I'm NOT "Lovin' It"! (Stupid Commercials)

YT300000 · Post by **YT300000** » 2004-02-27 10:43pm

http://maddox.xmission.com/c.cgi?u=lovin_it

Vertigo1 · Post by **Vertigo1** » 2004-02-27 11:34pm

Ugh, i hate those fucking Quizznos ads! I was actually going to start going to their restaurants until those commercials aired. Now they'll never see a single dime from me. Ever. Fucktards. What really annoys the shit out of me are the damn "natural male enhancement" ads. As if I didn't get enough of them via the fucking e-mail.... Take your fucking enzyte and cialis with your 36 hour boner and shove it right up your fucking ass and rotate with a fucking heavy duty router you cockmonkeys!

RedImperator · Post by **RedImperator** » 2004-02-28 12:09am

The Enzyte commercials are so cheesy they're hilarious. It took me several viewings to even realize they were being serious.

GEICO commericals are the best, however. No one else even comes close (though for sheer eye candy, the TV spots for The Girl Next Door are unmatched).

Peregrin Toker · Post by **Peregrin Toker** » 2004-02-28 05:19am

During commercial breaks I either switch to another channel, turn off the sound or both.

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2004-02-28 05:38am

Whose the woman on the Sprint "get more" TV ads that looks a little like Catherine Zeta-Jones? Because I want her to have my babies...

Post by **Darth Wong** » 2004-02-28 05:43am

Relevant quote:

"Advertising is the science of arresting the human intelligence long enough to get money from it."

I'll try to look up the author's name, but it's a great quote.

beyond hope · Post by **beyond hope** » 2004-02-28 06:00am

More irritating is the way that the volume suddenly shoots up to "obnoxious" when the commercials come on.

Faram · Post by **Faram** » 2004-02-28 09:06am

Darth Wong wrote:Relevant quote:

"Advertising is the science of arresting the human intelligence long enough to get money from it."

I'll try to look up the author's name, but it's a great quote.

Stephen B. Leacock Great quote! Newer heard that one before but I am loving it!

Gil Hamilton · Post by **Gil Hamilton** » 2004-02-28 10:18am

Darth Wong wrote:Relevant quote:

"Advertising is the science of arresting the human intelligence long enough to get money from it."

I'll try to look up the author's name, but it's a great quote.

There is alot of truth to that. The idea is that if you have something loud or catchy or just plain annoying, people may not like it, but it will get their attention long enough to get their product into your head. Studies have shown that completely obnoxious advertising actually increases sales simply because people notice it, as nowadays media and advertising is hitting us so fast and often that people tune it out. That's the major barrier that any ad has to get through. That's why people bother to hire Fran Drescher (the Nanny) to hawk their wares, because she's got the most irritating voice that New York City has ever produced, but it sticks with you. So when a person is going for a product, they end up reaching for hers, because they remember it more.

jegs2 · Post by **jegs2** » 2004-02-28 11:45am

DPDarkPrimus wrote:Yes. The McDonald's corporation should burn.

As soon as I saw the new "Lovin' it" McDonalds commercials, I complained to my wife about their level of suckage. They should relieve the advertizers who came up with that, IMO. I used to like the little jingles they had:

"Big-Mac, Filet-o-Fish, Quarter-Pounder, French-Fries ... Icy-Coke, Thick-Shakes, Sundies, and Apple-Pies!"

Ah, heck ... most of y'all probably don't remember that one...

RedImperator · Post by **RedImperator** » 2004-02-28 11:52am

Spanky The Dolphin wrote:Whose the woman on the Sprint "get more" TV ads that looks a little like Catherine Zeta-Jones? Because I want her to have my babies...

"Get more" is T-Mobile's slogan. And the woman in the commercials is...Catherine Zeta-Jones.

Post by **Darth Wong** » 2004-02-28 12:34pm

RedImperator wrote:And the woman in the commercials is...Catherine Zeta-Jones.

That would explain the resemblance

Post by **Darth Wong** » 2004-02-28 12:36pm

Gil Hamilton wrote:There is alot of truth to that. The idea is that if you have something loud or catchy or just plain annoying, people may not like it, but it will get their attention long enough to get their product into your head. Studies have shown that completely obnoxious advertising actually increases sales simply because people notice it, as nowadays media and advertising is hitting us so fast and often that people tune it out.

Makes sense. That's why they need annoying jingles.

That's the major barrier that any ad has to get through. That's why people bother to hire Fran Drescher (the Nanny) to hawk their wares, because she's got the most irritating voice that New York City has ever produced, but it sticks with you. So when a person is going for a product, they end up reaching for hers, because they remember it more.

It's true, she has the most annoying voice in history, but I'd still fuck her.

Hamel · Post by **Hamel** » 2004-02-28 12:44pm

Annoying my gizzards, her voice turns me on

Gil Hamilton · Post by **Gil Hamilton** » 2004-02-28 12:47pm

Yeah, I'd do the Nanny too.

Admiral Valdemar · Post by **Admiral Valdemar** » 2004-02-28 01:03pm

You know, the very fact that we're discussing these crap ads in this thread shows that the system works. My parents and friends have often gone on about the latest ad that wasn't funny nor thought-inducing but just plain annoying, and that's basically mission complete for the ad company since the venting over the ad helps get the product across and so, advertise.

DPDarkPrimus · Post by **DPDarkPrimus** » 2004-02-28 02:06pm

The corporations are conspiring against the white man.... Dr Pepper wants to be the official drink of Latinos, and now McDonalds wants to be the official eatery of African-Americans... what's next, Slicht's becoming the official drink of Native Americans?

This post was made using an astute observation, coated with lots of sarcasm. If you are offended, please, grow a thicker skin.

Mayabird · Post by **Mayabird** » 2004-02-28 02:22pm

The way I put up with commercials is as follows: I don't watch TV. Then I keep from having to see stupid useless popups by using Mozilla. Life's too short to have to put up with stupid annoying crap, and my neurons have better uses than remembering advertisements.

General Zod · Post by **General Zod** » 2004-02-28 04:06pm

meh. the only commercials that have ever really annoyed me to the point of wanting to tear my hair out and rip out someone's still beating heart are those BOD bodyspray commercials. so. fucking. agitating. they repeat the exact same phrase over and over and over, and they used to play their commercials every fucking thirty seconds. thankfully i haven't seen them advertise on TV for nearly a year, so either their corporation went boom or the cable networks got wise to how annoying they were.

Lord Pounder · Post by **Lord Pounder** » 2004-02-28 04:15pm

The only advert i can every truely say that made me stand up and take note was the Kylie Minogue Agent Provocateur ad. And christ above did i stand up.

Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi · Post by **Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi** » 2004-02-28 04:36pm

Darth_Zod wrote:meh. the only commercials that have ever really annoyed me to the point of wanting to tear my hair out and rip out someone's still beating heart are those BOD bodyspray commercials. so. fucking. agitating. they repeat the exact same phrase over and over and over, and they used to play their commercials every fucking thirty seconds. thankfully i haven't seen them advertise on TV for nearly a year, so either their corporation went boom or the cable networks got wise to how annoying they were.

I've seen them recently. It's also annoying how after the first commercial, another commercial for it that's just like it comes on.

That commercial where all the women reveal writing on their bellies is annoying as well. I don't remember what it was for, as when one comes on, I change the channel, but if I want to see women lifting up their shirts, then I'll just watch one of those "Girls Gone Wild" ads that comes on every other commercial break late at night on the cable networks.

Laird · Post by **Laird** » 2004-02-28 04:41pm

I really hate those Verizon commercials "Can you hear me now?"

justifier · Post by **justifier** » 2004-02-28 05:01pm

Laird wrote:I really hate those Verizon commercials "Can you hear me now?"

I know how much people hate these, but to me they really aren't that agitating.

Oddysseus · Post by **Oddysseus** » 2004-02-28 05:09pm

Gil Hamilton wrote:
Darth Wong wrote:Relevant quote:

"Advertising is the science of arresting the human intelligence long enough to get money from it."

I'll try to look up the author's name, but it's a great quote.
There is alot of truth to that. The idea is that if you have something loud or catchy or just plain annoying, people may not like it, but it will get their attention long enough to get their product into your head. Studies have shown that completely obnoxious advertising actually increases sales simply because people notice it, as nowadays media and advertising is hitting us so fast and often that people tune it out. That's the major barrier that any ad has to get through. That's why people bother to hire Fran Drescher (the Nanny) to hawk their wares, because she's got the most irritating voice that New York City has ever produced, but it sticks with you. So when a person is going for a product, they end up reaching for hers, because they remember it more.

It's true simple and irritating jingles stick stuff in your head. I have not liked any of the Quiznos commercials. The old ones sickened me, like the guy eating out of the garbage. But this one was just freaky. I can't stnad it, but I watch like driving passed an accident. More important, that damn song get sstuck in my head, and I humm it at times. They succeeded. But the commercials annoyed me enough in the past that I am unlikely to go to one of their shops.

Mayabird · Post by **Mayabird** » 2004-02-28 05:13pm

Laird wrote:I really hate those Verizon commercials "Can you hear me now?"

I knew a guy who got so tired of his Verizon phone and all the crap he put up with from that company that he smashed it with a hammer, swept the pieces into a box, and mailed it to the company with a note that said, "Can you hear me NOW?"