# 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:** 22
**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:** [July 8, 2015, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-very-hate-able-commercials/717663/421 "2015-07-08T22:56:28Z")
There’s a PSA that has started running again – I know I’ve complained about it here before – featuring a lazy little boy sitting in his room who calls his grandma on her land line to demand a grape soda. But he’s using a freakin’ flip phone. And he’s sitting in front of a beige CRT monitor with a beige, corded keyboard. He’s also shown playing a Super Nintendo. WTF??? Is the ad that old? What’s up with all the ancient electronics? ---
**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 8, 2015, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-very-hate-able-commercials/717663/422 "2015-07-08T23:19:16Z")
> [@WolfpackJeep](#): > > There’s a PSA that has started running again – I know I’ve complained about it here before – featuring a lazy little boy sitting in his room who calls his grandma on her land line to demand a grape soda. But he’s using a freakin’ flip phone. And he’s sitting in front of a beige CRT monitor with a beige, corded keyboard. He’s also shown playing a Super Nintendo. WTF??? Is the ad that old? What’s up with all the ancient electronics? It’s his grandmother’s house? ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2015, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-very-hate-able-commercials/717663/423 "2015-07-08T23:55:45Z")
> [@teela\_brown](#): > > That bladder control commercial with the pink cartoon bladder dragging the woman around, presumably to the bathroom, is getting to me. > > Once she takes the pills, the bladder is tamed, but it still sits there at the table staring at her with big oogy eyeballs. It creeps me out. The bladder can’t totally go away, it’s an organ IN her, forever. Now, there was a similar commercial for an anti-depressant and a cartoon of a woman being followed around by The Little Black Cloud of Depression. She popped the pills and is able to enjoy life somewhat, talking with her doctor, going bicycling or on picnics with the family - but that damn black cloud is still in the picture. Smaller, following her at a distance, but still there. It will never go away. The pill tames it somewhat, but it will never go away. ---
**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:** [July 9, 2015, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-very-hate-able-commercials/717663/424 "2015-07-09T00:13:39Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > It’s his grandmother’s house? But my elderly grandmother figure has modern electronics at her house…and she knows how to use them, too! (Seriously, she scanned an article for me this weekend, saved it as both an image file and a PDF, and emailed both documents to me.) ---
**Author:** ![Honey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/honey/32/5074_2.png) [@Honey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Honey)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2015, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-very-hate-able-commercials/717663/425 "2015-07-09T00:37:40Z")
> [@teela\_brown](#): > > That bladder control commercial with the pink cartoon bladder dragging the woman around, presumably to the bathroom, is getting to me. > > Once she takes the pills, the bladder is tamed, but it still sits there at the table staring at her with big oogy eyeballs. It creeps me out. I happen to think that bladder is cute as hell. He looks like this\>\>\>\>\>:rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![Uncle\_Jocko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/uncle_jocko/32/2932_2.png) [@Uncle\_Jocko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncle_Jocko)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2015, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-very-hate-able-commercials/717663/426 "2015-07-09T01:00:44Z")
> [@Magiver](#): > > And when was the last time anyone filled up their car for $5. when the Colonel opened his first restaurant? That’s the _joke_. The Colonel is from the past - he knows nothing of $4/gallon gasoline. It’s like he was cryogenically preserved and just thawed out for these ads. I think he’s mildly amusing (I actually thought the “you can fill up your tank for $5” was funny), but I can certainly see where this campaign isn’t necessarily very effective. ---
**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 9, 2015, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-very-hate-able-commercials/717663/427 "2015-07-09T03:37:12Z")
> [@salinqmind](#): > > The bladder can’t totally go away, it’s an organ IN her, forever. > > Now, there was a similar commercial for an anti-depressant and a cartoon of a woman being followed around by The Little Black Cloud of Depression. She popped the pills and is able to enjoy life somewhat, talking with her doctor, going bicycling or on picnics with the family - but that damn black cloud is still in the picture. Smaller, following her at a distance, but still there. It will never go away. The pill tames it somewhat, but it will never go away. I wonder if this is now a “thing”, prob mandated by the FDA. You can’t “over promise” with the little cartoons. I noticed this with that commercial for a drug for digestive complaints. They illustrate the abdominal discomfort with various cartoon graphics over the abdomens of various actors (wall of bricks, string in knots, etc). The cartoon shows improvement (partial unknotting of string) but NOT total resolution. I’m guessing the advertisers would like to show the problem all gone, but FDA says “back off on that”. ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2015, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-very-hate-able-commercials/717663/428 "2015-07-09T13:33:16Z")
I don’t know if it’s been mentioned already but there is another prescription drug ad that made my wife and go “Huh what?” It was for some drug for postmenopausal women and then one of the disclaimers was “Do not take if you are pregnant or planning to become pregnant.” It may be technically possible, but really, how likely is that? ---
**Author:** ![simster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/simster/32/1047_2.png) [@simster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simster)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2015, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-very-hate-able-commercials/717663/429 "2015-07-09T14:29:27Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > Most, perhaps, but if I get food from a drive-through window, I take it either home or to work to eat. I never eat in the car. (I don’t want the car to acquire that odor of french fries. The idea of a drive-in like Sonic never appealed to me. Perhaps in earlier decades when cars were roomier, it was more appealing to eat in the car. But with the limited space in most cars, it seems unpleasant. Sonic calls back to the 50s/60s and “car hops” - its meant to be a simpler time. but dear god - the prices for the food alone are enough to insure you’ll only visit once. ---
**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:** [July 10, 2015, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-very-hate-able-commercials/717663/430 "2015-07-10T04:23:48Z")
Thanks for the warning, Simster. I live in the Los Angeles area, where there are no Sonic places --at least so far. ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2015, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-very-hate-able-commercials/717663/431 "2015-07-10T15:26:33Z")
> [@dougie\_monty](#): > > Thanks for the warning, Simster. I live in the Los Angeles area, where there are no Sonic places --at least so far. There’s one in Duarte: [http://www.yelp.com/biz/sonic-drive-in-duarte](http://www.yelp.com/biz/sonic-drive-in-duarte) I went with a friend just to get a cold drink on a hot day. Good thing we didn’t get food—it doesn’t sound good at all from those reviews. ---
**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:** [July 10, 2015, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-very-hate-able-commercials/717663/432 "2015-07-10T15:47:50Z")
> [@vivalostwages](#): > > There’s one in Duarte: [http://www.yelp.com/biz/sonic-drive-in-duarte](http://www.yelp.com/biz/sonic-drive-in-duarte) […] Duarte? That’s at least a 20 - mile drive from where I live in Gardena. Not worth it. ---
**Author:** ![Death\_of\_Rats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a6a055/32.png) [@Death\_of\_Rats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Death_of_Rats)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2015, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-very-hate-able-commercials/717663/433 "2015-07-10T15:49:02Z")
> [@Shoeless](#): > > I don’t know if it’s been mentioned already but there is another prescription drug ad that made my wife and go “Huh what?” It was for some drug for postmenopausal women and then one of the disclaimers was “Do not take if you are pregnant or planning to become pregnant.” It may be technically possible, but really, how likely is that? I suspect that is legalese for “don’t take this if you are not post-menopausal, even if you have similar symptoms” ---
**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:** [July 11, 2015, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-very-hate-able-commercials/717663/434 "2015-07-11T04:28:54Z")
Would somebody _please_ make that kooky Ron Paul STFU? ---
**Author:** ![Uncle\_Jocko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/uncle_jocko/32/2932_2.png) [@Uncle\_Jocko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncle_Jocko)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2015, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-very-hate-able-commercials/717663/435 "2015-07-11T15:00:31Z")
> [@Skywatcher](#): > > Would somebody _please_ make that kooky Ron Paul STFU? Won’t you be the sorry one when the financial markets collapse, and you hadn’t sent in for Ron’s sure fire plan to survive (and profit from!) the resulting financial apocalypse? _insert IT’S HAPPENING gif_ ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2015, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-very-hate-able-commercials/717663/436 "2015-07-11T17:26:18Z")
Anybody else notice how drug commercials invariably have the characters moving in slow motion during part of them? I guess this is supposed to be soothing: “Here, take this incompletely tested medication that has side effects that should scare the living shit out of you, because look at how all relaxed and fun-loving these people are, moving through their lives in a medicated slow motion haze!” Irritates the crap out of me, and it’s not just in pill ads, it’s everywhere. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2015, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-very-hate-able-commercials/717663/437 "2015-07-11T19:16:25Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > Anybody else notice how drug commercials invariably have the characters moving in slow motion during part of them? I guess this is supposed to be soothing: “Here, take this incompletely tested medication that has side effects that should scare the living shit out of you, because look at how all relaxed and fun-loving these people are, moving through their lives in a medicated slow motion haze!” Irritates the crap out of me, and it’s not just in pill ads, it’s everywhere. And they have a happy care free life, with a greta partner, good friends, a happy pet, no work, a nice house etc. DayAM I want some of _those_ drugs. ---
**Author:** ![Tinker\_Grey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tinker_grey/32/8136_2.png) [@Tinker\_Grey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tinker_Grey)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2015, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-very-hate-able-commercials/717663/438 "2015-07-11T19:56:04Z")
“Get your title back with Title Max!” Well, WTF took it in the first place. ---
**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:** [July 11, 2015, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-very-hate-able-commercials/717663/439 "2015-07-11T20:41:22Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > And they have a happy care free life, with a greta partner, good friends, a happy pet, no work, a nice house etc. DayAM I want some of _those_ drugs. Tell me more about Greta. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2015, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-very-hate-able-commercials/717663/440 "2015-07-11T22:45:43Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > And they have a happy care free life, with a greta partner, good friends, a happy pet, no work, a nice house etc. DayAM I want some of _those_ drugs. I want that enormous beach house! I want a loving, happy healthy husband to walk down the endless beach, in the winter, hand in hand, picking up driftwood and throwing the ball for the dog to fetch! (and later I can go to my nice little part-time job in the plant nursery down the street, potting up daisies and watering the cyclamen.) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-very-hate-able-commercials/717663.md?page=21) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-very-hate-able-commercials/717663.md?page=23)