If a guy spent more than about half of a paycheck on a piece of jewelry I’d smack him and hard. Besides that I think that yellow metals are ugly and diamonds are boring… but that is just me.
I’ve said almost those exact words to Mr. Rilch!
Speaking of car commercials. Got three words, “Zoom, zoom, zoom”
I hate that commercial.
One ad for the Honda CR-V is particularly awful.
The ad shows a kayaker approaching a falls. He then goes over the falls, off to one side. Screaming in terror, he hits one batch of rocks (in some graphic detail), then falls almost headlong to the bottom of the falls with a sickening thud. Some disturbingly realistic moaning is audible, and then…
One hipster doofus, who has been watching the misfortunate kayaker from the side of the river, says to his doofette companion, “That was stupid.” Then they both get in their wuss-mobile and drive away.
This commercial sends at least two messages that are patently offensive to me: One, that trying to excel at something, especially an outdoor sport, (rather that being a jaded hipster doofus) is “stupid.” Second, that it’s cool to witness somebody severly injure themselves, make a little fun to secure your cool status, then callously hit the road.
Honda, I’m disappointed.
Oh yeah, the Windows XP commercials with the people flying around. It’s just a fucking OS, people! (And not a very good one at that, IMHO.) Everything they show going on in the commericals can be done by Win98SE & ME. The only thing they show in the commericals that XP has that 98 & ME don’t is that annoying Play-skool[sup]TM[/sup] color scheme!
the dytek dot com comercials, different companies using almost the same commercial to sell almost the same identical thing (flat hose, turbi towels, that pancake skillet, edge painters, etc).
the truth commercials and also annoying, even to a reformed smoker.
I hate those, too! I mean, these kids act like their moms are so stupid because they aren’t buying Toaster Strudel instead of Pop-Tarts, but they themselves don’t even have the sense to use a trash can to dispose of the Pop-Tarts–they hide them in lockers or car trunks. Anyway, I’d eat the Strudel AND the Pop-Tart–I happen to like them both!!
And I just LOATHE the one for Lunchables where the kid is so forlorn because his Mom isn’t packing Lunchables in his lunch bag. He disdains having a sandwich–which is bread, meat, and cheese, essentially–but just about wets his pants over Lunchables–which is CRACKERS, meat, and cheese. And it would probably be just as cost effective to let him buy his lunch in the cafeteria–which would at least be a HOT meal! What a :wally
The Mazda (I think) “Zoom Zoom” kid makes me want to rip his voicebox out, or at least take him by the skull & shake him violently. I’m unsure as to why exactly that series of commercials pisses me off so very much, but it sure as hell does.
Also, any Olive Garden commercial I’ve ever seen. “Just like Mama makes”, my butthole. Any Italian/Sicilian-American woman who takes pride in her preparation of traditional Italian/Sicilian food would commit violent homicide if she heard anyone dare compare it to that prepared at The Olive Garden, whether favorably or not. That’s besides the fact that the commericials fairly scream stereotype.
Speaking of, there was this one commericial…I’ve forgotten what it was for, but I think it might’ve been a car. In any case, they had the a cast of Italian-American stereotype characters; the Guido/Mafioso/'dese, 'dems, & 'dose type guy & the big-haired, guidette chick (who was probably named either Marie/Maria or Connie). Pissed me off mightily. Anyone recall what the hell commericial it was? I don’t remember how it went, but I sure as hell remember the characters.
The Mazda (I think) “Zoom Zoom” kid makes me want to rip his voicebox out, or at least take him by the skull & shake him. I’m unsure why exactly that series of commercials pisses me off so very much, but it sure as hell does.
Also, any Olive Garden commercial I’ve ever seen. “Just like Mama makes”, my butthole. I’m guessing that any Italian/Sicilian-American woman who takes pride in her preparation of traditional Italian/Sicilian food would sooner kill herself than have her food compared, whether favorably or not, to that prepared at The Olive Garden. That’s besides the fact that the commericials fairly scream stereotype.
Speaking of, there was this one commericial…I’ve forgotten what it was for, but I think it might’ve been a car. In any case, they had the a cast of Italian-American stereotype characters; the Guido/Mafioso/'dese, 'dems, & 'dose type guy & the big-haired, guidette chick (who was probably named either Marie/Maria or Connie). Pissed me off mightily. Anyone recall what the hell commericial it was? I don’t remember how it went, but I sure as hell remember the characters.
I haven’t lived with a TV in quite a long bit (and the reason is the wretched commercials).
Back in the 80’s (and possibly even now) Toyota had these wretched TOYOTA-THON commercials with this irritating fellow striding about speaking in energetic tones designed to rouse one from their stupor and rush out and buy a Toyota. For these ads alone, I will never, ever, ever own a Toyota.
AT&T - their ad campaigns of the 80’s and 90’s - don’t remember any specifics except that they were so annoying (and frequent) that I will never, ever, ever use AT&T as my long distance provider (and I tell their telemarketers this when they call).
Excedrin commercials - you know the ones - they feature some actor looking VERY INTENSELY at the camera talking about what they prefer to take when the pain is VERY, VERY INTENSE. They look so intense that you can’t help but clench your teeth and tighten your neck in sympathy. Basically, the commercial is trying to give you a headache. Guess what? In all the days of my life I will never, ever, ever…
Honey Nut Cheerios - I hate that bee!
This is my all-time favorite:
There was an ad out for some kind of laundry product (I think…it might also have been for paper plates) about five years ago that was set at a church picnic. The minister’s son and a girl (both about 10) were making eyes and smiling at each other. It was all very sweet and innocent, but the accompanying music was “Son of a Preacher Man.” As we sat there laughing helplessly, my roommate said, “Well, kids are starting earlier and earlier these days…” Funny thing is, the next time we saw that ad, the music was gone.
I won’t go so far as to say that all commercials are bad - Sprite had one out a few years back that I call the “Sunfizz” spot in which the cute cartoon sun logo on a bottle of juice jumped off the label and terrorized the mom and her two kids.
I absolutely loathe the new Kia commercial with the girl breakdancing in the passenger seat. She looks ridiculous.
Sheri
I just opened up this thread for the express purpose of bashing that commercial! I can’t believe I didn’t think of it sooner, because I can’t even stand to look at it–it looks like she’s having a seizure in the front seat!
I coulda sworn it was a Mitsubishi. Same thing, I guess.
As for me:
Every 1-800-call-collect-cell-phone-calling-card-crap ad. I’ve never seen a good one. Ever.
And the chocolatey Riesen dudes. I know I’ve seen them modeling clothes in the JC Penney catalogue. “What’s up with Riesen???”.
Dell dude and carrot top: I hope you both are marooned on a small desert isle together.
The most annoying commercial is this one low-budget commercial for the Buck-A-day company, you know, the ones where you pay a dollar a day for the rest of your life, and you get a spiffy new IBM computer?
Version a) “Do you think you really want a clone?” Singing along with the dance song of phonetically-similar-but-unrelated name, with ugly teenager (or man, in the newest incarnation) replying “NO!” every time. With a background of psychedelic flashing colors, and maybe 2 shots of the goods in question.
Version b) “knock-knock-knockin on buck-a-day’s door” Basically the same commercial, without the nasty kid, and a different stolen song.
Barf.
One that stimulates my gag reflex:
The ad for ChiChi’s salsa where the woman is rinsing out the container and instead of dumping the wash-out…chugs it!! First time I saw it a almost barfed. That shit looks like puke when diluted. I WON"T buy ChiChi’s salsa now.
YAHHHHCCKKKK!
Hey, when did we regain the colorful smilies?
I have a new un-favorite. That damn March of Dimes commercial with the stork. It’s just dumb, stupid, and never fails to piss me off. What’s more, I always see it on ESPN. What the fuck is that about? Shouldn’t it be on during soap operas or something?
You’re right, it’s a Mitsubishi. I just saw the commercial again.
It still sucks. 
Sheri
I HATE those “public service announcements” that tell us that smoking/drugs/wanking is the total and complete evil of our society. I light up a cig every time I see the Mastercard-style one. RAAAAAAAAAAGGGH!!! :mad: :mad: :mad:
Oil heat.
Am I the only one who doesn’t think OCD is amusing? For fucks sake, those kids are going to be so screwed up. Boil the fucking coin collection, my ass.
As for the commercails with the SUV where they laugh at the idiots doing dumb ‘sports’, I didn’t think they were too bad. At least in most car commercials you can tell what the hell they are selling.