# More very hate-able commercials **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 14, 2015, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-very-hate-able-commercials/717663 "2015-04-14T17:48:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 19
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2015, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-very-hate-able-commercials/717663/361 "2015-06-30T18:46:59Z")
I hate the drug commercial for “moderate to severe” plaque psoriasis. They repeat “moderate to severe” over and over and over and over… ---
**Author:** ![Finagle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b19c9b/32.png) [@Finagle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Finagle)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2015, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-very-hate-able-commercials/717663/362 "2015-07-02T04:15:42Z")
I’m beginning to be seriously irritated by the commercials for the latest Terminator movie. Not only do they apparently give away the entire plot and the latest “twist” on killer robots from the future, but the pandering to the fan base is painful. ``` Not only do we get "I'll be back", but we also get a "Come with me if you want to live!" -- a sentence that no one in a life threatening situation would ever actually say. "Holy crap, killer robots, get in the fucking car!" -- that, I could buy. But no, the film makers sacrifice dramatic tension and any sort of verisimilitude for the sake of giving a sly nudge and a wink and then they highlight their creative bankruptcy in the commercials for the product. ``` ---
**Author:** ![Haldurson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/51bf81/32.png) [@Haldurson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Haldurson)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2015, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-very-hate-able-commercials/717663/363 "2015-07-02T14:48:26Z")
I think that nearly all commercials are unpleasant, with a few entertaining exceptions. But there are some that are worse than others. I’ve had such hideously bad experiences in the past with McDonalds, Pizza Hut, and Best Buy, that any reminder of any of them makes me feel ill. We get commercials for a variety of casinos, and they always end with a special number to call if you have a gambling problem – of course they do that AFTER they entice to come and gamble. I don’t think that I would be bothered by the commercial in the first place, but now you are reminding me that they are helping people to ruin their lives and suddenly I feel sick about it. I hate all energy drink commercials, but especially the one where when the kids drink it, it makes it look like they just did LSD. (Their dog starts dancing, etc.). Also all of the 5 hour energy drink commercials are particularly annoying. For gods sake, it’s not a magic potion, it’s caffeine – every office I’ve ever worked in has free coffee. I love coffee. (and btw, 5 hour energy drink tastes awful). ---
**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:** [July 2, 2015, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-very-hate-able-commercials/717663/364 "2015-07-02T15:00:38Z")
> [@Haldurson](#): > > We get commercials for a variety of casinos, and they always end with a special number to call if you have a gambling problem – of course they do that AFTER they entice to come and gamble. I don’t think that I would be bothered by the commercial in the first place, but now you are reminding me that they are helping people to ruin their lives and suddenly I feel sick about it. I wouldn’t be surprised to learn that those “Gambling problems?” bit at the end are mandated in some form or another. I’m always amused by the commercials for regional casinos that show everyone as beautiful people dressed up like they’re attending the Academy Awards. I guess showing a bunch of overweight middle-aged people in their sweat pants and jeans would be less compelling. I don’t consider them “bad” commercials for trying to sell an image but the dissonance gives me a smirk. ---
**Author:** ![Clawdio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d07c76/32.png) [@Clawdio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clawdio)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2015, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-very-hate-able-commercials/717663/365 "2015-07-02T15:51:43Z")
> [@Jophiel](#): > > I’m always amused by the commercials for regional casinos that show everyone as beautiful people dressed up like they’re attending the Academy Awards. I guess showing a bunch of overweight middle-aged people in their sweat pants and jeans would be less compelling. I don’t consider them “bad” commercials for trying to sell an image but the dissonance gives me a smirk. And don’t forget the haze of cigarette smoke that’s so thick you can barely see the other side of the room, the commercial doesn’t show that part either. ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/22080_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2015, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-very-hate-able-commercials/717663/366 "2015-07-02T16:06:30Z")
Plus in the casino commercials, they’re always winning, smiling, cheering. Let’s just pass by the automatons at the slots going thru the motions… ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2015, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-very-hate-able-commercials/717663/367 "2015-07-02T18:27:15Z")
> [@Finagle](#): > > It’s not for nothing that the car in the commercial is a red convertible sports car – the stereotypical mid-life crisis-mobile. The only thing it’s missing is a little asterisk that says “Trophy wife not included.” That car is creepy, like it’s going to swallow its balding, aging owner right up. That poem is just vomitous. :mad: ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_Blistering\_Barnacle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blue_blistering_barnacle/32/3386_2.png) [@Blue\_Blistering\_Barnacle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blue_Blistering_Barnacle)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2015, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-very-hate-able-commercials/717663/368 "2015-07-02T20:50:11Z")
> [@Biggirl](#): > > I may have said this in a different thread but-- why take a boner pill and then sit in separate bathtubs? This image has become Cialis’ trademark symbol and it’s so stupid. I think the point is that Cialis allows you to take your time, romance the stone, wait for the right moment, etc. You don’t just pop it and boink, like Viagra. ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_Blistering\_Barnacle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blue_blistering_barnacle/32/3386_2.png) [@Blue\_Blistering\_Barnacle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blue_Blistering_Barnacle)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2015, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-very-hate-able-commercials/717663/369 "2015-07-02T21:20:49Z")
> [@Biotop](#): > > I’m fairly certain everyone must hate the Buick ads, whether it is the little old lady squealing an orgasmic “Oh My!” upon seeing the inside of the vehicle, or the people who comment that their neighbor must have gotten a raise because they bought a Buick, or the one where the woman cannot find their friend’s Buick in the lot because they have fixed notions about how dull and uninteresting Buicks are. > > I get it. But what an odd advertising pitch this is. _The reason to buy a Buick is to impress others and the new models really aren’t ugly like the old ones were._ Those adds remind me of: “Have you driven a Ford, lately?” (Please forget about our previous crappy cars.) and “It’s not your father’s Oldsmobile.” They are all essentially the same message- “We’ve changed, hey, c’mon, give us another chance.” ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2015, 8:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-very-hate-able-commercials/717663/370 "2015-07-03T08:38:25Z")
> [@Blue\_Blistering\_Barnacle](#): > > They are all essentially the same message- “We’ve changed, hey, c’mon, give us another chance.” Mobile phone network Three has started a campaign (inexplicably featuring Muppets) called “When stuff sucks, make it right”. It’s generally a horrible campaign complaining about the entire industry and promising all sorts of things it likely can’t deliver, but props to them for including _their own network_ in the category of “things that suck that they’re working to improve”. ---
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2015, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-very-hate-able-commercials/717663/371 "2015-07-03T12:08:49Z")
> [@Blue\_Blistering\_Barnacle](#): > > Those adds remind me of: > > “Have you driven a Ford, lately?” (Please forget about our previous crappy cars.) > > and > > “It’s not your father’s Oldsmobile.” > > They are all essentially the same message- “We’ve changed, hey, c’mon, give us another chance.” It seems to me they should be capitalizing on the “classic” nature of their cars…on how they define the very nature of carness. The retro coolness of owning a car that is both history and timelessness that shows how the owner appreciates what it is to have a CAR as opposed to whatever flash-in-the-pan here -today, gone-tomorrow model is being hawked by the competition. Then casually mention the fine new look and up- to-date technology that would of course be part of these vehicles because they are truly CARS. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2015, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-very-hate-able-commercials/717663/372 "2015-07-03T12:37:17Z")
The latest UK Pringles campaign seems to revolve entirely around “fun things to do with the can”. The contents appear to be incidental. Way to plug your product, Pringles. ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2015, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-very-hate-able-commercials/717663/373 "2015-07-03T13:48:14Z")
The Liberty Mutual Insurance commercial where the woman complains about paying her premiums on time for years, then the one time she “taps the bumper of a station wagon”… Station wagon? When was the last time a station wagon was sold, like, 1985? ---
**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:** [July 3, 2015, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-very-hate-able-commercials/717663/374 "2015-07-03T13:51:01Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > The Liberty Mutual Insurance commercial where the woman complains about paying her premiums on time for years, then the one time she “taps the bumper of a station wagon”… > > Station wagon? When was the last time a station wagon was sold, like, 1985? [Wagons from 2014](http://www.nydailynews.com/autos/buyers-guide/suv-alternative-9-wagons-car-lovers-practicality-article-1.1908658) Granted, they do look SUVish but they are classed as wagons. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2015, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-very-hate-able-commercials/717663/375 "2015-07-03T13:52:31Z")
> [@Blue\_Blistering\_Barnacle](#): > > I think the point is that Cialis allows you to take your time, romance the stone, wait for the right moment, etc. You don’t just pop it and boink, like Viagra. Some ED pill ads make me sad. Those poor women, alone in a big house by the shore, waiting in vain for a man with an erection. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2015, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-very-hate-able-commercials/717663/376 "2015-07-03T14:36:45Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > [Wagons from 2014](http://www.nydailynews.com/autos/buyers-guide/suv-alternative-9-wagons-car-lovers-practicality-article-1.1908658) > Granted, they do look SUVish but they are classed as wagons. \That’s not a station wagon; [this is a station wagon!](http://ericpetersautos.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/Vista-JPEG.jpg)\ 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/22080_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2015, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-very-hate-able-commercials/717663/377 "2015-07-03T14:45:18Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > The Liberty Mutual Insurance commercial where the woman complains about paying her premiums on time for years, then the one time she “taps the bumper of a station wagon”… The other one is the woman who drives her new car into a tree, then whines because her insurance company raises her rates. “Maybe you should have researched them!” No, maybe you should learn to drive without hitting stationary objects?? The entire series of Liberty Mutual ads is full of whiny little bitches… ---
**Author:** ![Irishman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2015, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-very-hate-able-commercials/717663/378 "2015-07-03T15:34:49Z")
Yay, commercials thread! > [@RivkahChaya](#): > > How about when the fact is wrong? There’s an arthritis medicine commercial that starts out by informing you that bodies at rest tend to stay at rest, and bodies in motion tend to stay in motion, while they show some guy getting up out of a lawn chair and going for a walk, then a jog. Yeah, that’s totally what Newton was going for. Newton’s first law: get off your lard ass and go for a jog; this cures arthritis; well, this, and whatever pill we’re pushing. Annoys the piss out of me, too. Technically, the point trying to be made\* is that, with arthritis, if you sit around, the joints get stiffer. To combat it, it helps to move more. But pain. Anyway, with arthritis, sitting around makes it harder to move later. So keep more active. But stop citing Newton. You’re mangling the physics for stupid ad copy. > [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](#): > > Some of the worst are commercials with non-stop side effect disclaimers. Shouldn’t the doctor go over that shit with you when he writes the prescription? Yes, but it’s a requirement because the companies now have the freedom to adverstise directly to the consumer, rather than just pimp to the doctors. So the flipside is they have to make the consumer aware of every possible bad outcome that ever got reported. “Side effects include the possibility you may get hit by a drunk driver.” > [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > No, YOU, apparently, are supposed to tell your doctor about the side effects. Not to mention tell HIM/HER what other medications you’re taking, because the doctor is too incompetent to know those things. Well, no, the issue is that, because you are coming in and asking your doctor for drug XYZ, they might just think “hey, XYZ is as good as PDQ for what you’ve got, we can try that one instead of the one I would recommend” or whatever. But because the drug companies now market directly to the consumer, they need to make the consumer aware there might be serious risks with their product. I actually like that the FDA is holding the companies to some sort of standard of information. Just think some of them go a bit overboard. > [@johnspartan](#): > > “Don’t take Dopestraight if you’re allergic to Dopestraight.” > > Dafuq? That’s something you’re required to put in as a legal disclaimer? Why? Yeah, that seems a bit odd. And then “don’t take Dopestraight if you are allergic to any of the components of Dopestraight.” Um, how do I know those? > [@Rebo](#): > > I hate the drug commercial for “moderate to severe” plaque psoriasis. > > They repeat “moderate to severe” over and over and over and over… That’s the line that bugs the shit out of me. Nobody would describe themselves as having “moderate to severe” anything. You _might_ say “I have severe arthritis”, but more likely if it’s “moderate” you’ll just say “I have arthritis”. But who lumps themselves with that wide a band? “I have minor to severe ass chapping.” I guess it’s minor some days and severe on others? But wouldn’t you just point out that you often have it really bad, as opposed to sometimes only have a little bit of it? > [@gigi](#): > > Heh – yeah. Um, I’ll just live the with heartburn, thanks. The one where I did a 180 was Botox for migraines. The fine print says it’s for folks with more than 14 “headache days” a month. I’ve never had a migraine but I can imagine if I had them for at least half the month, I would be willing to try poisoning myself with botulism. > [@GrumpyBunny](#): > > Chronic migraineur here. You. Cannot. Imagine. I had between 20 and 25 headache days a month and was in the walk-in-clinic for treatment to break particularly awful ones about twice a month. I know someone who was having severe, disabling migraines, and she’s now on botox. Says it works great. > [@Flinty](#): > > They’re required, but some sound inane. (“Tell you doctor if you have heart disease” - shouldn’t he/she KNOW that already?) Maybe not. Sure, if you have a primary care physician, she probably knows all your conditions. But many people “doctor shop”, go to clinics and immediate care places and whatnot, without having a consistent PCP. So “their doctor” is really the doctor they saw today, and may not have the foggiest of their overall health. Now any physician who isn’t a quack will attempt a detailed medical history to screen for those issues, and ask you point blank things that could be complications, but it is still ultimately up to the consumer to look out for himself. > [@](#): > > But the funniest/worst is for Anoro Ellipta, a COPD med that’s a combination of umeclidinium and vilanterol… > > “Vilanterol may increase the risk of death in people with asthma, but the risk in people with COPD is not known.” > > In other words, “We know it can kill you if you have asthma. But we don’t know if it can kill you if you take it for the condition this drug was made to treat.” Well, yes, that is what it says. Asthma is a condition where the respiratory tract seizes up. COPD is a different set of conditions, basically the lung tissue is stiffened and won’t expand/contract well. They aren’t particularly similar and don’t necessarily have the same complications. Asthma can be triggered by things where COPD is a more constant condition. It’s like the difference between riding a motorcycle without a helmet or driving a car without a helmet. In both cases, you are operating a motor vehicle, but the risks for one greatly exceed the risks for the other. > [@psychobunny](#): > > Oh and the Kayak commercials bother the heck out of me because if you have it hooked up so you can type simultaneously on 5 computers, you will be typing the SAME THING on each computer which means you are only getting one result anyway and not searching multiple sites simultaneously so it’s not going to give you multiple results. Yeah, that bugs me, too. > [@Bam\_Boo\_Gut](#): > > … but don’t take it from me - hear it from … the horses mouth. Oh what a gag! > > A talking - neigh - singing horse. A vacuous swimwear model. I have no idea what they’re trying to sell me, but if I ever find any of it I’m setting it on fire. Hannah and her horse - um, there’s something creepy in that pairing, a kind of bestiality vibe going on. YMMV. > [@WolfpackJeep](#): > > How about the State Farm one where the guy is shown saying “I’ll never do that [date, get married, have kids, move to the suburbs, buy a minivan]”, only to be shown doing that exact thing in the next scene. The commercial ends with him looking at his sleeping family and saying, “I’m never letting go.” By the logic of this ad, he’s either about to slaughter them or file for divorce. Exactly. They didn’t think that ad through very well. > [@BobLibDem](#): > > I wonder why he’s on the phone at 3 in the morning talking to his insurance company. Couldn’t it wait until business hours? He’s a teacher, or some other job where he doesn’t have 20 minutes to sit on hold during peak call times. I love 24 hr access. > [@CheshireKat](#): > > This new [Poise commercial](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4m5WJ80rBkk) just moved to the top of my Most Hated list. > > Pee pads .. period pads.. I know, let’s have an arts and crafts challenge! WHO WRITES THIS STUFF? Okay, it made me laugh, but in an odd, “that’s just bad” way. I get they want to draw attention to a product that many women apparently don’t know about, and demonstrate that they’re better for the problem that women have been making do for. But then women don’t need to find an alternate use for the other pads they bought, do they? Don’t they already have an alternate use? > [@WolfpackJeep](#): > > Artificial butter popcorn smells like pee to me… You are not alone. I have a distinct memory of a case at an old job, stunk up the entire work area. Old piss, with a hint of old sweat. > [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > Well, it is a different medication. Tylenol has to be taken every four hours, Aleve, every six. Taking more Tylenol won’t make it last six hours, and could be dangerous. It is a different medication. But Tylenol makes an extended release version (see “arthritis formula”) that lasts 8 hours. And Aleve is marketed as lasting 12 hours, though the bottle says “take one tablet every 8 to 12 hours”. So they are sort of in the same ballpark on dosing. > [@Sherrerd](#): > > A frequently-run commercial around these parts has a voice listing some of the many ailments resulting from asbestos exposure, then saying “if you or anyone in your family became ill or died as result of asbestos exposure, you may be eligible for compensation. Call \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.” > > I mean, they _have_ to know that they just solicited calls from the dead. “If you… died” is a bit of an awkward sentence structure. There are a couple of "or"s in that statement that make it gramatically correct. It’s the result of mashing up “If you became ill or anyone you know became ill or died”. That’s slightly longer and more cumbersome, but more clear. > [@Sir\_T-Cups](#): > > I’m torn on whether or not the Subway girl is hot or not. > > I’m thinking she is, but I’m not quite sure She’s cute. > [@Finagle](#): > > It’s not for nothing that the car in the commercial is a red convertible sports car – the stereotypical mid-life crisis-mobile. The only thing it’s missing is a little asterisk that says “Trophy wife not included.” It’s a Miata, associated in my mind with teenage/college _girls_. So the perfect mid-life crisis mobile – NOT. > [@Finagle](#): > > I’m beginning to be seriously irritated by the commercials for the latest Terminator movie. Not only do they apparently give away the entire plot and the latest “twist” on killer robots from the future, Welcome to the modern “preview” age, where every possible interesting point has to be previewed to ensure you will be excited enough to tune in. They do it relentlessly with TV shows, why not movies? > [@](#): > > Not only do we get “I’ll be back”, but we also get a “Come with me if you want to live!” – a sentence that no one in a life threatening situation would ever actually say. “Holy crap, killer robots, get in the fucking car!” – that, I could buy. But no, the film makers sacrifice dramatic tension and any sort of verisimilitude for the sake of giving a sly nudge and a wink and then they highlight their creative bankruptcy in the commercials for the product. It really made sense how it was used in the first two Terminator movies. [spoiler]First one, she’s creeped out by this dirty, scummy looking guy who has been following her, she’s called the police worried about being stalked by someone killing people with her name, and just when she sees him in the club and thinks he’s coming after her, some _other_ man walks up and points a big-ass pistol at her head, and she only survives because Mr. McCreepy was there and has a shotgun. So she’s in full panic and confusion mode, not knowing who is who or what is what, and then McCreepy says, “Come with me if you want to live.” It’s exactly what needed to be said. It says “I’m trying to protect you.” It says “We need to leave here NOW.” It says “I’m the good guy, please trust me, I don’t have time to explain anything, I know you’re freaked out and panicking and not sure what’s going on, but I’m going to protect you if you let me.” It’s very succinct, direct, and clear to cut through the chaos of the moment. The second one, Sarah is in a mental hospital, under attack by a Terminator coming to get her, and then runs straight into a second Terminator, one she recognizes - and she’s got no weapons and is sitting flat on her ass and all her prepping and ability to improvise is for naught, except he delivers the one line she will recognize and possibly accept as an indication this freak with the face of her former tormentor is now her ally.[/spoiler] I have purposely avoided much detail on the ads because of the spoiler factor, so not sure how it’s delivered here, but it pretty much has to be in the movie, doesn’t it? > [@Haldurson](#): > > Also all of the 5 hour energy drink commercials are particularly annoying. For gods sake, it’s not a magic potion, it’s caffeine – every office I’ve ever worked in has free coffee. I love coffee. (and btw, 5 hour energy drink tastes awful). It’s coffee and B vitamins. The B vitamins are supposed to be a contributor to “energy”, how effective they are remains unclear to me. I’ve tried just taking B vitamins. And yes, it does taste awful. But so does Red Bull. I haven’t tried Monster, and I’m not going to. Pretty much any of those taste like ass - do you want your ass flavor in one tiny concentrated blast of assness, or do you want it spread over several, slightly less assy swallows of assitude? With a side of lemon sour? I could do without any commercial that has talking babies - especially the ones that make them talk about adult topics like getting it on or dating or whatever. Retch. * * * \*Anthropomorphised structure. The point _needs_ to be made? How does an idea have needs? ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_Blistering\_Barnacle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blue_blistering_barnacle/32/3386_2.png) [@Blue\_Blistering\_Barnacle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blue_Blistering_Barnacle)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2015, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-very-hate-able-commercials/717663/379 "2015-07-03T17:18:56Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > The Allstate commercial with the woman whose voice is magically replaced by the spokesman’s voice whenever they want to emphasize something. I feel pedantic about it, but I find that one especially annoying because even if she is the very best driver in the history of the world, it is not a valid refutation of her male friend’s contention that “men are better drivers than women”. I’m speaking in the statistical sense, of course, and I know it’s just a stupid commercial making no claim to be educational, but it still irritates a bit. I mean insurance companies practically invented statistics. This also plays into the general category of commercials where it’s okay to make the guy (husband/boyfriend/whatever) look dumb, because … men are dumb? :dubious: I suppose this is probably because the humor element requires someone to take that role, and that it is no longer felt acceptable to portray the “ditzy” woman. But really… ---
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Why “moderate to severe” you ask? More legal requirement- many of these drug have side effects that are so dangerous, they dont want people taking them if they have “mild” symptoms. I have “mild to moderate” arthritis, and it’s managed fine with OTC meds, and I take glucosamine etc as my Doc said “why not”? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-very-hate-able-commercials/717663.md?page=18) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-very-hate-able-commercials/717663.md?page=20)