Obnoxious advertisements

[Speedo2]

You folks are just missing the sublime nuances, technical ingenuity and genuine artistry of today's television commercials. After all, commercials now take up 50% of our air time. And commercials are now so wonderfully targeted to our demographic categories, as evidenced by our TV viewing histories (...not that anybody would ever be monitoring what the American public is watching, or reading). But one does have to consider why we all (...old, curmudgeon gun cranks like us) are almost uniformly complaining about Viagra, Cialis, laxative, insurance and Testtotro-MeggaMan stuff. Except for sip, of course. Makes you wonder. -S2

 

[THE PILGRIM]

Have you noticed that the car insurance folks are in a time race to save you money? The time needed to save money gets shorter and shorter.

 

[timn8er]

"As far as internet ads are concerned, my girlfriend got really hot when a 'meet single Asian women' ad popped up on my computer."

When you say hot, do you mean...hawt?

I hate commercials that feature people shouting at me. In Texas I see these ads for a lawyer that calls himself "The Texas Hammer". When I see his ads I think that if you were to look up a definition for "ambulance chaser", a picture of him would be included. In OKC there is a used car dealer that screams at the camera that is really annoying. I guess the logic is any publicity is good publicity, & if no one is talking good about them, at least someone IS talking about them!

 

[Straightshooter2]

The stupid Cialis ads. You would think nobody in America can get it up any more.

There are two that were really stupid.

The one where they were painting the living room and suddenly it begins transforming until it ends up with them sitting in bathtubs in a forest by a stream. OK, if you are painting your living room, the roof flys away, the walls fold down and suddenly you're in a bathtub in a forest, this is NOT a Cialis moment. This is a TORNADO!!!!!!

The other where they were in the kitchen and water starts flowing across the floor, the kitchen island turns into a rock and the cabinets turn into the bank of a stream. Again, this is not a Cialis moment, this is a LSD moment.

CW

 

[shouldazagged]

When the commercials come on, my wife switches to The Bachelor. I just get up and leave the room. Often, I don't come back.

You poor devil!

 

[straightshooter1]

I have seen that commercial where the couple ends up in bathtubs, but I don't quite understand why they have separate tubs?

As to the other commercials, as one poster noted, DVR-then FF thru the garbage. Or, for me, just leave the TV off since there's rarely anything I want to DVR anyway.

Bob

 

[wittmeba]

Some commercials are tolerable, others are so excessively loud.

The one's I hate most are car ads where they try to squeeze 2 minutes of BS into 15 seconds...and "Beggin Bits".

Thank God for the mute button on the remote.

 

[mtgianni]

I hope the next time I see the insurance pig he is on a rotisserie.

 

[mg357]

I actually like the progressive commercials that feature Flo the actress or comedian who is used for the Flo character is pretty if she was not married I would probably ask her out on a date.

 

[Jaysq]

Now I love the Geico pig, it is the programs I hate!

 

[Mickey D]

I actually like the State farm ads. I hate the Geico pig and Flo.

Boots and pants and boots and pants...

I like Maxwell.

 

[Mickey D]

I can't stand the Carl's Jr. commercials with the sexy woman dripping sauce all down her. I somehow lose my appetite for a hamburger.

 

[Frizzman]

I really like all the commercials...I like having lots of opportunities to get snacks and being an older guy, they give lots of opportunities for pee breaks...I ignore whatever they are selling anyway...

 

[cass]

There's four that galls me: the Sonic ad with the gay guys trying to be cute, the one where the lady exclaims that the insurance will walk her dog, the awning ad (that's been running for five years now), and the ad where the family is sitting on the blanket looking like a family. I'm just too picky. Then there's the ads that after they've run, you have no idea what they were trying to sell.

 

[Smoke]

The other ones are the ads with that obnoxious Flo. I would never buy insurance from either company because of the idiotic ads.

I would never buy insurance from Progressive anyway but I am happy for Stephanie Courtney (Flo), she was a struggling stand up comedienne for several years and this is her first real break. So if she can make a living doing "Flo" more power to her.

Side note the guy that played Mr. Whipple (Charmin) worked 6 weeks a year and made 300K doing it.

 

[blujax01]

Do you guys ever watch the prescription medicine commercials? I wonder sometimes if the side effects aren't worse than the illness.
...

Even more importantly - WHY are they running ads for prescription drugs? I can't buy 'em, you can't buy 'em, only a Doctor, who is supposed to know what is needed based on a diagnosis of a patient, can buy 'em.

 

[Jst1mr]

I have seen that commercial where the couple ends up in bathtubs, but I don't quite understand why they have separate tubs?
Bob

Well, it is so she doesn't get thrown from the tub when the Cialis kicks in.....

 

[bgrafsr]

In ancient times (pre-remote) they sorta had you captive unless,

You sent your SIGNIFICANT OTHER to CHANGE THE CHANNEL.

Yeah, like that was going to happen. About the same as when I had to be at work at 6AM, got up at 4:45AM to get ready, and then asking the wife to get up and make me breakfast. Luckily we got a half hour in the morning after our shift started to stop for breakfast, but we were subject to calls if no one else was available.

 

[bgrafsr]

I would never buy insurance from Progressive anyway but I am happy for Stephanie Courtney (Flo), she was a struggling stand up comedienne for several years and this is her first real break. So if she can make a living doing "Flo" more power to her.

Side note the guy that played Mr. Whipple (Charmin) worked 6 weeks a year and made 300K doing it.

Sorry, but it's too bad the Bimbo still isn't struggling.

 

[bgrafsr]

I hope the next time I see the insurance pig he is on a rotisserie.

"Pig in a blanket".