# Latest stupid commercial thread **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 23, 2012, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-stupid-commercial-thread/629102 "2012-07-23T02:40:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 12
**Author:** ![jrsone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f0a364/32.png) [@jrsone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jrsone)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2014, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-stupid-commercial-thread/629102/221 "2014-01-15T20:56:34Z")
This may be something that only I notice but when people swipe credit cards in commercials , they always swipe it with the strip in their hand, the absolute wrong way! I know it’s to show the name of the card but still, it’s obviously wrong. ---
**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:** [January 15, 2014, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-stupid-commercial-thread/629102/222 "2014-01-15T22:46:21Z")
> [@jrsone](#): > > This may be something that only I notice but when people swipe credit cards in commercials , they always swipe it with the strip in their hand, the absolute wrong way! > > I know it’s to show the name of the card but still, it’s obviously wrong. [Definitely not something only you notice](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=16999903&postcount=156). ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2014, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-stupid-commercial-thread/629102/223 "2014-01-16T23:25:34Z")
> [@Haldurson](#): > > I hate most ads, but I really hate those commercials for the credit cards with points that make it seem like the points are free. There’s a few of them, one where two girlfriends are talking and one of them says that the boyfriend is just using you so that he can get more points on his credit card. The other one where a father has agreed to buy all of these tickets to a show and they should invite more people so that he can get more points. > > Does anyone not realize that the points are equivalent to a percent or two off of your purchase price? This always bugs me too, along with the many commercials in the history of commercials that assume if you save _X_ amount of money buying something at a discount, you MUST immediately spend that same amount on something else, often frivolous, useless, or even harmful (such as a falcon). What, then, is the point of saving the money in the first place? “What will you do with the money you save?” Um… _save_ it. ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2014, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-stupid-commercial-thread/629102/224 "2014-01-19T17:25:54Z")
Buick LaCross commercial, dad driving daughter and date to a dance (hey, 5 ‘d’ words!) and he tells the car what songs to play. Has there ever been a commercial in the history of commercials where teenage kids are NOT obnoxious sullen assholes, embarrassed by their parents? MY kid, with a few exceptions, was never like that. ---
**Author:** ![WolfpackJeep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpackjeep/32/2921_2.png) [@WolfpackJeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WolfpackJeep)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2014, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-stupid-commercial-thread/629102/225 "2014-01-19T19:19:28Z")
The dad in that Buick commercial is ultra-creepy, too. The kids are headed to a junior high dance, for cryin’ out loud! ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2014, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-stupid-commercial-thread/629102/226 "2014-01-20T23:14:22Z")
Yeah, that’s a dad that totally warrants being embarrassed over. ---
**Author:** ![Nars\_Glinley](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nars_glinley/32/8177_2.png) [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2014, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-stupid-commercial-thread/629102/227 "2014-01-21T00:47:14Z")
The Chevy Silverado commercial brags about how quiet it is by claiming that “It is second to nobody. And by nobody I mean Ford and Ram.” Uh, doesn’t that mean you’re second to Ford and Ram? ---
**Author:** ![Kimballkid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b5a626/32.png) [@Kimballkid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimballkid)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2014, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-stupid-commercial-thread/629102/228 "2014-01-21T19:41:31Z")
The latest commercial for the local Quitline is just gross. They show a person squeezing a bunch of pus/goop out of the aorta of a ‘32 year old smoker’. Of course it’s usually shown at dinner time to boot. ---
**Author:** ![dougie\_monty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2014, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-stupid-commercial-thread/629102/229 "2014-01-21T20:04:02Z")
How about that goony Jeep SUV commercial with the singer: “I love you, California…” :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![Clawdio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d07c76/32.png) [@Clawdio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clawdio)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2014, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-stupid-commercial-thread/629102/230 "2014-01-21T22:23:03Z")
I keep hearing a radio commercial, i don’t know if its local or national. It starts with line: “You can’t see me because of radio, and i can’t see you because i’m totally blind” The odd phrasing and questionable logic just clang off of my ear everytime such that i don’t even know what the commercial is for, as i spend the rest of the ad thinking about how weird that first line sounds. ---
**Author:** ![installLSC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/54ee81/32.png) [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2014, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-stupid-commercial-thread/629102/231 "2014-01-22T03:28:29Z")
> [@Clawdio](#): > > I keep hearing a radio commercial, i don’t know if its local or national. It starts with line: > > “You can’t see me because of radio, and i can’t see you because i’m totally blind” > > The odd phrasing and questionable logic just clang off of my ear everytime such that i don’t even know what the commercial is for, as i spend the rest of the ad thinking about how weird that first line sounds. It’s for [non-24 hour sleep disorder](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-24-hour_sleep%E2%80%93wake_disorder), which overwhelmingly effects the blind. Yeah it’s an odd commercial, but how else do you reach the blind outside of radio? ---
**Author:** ![Mister\_Rik](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mister_rik/32/491_2.png) [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2014, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-stupid-commercial-thread/629102/232 "2014-01-22T04:31:15Z")
> [@installLSC](#): > > It’s for [non-24 hour sleep disorder](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-24-hour_sleep%E2%80%93wake_disorder), which overwhelmingly effects the blind. Yeah it’s an odd commercial, but how else do you reach the blind outside of radio? Heh heh heh: > **[CAD Shadowbane Saturday](https://cad-comic.com/cad-shadowbane-saturday/)** > > NOTE: YOU ARE VIEWING A NEWSPOST FROM 2003. You need to update your bookmark to cad-comic.com. You are using an outdated bookmark that is routing you here based on our new website post system. I’ve been getting quite a few emails about this. On... ---
**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2014, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-stupid-commercial-thread/629102/233 "2014-01-22T04:41:30Z")
There is one that I have seen twice today that shot to the top of my hate list. Two people are interviewing a car, and the stupidity of that aside they ask a question that I have trouble even listening to because it makes no sense, but the paraphrase if I am parsing it at all… “Do either of you have a sticker price that is the exact same as your fuel mileage?” What the hell does that mean? ---
**Author:** ![Accidental\_Martyr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ce7236/32.png) [@Accidental\_Martyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Accidental_Martyr)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2014, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-stupid-commercial-thread/629102/234 "2014-01-22T05:19:23Z")
I keep seeing this commercial for Belvita Breakfast Biscuits and it’s getting really annoying. Also, Belvita sounds almost exactly like Velveeta. Why would you name your product something that sounds almost exactly like another product? [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Un6kN5lmFnQ) ---
**Author:** ![WolfpackJeep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpackjeep/32/2921_2.png) [@WolfpackJeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WolfpackJeep)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2014, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-stupid-commercial-thread/629102/235 "2014-01-22T05:44:27Z")
> [@Accidental\_Martyr](#): > > Also, Belvita sounds almost exactly like Velveeta. _snerk_ Belvita runs ads on a local radio station…the ads are read by an announcer who isn’t well-known for his enunciation anyway. I thought he was talking about Velveeta for several months after the ads started running. While it struck me as odd that he seemed to be talking about a cheese product in relation to breakfast, some people (my coworkers) seem to think that cheese is a vital component of every meal. ---
**Author:** ![Turek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/turek/32/18782_2.png) [@Turek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turek)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2014, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-stupid-commercial-thread/629102/236 "2014-01-22T12:46:13Z")
> [@wolfman](#): > > There is one that I have seen twice today that shot to the top of my hate list. Two people are interviewing a car, and the stupidity of that aside they ask a question that I have trouble even listening to because it makes no sense, but the paraphrase if I am parsing it at all… > > “Do either of you have a sticker price that is the exact same as your fuel mileage?” > > What the hell does that mean? The line is “Do either of you have a starting price exactly the same as your gas MODEL?” They’re interviewing hybrid cars and emphasizing the fact that for that particular car, there’s no price difference between the hybrid and the non-hybrid (ie, gas) model. ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2014, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-stupid-commercial-thread/629102/237 "2014-01-22T19:04:49Z")
> [@WolfpackJeep](#): > > some people (my coworkers) seem to think that cheese is a vital component of every meal. It’s not? ---
**Author:** ![WolfpackJeep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpackjeep/32/2921_2.png) [@WolfpackJeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WolfpackJeep)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2014, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-stupid-commercial-thread/629102/238 "2014-01-23T00:43:08Z")
> [@Wheelz](#): > > It’s not? I once watched some of them polish off a block of Kraft Extra Sharp Cheddar by 9:30 AM. That’s just not right. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2014, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-stupid-commercial-thread/629102/239 "2014-01-23T01:01:32Z")
> [@Clawdio](#): > > I keep hearing a radio commercial, i don’t know if its local or national. It starts with line: > > “You can’t see me because of radio, and i can’t see you because i’m totally blind” > > The odd phrasing and questionable logic just clang off of my ear everytime such that i don’t even know what the commercial is for, as i spend the rest of the ad thinking about how weird that first line sounds. Every time I hear that commercial, I immediately think “Even if you weren’t blind you still couldn’t see me. ‘Radio’, remember?” (I’m in the Chicago area by the way if that helps with the local/national question) ---
**Author:** ![Werekoala](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/7993a0/32.png) [@Werekoala](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Werekoala)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2014, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-stupid-commercial-thread/629102/240 "2014-01-23T02:23:42Z")
> [@Clawdio](#): > > I keep hearing a radio commercial, i don’t know if its local or national. It starts with line: > > “You can’t see me because of radio, and i can’t see you because i’m totally blind” > > The odd phrasing and questionable logic just clang off of my ear everytime such that i don’t even know what the commercial is for, as i spend the rest of the ad thinking about how weird that first line sounds. To me, read/heard literally it means that if he weren’t blind, he could see you EVEN THROUGH THE RADIO. :eek: [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-stupid-commercial-thread/629102.md?page=11) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-stupid-commercial-thread/629102.md?page=13)