Isn't it nice that all the obnoxious ads for Medicare/Medicaid have mostly ended? Thank goodness for the "mute" button on the remote.
Yay, no more Medicare ads
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Perhaps, but they brought back the caveman. That creep with the big bird could still use a good butt whoopin'. That lizard would really make my Angel a good chew toy for about 32.6 seconds. The British guy selling pots and pans needs to go back across the pond.
Okay, so I like to watch my local football team, or any other game that affects the standings of 'em Stillers n'at. Now if I had a serious gambling addiction/problem I wouldn't be able to watch any sports because they shove that FanDuel and others down our throats. And if that guy whose wife is trying to buy that life insurance for $9.95/month doesn't take a bite of that cookie I'm gonna shove it up his nose. $9.95 a month? What the heck does that give you? That should pay for the black plastic box your ashes come in.
I'm sorry. I just have to get that out of my system every once in a while!
Okay, one more: these skinny punks that go door to door trying to sell alarm systems when I have a 110# snarling canine trying to get out to put Milton on his backside, all while the Steelers are kicking some group of people back across our Western border!
Now I'm done playing keyboard cowboy!!
Okay, so I like to watch my local football team, or any other game that affects the standings of 'em Stillers n'at. Now if I had a serious gambling addiction/problem I wouldn't be able to watch any sports because they shove that FanDuel and others down our throats. And if that guy whose wife is trying to buy that life insurance for $9.95/month doesn't take a bite of that cookie I'm gonna shove it up his nose. $9.95 a month? What the heck does that give you? That should pay for the black plastic box your ashes come in.
I'm sorry. I just have to get that out of my system every once in a while!
Okay, one more: these skinny punks that go door to door trying to sell alarm systems when I have a 110# snarling canine trying to get out to put Milton on his backside, all while the Steelers are kicking some group of people back across our Western border!
Now I'm done playing keyboard cowboy!!
MORSNO
US Veteran
I was counting the days for 8 December for them to end myself. You know it is a big money scam for these obscure middleman companies claiming to be on your side in finding a plan "just for you".
Then they all claim you will talk with a licensed person! Some say it a few times each commercial and its even on the screen!
Super Trucker
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I'd rather see the medicare commercials for 3 or 4 months than the generic Viagra commercials every 15 minutes, ALL YEAR. Those are more annoying than the women on the beach asking each other about feeling fresh.
We stream most things so we aren't bombarded with ads.
Ruthie will turn 65 next year. Thanks to her I have/will have enough Medicare mailbox fire pit fodder to last for quite some time.
Ruthie will turn 65 next year. Thanks to her I have/will have enough Medicare mailbox fire pit fodder to last for quite some time.
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Now we just have to deal with all the "moderate to severe" medical condition ads urging us to encourage the doc to prescribe the wonder drug we saw on TV instead of the one that paid for his vacation in Tahiti. Never mind that the acne medications have side effects that include blindness, internal bleeding and death or that the medication for depression causes motor problems that can only be cured by another medication that causes suicidal thoughts. Not a problem, I'll never get the catchy jingle for the personal injury lawyer out of my head anyway and it's almost a guarantee that all of these meds will be the subject of a class action suit within the next three years.
I'm not a fan of government regulations, but I miss the days when doctors and lawyers were only allowed to advertise in the Yellow Pages. We banned beer and cigarette TV ads in the name of public health and this is what we got in return.
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Now we just have to deal with all the "moderate to severe" medical condition ads urging us to encourage the doc to prescribe the wonder drug we saw on TV instead of the one that paid for his vacation in Tahiti. Never mind that the acne medications have side effects that include blindness, internal bleeding and death or that the medication for depression causes motor problems that can only be cured by another medication that causes suicidal thoughts. Not a problem, I'll never get the catchy jingle for the personal injury lawyer out of my head anyway and it's almost a guarantee that all of these meds will be the subject of a class action suit within the next three years.
I'm not a fan of government regulations, but I miss the days when doctors and lawyers were only allowed to advertise in the Yellow Pages. We banned beer and cigarette TV ads in the name of public health and this is what we got in return.
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Thank you very much!
1sailor
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My pet peeve is all the mail I get for Medicare "supplements". A vast majority of them try to make themselves look and sound like official govt business. Telling you how you're almost out of time and need to apply for their coverage immediately or you'll lose out. I wonder how many people have thrown away important mail because of this thinking that something is another piece of junk mail. Or are spending money on something they didn't even need. I believe that all these third-party providers should be required to put in bold print that they are not affiliated with the govt. I mean really obvious, not just buried in the small print somewhere.
The Last Standing Knight
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I understand advertising and its purpose, but I should NOT be absolutely bombarded with an avalance when using my computer/cellphone/etc etc etc.
You Tube for existance: I'd be watching something only to be interrupted by a 45 minute (yes, I timed one) commercial on a trimmer for men and their "lower body portion" hair. For pete's sake.
Then there are the prescription only meds advertised on TV constantly that give you the side effects of the medicine advertised which seems to only leave out death. These kinds of ads cost beaucoup bucks and we wonder about having to pay $4 grand a pill for life saving medication.
I could go on about this for untold eons but I think I've made my point.
I really hated the one with the wife shrilly scolding her clueless husband "Aaalllaaan" about the need to sign up for a Medicare Advantage plan - instead of their basic Medicare only plan.
That woman's voice set my teeth on edge worse than nails on a chalkboard...
That woman's voice set my teeth on edge worse than nails on a chalkboard...
How about those bent carrots? 
How about those bent carrots?
Now Mike, thats realy hitting below the belt!
The insurance ones are still way better than the ones telling me what a worthless cull one candidate is followed by another one telling me what a worthless cull the first guy's opponent is. All paid for by some deep pockets that want something from the government.
Actually it is all solid information as they are all culls.
Then we have the "injured in an accident, get the justice you deserve". Followed by a medicine that will make my skin glow, but has a shot of giving me side effects I wouldn't wish on any of the candidates previously mentioned.
Sometimes I think I would rather watch cigarette commercials.Those and beer advertisements made me feel like I could be such a stud for using them.
The commercials almost make the news look somewhat valid.
Actually it is all solid information as they are all culls.
Then we have the "injured in an accident, get the justice you deserve". Followed by a medicine that will make my skin glow, but has a shot of giving me side effects I wouldn't wish on any of the candidates previously mentioned.
Sometimes I think I would rather watch cigarette commercials.Those and beer advertisements made me feel like I could be such a stud for using them.
The commercials almost make the news look somewhat valid.
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Tinyman
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Glad Medicare ads are over -- now, if they could stop (or at least slow down) the Pillow guy, Balance of Nature, ASPCA, poor folks in Europe, and the like I wouldn't be overusing the 'mute' button.
OP
I would walk out, go to the bar, and have a few beers and try to forget I was married to her.
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How about John Walsh? He made a fortune from his son's death. I can't stand him.
LVSteve
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The mute button on the remote here has been pounded flat since about April. The medicare ads were a relatively small part of the problem.
Met the mailman walking up the drive while putting stuff away and received an anonymous Medicaid mailer with a postage paid return envelope today. Carlos the carrier parks in front of my house so I hurried and scrawled a note with an arrow and VOID on the info lines. Gave it a lick and caught the mailman before he drove off.
I like when the suckers pay to receive their own landfill material, I sent a load back while at Mom's T'giving weekend, she's on a lot of lists.
I like when the suckers pay to receive their own landfill material, I sent a load back while at Mom's T'giving weekend, she's on a lot of lists.
