# What is the worst single line in an advertisement? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** commercials-ads\ **Created:** [December 19, 2022, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-worst-single-line-in-an-advertisement/976762 "2022-12-19T02:18:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2022, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-worst-single-line-in-an-advertisement/976762/101 "2022-12-21T01:38:06Z")
“Ever eaten a pine tree?” - Is it as hard to eat as Grape-nuts? “Wazzup?” - I was right in that beer commercial’s demographic and felt like filing a class action defamation lawsuit on behalf of my brethren. ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2022, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-worst-single-line-in-an-advertisement/976762/102 "2022-12-21T02:12:49Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > With a name like Smuckers, it HAS to be good. I thought that was funny-- mainly because since I was a kid, I’ve found something unappetizing about the word “Smuckers,” but, in fact, the product _is_ good. ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2022, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-worst-single-line-in-an-advertisement/976762/103 "2022-12-21T02:24:13Z")
[It’s not how long you make it, it’s how you make it long.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uM6mOKApEJc) ---
**Author:** ![Pavelb1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/439d5e/32.png) [@Pavelb1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pavelb1)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2022, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-worst-single-line-in-an-advertisement/976762/104 "2022-12-21T05:00:43Z")
Warren Beatty in _Heaven Can Wait_ does something similar: (Paraphrased) “Lets be the good guys! Lets be the guys who don’t kill dolphins! Sure it will cost a little more, but don’t you think a housewife would pay more for tuna by a company that doesn’t kill dolphins! Let’s be the winning team!!” Between that and buying the Rams at an insanely inflated price, he appears to have done quite a number on the company…and its shareholders (Who you never hear about getting effed). I don’t know the impact getting shot has the company. I’d guess there’s an immediate bounce…but who the hell gets the Rams?? Not his wife who conspired to murder him. Dang. I never thought of that. What do you guys think? Some distant cousin or sibling inherits an NFL football team out of nowhere?? ---
**Author:** ![It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/it_s_not_rocket_surgery/32/312_2.png) [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2022, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-worst-single-line-in-an-advertisement/976762/105 "2022-12-21T05:17:39Z")
That last one was actually “Come in the Bahamas”. It’s a takeoff of an actual tagline of the era, “Come To The Bahamas”. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2022, 7:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-worst-single-line-in-an-advertisement/976762/106 "2022-12-21T07:17:02Z")
> [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](#): > > That last one was actually “Come in the Bahamas”. Ah, thank you. I knew I probably got it wrong, but now I remember, thanks to you. Glad of the correction, and thanks again! ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2022, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-worst-single-line-in-an-advertisement/976762/107 "2022-12-21T15:54:58Z")
Sorry, forgot my Prevagen. Better brain, better life! ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_MB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steve_mb/32/5339_2.png) [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2022, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-worst-single-line-in-an-advertisement/976762/108 "2022-12-21T15:55:01Z")
Yes, by all means, “Down With Rybelsus” – specifically, down deep into soundproof pit from whence your annoying catchline may never emerge to trouble the ears of mankind again. ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2022, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-worst-single-line-in-an-advertisement/976762/109 "2022-12-21T16:26:17Z")
I dislike the ads that say “Ask your doctor about PettingZoo”. Partly because these ads seem full of smug and self-righteous actors. But also because doctors don’t like being asked about PettingZoo. No, it probably has nothing to do with your medical issues. ---
**Author:** ![That\_Don\_Guy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/that_don_guy/32/538_2.png) [@That\_Don\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/That_Don_Guy)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2022, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-worst-single-line-in-an-advertisement/976762/110 "2022-12-21T16:34:34Z")
> [@KCB615](#): > > 1-877-cars… > > No, I can’t even bring myself to type the whole thing. And on top of that, the number isn’t “cars,” but “kars.” Maybe you should move to Oregon, where they may not be allowed to air the commercial because Oregon law doesn’t allow the company to give out the promised vacation voucher. (The national rado commercials always end with, “Vacation voucher not available in Oregon.”) ---
**Author:** ![DocCathode](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doccathode/32/18773_2.png) [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2022, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-worst-single-line-in-an-advertisement/976762/111 "2022-12-21T16:35:30Z")
The one time asked my doctor about a new drug I saw advertised, it was related to a drug I was already on. He said he would have already prescribed it, but my insurance didn’t cover it. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2022, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-worst-single-line-in-an-advertisement/976762/112 "2022-12-21T19:50:13Z")
> [@That\_Don\_Guy](#): > > > [@KCB615](#): > > > > 1-877-cars… > > > > No, I can’t even bring myself to type the whole thing. > > And on top of that, the number isn’t “cars,” but “kars.” Maybe you should move to Oregon, where they may not be allowed to air the commercial because Oregon law doesn’t allow the company to give out the promised vacation voucher. (The national rado commercials always end with, “Vacation voucher not available in Oregon.”) I don’t know what wonderful force field has kept me from ever hearing / seeing whatever this commercial is. But I sure hope it keeps working. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2022, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-worst-single-line-in-an-advertisement/976762/113 "2022-12-21T19:52:18Z")
> [@DocCathode](#): > > The one time asked my doctor about a new drug I saw advertised, it was related to a drug I was already on. He said he would have already prescribed it, but my insurance didn’t cover it. Which means that soon enough we can start to see pharma ads whose punchline is: > Gozinga. Tell your congressman to demand that Medicare / your insurance company covers it. ---
**Author:** ![KCB615](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ea666f/32.png) [@KCB615](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KCB615)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2022, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-worst-single-line-in-an-advertisement/976762/114 "2022-12-21T20:21:36Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > I don’t know what wonderful force field has kept me from ever hearing / seeing whatever this commercial is. But I sure hope it keeps working. I’d post a link, but it’s against the Geneva Convention. ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2022, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-worst-single-line-in-an-advertisement/976762/115 "2022-12-21T23:10:34Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > I don’t know what wonderful force field has kept me from ever hearing / seeing whatever this commercial is. This is the kind of ignorance that must be fought by this Board! Just for @LSLGuy here is one version fo the commercial, and it’s by far not the most annoying version I’ve seen/heard. For everyone else, I’m spoilering the link, so we won’t be accidently exposed to it. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8UV7SAhvG4](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8UV7SAhvG4) ---
**Author:** ![JohnGalt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johngalt/32/184_2.png) [@JohnGalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnGalt)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2022, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-worst-single-line-in-an-advertisement/976762/116 "2022-12-21T23:15:06Z")
My “wonderful force” is to quickly change the radio station as soon as I hear the first few notes. It’s a game to see if I can change it fast enough before I hear “cars”. ---
**Author:** ![TreacherousCretin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treacherouscretin/32/476_2.png) [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2022, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-worst-single-line-in-an-advertisement/976762/117 "2022-12-21T23:24:29Z")
> [@Dr\_Paprika](#): > > I dislike the ads that say “Ask your doctor about PettingZoo”. I saw these ads paraphrased as “Ask your doctor if YOU can need (drug name).” ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2022, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-worst-single-line-in-an-advertisement/976762/118 "2022-12-21T23:28:14Z")
> [@KCB615](#): > > I’d post a link, but it’s against the Geneva Convention. Which is why it’s the official Bad Place song. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/iDjX4-LKqCA/maxresdefault.jpg "The Good Place (Episode Highlight)- Marc Evan Jackson sings 1 877 Kars for Kids") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDjX4-LKqCA) ---
**Author:** ![elbows](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b3f665/32.png) [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2022, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-worst-single-line-in-an-advertisement/976762/119 "2022-12-22T00:28:34Z")
There used to be a Tide commercial that ran for a long while here. It started, ‘Tide asks Canadians…’, which sounds remarkably like, ‘Tight ass Canadians…’. It caught my attention, from the other room, more than once! ---
**Author:** ![Manduck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/manduck/32/256_2.png) [@Manduck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Manduck)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2022, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-worst-single-line-in-an-advertisement/976762/120 "2022-12-22T00:43:33Z")
Long ago there was a commercial where a woman convinces her friend to try All detergent. When they met the following day, she said “How’d All do?”. When you say that out loud it just sounds ridiculous, like you’re trying to yodel. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-worst-single-line-in-an-advertisement/976762.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-worst-single-line-in-an-advertisement/976762.md?page=7)