads-that-grate-on-you/565122.md?page=5)