# 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:** 42
**Author:** ![Jennshark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Jennshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennshark)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2015, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-very-hate-able-commercials/717663/821 "2015-11-22T22:04:33Z")
The Farmer’s Insurance commercial with J.K. Simmons who tells the customer to “know the gaps” in their car insurance policy. First, the ad is actually hostile toward Farmer’s – why did they sell me a policy that had big “gaps” in coverage? Second, the damage incurred by the car rolling down a hill is all damage that is covered by comprehensive policies – maybe it’s a $500 of $1000 deductible, so why would someone buy gap insurance for an accident that is covered by regular insurance? Again, negative advertising for Farmer’s. ---
**Author:** ![GrumpyBunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bc8723/32.png) [@GrumpyBunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrumpyBunny)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2015, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-very-hate-able-commercials/717663/822 "2015-11-23T03:30:49Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > How about that auto commercial played on Veterans day where they praise the “Real Heroes”- those "heroes’ being the characters on Mockingjay.:rolleyes: I saw that one and had to post it on FaceBook, because my friend’s didn’t believe me. ---
**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:** [November 23, 2015, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-very-hate-able-commercials/717663/823 "2015-11-23T04:07:51Z")
> [@Jennshark](#): > > First, the ad is actually hostile toward Farmer’s – why did they sell me a policy that had big “gaps” in coverage? They’re trying to point out gaps in competitors’ policies while claiming Farmer’s doesn’t have those gaps without actually doing so. ---
**Author:** ![Irishman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2015, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-very-hate-able-commercials/717663/824 "2015-11-24T02:13:09Z")
There are different levels of coverage, from pure liability to other drivers to comprehensive vehicle replacement. The details are decisions you make when you pick your coverage, but you might not recall the specifics of what you chose months/years later. ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2015, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-very-hate-able-commercials/717663/825 "2015-11-24T03:47:26Z")
Can the “Can the test drive be over now?” commercials be over now? God, I hate those stupid ads. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2015, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-very-hate-able-commercials/717663/826 "2015-11-24T03:49:42Z")
> [@Tangent](#): > > Can the “Can the test drive be over now?” commercials be over now? God, I hate those stupid ads. Because no car salesman has ever acted that nice. ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2015, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-very-hate-able-commercials/717663/827 "2015-11-24T16:29:25Z")
Someone explain this [General Mills Star Wars commercial](http://www.ispot.tv/ad/AwEt/general-mills-star-wars-the-force-awakens-droid-viewers) to me. The kids are saying things like “these are not the droids you are looking for” and the father starts to say “Luke, I am your father” but the mother shushes him. WTF? Is he not really their father? ---
**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:** [November 24, 2015, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-very-hate-able-commercials/717663/828 "2015-11-24T16:34:05Z")
Yeah…at least in a commercial they should agree on SOMETHING… ---
**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:** [November 24, 2015, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-very-hate-able-commercials/717663/829 "2015-11-24T16:48:00Z")
> [@jsgoddess](#): > > Someone explain this [General Mills Star Wars commercial](http://www.ispot.tv/ad/AwEt/general-mills-star-wars-the-force-awakens-droid-viewers) to me. > > The kids are saying things like “these are not the droids you are looking for” and the father starts to say “Luke, I am your father” but the mother shushes him. WTF? Is he not really their father? I’m guessing [they haven’t seen ESB yet](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=773546). ---
**Author:** ![Irishman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2015, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-very-hate-able-commercials/717663/830 "2015-11-25T00:47:19Z")
> [@jsgoddess](#): > > Someone explain this [General Mills Star Wars commercial](http://www.ispot.tv/ad/AwEt/general-mills-star-wars-the-force-awakens-droid-viewers) to me. > > The kids are saying things like “these are not the droids you are looking for” and the father starts to say “Luke, I am your father” but the mother shushes him. WTF? Is he not really their father? According to the description on the website, > [@](#): > > A father is looking through a Droid Viewer that came in one of his kids’ boxes of General Mills cereal. However, his children, dressed as Poe Dameron and Rey from the upcoming film “Star Wars: Episode VII: The Force Awakens,” attempt to use a Jedi mind trick to convince him that it isn’t the Droid Viewer he is looking for. The man is about to retort with Darth Vader’s famous line, “I am your father,” but the kids’ mother steps in and prevents him from revealing the classic twist. So they haven’t see Jedi yet. ---
**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:** [November 26, 2015, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-very-hate-able-commercials/717663/831 "2015-11-26T02:41:59Z")
Delta: “There is no stop. Only go.” Really? You don’t stop for passengers to board your planes? And what happens when they run out of fuel? ---
**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:** [November 26, 2015, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-very-hate-able-commercials/717663/832 "2015-11-26T04:24:05Z")
> [@Skywatcher](#): > > Delta: “There is no stop. Only go.” > > Really? You don’t stop for passengers to board your planes? And what happens when they run out of fuel? When my brother and I were kids, he said he didn’t want to get in an airplane–he thought it might run out of fuel in midair. He has since served 20 years in the Air Force. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Alextrebekisatool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9de053/32.png) [@Alextrebekisatool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alextrebekisatool)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2015, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-very-hate-able-commercials/717663/833 "2015-11-27T14:34:05Z")
I really really can’t stand Alex Trebek on those stupid feckin life lock commercials. I wish I could reach into the TV, grab him by the collar, get close enough to spray spit on him while shouting, “YOU FUCKIN TOOL!!!” And once I’ve done that I’m going after Matt McCoy. When he says, “even walk your dog”, I wana grab the hand he does that jagass gesture with, rip it off, and slap Him with it. “Hi, I’m Matt M’fuckin’coy, how long have you had your car insurance”. And why doesn’t he smile with both sides of his face?..Stroke?..maybe, but not the physical ailment. And I don’t even wana get started on the consumer cellular ones. “IIII went to sears”. WTF ---
**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:** [November 27, 2015, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-very-hate-able-commercials/717663/834 "2015-11-27T15:23:05Z")
> [@Alextrebekisatool](#): > > I really really can’t stand Alex Trebek on those stupid feckin life lock commercials. I wish I could reach into the TV, grab him by the collar, get close enough to spray spit on him while shouting, “YOU FUCKIN TOOL!!!” > And once I’ve done that I’m going after Matt McCoy. When he says, “even walk your dog”, I wana grab the hand he does that jagass gesture with, rip it off, and slap > Him with it. > “Hi, I’m Matt M’fuckin’coy, how long have you had your car insurance”. > And why doesn’t he smile with both sides of his face?..Stroke?..maybe, but not the physical ailment. And I don’t even wana get started on the consumer cellular ones. “IIII went to sears”. WTF What got into you? That’s an intolerant attitude if I ever saw one…😕 ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2015, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-very-hate-able-commercials/717663/835 "2015-11-28T22:13:08Z")
> [@dougie\_monty](#): > > What got into you? That’s an intolerant attitude if I ever saw one…😕 What, did you know him from before yesterday when he joined? Anyway, he got the commercial wrong. It’s _rate lock_ that Colonial Penn has Alex hawking. Life Lock is a different service entirely, with Rudy Giuliani spokespersoning for it. ---
**Author:** ![MEBuckner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mebuckner/32/2896_2.png) [@MEBuckner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MEBuckner)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2015, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-very-hate-able-commercials/717663/836 "2015-11-28T23:24:23Z")
> [@Dung\_Beetle](#): > > Not sure this is the exact same commercial, but pretty close if not: [Wild Rose Miata Club](https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=856115364426249&id=298859913485133) > > It’s the “sweet” story of a driver’s life, which is fine until they piss me off with that final line, “Now in the garage something new, reminds you of when you were you”. Yeah, remember how sweet it was when you were a teenage boy, before all that life and love and responsibility chopped your dick off? :rolleyes: > [@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.” **Roderick Femm** mentioned another Mazda commercial, which reminded me of this one. I’m a divorced guy with no kids, and even I find the implications of that last line to be pretty “What the fuck, ad agency dudes?!?”-inspiring. (I guess “wives” and “children” are like those alien pods from _Invasion of the Body Snatchers_.) ---
**Author:** ![professorconfessor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f07891/32.png) [@professorconfessor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/professorconfessor)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2015, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-very-hate-able-commercials/717663/837 "2015-12-08T03:07:00Z")
I was so happy to find this forum and I joined just so I could vent about the annoying new Land Rover commercial. It’s called “The Crossing” and features a dog-sledding girl who comes upon a river she can’t cross. Someone (her husband? a cute stranger?) comes along with a Land Rover. The girl shakes her head like “Omigod. However am I supposed to dog-sled over this river? Whatever shall I do?” like it’s a typical problem that most girls have. Like she just got a flat or something. Then she and the dogs and the sled get in the car, and the guy drives through the icy river. I have so much hatred for this commercial that I can barely formulate the words to express myself. It is so far-fetched. A girl dog-sledding in the middle of nowhere? A guy driving through a snowy field with nothing around for miles? An SUV, that is not a Duck Tour bus, that can easily drive through a river? If anyone can actually relate to this commercial and it inspires them to buy this really expensive car, then send them to me. So I can slap them.:mad: ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2015, 6:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-very-hate-able-commercials/717663/838 "2015-12-08T06:33:15Z")
> [@professorconfessor](#): > > I was so happy to find this forum and I joined just so I could vent about the annoying new Land Rover commercial. It’s called “The Crossing” and features a dog-sledding girl who comes upon a river she can’t cross. Someone (her husband? a cute stranger?) comes along with a Land Rover. The girl shakes her head like “Omigod. However am I supposed to dog-sled over this river? Whatever shall I do?” like it’s a typical problem that most girls have. Like she just got a flat or something. Then she and the dogs and the sled get in the car, and the guy drives through the icy river. I have so much hatred for this commercial that I can barely formulate the words to express myself. It is so far-fetched. A girl dog-sledding in the middle of nowhere? A guy driving through a snowy field with nothing around for miles? An SUV, that is not a Duck Tour bus, that can easily drive through a river? If anyone can actually relate to this commercial and it inspires them to buy this really expensive car, then send them to me. So I can slap them.:mad: Good post, bad Ad- welcome! ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2015, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-very-hate-able-commercials/717663/839 "2015-12-08T12:02:33Z")
G.E. I am starting to hate you. ---
**Author:** ![DummyGladHands](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/49beb7/32.png) [@DummyGladHands](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DummyGladHands)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2015, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-very-hate-able-commercials/717663/840 "2015-12-08T13:22:43Z")
> [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](#): > > G.E. > > I am starting to hate you. Yes. Exactly why are they advertising? Are they recruiting? Do they just want us to know they’re still around? Do they just want to annoy us? I understand institutional advertising, but these are just dumb [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-very-hate-able-commercials/717663.md?page=41) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-very-hate-able-commercials/717663.md?page=43)