# I hate commercials that make parents, adults, kids, oh hell anybody look like idiots **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [August 13, 2022, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-commercials-that-make-parents-adults-kids-oh-hell-anybody-look-like-idiots/969585 "2022-08-13T04:04:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2022, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-commercials-that-make-parents-adults-kids-oh-hell-anybody-look-like-idiots/969585/41 "2022-08-15T19:17:47Z")
> [@enipla](#): > > My bosses boss, when talking about projects, does not use the term bigger/smaller than a breadbox. He uses the term bigger or smaller than his car. At which point, I’d raise my hand and ask “And you drive what, is it a SmartCar?” Oh, and I’d recruit a dozen or so co-workers and even clients to ask about his car every time he does this. “So, you’re saying this problem is bigger than your… tactical HumVee?” ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2022, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-commercials-that-make-parents-adults-kids-oh-hell-anybody-look-like-idiots/969585/42 "2022-08-15T22:57:42Z")
A post was merged into an existing topic: [User LOUD post collection](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/user-loud-post-collection/969717/5) ---
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2022, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-commercials-that-make-parents-adults-kids-oh-hell-anybody-look-like-idiots/969585/43 "2022-08-15T19:44:51Z")
Cite? ---
**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:** [August 15, 2022, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-commercials-that-make-parents-adults-kids-oh-hell-anybody-look-like-idiots/969585/44 "2022-08-15T19:51:39Z")
> [@beowulff](#): > > Cite? - That he’s an idiot? I think we have the cite already. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2022, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-commercials-that-make-parents-adults-kids-oh-hell-anybody-look-like-idiots/969585/45 "2022-08-15T19:52:39Z")
Since this is the Pit, DNFTT. (Though it might be fun to offer them a “[vegan burger](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-remember-stewart-sandwiches/460517/153)” and see what happens.) ---
**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:** [August 15, 2022, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-commercials-that-make-parents-adults-kids-oh-hell-anybody-look-like-idiots/969585/46 "2022-08-15T19:57:36Z")
Looks like that one’s about to flame out in P&E. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2022, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-commercials-that-make-parents-adults-kids-oh-hell-anybody-look-like-idiots/969585/47 "2022-08-15T19:58:35Z")
Yup, classic suicide-by-mod. ---
**Author:** ![Sylvanz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/fbc32d/32.png) [@Sylvanz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sylvanz)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2022, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-commercials-that-make-parents-adults-kids-oh-hell-anybody-look-like-idiots/969585/48 "2022-08-15T20:36:26Z")
Wow, that was odd. Not at all what I was talking about. ---
**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:** [August 15, 2022, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-commercials-that-make-parents-adults-kids-oh-hell-anybody-look-like-idiots/969585/49 "2022-08-15T23:10:32Z")
> [@Sylvanz](#): > > I hated Power Rangers in more ways than I can describe, but I knew what it was, who that bad guys were. I know more about the original version of that show than anyone should for their mental health. I was once sitting in on some sort of meeting where an elementary-school principal was reading aloud a sample of student writing. He was clearly having trouble with the handwriting, but was able to make out “mighty northern power rangers”. I refrained from correcting him. > [@kenobi\_65](#): > > Those are what my wife calls the “stupid people” ads, as they depict people who are incapable of doing the most simple and straightforward things, particularly while using kitchen tools. “Oh! I have no idea how to actually pour pancake batter onto a griddle! Oh, why won’t someone invent a device that will save me from this nightmare!?” At the church rummage sale this year, one of the items was a device for cooking potatoes in the microwave. It was a bag you put the potatoes in, and then put the bag in the microwave for an unspecified amount of time. ---
**Author:** ![Pleonast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pleonast/32/1183_2.png) [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2022, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-commercials-that-make-parents-adults-kids-oh-hell-anybody-look-like-idiots/969585/50 "2022-08-16T00:24:26Z")
Who watches commercials anymore? ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2022, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-commercials-that-make-parents-adults-kids-oh-hell-anybody-look-like-idiots/969585/51 "2022-08-16T05:18:33Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > I was once sitting in on some sort of meeting where an elementary-school principal was reading aloud a sample of student writing. He was clearly having trouble with the handwriting, but was able to make out “mighty northern power rangers”. That reminds me of a news article a few years back when no adult involved with the interaction or the writing or editing of the article was familiar with _Avatar: the Last Airbender_. > **[Little Boy Blue](https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/little-boy-blue-6379409)** > > The Unity Church of Dallas sits on a wooded street not far from downtown, nestled beneath the shade of several large trees. In its 32 years, the brown brick building has been a refuge for those dissatisfied with mainstream religion. Put simply, it is... ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2022, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-commercials-that-make-parents-adults-kids-oh-hell-anybody-look-like-idiots/969585/52 "2022-08-16T05:43:42Z")
I kept waiting for the article to say, “Everything in that boy’s life changed when the Fire Nation attacked.” ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Greenjeans](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mr.greenjeans/32/551_2.png) [@Mr.Greenjeans](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Greenjeans)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2022, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-commercials-that-make-parents-adults-kids-oh-hell-anybody-look-like-idiots/969585/53 "2022-08-17T18:02:10Z")
I am not a fan of Kevin Hart (who is likely the most famous graduate of my high school), but I like this commercial, which kinda makes him look like an idiot. [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocwXCEWCGSA) ---
**Author:** ![Sylvanz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/fbc32d/32.png) [@Sylvanz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sylvanz)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2022, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-commercials-that-make-parents-adults-kids-oh-hell-anybody-look-like-idiots/969585/54 "2022-08-17T18:16:35Z")
Me too. I love how he’s so shocked and just tosses whatever he’s using. ---
**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:** [August 17, 2022, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-commercials-that-make-parents-adults-kids-oh-hell-anybody-look-like-idiots/969585/55 "2022-08-17T18:19:11Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > At the church rummage sale this year, one of the items was a device for cooking potatoes in the microwave. It was a bag you put the potatoes in, and then put the bag in the microwave for **an unspecified amount of time.** - And contains the shrapnel. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-commercials-that-make-parents-adults-kids-oh-hell-anybody-look-like-idiots/969585.md?page=2)