# 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:** 37
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2015, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-very-hate-able-commercials/717663/721 "2015-10-08T02:03:46Z")
> [@WolfpackJeep](#): > > I’ve missed that one! Sounds horrifying. Here it is: ---
**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:** [October 8, 2015, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-very-hate-able-commercials/717663/722 "2015-10-08T02:20:36Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Here it is: > > [Xifaxan TV Spot, 'You Know the Symptoms' - iSpot.tv](http://www.ispot.tv/ad/AYS4/xifaxan-you-know-the-symptoms) It’s Jar Jar Stinks! ---
**Author:** ![svd678](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/53a042/32.png) [@svd678](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/svd678)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2015, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-very-hate-able-commercials/717663/723 "2015-10-08T04:34:51Z")
The one I hate is the insurance ad where they are sitting around the table and recognize a TV ad with Flo, and all the people at the table are played by Flo. I don’t get the point of the ad, either. ---
**Author:** ![movingfinger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@movingfinger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/movingfinger)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2015, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-very-hate-able-commercials/717663/724 "2015-10-08T06:09:32Z")
> [@davidm](#): > > Notice that the cards say “Diamond, Luxury Healthcare”. Luxury Healthcare? Dude, you’re a doctor. Doesn’t he want the word “evoke”, not “invoke”? Invoke is something quite a bit different. ---
**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:** [October 8, 2015, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-very-hate-able-commercials/717663/725 "2015-10-08T12:23:53Z")
> [@Infovore](#): > > Also, speaking of the Game Show Channel and other off-brand cable channels–is anybody else sick of that weird-looking guy advertising “WEN” haircare products? I believe the guy you’re referring to is Chaz Dean, the creator of Wen. > [@Seanette](#): > > Yuck. The models in those ads never look like their hair’s been CLEAN any time recently. That’s because Wen doesn’t get your hair clean. I tried it, it doesn’t produce any suds, and does not clean your hair. That’s their spiel, that the models haven’t shampooed their hair in years. Because Wen is not shampoo. > [@Infovore](#): > > If they’re the same ones I’m thinking about, they kinda look like a little pink turtle. > > The spouse and I think they hang out with the ambulatory bladder from the other commercial when they’re not working. Aww, that little bladder is adorable. Something about its eyes. ---
**Author:** ![Irishman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2015, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-very-hate-able-commercials/717663/726 "2015-10-08T22:09:52Z")
> [@Skywatcher](#): > > It’s Jar Jar Stinks! 😉 > [@Honey](#): > > That’s because Wen doesn’t get your hair clean. I tried it, it doesn’t produce any suds, and does not clean your hair. That’s their spiel, that the models haven’t shampooed their hair in years. Because Wen is not shampoo. It’s supposed to clean your hair, but not overly clean it. Don’t strip all the oils. ---
**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:** [October 8, 2015, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-very-hate-able-commercials/717663/727 "2015-10-08T23:38:18Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Here it is: > > [Xifaxan TV Spot, 'You Know the Symptoms' - iSpot.tv](http://www.ispot.tv/ad/AYS4/xifaxan-you-know-the-symptoms) 😮 Is the mouth meant to be the anus??? > [@Honey](#): > > Aww, that little bladder is adorable. Something about its eyes. The bladder is somewhat endearing…I think it’s the way it’s always tugging on the lady’s hand, kind of like a little child. > [@Infovore](#): > > If they’re the same ones I’m thinking about, they kinda look like a little pink turtle. > > The spouse and I think they hang out with the ambulatory bladder from the other commercial when they’re not working. They were definitely going for the cute turtle look…but that mouth…at least the bladder’s mouth doesn’t correspond to actual human anatomy. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2015, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-very-hate-able-commercials/717663/728 "2015-10-09T02:28:58Z")
> [@Seanette](#): > > Still distracted driving, according to research showing that hands-free really doesn’t help. Just quit playing with the stupid precious phone and PAY ATTENTION TO THAT TON+ OF METAL YOU’RE OPERATING!!! This. Then you wouldn’t kill someone else on the road, the way my father died. ---
**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:** [October 9, 2015, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-very-hate-able-commercials/717663/729 "2015-10-09T03:30:12Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > I believe that in one case, the device responds to the text by telling them you are driving and will get back to them. And lets you know it’s waiting for you. > > But Texting is evil and stupid anyway. My new truck has this feature in the radio - It a) alerts me that I have a new text message - from who it is, etc b) if the truck is in motion - it wont allow me to read it - but it only tells me that if I click the button to go read it while the truck is in motion. c) I can set auto-responders - like “I’m busy driving, I;ll respond later” - which, you know, really isn’t very helpful - the person already knows I’ll respond “later”. I have yet to figure out - If they know the truck is in motion - and therefore I can’t respond to it - why not just say “you have a text message from … to read it, the vehicle must be stopped” - or bettter yet - DONT ALERT ME AT ALL until the truck is stopped. Its literally one of the most stupid features - similar to the GPS stuff - I can pick from pre-determined addresses while the truck is moving - and lots of other options - but I can’t use the address entry - because, you know - I never have a passenger with me that might want to type. ---
**Author:** ![Seanette](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/seanette/32/9139_2.png) [@Seanette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seanette)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2015, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-very-hate-able-commercials/717663/730 "2015-10-09T19:27:24Z")
Then there’s the Phillips commercials with the frenzied woman in a blue T-shirt barging into breakroom conversations or taking over a tour-bus-like vehicle to interrogate strangers about their bowels and shove the product at everyone. HATE HATE HATE those commercials. I also generally hate Carl’s Jr., whose ad people seem to specialize in disgusting. If they’re not enthusing over how messy their food is, they have Paris Hilton sleazing her way around (a hard-partier who has a significant percentage of your audience wondering how many different STDs she has currently is probably not a great spokesperson for FOOD). ---
**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:** [October 10, 2015, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-very-hate-able-commercials/717663/731 "2015-10-10T15:14:57Z")
> [@simster](#): > > My new truck has this feature in the radio - > > It > > a) alerts me that I have a new text message - from who it is, etc > b) if the truck is in motion - it wont allow me to read it - but it only tells me that if I click the button to go read it while the truck is in motion. > c) I can set auto-responders - like “I’m busy driving, I;ll respond later” - which, you know, really isn’t very helpful - the person already knows I’ll respond “later”. > > I have yet to figure out - > > If they know the truck is in motion - and therefore I can’t respond to it - why not just say “you have a text message from … to read it, the vehicle must be stopped” - or bettter yet - DONT ALERT ME AT ALL until the truck is stopped. > > Its literally one of the most stupid features - similar to the GPS stuff - I can pick from pre-determined addresses while the truck is moving - and lots of other options - but I can’t use the address entry - because, you know - I never have a passenger with me that might want to type. To Simster: I think that a GPS itself should not function if the vehicle is moving, either. ---
**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:** [October 10, 2015, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-very-hate-able-commercials/717663/732 "2015-10-10T15:19:06Z")
> [@dougie\_monty](#): > > I think that a GPS itself should not function if the vehicle is moving, either. That’s of no use to me, and would be a dealbreaker if I was buying a new phone. That’s probably why manufacturers don’t do 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:** [October 10, 2015, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-very-hate-able-commercials/717663/733 "2015-10-10T16:20:46Z")
> [@dougie\_monty](#): > > To Simster: > I think that a GPS itself should not function if the vehicle is moving, either. well… there’s a lot of things you seem to think that are purely idiotic in nature, so we’ll just add this to the list. You do know what GPS is used for, right? ---
**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:** [October 10, 2015, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-very-hate-able-commercials/717663/734 "2015-10-10T16:33:27Z")
Yes, I do, and for a purely practical reason: so the driver won’t watch movement on the screen instead of keeping eyes on the road! ---
**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:** [October 13, 2015, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-very-hate-able-commercials/717663/735 "2015-10-13T04:44:55Z")
The older girl from Modern family for Dominos saying that she sent her sister a pizza emoji and her sister texted back some silly photo and likewise for her brother. What did she think would happen? “Oh crap, my sister needs pizza!”? Also, you’re on a successful TV show – buy your own damn pizza. ---
**Author:** ![Smitty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e274bd/32.png) [@Smitty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smitty)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2015, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-very-hate-able-commercials/717663/736 "2015-10-13T12:22:17Z")
There is a dating website called “Farmers Only” which, I guess shouldn’t be surprising, features only women of the Caucasian persuasion. Every time I see it, I just think of the scene from Blazing Saddles. “Hey where the white women at?” ---
**Author:** ![GrumpyBunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bc8723/32.png) [@GrumpyBunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrumpyBunny)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2015, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-very-hate-able-commercials/717663/737 "2015-10-13T12:42:52Z")
> [@WolfpackJeep](#): > > On the flip side, why is a freakin’ cartoon necessary to illustrate the sluggishness induced by opioid drugs on the gastrointestinal tract? I came in here to mention that very commercial. Every time it comes on, I yell, “EAT A FRIKKIN’ SALAD!” at the TV. (Because “eat some frikkin’ chili!” doesn’t have the same effect.) Most Americans taking opioids, it seems, would rather take another pill than change their diets. This rant does not apply to those people taking opioids because of a major illness, and who are unable to move around or eat much. YMMV. IANAL BBQ. IANAD. ---
**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:** [October 13, 2015, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-very-hate-able-commercials/717663/738 "2015-10-13T14:25:46Z")
> [@GrumpyBunny](#): > > I came in here to mention that very commercial. Every time it comes on, I yell, “EAT A FRIKKIN’ SALAD!” at the TV. (Because “eat some frikkin’ chili!” doesn’t have the same effect.) > > Most Americans taking opioids, it seems, would rather take another pill than change their diets. > > This rant does not apply to those people taking opioids because of a major illness, and who are unable to move around or eat much. YMMV. IANAL BBQ. IANAD. Would you please explain those abbreviations (except for BBQ)? ---
**Author:** ![Laggard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9de053/32.png) [@Laggard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laggard)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2015, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-very-hate-able-commercials/717663/739 "2015-10-13T14:32:45Z")
> [@dougie\_monty](#): > > Would you please explain those abbreviations (except for BBQ)? I am not a doctor. I am not a lawyer. Your mileage may vary. ---
**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:** [October 13, 2015, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-very-hate-able-commercials/717663/740 "2015-10-13T16:15:20Z")
> [@Laggard](#): > > I am not a doctor. I am not a lawyer. Your mileage may vary. Thanx 🙂 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-very-hate-able-commercials/717663.md?page=36) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-very-hate-able-commercials/717663.md?page=38)