# I Am SICK of that Ford Truck "Start Me Up" Ad! **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [February 2, 2003, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-sick-of-that-ford-truck-start-me-up-ad/152358 "2003-02-02T21:08:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![TaxGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b19c9b/32.png) [@TaxGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TaxGuy)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2003, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-sick-of-that-ford-truck-start-me-up-ad/152358/21 "2003-02-05T18:17:13Z")
I hate the newer Ford commercial referenced by BrandonR above. The guy’s voice really sucks, and the song really sucks, and they play the thing repeatedly during American Idol, when presumably folks are on the lookout for bad singers singing bad songs badly. ---
**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2003, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-sick-of-that-ford-truck-start-me-up-ad/152358/22 "2003-02-05T20:26:26Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by TaxGuy \* > \*\*I hate the newer Ford commercial referenced by BrandonR above. The guy’s voice really sucks, and the song really sucks, and they play the thing repeatedly during American Idol, when presumably folks are on the lookout for bad singers singing bad songs badly. \*\* I can actually tolerate Randy Newman (partly because his songs are catchy, partly because his father wrote one of the greatest jingle-thingys the world has ever known), although it would be funny if a group of maurading short people killed him as revenge. Regarding the OP, the song snippet used goes: _If you start me up, Start me up, I don’t stop_ Why would anyone want to buy a car that can’t brake? ---
**Author:** ![BuckleberryFerry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/5f9b8f/32.png) [@BuckleberryFerry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BuckleberryFerry)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2003, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-sick-of-that-ford-truck-start-me-up-ad/152358/23 "2003-02-05T20:58:47Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by voguevixen \* > \*\*I actually enjoyed diagramming sentances. In any case, it’s much more pleasant than watching a truck commercial; on that I’m sure we can agree. \*\* Same here; never been happier than when I’m diagramming. ~Ferry ---
**Author:** ![Ms2001](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ms2001/32/18463_2.png) [@Ms2001](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ms2001)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2003, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-sick-of-that-ford-truck-start-me-up-ad/152358/24 "2003-02-06T02:20:21Z")
\*Well, I bought it up Brand new Explorer, man, it’s really tough But I can’t fill it up They say my bank account is not enough It only gets Ten M-P-G I’ll have to get myself a brand… new… machine!\* ---
**Author:** ![Casey1505](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dc4da7/32.png) [@Casey1505](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casey1505)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2003, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-sick-of-that-ford-truck-start-me-up-ad/152358/25 "2003-02-06T18:43:48Z")
I just saw the Start Me Up commercial yesterday, and actually paid attention this time thanks to this thread. (I’m a Chevy fan, myself). Anyway, why would a car company use a song that contained the line “If you start me up, I’ll never stop”? Does Ford have faulty ignition systems? Do their brakes fail routinely? It sort of reminds me of the old joke, “We stand behind our brake jobs, because if we stood in front of them, we might get run over” ---
**Author:** ![Casey1505](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dc4da7/32.png) [@Casey1505](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casey1505)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2003, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-sick-of-that-ford-truck-start-me-up-ad/152358/26 "2003-02-06T18:46:55Z")
Sorry **mobo** , I just re-read your post. :smack: ---
**Author:** ![catsix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e19b73/32.png) [@catsix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/catsix)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2003, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-sick-of-that-ford-truck-start-me-up-ad/152358/27 "2003-02-06T20:56:40Z")
I loved the canoe cut bread at Subway. It was practically the only reason I went to eat at Subway, and I was disappointed as all hell that they quit doing that. I’ve not been back. By the way, the time whilst driving down the road is not the time to be eating a sub. The idea of driving is to… oh, fuck… help me out on this one… wait… I know it… DRIVE. I feel no sympathy to someone who bitches about their sandwich falling apart as they attempt to eat it while driving. Y’know what? those types of distractions also lead to accidents, so stop the car for ten fucking minutes and eat the sandwich. \ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-sick-of-that-ford-truck-start-me-up-ad/152358.md?page=1)