# Which commercials do you find very Very VERY annoying? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 3, 2006, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-commercials-do-you-find-very-very-very-annoying/382754 "2006-12-03T23:44:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Spiff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiff/32/9852_2.png) [@Spiff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiff)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2006, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-commercials-do-you-find-very-very-very-annoying/382754/61 "2006-12-04T18:37:54Z")
The two dorks with a cell phone that plays music, and it’s playing “Rock the Casbah” by The Clash. But get this … the LCD screen on the phone **tells you the name of the song and the artist performing it**. Yet these two nimrods wander around saying “What’s that guy singing? ‘Watch the cat box?’” or some such crap. What brain-dead ad rep though up that shite? ---
**Author:** ![HazelNutCoffee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ac91a4/32.png) [@HazelNutCoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HazelNutCoffee)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2006, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-commercials-do-you-find-very-very-very-annoying/382754/62 "2006-12-04T18:39:03Z")
The car commercial with that guy living out of his trunk. Is it Nissan? I hate that guy, though I couldn’t pinpoint why exactly. He seems like such a tool. ---
**Author:** ![Rodd\_Hill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/3ab097/32.png) [@Rodd\_Hill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rodd_Hill)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2006, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-commercials-do-you-find-very-very-very-annoying/382754/63 "2006-12-04T18:58:14Z")
From Canada (though there is likely a US equivalent): \*Old geezer answers phone, and says 2 nanoseconds later: \* “It’s Patrick! He bought life insurance!” And the evil reverse-mortgage ads aimed at seniors (which basically gives the house to the mortgage company): a suited dweeb (Gordon Pape) with all the presence of a wet teabag intones the shill–_while never blinking once through the whole commercial._ Creepy. (He’s since been replaced with a much more avuncular type, and a catchy song. Still trying to get grandma to sell the birthright, though.) And their sneaky little corporate logo–designed to look _very_ much like it’s a Department of the Canadian government. Sneaky shits. ---
**Author:** ![Quiddity\_Glomfuster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/c4cdca/32.png) [@Quiddity\_Glomfuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quiddity_Glomfuster)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2006, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-commercials-do-you-find-very-very-very-annoying/382754/64 "2006-12-04T19:11:51Z")
I tend to not notice commercials. I get calls from people doing surveys on ads and they’ll ask me if I’ve seen some ad or other - response is usually ‘no’. Then I’ll notice that very ad on the TV and realize it probably has been aired often and that I’ve heard snippets. I zone out while they’re on even if I’m not doing something else while watching a show. Most of the time I can’t tell you what’s being sold even if I happen to notice an ad. I am a marketer’s nightmare LOL. That said, I have seen the little Geico gekko and I just lurves him. Then again, I’m a big gekko fan even though I’m aware most gekkos don’t speak with English accents. Still wouldn’t buy the insurance. However it’s impossible to ignore those stupid ads (usually associated with truck-hauling-drag-bigwheels or whatever) where the announcer affects a **REALLY DEEP VOICE** in an apparent attempt to render ultra-masculinity. I want to throw the entire television out the window when they do that. ---
**Author:** ![lowbrass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dc4da7/32.png) [@lowbrass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lowbrass)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2006, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-commercials-do-you-find-very-very-very-annoying/382754/65 "2006-12-04T19:28:18Z")
[QUOTE=t-bonham@scc.net] This thread reappears about every few months, with the same content: people complaining about how much they hate specific commercials, but they have obviously spent a lot of their time watching (and memorizing) those commercials they claim to hate. **Why?** The TV remote control has been around for over 50 years now. All of them have a ‘mute’ button. You can easily shut off the sound, or tune to another channel or whatever, if the commercial bothers you. But it appears some people would rather waste their time watching the commercial, then whine about it afterwards! Well, feel free. But don’t expect a lot of sympathy for a ‘problem’ that you could easily avoid. [/QUOTE] I wish _you_ had a mute button. ---
**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2006, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-commercials-do-you-find-very-very-very-annoying/382754/66 "2006-12-04T22:16:03Z")
Another one that has me shaking my head is for Ford (?) – young woman pulls up to the drive-through window at her dry cleaner and notices a hunky guy in the car behind her. She tells the attendant she wants to pay for a couple of his shirts, and asks the attendant to give him her business card. The guy in the car behind her is a total stranger. He could be married. He could be Her Town’s serial killer. So yeah, give him your name, and your work address and phone number. ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2006, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-commercials-do-you-find-very-very-very-annoying/382754/67 "2006-12-04T22:34:14Z")
[QUOTE=AuntiePam] The guy in the car behind her is a total stranger. He could be married. He could be Her Town’s serial killer. So yeah, give him your name, and your work address and phone number. [/QUOTE] Heh…I had this conversation with **supervenusfreak** last night after we saw that one. I think it went, "What she doesn’t know is that he’s married. He’ll take the card, laugh, stick it in his pocket absentmindedly with no intentions to actually call her. Then his wife will find it while doing the laundry. They’ll have a very messy fight about “the other woman”. She’ll divorce him. His life, her life and their children’s lives are now shattered by the two-bit hussy in the Ford. Not good advertising… ---
**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2006, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-commercials-do-you-find-very-very-very-annoying/382754/68 "2006-12-04T22:53:46Z")
[QUOTE=AuntiePam] The guy in the car behind her is a total stranger. He could be married. He could be Her Town’s serial killer. So yeah, give him your name, and your work address and phone number. [/QUOTE] I thought that too at first but then I thought of a few women friends I have and it probably works like this: She’s been seeing him around for awhile. They both use the same laundry and she’s seen him turning into the parking lot of the building across from where she works. She activated the girlfriend phone tree and found someone who knows someone who works where he works. Reliable gossip is he’s single, nice, and as far as anyone can tell, not gay. _Then_ she makes her move. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Autumn\_Almanac](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d26b3c/32.png) [@Autumn\_Almanac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autumn_Almanac)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2006, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-commercials-do-you-find-very-very-very-annoying/382754/69 "2006-12-04T22:54:45Z")
Can someone explain the commercial (I don’t even remember what it’s for) where the young guy shows up at the airport asking if Mr. Whatever’s flight has landed yet. The agent informs him that the flight was delayed, so the guy gets in his car, quickly drives to a different airport, and pulls out a handwritten “Mr. Whatever” sign. I must be missing something because I don’t understand how the sequence of events makes any sense. That commercial annoys me to no end. ---
**Author:** ![Snooooopy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Snooooopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snooooopy)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2006, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-commercials-do-you-find-very-very-very-annoying/382754/70 "2006-12-04T23:01:12Z")
[QUOTE=DianaG] I’ve always assumed that woman has given into her holiday blues, and is indulging her death wish. [/QUOTE] “Stop me before I pull out my Big Mouth Billy Bass again!” ---
**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2006, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-commercials-do-you-find-very-very-very-annoying/382754/71 "2006-12-04T23:01:19Z")
**Autumn Almanac** , it’s another Ford “Bold” ad. The guy looks at the monitor and sees the name of the airport and the flight number, so he zips over there and picks up the man he was supposed to see for the job interview. It only works if he has time to get to the airport. And if the guy hadn’t already arranged a pickup. And if the guy doesn’t mind getting in a car with a stranger. Etc. etc. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2006, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-commercials-do-you-find-very-very-very-annoying/382754/72 "2006-12-04T23:10:45Z")
[QUOTE=lowbrass] I wish _you_ had a mute button. [/QUOTE] **lowbrass** , that type of comment is NOT permitted in this forum. In this forum, we have polite and reasonably well-mannered discussion. It is possible to disagree with people without insulting them. You’re a guest, so you’re entitled to some leniency… please, review the [Forum Rules](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=343601) to get a better feeling for the way we interact here. ---
**Author:** ![SkipMagic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skipmagic/32/20706_2.png) [@SkipMagic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkipMagic)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2006, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-commercials-do-you-find-very-very-very-annoying/382754/73 "2006-12-04T23:14:15Z")
[QUOTE=lowbrass] I wish _you_ had a mute button. [/QUOTE] This is inappropriate for Cafe Society, **lowbrass**. It’s only acceptable to attack another poster in the Pit; Cafe Society is meant for you to talk about the art or artist and not the poster. You may want to take a gander at this forum’s [rules](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=343601): > [@](#): > > Personal insults are not permitted in this forum. You can insult an artistic work, you can say what you’d like about an awful movie or poem or TV show or concert. Within reasonable limits, you can insult the artist/creator/writer. But you may not insult the posters. > > This forum is about entertainment and arts, and there’s rarely a “correct” answer. Multiple viewpoints about entertainment and art are to be expected. It should be possible to share your views, understand someone else’s views, and disagree with someone else’s views, without the need for personal insults. > > Note that “insult” includes making guesses about the other poster’s background, education, state of mind, etc. The personality of the other poster is not relevant to the discussion. > > Violations of good manners and common courtesy constitute jerkhood, and are a bannable offense. If you must flame, go the forum called BBQ Pit and insult as you please. > > Special Case: If a member posts their own poem, for instance, or a link to a song they wrote, then the rule about “Not Insulting Posters” takes precedence over the permission to insult the writer. “Reasonable limits” for insulting the artist mean that if the artist is also the poster, no personal insults permitted. Again, it should be possible to be critical of a work without insulting the author personally. Please do not do this again. ---
**Author:** ![SkipMagic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skipmagic/32/20706_2.png) [@SkipMagic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkipMagic)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2006, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-commercials-do-you-find-very-very-very-annoying/382754/74 "2006-12-04T23:16:23Z")
_Sigh_. What is this, the second time this week that **Dex** has beaten me to the punch? You wouldn’t think that a guy who starred in a 1940s movie would be so quick sixty-some years later… ---
**Author:** ![FatBaldGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ecd19e/32.png) [@FatBaldGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FatBaldGuy)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2006, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-commercials-do-you-find-very-very-very-annoying/382754/75 "2006-12-04T23:18:55Z")
[QUOTE=Autumn Almanac] Can someone explain the commercial (I don’t even remember what it’s for) where the young guy shows up at the airport asking if Mr. Whatever’s flight has landed yet. The agent informs him that the flight was delayed, so the guy gets in his car, quickly drives to a different airport, and pulls out a handwritten “Mr. Whatever” sign. I must be missing something because I don’t understand how the sequence of events makes any sense. That commercial annoys me to no end. [/QUOTE] He doesn’t initially show up at the airport. He goes to Mr. Whatever’s office for a job interview, where the receptionist tells him that Mr. Whatever’s flight has been delayed. However, it still doesn’t make much sense to me, and I couldn’t for the life of me tell you what product is being advertised. ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2006, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-commercials-do-you-find-very-very-very-annoying/382754/76 "2006-12-04T23:35:35Z")
[QUOTE=FatBaldGuy] He doesn’t initially show up at the airport. He goes to Mr. Whatever’s office for a job interview, where the receptionist tells him that Mr. Whatever’s flight has been delayed. However, it still doesn’t make much sense to me, and I couldn’t for the life of me tell you what product is being advertised. [/QUOTE] It’s for a car of some kind. I understand this ad…it’s not really that complicated. The guy shows up at Mr. Davis’s office for a job interview. The secretary tells him Mr. Davis’s flight is delayed and they’ll have to reschedule the interview. The guy runs off to his HOT RED NEW CAR to pick up Mr. Davis at the airport, so he can suck up and impress with his go-gettyness and hopefully get the job he’s there to interview for at the beginning of the ad. ---
**Author:** ![Archergal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c89c15/32.png) [@Archergal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Archergal)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2006, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-commercials-do-you-find-very-very-very-annoying/382754/77 "2006-12-05T00:07:46Z")
[QUOTE=AuntiePam] **Autumn Almanac** , it’s another Ford “Bold” ad. The guy looks at the monitor and sees the name of the airport and the flight number, so he zips over there and picks up the man he was supposed to see for the job interview. [/QUOTE] Jebus, is THAT what that commercial’s about?? I always thought he was thinking “Woohoo, no interview today, I can PLAY!” :rolleyes: I got a serious hating going on for those stinking TomTom commercials. You know, the ones where the driver says “SueSue (or ScottScott, or whatever), we need an alternate route. SueSue, do I turn left here?” I’d jump out at the first light and run away from that stupid looney. Jeezopete. I HATE those commercials. Hatehatehatehate. ---
**Author:** ![Dervish\_Jones](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e274bd/32.png) [@Dervish\_Jones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dervish_Jones)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2006, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-commercials-do-you-find-very-very-very-annoying/382754/78 "2006-12-05T00:09:39Z")
I just learned today that ranch dressing is a hallucinatory drug. A guy is sitting in his barely lit, crappy apartment with unpack boxes for furniture. But wait! He eats a bite of salad with ranch dressing, and suddenly he is having a picnic in a beautiful park with his non-existent wife and kids! The tag line is something like, “This is what life should be like.” So losers should eat ranch. Or, ranch is the Holodeck. The Mirror of Erised. This commercial makes me feel sad and disgusted, and disinclined to eat ranch dressing, which is a pity. Because I really like it. ---
**Author:** ![WolfpackJeep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpackjeep/32/2921_2.png) [@WolfpackJeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WolfpackJeep)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2006, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-commercials-do-you-find-very-very-very-annoying/382754/79 "2006-12-05T00:18:01Z")
[QUOTE=Snooooopy] The commercial that most recently gave me a sense of revulsion was the one where everyone is stuck at the airport, but someone pulls out some Christmas-themed singing doodad and suddenly everybody is filled with good cheer. I know what I would be feeling if I were stuck at the airport and saw one of those vile things, and good cheer AIN’T it. [/QUOTE] Ahh, Hallmark. I make a point of setting off every one of those things whenever I walk by one of their stores. On one occasion, there were some women contemplating buying one of the things. One woman bragged about how she kept no fewer than 7 at her workplace during Christmas. :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Tim\_T-Bonham.net](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/46a35a/32.png) [@Tim\_T-Bonham.net](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_T-Bonham.net)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2006, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-commercials-do-you-find-very-very-very-annoying/382754/80 "2006-12-05T00:55:08Z")
[QUOTE=Guinastasia] Also, if I’m watching something I don’t want to miss even a SECOND of, I won’t flip during commercials, just so I can make sure I won’t miss anything. [/QUOTE] What possible program is there on American TV that you can’t miss a SECOND of? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-commercials-do-you-find-very-very-very-annoying/382754.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-commercials-do-you-find-very-very-very-annoying/382754.md?page=5)