# 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:** 67
**Author:** ![Calatin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/439d5e/32.png) [@Calatin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Calatin)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2017, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-very-hate-able-commercials/717663/1321 "2017-03-14T21:19:38Z")
I’ll probably burn in hell for this (well, not for _this_), but I cannot stand the Shriner’s Children Hospital commercials, with the little child in the wheelchair who acts as the spokesperson. I know they are going for cute and trying to tug at the heartstrings, but he’s just so over-the-top… “We’ll send you this adowable bwanket!” He reminds me of the greeting card robot from the episode of Futurama with the robot rebellion and Mom. ---
**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:** [March 14, 2017, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-very-hate-able-commercials/717663/1322 "2017-03-14T21:31:23Z")
> [@Calatin](#): > > I’ll probably burn in hell for this (well, not for _this_), but I cannot stand the Shriner’s Children Hospital commercials, with the little child in the wheelchair who acts as the spokesperson. Ya ain’t the only one. ---
**Author:** ![Trancephalic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trancephalic/32/380_2.png) [@Trancephalic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trancephalic)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2017, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-very-hate-able-commercials/717663/1323 "2017-03-14T22:30:52Z")
I dunno what product this ad is selling and I don’t care, but there’s one floating around that has the sentence “that’s not good for your dad brand.” Fucking “dad brand.” What a travesty of a neoglism! I had no idea that fathers were subject to the free market! That apparently kids have a choice in what angry sweat-ape raises them. Hope I’m not too late in seeking a refund! ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2017, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-very-hate-able-commercials/717663/1324 "2017-03-15T03:53:19Z")
I hate that kid, too. > [@Calatin](#): > > He reminds me of the greeting card robot from the episode of Futurama with the robot rebellion and Mom. Reminds me of a young Dr. Mantis Toboggan. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2017, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-very-hate-able-commercials/717663/1325 "2017-03-15T04:18:08Z")
> [@Rebo](#): > > I am sick to death of the allergy medication that says, “and six is _greater_ than one!” > > Duh! I just came here to say the same thing. That’s how I feel about prescription drug advertising in general. :mad: ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2017, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-very-hate-able-commercials/717663/1326 "2017-03-15T20:02:42Z")
How about the commercial where the woman repeats, “Great tasting, heart healthy California walnuts”. What’s wrong with, say, Texas walnuts? :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2017, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-very-hate-able-commercials/717663/1327 "2017-03-15T20:05:07Z")
My guess is that commercial was sponsored by something like the California walnut growers’ association. ---
**Author:** ![Irishman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2017, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-very-hate-able-commercials/717663/1328 "2017-03-16T01:39:04Z")
> [@Rebo](#): > > I am sick to death of the allergy medication that says, “and six is _greater_ than one!” Me, too! Here’s another one: Elephant Insurance. “How can an Elephant go under cover? Well, by observing undetected, …” THAT DIDN’T ANSWER THE QUESTION YOU POSED! He ends up answering _why_ he goes under cover, but he doesn’t actually address the elephant in the room. (Now they have made a follow-up commercial where they address the how, and show him “sneaking” in using the mail delivery cart and pizza delivery as cover. But they still run the other one.) ---
**Author:** ![Irishman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2017, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-very-hate-able-commercials/717663/1329 "2017-03-20T21:22:08Z")
Posted this in the wrong thread: The annoying commercials for some blood thinner. It was bad enough when the guy was worried about “my little buddy”, which is a phrase that just shouldn’t be used outside of _Gilligan’s Island_ discussions, but the newer one has him worried about “this little girl”. Really? Some random little girl? ---
**Author:** ![Karen\_Lingel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/karen_lingel/32/18649_2.png) [@Karen\_Lingel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Karen_Lingel)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2017, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-very-hate-able-commercials/717663/1330 "2017-03-20T22:30:41Z")
> [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](#): > > I hate AT&T so much. > > The guy screaming in the shower makes me want to throw something. Unless they are the absolute only option I have, I will never use them for anything. > > They’ve ruined Directtv. > > I hate your commercial AT&T. The part about this commercial that bugs me the most is there is an overlay says “9 minutes after receiving the cable bill”, and the mailman has RETURNED and they are yelling at him through the mail slot. Who gets mail TWICE in one day, 9 minutes apart? ---
**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:** [March 20, 2017, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-very-hate-able-commercials/717663/1331 "2017-03-20T23:47:47Z")
> [@Karen\_Lingel](#): > > The part about this commercial that bugs me the most is there is an overlay says “9 minutes after receiving the cable bill”, and the mailman has RETURNED and they are yelling at him through the mail slot. Who gets mail TWICE in one day, 9 minutes apart? I interpreted each vignette as being a separate family/house. ---
**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:** [March 21, 2017, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-very-hate-able-commercials/717663/1332 "2017-03-21T13:40:38Z")
“Moderate to severe plaque psoriasis.” Over and over in the same commercial. Why do they have to repeat “moderate to severe”? I know, I know - but it still sounds so weird. ---
**Author:** ![Casey1505](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dc4da7/32.png) [@Casey1505](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casey1505)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2017, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-very-hate-able-commercials/717663/1333 "2017-03-21T13:44:15Z")
Verizon unlimited data and the stupid mic drop scenes. Four lines, but only three microphones? ---
**Author:** ![Finagle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b19c9b/32.png) [@Finagle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Finagle)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2017, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-very-hate-able-commercials/717663/1334 "2017-03-21T14:28:59Z")
There’s some ad for motor oil that shows some guy opening his hood to find a tiny famous somebody on top of his engine. Yeah, whatever. They chat about motor oil for a couple of minutes and then the commercial finishes on this utterly lame note: “Uh, why are you three inches tall?” “Why _aren’t_ you three inches tall?” What. The. Hell. This doesn’t even achieve the lofty level of “At least you tried”. Is there some kind of reference to some pervasive meme there that I’m not getting? Because otherwise, some presumably competent copywriter decided that this counted as witty banter and some other presumably competent and sober people signed off on it. ---
**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:** [March 21, 2017, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-very-hate-able-commercials/717663/1335 "2017-03-21T15:14:35Z")
Minor embarrassment: I once opened the hood of my car and found my glasses on top of the engine block. I will explain if anyone asks here. ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2017, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-very-hate-able-commercials/717663/1336 "2017-03-21T15:43:22Z")
How did that happen? ---
**Author:** ![bobtimusprime](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/94ad74/32.png) [@bobtimusprime](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobtimusprime)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2017, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-very-hate-able-commercials/717663/1337 "2017-03-21T15:55:37Z")
> [@dougie\_monty](#): > > Minor embarrassment: I once opened the hood of my car and found my glasses on top of the engine block. I will explain if anyone asks here. Okay, I’ll bite. Please explain. I hope there’s a 3" tall person in there at some point! ---
**Author:** ![Crane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crane/32/3495_2.png) [@Crane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crane)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2017, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-very-hate-able-commercials/717663/1338 "2017-03-21T16:15:03Z")
‘Debt cancelling water’? Sounds like something only a Congressman would say. Crane ---
**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:** [March 21, 2017, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-very-hate-able-commercials/717663/1339 "2017-03-21T17:24:50Z")
I had, weeks ago, removed the paper filter from the air cleaner. On the day in question I decided to put it back. The cover has several rather small snap-down covers at the edges; being nearsighted I removed my glasses and set them aside, on top of the engine block, since I would not need them. After the paper unit was ensconced I snapped the cover back on and closed the hood, forgetting all about the glasses. I went back in the house to handle other matters for which I didn’t need glasses. Then I began a frantic search for the glasses, and finally remembered the matter of the air cleaner. I came back outside and lifted the hood; sure enough, there they were. Before I picked them up I took a picture with my Smartphone so I would remember the incident–and believe it. :o ---
**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:** [March 21, 2017, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-very-hate-able-commercials/717663/1340 "2017-03-21T18:36:51Z")
> [@dougie\_monty](#): > > I had, weeks ago, removed the paper filter from the air cleaner. On the day in question I decided to put it back. The cover has several rather small snap-down covers at the edges; being nearsighted I removed my glasses and set them aside, on top of the engine block, since I would not need them. After the paper unit was ensconced I snapped the cover back on and closed the hood, forgetting all about the glasses. I went back in the house to handle other matters for which I didn’t need glasses. Then I began a frantic search for the glasses, and finally remembered the matter of the air cleaner. I came back outside and lifted the hood; sure enough, there they were. Before I picked them up I took a picture with my Smartphone so I would remember the incident–and believe it. :o And what does this have to do with hate-able commercials? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-very-hate-able-commercials/717663.md?page=66) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-very-hate-able-commercials/717663.md?page=68)