Mind Numbingly Stupid Commercials

Vertigo1 · Post by **Vertigo1** » 2003-05-06 08:00pm

Sriad wrote:And that doesn't even mean they were actually stoned, just that they'd smoked marijuana recently enough for it to show up in their urine or whatever.

Or had a poppyseed bagel. (yes, that myth is true.)

Nova Andromeda · Post by **Nova Andromeda** » 2003-05-06 08:00pm

--I really love (read as HATE) the AOL add that says you can search faster than ever with google!!! I'm betting there are people who actually beleive that somehow everyone else can't use google....

KhyronTheBackstabber · Post by **KhyronTheBackstabber** » 2003-05-06 08:09pm

Superman wrote:Carl's Junior. I DON'T want to hear that foley added smacking sound, and I sure has hell don't want to see some slob drip shit all over himself. I despise those commercials.

I hate all commercials like that, especially that A-1 commercial with the guy and dog eating dinner.

Another group of commercials that piss me off are them damn TRUTH commercials. Every time I see one of them I have a smoke out of spite. They rank up there with the antidrug commercials.

Kelly Antilles · Post by **Kelly Antilles** » 2003-05-06 08:24pm

theski wrote:KFC with Jason Alexander it is enough to almost kick my Sienfeld addiction.

Being that I worked in a movie theater in the late 80's, I can only see Jason Alexander as the asshole Stucky from Pretty Woman. I HATE him, with a passion.

HemlockGrey · Post by **HemlockGrey** » 2003-05-06 09:24pm

Being that I worked in a movie theater in the late 80's, I can only see Jason Alexander as the asshole Stucky from Pretty Woman. I HATE him, with a passion

Huh?

aphexmonster · Post by **aphexmonster** » 2003-05-06 09:36pm

One out of every two drivers involved in car accidents tested positive for having clipped their nails once in their life. Nail clippers... are they really that harmless?

Kelly Antilles · Post by **Kelly Antilles** » 2003-05-06 09:37pm

HemlockGrey wrote: Huh?

*smacks forehead ala Faye* You're too young.

Stormbringer · Post by **Stormbringer** » 2003-05-06 09:40pm

HemlockGrey wrote:
Being that I worked in a movie theater in the late 80's, I can only see Jason Alexander as the asshole Stucky from Pretty Woman. I HATE him, with a passion
Huh?

From the movie Pretty Woman. He played an asshole executive.

Superman · Post by **Superman** » 2003-05-06 10:56pm

And what's up with the "Jack in the Box" commercials? Have you seen the new ones for their salads? Why do they have that music made from a Commodore 64 playing?

And what's the deal with "Jack in the Box" anyway? Everytime I go there, I end up thinking, "this is the worst damn fast food place in the world" but it's the only one open 24 hours here. Is that like cheating or what?

DPDarkPrimus · Post by **DPDarkPrimus** » 2003-05-07 12:05am

I've never eaten at a Jack in the Box, and I never shall. The way I see it is, they can't get any particular type of fast food made well, so they just make shitty versions of everything.

Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi · Post by **Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi** » 2003-05-07 01:25pm

Sriad wrote:
Exonerate wrote: The actual wording was "One out of every two car accidents which had the driver tested for drugs tested positive for marijuana.", or something like that. In effect, it only includes the people they tested for drugs, and not people not tested.

They have a good way of hiding the facts.
And that doesn't even mean they were actually stoned, just that they'd smoked marijuana recently enough for it to show up in their urine or whatever.

Who said it had to be a urine test? IIRC, any drugs used over the last 9 months will show up in a test of someone's hair. They could have just took the hair of someone who had a joint last summer, and say he was under the influence if that's true.

And there are worse commercials. Some just have some appeal to emotion like "smoke weed and your parents won't trust you".

And, since someone brang up the Old Nave commercials, I think they're annoying as hell.

DPDarkPrimus · Post by **DPDarkPrimus** » 2003-05-07 04:29pm

I wonder how many of those people tested showed positive for enormous quantities of alcohol in their system?

Darth Gojira · Post by **Darth Gojira** » 2003-05-07 04:37pm

Stravo wrote:Fools!! None of you know brain numbing until you watch Spanish TV and see those commercials. they even have shows like Sabado Gigante (Giant Saturday) where the studio audience sings along to the commercial jingls during the shows. Its fucking embarassing. Hispanic stereotypes abound and by FAR the most offensive are the Lawyer commercials. They act like a slip and fall that killed you or a dead baby in the hospital is like hitting the lotto. Not to mention a talking Rotweiler mascot for one of the law firms. I shit you not.

Bastards.

I have endured such firey pits, brother. My mom's parents watch Telemundo all the time. My grandmother watches hyperdramatic soaps(So I'm redundant? Sue me) and *shudder* talk shows. My grandfather has always been a fan of "Lucha Libre"(In fact, the rumor is that my uncle Nelson was named after the move). The only redeeming thing is that they occasionally broadcast "Godzilla contra Mechagodzilla dos"

Darth Garden Gnome · Post by **Darth Garden Gnome** » 2003-05-07 05:02pm

Those Arbys commercials with the talking glove are annoying. Not only do I see them every time I turn on the TV, but their attempts at being humorous are pathetic.

And FUCK Tubbys for making those retarded commercials where there's the "trainer" and "trainee" guy, of which the former was an over-weight, creepy looking weirdo who did shitty impressions, and the latter being a pimply-faced 18 year-old with GIGANTIC ears and a demented sense of urgency about him. The Elvis bits that they re-ran OVER and OVER (sometimes as much as twice in a row) REALLY wore on my nerves, with the "hey man can you get a me a grilled steak," and the "No no, we grill the sub, no?" in a French accent. WHAT WERE THEY THINKING?!

Starscream · Post by **Starscream** » 2003-05-07 05:04pm

Anything with the Dell interns.

Rye · Post by **Rye** » 2003-05-07 05:15pm

The bbc ones where john simpson keeps talking about Freeview are pissing me off.

Rubberanvil · Post by **Rubberanvil** » 2003-05-07 05:28pm

I wonder how long it'll be before commercials are the only thing on TV.

Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi · Post by **Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi** » 2003-05-07 06:13pm

Rubberanvil wrote:I wonder how long it'll be before commercials are the only thing on TV.

I'm not sure if TV shows will be replaced by commercials, the commercials will just get even more annoying and overplayed.

Rubberanvil · Post by **Rubberanvil** » 2003-05-07 06:24pm

Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi wrote: I'm not sure if TV shows will be replaced by commercials, the commercials will just get even more annoying and overplayed.

Given tv shows are increasing becoming shorter and shorter, it would mean the same annoying and overplayed commerical(s) get even more airtime.

2000AD · Post by **2000AD** » 2003-05-07 07:08pm

Those damn annoying Freeserve adverts

Tha Va-Va-voom car adverts. ("What is Va-Va-Voom?" "JUST SOD OFF YOU FRENCH GIT!)

Anything to do with furniture!

Andrew J. · Post by **Andrew J.** » 2003-05-07 07:52pm

Also, those "zoom-zoom" car commercials from...uh...damn, can't remember the name of the company. Saturn, or something like that. It's annoying, anyway.