# The new Arby's commercial that mentions "your therapy peacock" made me crack up! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 6, 2018, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-arbys-commercial-that-mentions-your-therapy-peacock-made-me-crack-up/810112 "2018-03-06T14:22:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Balthisar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/balthisar/32/2825_2.png) [@Balthisar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balthisar)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2018, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-arbys-commercial-that-mentions-your-therapy-peacock-made-me-crack-up/810112/21 "2018-03-07T01:12:45Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > Maybe they don’t use real Cubans. Probably that’s the problem – Cubans are thin and stringy. Need to use the fattened-up Miami residents for a good Miami Cuban. ---
**Author:** ![Casey1505](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dc4da7/32.png) [@Casey1505](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casey1505)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2018, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-arbys-commercial-that-mentions-your-therapy-peacock-made-me-crack-up/810112/22 "2018-03-07T02:32:56Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > Maybe they don’t use real Cubans. The ones made from Dominicans aren’t too bad. ---
**Author:** ![Two\_Many\_Cats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8dc957/32.png) [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2018, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-arbys-commercial-that-mentions-your-therapy-peacock-made-me-crack-up/810112/23 "2018-03-07T02:47:51Z")
For the record, of the 129 acting roles listed, I have seen none of them. To me, Ving Rhames remains the Arby’s guy, and nothing more. ---
**Author:** ![Wesley\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wesley_clark/32/20581_2.png) [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2018, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-arbys-commercial-that-mentions-your-therapy-peacock-made-me-crack-up/810112/24 "2018-03-07T04:22:53Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > I tried it a few days ago. I was disappointed. I decided to try it anyway. It was ok, but not worth $6. Luckily I had a coupon to get loaded fries for free with any sandwich purchase, which made spending $6 on a fast food sandwich hurt less psychologically. FWIW, it tastes better with mayo. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2018, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-arbys-commercial-that-mentions-your-therapy-peacock-made-me-crack-up/810112/25 "2018-03-07T05:45:56Z")
Cuban sandwiches are made with ham and roast pork. So Arby’s has diversified away from roast beef? :dubious: The last time I ate at Arby’s was probably 1984. I used to cash my plasma donor check at the one conveniently located next to the collection center. 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2018, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-arbys-commercial-that-mentions-your-therapy-peacock-made-me-crack-up/810112/26 "2018-03-07T05:58:30Z")
Ooooooh, not just swine flesh but cured meat as well! Now I’m hankerin’ for a Reuben, too. :o Call me comedically challenged, but I don’t get the “peacock” joke. At all. 😕 ---
**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:** [March 7, 2018, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-arbys-commercial-that-mentions-your-therapy-peacock-made-me-crack-up/810112/27 "2018-03-07T06:05:41Z")
> [@terentii](#): > > Ooooooh, not just swine flesh but cured meat as well! Now I’m hankerin’ for a Reuben, too. :o > > Call me comedically challenged, but I don’t get the “peacock” joke. At all. 😕 Very recent incident where a woman tried to take an “emotional support” peacock on an airliner. ETA: [Emotional support peacock denied flight by United Airlines](https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/airplane-mode/emotional-support-peacock-denied-flight-united-airlines-n842971) > [@](#): > > United Airlines turned away an emotional-support animal — a proud peacock — at a New Jersey airport this weekend, as airlines have been considering with new guidelines for service and comfort animals. > > United Airlines said in a statement to NBC News that the peacock “did not meet guidelines for a number of reasons, including its weight and size." The incident took place in the lobby of Newark Liberty International Airport on Saturday. > > “We explained this to the customer on three separate occasions before they arrived at the airport,” the airline said in its statement to the peacock network. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2018, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-arbys-commercial-that-mentions-your-therapy-peacock-made-me-crack-up/810112/28 "2018-03-07T06:09:44Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > Very recent incident where a woman tried to take an “emotional support” peacock on an airliner. > > ETA: [Emotional support peacock denied flight by United Airlines](https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/airplane-mode/emotional-support-peacock-denied-flight-united-airlines-n842971) Aha! No wonder it went over my head; I haven’t watched the news in years. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![jz78817](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jz78817/32/1028_2.png) [@jz78817](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jz78817)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2018, 11:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-arbys-commercial-that-mentions-your-therapy-peacock-made-me-crack-up/810112/29 "2018-03-07T11:32:05Z")
> [@muldoonthief](#): > > Considering she was a performance artist who clearly pulled the stunt solely to get publicity, she’s probably thrilled. Is this a case where “performance artist” means “a nobody who goes around being a pain in the ass for attention and calls it ‘art’?” ---
**Author:** ![Two\_Many\_Cats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8dc957/32.png) [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2018, 11:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-arbys-commercial-that-mentions-your-therapy-peacock-made-me-crack-up/810112/30 "2018-03-07T11:41:03Z")
> [@terentii](#): > > Aha! No wonder it went over my head; I haven’t watched the news in years. 😛 I knew about the peacock story and still didn’t find the Arby’s commercial particularly funny. I like the Geico McGruff ad though. ---
**Author:** ![Two\_Many\_Cats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8dc957/32.png) [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2018, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-arbys-commercial-that-mentions-your-therapy-peacock-made-me-crack-up/810112/31 "2018-03-07T11:46:10Z")
> [@jz78817](#): > > Is this a case where “performance artist” means “a nobody who goes around being a pain in the ass for attention and calls it ‘art’?” You got it. I liked it better when performance artists laid around in a glass cubes for days on end, wetting their pants along the way. At least they weren’t holding up lines then. ---
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2018, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-arbys-commercial-that-mentions-your-therapy-peacock-made-me-crack-up/810112/32 "2018-03-07T12:56:43Z")
> [@terentii](#): > > Cuban sandwiches are made with ham and roast pork. So Arby’s has diversified away from roast beef? :dubious: They’ve had items with ham in them for some time now. Also turkey, chicken, and fish, the last two being crunchy deep-fried rather than deli-sliced. Pork loin is new. Last time when I was in Arby’s the Cubano was offered but I went with the BBQ brisket instead; the menu illustration made the former look like they’d subbed roast beef for the ham. The brisket was okay but I liked the brioche version from a while back better. ---
**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:** [March 7, 2018, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-arbys-commercial-that-mentions-your-therapy-peacock-made-me-crack-up/810112/33 "2018-03-07T14:46:02Z")
Heck, they even had limited runs of elk and venison. Thus the whole “We’ve got the meat!” campaign. It’s more than just beef. ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2018, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-arbys-commercial-that-mentions-your-therapy-peacock-made-me-crack-up/810112/34 "2018-03-07T15:47:32Z")
> [@Jophiel](#): > > Better, ever since she got the therapy emu. So, she’s got an emo emu? ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2018, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-arbys-commercial-that-mentions-your-therapy-peacock-made-me-crack-up/810112/35 "2018-03-07T17:30:23Z")
The roast turkey & bacon sandwich with ranch dressing is very, very good. I get it at least once a week. ---
**Author:** ![Dallas\_Jones](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dallas_jones/32/3277_2.png) [@Dallas\_Jones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dallas_Jones)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2018, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-arbys-commercial-that-mentions-your-therapy-peacock-made-me-crack-up/810112/36 "2018-03-07T18:24:57Z")
> [@Two\_Many\_Cats](#): > > I like the Geico McGruff ad though. “You gotta go tinky poopoo?” ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2018, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-arbys-commercial-that-mentions-your-therapy-peacock-made-me-crack-up/810112/37 "2018-03-07T19:56:10Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > Maybe they don’t use real Cubans. > [@Casey1505](#): > > The ones made from Dominicans aren’t too bad. Thank you, no. I do not support the work of imperialist stooges. ---
**Author:** ![Flyer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/flyer/32/7298_2.png) [@Flyer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flyer)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2018, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-arbys-commercial-that-mentions-your-therapy-peacock-made-me-crack-up/810112/38 "2018-03-08T17:49:31Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > I think the site the OP links must be overloaded-- It’s stuck on the first frame of the commercial, for me. It didn’t play for me, either. But I was able to download it ok. ---
**Author:** ![Roderick\_Femm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roderick_femm/32/14875_2.png) [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2018, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-arbys-commercial-that-mentions-your-therapy-peacock-made-me-crack-up/810112/39 "2018-03-08T18:49:02Z")
> [@DesertDog](#): > > They’ve had items with ham in them for some time now. Also turkey, chicken, and fish, the last two being crunchy deep-fried rather than deli-sliced. Pork loin is new. And bacon! Bacon, bacon, bacon! This makes me sad that the nearest Arby’s is 20 miles away, not worth the effort even for Bacon! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-arbys-commercial-that-mentions-your-therapy-peacock-made-me-crack-up/810112.md?page=1)