# This commercial gives me an aneurysm. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 28, 2003, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-commercial-gives-me-an-aneurysm/171704 "2003-04-28T16:28:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2003, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-commercial-gives-me-an-aneurysm/171704/41 "2003-04-29T23:06:30Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by DaveX \* > \*\*Oh, the new (dentyne?) singing gumball commercials have got to go as well. \*\* Actually, this makes me and my wife laugh really hard, just because it’s so aggressively idiotic. Naturally, that’s the point; advertising succeeds these days if they can just get you to remember the fucking thing amid the onslaught of marketing. In that respect, that stupid little gumball would be judged a success, except that, like you, I can’t remember what the fucking product is either. Just the mascot. In any event, my wife and I like to surprise each other by suddenly spouting out “I’m an angry gumball” at random moments. We crack right the hell up. ---
**Author:** ![K364](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k364/32/5_2.png) [@K364](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/K364)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2003, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-commercial-gives-me-an-aneurysm/171704/42 "2003-04-29T23:36:25Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Manduck \* > \*\*You Americans have no right to complain; you don’t get McCain’s commercials! Somebody explain this exchange to me: > > HE: “I think she likes me.” > SHE: “Of course she does!” > HE: “You wish!” \*\* Yeah, WTF is that all about? Can _anybody_ explain it? To clarify: HE (admiring his own animal magnetism): “I think she likes me.” SHE (adoring & agreeing): “Of course she does!” HE (turning and snarling, sarcastic): “You wish!” ---
**Author:** ![Katisha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/bcef8e/32.png) [@Katisha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Katisha)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2003, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-commercial-gives-me-an-aneurysm/171704/43 "2003-04-29T23:40:55Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Jeep’s Phoenix \* > \*\*“Heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeey Michelina!” > \*\* **curls up into a ball and weeps** The one that drives me nuts is the local ad for the cheap-booze-and-cigarette store Dirt Cheap. They feature a giant dancing chicken in a bathing suit saying “Cheap! Cheap!” in a shrill voice. Also, at one point, the voiceover says “The more she drinks, the better you look!” Ew. Just…ew. Less repellent but just plain annoying: any commercials with alarm clocks in them. I fear and loathe alarm clocks. ---
**Author:** ![NinjaChick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/71c47a/32.png) [@NinjaChick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinjaChick)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2003, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-commercial-gives-me-an-aneurysm/171704/44 "2003-04-30T00:11:38Z")
Ergh. The JC Penney’s commercials. “Where’s your mother? I’m a stupid ass who doesn’t understand how to feed a baby!” Any car commercial, really. Bothersome. Do car commercials on TV actually influence anyone? Ever? Prescription drug ads bother me a lot, too. It’s like…'kay, let’s let the folks with MDs decide what the best meds for me are, right? But the ones that get me really pissed off are the anti-drug ones. Pot impairs your judgement, so you’re gonna go and run over a kid who is inexplicably riding her bike through a drive-through. Grr. ---
**Author:** ![SolGrundy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbce88/32.png) [@SolGrundy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SolGrundy)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2003, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-commercial-gives-me-an-aneurysm/171704/45 "2003-04-30T01:16:27Z")
If you ever lived in the metro Atlanta area, the worst thing you can ever hear is: “That’s 4801! 4801! 4801 Buford Highway!” I don’t remember what the company was, and I don’t even know if they’re still in business, but damn if I’ll _ever_ forget that address. ---
**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2003, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-commercial-gives-me-an-aneurysm/171704/46 "2003-04-30T02:14:41Z")
**Cervaise** , the product is Wrigley’s Extra chewing gum. Even though you might not remember the product, I think this one works for the _type_ of product it’s selling. Who wants a stale old gumball when you can have a nice, soft piece of chewing gum? I can see why the gumball’s so upset. ---
**Author:** ![annieclaus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b5a626/32.png) [@annieclaus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/annieclaus)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2003, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-commercial-gives-me-an-aneurysm/171704/47 "2003-04-30T03:34:47Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Airblairxxx \* > \*\*But the commercials I hate are for Verizon, with the tagline apparently being “Can you hear me now?” Why would I buy a product whose tagline serves to remind me how crappy the technology can be? \*\* However, the Verizon commercial with the chimpanzee with the banana that pokes fun at Verizon’s own commercials is hysterical. I love it! (And I HATE monkeys of any kind.) But the thing is, we all KNOW that the “Can you hear me now?” guy is selling VERIZON. Can we connect any commercials for any other cell phone service with the product they’re peddling. I don’t even know what Catherine Zeta-Jones is selling! ---
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2003, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-commercial-gives-me-an-aneurysm/171704/48 "2003-04-30T04:23:02Z")
One of the most inadvertantly funny ads here are the ones run by an ambulance chaser lawyer. The first time I saw it, I thought it was a commercial for a new Wayans brothers movie. The guy looked like one of them, and he sounded like them when they were doing their “Mo’ Money” routine. I was shocked to find out that it was a _real_ ad! A friend of mine got sued by the guy, and evidently, “Homey the Lawyer” (as he’s called by everyone who’s seen his ads) can’t afford a spellchecker, because the legal documents were filled with lots of misspellings of common words. Yeah, my friend won. ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2003, 7:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-commercial-gives-me-an-aneurysm/171704/49 "2003-04-30T07:38:10Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by K364 \* > \*\*To clarify: > > HE (admiring his own animal magnetism): “I think she likes me.” > SHE (adoring & agreeing): “Of course she does!” > HE (turning and snarling, sarcastic): “You wish!” \*\* But that’s not what’s going on. SHE has just finished traumatising her aunt by accidentally implying that SHE and HE eat their french-fries in the nude. Aunt Jean has never liked HE, and HE knows it. HE (Joking): “I think she likes me.” SHE (Oblivious): “Of course she does!” HE (Amused): “You wish.” ---
**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2003, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-commercial-gives-me-an-aneurysm/171704/50 "2003-04-30T12:06:08Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by bittersweet \* > \*\*There are several Tampa Bay, FL area specific commercials that drive me bonkers. Bealls department stores, AutoWay car dealerships, Yellow Book ads… > I could go on. \*\* Like those 3 burly guys who sell plywood or cabinets or some such thing and they line up, hunch over, swing their arms like apes and make guttural caveman noises. Now why is this supposed to make me want to go anywhere near them, let alone buy a product from them. But the commercial that drove me the craziest was the specific Herbal Essence ad (though they are all annoying) with Jane something or other who used to be in Ally McBeal. \Worst fake orgasm ever.\ ---
**Author:** ![BrotherCadfael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@BrotherCadfael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrotherCadfael)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2003, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-commercial-gives-me-an-aneurysm/171704/51 "2003-04-30T12:40:23Z")
> [@](#): > > _Originally Posted by annieclaus_ > **I don’t even know what Catherine Zeta-Jones is selling!** We **know** what she’s selling. We just don’t know what the company that hired her is selling! ---
**Author:** ![toadspittle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c0e974/32.png) [@toadspittle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/toadspittle)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2003, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-commercial-gives-me-an-aneurysm/171704/52 "2003-04-30T15:38:50Z")
I’m fascinated by this McCain’s “You wish!” commercial discussion–because I still don’t understand a thing about what’s going on. Could someone please give us a real play-by-play of the commercial? ---
**Author:** ![Ego\_Mk2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/58956e/32.png) [@Ego\_Mk2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ego_Mk2)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2003, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-commercial-gives-me-an-aneurysm/171704/53 "2003-04-30T16:02:36Z")
**I’m Tony Little! I sell some sort of exercise product! I’ll be on this channel for the next 30 minutes! I’m a 5’ 6" barrel chested freak with a girly hair pony tail! BUY MY PRODUCT! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!** ---
**Author:** ![troub](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troub/32/14802_2.png) [@troub](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/troub)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2003, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-commercial-gives-me-an-aneurysm/171704/54 "2003-04-30T16:16:53Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Katisha \* > **The one that drives me nuts is the local ad for the cheap-booze-and-cigarette store Dirt Cheap. They feature a giant dancing chicken in a bathing suit saying “Cheap! Cheap!” in a shrill voice. Also, at one point, the voiceover says “The more she drinks, the better you look!” Ew. Just…ew.** “The last refuge of the persecuted smoker.” “Cheap! Cheap! Fun! Fun!” “The more she drinks, the better you look.” Great messages for kids who watch Cardinals games (these commercials play _at least_ once every commercial break during games). ---
**Author:** ![MegaDave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/db5fbb/32.png) [@MegaDave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MegaDave)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2003, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-commercial-gives-me-an-aneurysm/171704/55 "2003-04-30T16:35:52Z")
there are a few commercials that make me want to stick my finger into my eye socket until it hits brain, then whirl it around a bit… the worst ones are of course those completly idiotic PSA’s for smoking and drugs. “Marijuana, its more dangerous than we all thought”. So what the hell was it before this commercial? and was there some sort of astounding breakthrough recently that would prompt them to update us on there retarded opinons? (and did anyone else think the “pregnant” teenager in that commercial was hot?) or the stupid smoking commercials that always start with a red curtain that will be drawn back… espicially the one with the bum… that one makes me want to hunt down the producers and the writers of it like a pack of dogs… ---
**Author:** ![Doomtrain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/0ea827/32.png) [@Doomtrain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doomtrain)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2003, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-commercial-gives-me-an-aneurysm/171704/56 "2003-04-30T16:54:01Z")
The anti-drug commercials are so random. It’s like…three guys are sitting on a couch smoking weed. An anvil crashes through the ceiling, taking one of them out ACME style… “Drugs. It’ll make you miss falling anvils.” ---
**Author:** ![Crunchy\_Frog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ebca7d/32.png) [@Crunchy\_Frog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crunchy_Frog)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2003, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-commercial-gives-me-an-aneurysm/171704/57 "2003-04-30T20:37:02Z")
I don’t remember the specific product, but there’s three women standing around chatting and the voice over says something along the lines of: “Some things are easier when you share them with friends. Even painful feminine itch.” WTF?! NOOO! Don’t share the painful feminine itch! I’m a guy and yet I feel confident that’s something best left unshared. ---
**Author:** ![\_Deep\_F\_ied](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/_/7cd45c/32.png) [@\_Deep\_F\_ied](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/_Deep_F_ied)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2003, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-commercial-gives-me-an-aneurysm/171704/58 "2003-04-30T20:44:41Z")
Catherine Zeta-Jones peddles T-Mobile wireless technologies. There is one that makes me want to put my foot through the tube every time I see it. I think it is for some form of headache relief and the guy is sitting there staring SO INCREDIBLY moist-eyed and sappy looking into the camera that I just want to kick his puny peice of shit ass! BOOHOO I don’t have any water to take my pillsy-willsies wif…\ GAH! I sure hate that guy… think i better take my meds now…sorry ---
**Author:** ![Photog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c77e96/32.png) [@Photog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Photog)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2003, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-commercial-gives-me-an-aneurysm/171704/59 "2003-04-30T21:07:05Z")
Oh, oh, oh…there’s this great one on 'round here for some local hardware/building supply store. It opens with a couple approaching some sort of in-store display that is mocked up to look like an actual house. SHE: “Oooo, what’s this?” Cut to a view of a doorway with fog (like from a fog machine) billowing out. Then this 60 something guy walks out in an ill-fitting (read: too tight) shirt and ‘stars and stripes’ pants. “Hi. Welcome to suchandsuch building supply’s new showroom. Where you can see, feel, and even touch all of our products and blah, blah, blah…” So, not only I can see them, but better yet I can feel **and** touch…wow! So the ad goes on in similar fashion until the best part: Right at the end this old dude tears off his too-tight shirt Hulk Hogan style while stating “suchandsuch building supply hasn’t changed, we just got better”. Granted, the guy’s in good shape…very muscular and all…but what the fuck does that have to do with building supplies? ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2003, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-commercial-gives-me-an-aneurysm/171704/60 "2003-04-30T21:14:59Z")
There’s a radio talk show host with a theory about car commercials…the louder they shout, the cheaper the car. Think about it. When was the last time you saw a screaming car commercial for a Jaguar? Wasn’t there some DJ who got fired for going to a Toyota dealership and screaming at the salesperson while trying to buy a car, trying to make the point that they were doing the same to their potential customers? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-commercial-gives-me-an-aneurysm/171704.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-commercial-gives-me-an-aneurysm/171704.md?page=4)