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Announcer says a certain company is giving away samples of their product.

Woman Number 1: "You're giving it away ... free?"

[ No, lady. They're giving it away for five thousand dollars! Jeeze! ]

Woman Number 2: "You're giving it away? It must be good!"

[ Yeah. They decided not to charge anything for a product that people are beating down the doors to buy. Right. ] :rolleyes:

I probably should just stop watching TV entirely. This kind of thing is an insult, disgusting, demeaning and inspid. It also makes me miss portions of some of my favorite programs because I change the channel when these ridiculous ads come on.

And do NOT get me started on Billy Mays, the "OxyClean guy!" I wouldn't buy OxyClean if my friggin' LIFE depeneded on it! Mays is loud, offensive and obnoxious in the extreme! Groan! [/RANT]

Commercials get targeted at aprox 10 year olds, which ofcourse means that anyone even remotely intelligent will find them stupid (especially if your not part of the target group)

Commercials get targeted at aprox 10 year olds, which ofcourse means that anyone even remotely intelligent will find them stupid (especially if your not part of the target group)
I can still rant about them though. :D

I can still rant about them though. :D
rant away. i'm getting increasigly annoyed at stupid, obnoxious ads that make me want to punch whoever came up with them. I don't believe in violence, except against advertisers.

I agree that comercials suck, but OxyClean is really good. You should try it.

What's that commercial about the velcro-attachable hand grip thing for your car overhead handles? It comes in racing stripe and checkered flag colour schemes! I swear, I thought for sure that commercial was a joke, but no, it's for real. Lemme see if I can find a link...

Woman Number 2: "You're giving it away? It must be good!"



You've hit my funnybone...


One of tv's most memorably idiotic moments. Either it was scripted by an idiot or the cameraman just had the dumb luck do capture this woman saying such an idiotic thing.


Another of my faves...

"Doctors know that healthy looking skin is soft and smooth..." This amazing piece of work is a statement that carries no actual information. Drives me crazy.


BTW oxyclean is really an excellent product and I would buy it anyway...

We have some really annoying washing powder commercials in Germany. Spee has this rhyming cartoon fox that keeps telling us how cheap and intelligent it is to wash with Spee. A few years ago, those commercials were incredibly sexist, making fun of men, until they decided that single men might wash clothes too and started going for other clichés like annoying hags that think men can't wash.

Commercials get targeted at aprox 10 year olds, which ofcourse means that anyone even remotely intelligent will find them stupid (especially if your not part of the target group)

not all commercials are target at 10-year-olds

minivan ads, for instance, are targeted at women (mothers, at that) 25-44.
such ads are partly responsible for interstate left lanes across the country being plugged by soccer moms, who apparently think they're not part of the "slower traffic" in the "slower traffic keep right" signs... you know, the minivans that do 62 in a 65 MPH zone in the left lane, causing traffic back-ups... and won't.. move.. over.. into.. another.. lane.. and.. get. out.. of.. the.. way.

or beer ads, which are not at all aimed at 10-year-olds.

etc.

hehe

Youth are, of course, a highly prized segment, but they ain't the only one targeted in television advertisements.

There's an infomercial that runs in the morning where the guy selling the product is supposedly being interviewed by Tammy Baker, the ex wife of the televangelist. He claims that proper vitamins and minerals can cure cancer and stop aging. He claims that a doctor researching cancer cells found that the proper nutrients could shrink and destroy tumors in 90 minutes.

People who are desparate for a solution to their health problems are being ripped off by cockroaches like this and the government does almost nothing to stop it.

i just remembered. the most annoying ad recently was that extra handy brush thing that you put on your finger to brush your teeth. YOU DON'T NEED A CHORUS LINE TO SAY 4 WORDS OVER OAND OVER AGAIN.

grr.

i just remembered. the most annoying ad recently was that extra handy brush thing that you put on your finger to brush your teeth. YOU DON'T NEED A CHORUS LINE TO SAY 4 WORDS OVER OAND OVER AGAIN.

grr.That one comes on in Germany too... :(
The body movements are particularly annoying...

Oh, and please can we not put anymore yeast infection treatment ads on during dinnertime? I do not want to see a Monistat ad while I am about to tuck into a bowl of cream of mushroom soup. Day One and I'm Sick.

I agree that comercials suck, but OxyClean is really good. You should try it.
LOL

There's an infomercial that runs in the morning where the guy selling the product is supposedly being interviewed by Tammy Baker, the ex wife of the televangelist. He claims that proper vitamins and minerals can cure cancer and stop aging. He claims that a doctor researching cancer cells found that the proper nutrients could shrink and destroy tumors in 90 minutes.

A shame for him that Tammy went on Larry King Live the other day to announce her cancer is back for the third time.

i just remembered. the most annoying ad recently was that extra handy brush thing that you put on your finger to brush your teeth. YOU DON'T NEED A CHORUS LINE TO SAY 4 WORDS OVER OAND OVER AGAIN.

grr.

Rip. Slip. Brush. Upppp. Rip. Slip. Brush. Uppp.

I don't believe in violence, except against advertisers.

I know what you mean but I still hate it when people say they don't "believe" in violence. Violence isn't the tooth fairy; it's real! Not believing in violence won't stop anything, it just makes you look naive.


If your offended by a commerical than maybe you're not ready for television. Deamining? Insulting? Give me a break, lady. It is an advertisment! If you want to show your disaproval don't by the product. Sure, 99% of commericals suck. What are you gonna do? Just by TiVo and record all your shows in advance to skip the commericals. The only clever commericals are these Geicko ones that trick me every single time!

We have some really annoying washing powder commercials in Germany. Spee has this rhyming cartoon fox that keeps telling us how cheap and intelligent it is to wash with Spee. A few years ago, those commercials were incredibly sexist, making fun of men, until they decided that single men might wash clothes too and started going for other clichés like annoying hags that think men can't wash.
Exactly. When everyone knows that what men can't do is iron.

Well, at least I can't. Try as I might, I still end up with wrinkly clothes. At least it takes me less time now :)

There's an infomercial that runs in the morning where the guy selling the product is supposedly being interviewed by Tammy Baker, the ex wife of the televangelist. He claims that proper vitamins and minerals can cure cancer and stop aging. He claims that a doctor researching cancer cells found that the proper nutrients could shrink and destroy tumors in 90 minutes.

People who are desparate for a solution to their health problems are being ripped off by cockroaches like this and the government does almost nothing to stop it.

i don't believe it!!!
Your telling in the USA (I assume) your aloud to advertise such a blatant lie??? that's fucked up

I know what you mean but I still hate it when people say they don't "believe" in violence. Violence isn't the tooth fairy; it's real! Not believing in violence won't stop anything, it just makes you look naive.

I'll clarify; I don't believe that using violence is a good solution to most problems. "I don't believe in violence" is just easier to say.

If your offended by a commerical than maybe you're not ready for television. Deamining? Insulting? Give me a break, lady. It is an advertisment! If you want to show your disaproval don't by the product. Sure, 99% of commericals suck. What are you gonna do? Just by TiVo and record all your shows in advance to skip the commericals. The only clever commericals are these Geicko ones that trick me every single time!

i just think that people shouldn't be annoyed into buying things and i don't think the mind set of 'needing' products is very healthy. I can't help being annoyed by insipid, brainless advertising, and i ignore it as much as i can, but if people don't object nothing is likely to change.

BTW I'm not a lady.

i don't believe it!!!
Your telling in the USA (I assume) your aloud to advertise such a blatant lie??? that's fucked up
Sure. It's all in how you word it. They don't say "Take this product and it will cure your cancer", they say "A researcher has found that this product can shrink tumors". They never actually claim that it cures cancer, but they imply the hell out of it.

There's another company called Enzyte that sells pills for "natural male enhancement". The commercials constantly hint that the pills will give you a larger and more firm erection, but they never verbally claim that their product does anything.

i don't believe it!!!
Your telling in the USA (I assume) your aloud to advertise such a blatant lie??? that's fucked up
They carry enormous disclaimers in tiny letters. Here in Canada advertising medicine is not allowed, but we get to see the ones from the US, and they're so funny, kind of:

"If you're suffering from constant sweating, you may have a serious condition which Antisweatol can help diminish. Warning: Pronexol is not recommended to people with liver disease or condition, or pregnant women, or growing children, adults should be careful, if you have hair that could be a problem too, your nails may fall off, and your feet may get cold, brething could become difficult.
Ask your doctor if Pronexol is right for you."

Maaan, MAD magazine had the best spoof ads for drugs.

Oh, and please can we not put anymore yeast infection treatment ads on during dinnertime? I do not want to see a Monistat ad while I am about to tuck into a bowl of cream of mushroom soup. Day One and I'm Sick.

Just a thought. Turn the TV off while you are eating! Then maybe you can hold a conversation.

What I really hate is when commercials "interview" the (wo)man on the street. Especially when they have the picture quality look as though it was a live recording. Worst in this category were: Candy bars, pills that dehydrate your fat cells to make you lose weight, hard candy, washing powder, and "health" yoghurts...

But its still blatant lying.

If it cannot do what is being hinted at, its a lie. But i also understand that in the US one company can bitch about another in adverts. is that correct?

But its still blatant lying.

If it cannot do what is being hinted at, its a lie. But i also understand that in the US one company can bitch about another in adverts. is that correct?
I agree that it's still lying. I'm just explaining how the companies get away with it.

But its still blatant lying.

If it cannot do what is being hinted at, its a lie. But i also understand that in the US one company can bitch about another in adverts. is that correct?
That's not allowed in Germany, so the companies usually have something called "normal (product)". A comedy show that used to run capitalized on that and made a report where the "normal" company complained about the smear campaign against it by all the others.

HEY! At least the ads caught your attention, which is their prime aim. Of course, the next time you look at the product, you may feel the immediate urge to puke...but that's another matter...it caught your attention!

You should watch some of the ads from China - and then thank your lucky stars that you're watching ads made in America or Europe. :rolleyes:

In the U.S. it's the leading competitor. Also known as, some random other brand they pulled of the shelf.

In the U.S. it's the leading competitor. Also known as, some random other brand they pulled of the shelf.They usually have white packages over here. Sometimes they actually use their own older products (especially in the case of washing powder) where they show how much whiter the new stuff is, though it's probably as white as the cloth "washed" with the old powder when it replaced an even older one.

"Doctors know that healthy looking skin is soft and smooth..." This amazing piece of work is a statement that carries no actual information. Drives me crazy.



This doesn't bother me much when it's just trying to sell you lotion or whatever. But one that was on a few years ago bothers me a lot

"1 out of 3 reckless drivers who were tested for drugs tested positive for marijuana"

OMG. Marijuana makes you drive like a nut....!

Or, well....

1. Marijuana stays in your system for two weeks to a month. There is no evidence that they were high at the time

2. If you are drug tested, it's probably because they happen to think you were high on something when you were pulled over

3. People who are pulled over for reckless driving are disproportionally young and male, a demographic who is more likely to smoke pot.

4. Even without all this, correllation is not causation.

This is all the worse since our government funded this completely dishonest commercial

Who here knows the Bounty commercial with the two bearded men dressed as housewives? It gets dubbed into German and I've seen it in British English, but I'm sure the coins they used were quarters, so I ask the British this: How many American commercials do you know of that get dubbed into British English?

This doesn't bother me much when it's just trying to sell you lotion or whatever. But one that was on a few years ago bothers me a lot

"1 out of 3 reckless drivers who were tested for drugs tested positive for marijuana"
That is fiction; however, saying 1 out of every 3 drivers are idiots is fact

The worst are the constant ads for what are essentially wet klennex. Granted this klenex is very strong (and non-biodegradable) and has prodect in it, but it really is wet klenex.

"Tired of that old mop?? Clean your floors with Swiffer, it's wet kleenex on a stick!"

"Tired of cleaning up messes in your car with a washcloth?? Use Armor all wipes! Wet kleneex with a tough sounding name!"

"Tied of washing your face with a face cloth?? Get Olay disposable washcloths, it's wet kleenex for your face!"

And the WORST the absoloute WORSE ad is the huggies one, where the kid takes too much toilet paper, and so huggies decided to invent individual little tissues but in a box where they pop out individually. It's DRY kleenex!!

Ok, I'm glad I got that out. These products are bad for the environment and very bad for my sanity. (and sorry, I can't spell in rants)

Who here knows the Bounty commercial with the two bearded men dressed as housewives? It gets dubbed into German and I've seen it in British English, but I'm sure the coins they used were quarters, so I ask the British this: How many American commercials do you know of that get dubbed into British English?
was One of the men/women called Carpatharian?

The worst are the constant ads for what are essentially wet klennex. Granted this klenex is very strong (and non-biodegradable) and has prodect in it, but it really is wet klenex.

"Tired of that old mop?? Clean your floors with Swiffer, it's wet kleenex on a stick!"


I have a Swiffer wet jet and I assure you that what is on the end of that mop is an oversized maxi pad.

Ok, I'm glad I got that out. These products are bad for the environment and very bad for my sanity. (and sorry, I can't spell in rants)We're proud of you, here's a kleenex :D

There's an infomercial that runs in the morning where the guy selling the product is supposedly being interviewed by Tammy Baker, the ex wife of the televangelist. He claims that proper vitamins and minerals can cure cancer and stop aging. He claims that a doctor researching cancer cells found that the proper nutrients could shrink and destroy tumors in 90 minutes.

People who are desparate for a solution to their health problems are being ripped off by cockroaches like this and the government does almost nothing to stop it.

Unfortunately our elected representatives have allowed the FDA to be staffed by individuals that also work for the offending industries peddling this crap. They also doled out the FTC's ability to enforce, "Truth in lending laws", to various agencies now staffed by the very people they regulate. It is a sad commentary on our government, but no one in congress is bitching about it because they are the ones that allowed it.

was One of the men/women called Carpatharian?I've only seen it in British English once. They have German names in the German version, so I don't know...

Ihatevacations']That is fiction; however, saying 1 out of every 3 drivers are idiots is fact

no way! one out of every 3 drivers isn't an idiot!
:headbang: Stupid drivers! How many times have you had the person in front of you speed where you can pass him/her, and then go SO slow where you can't pass them?

no way! one out of every 3 drivers isn't an idiot!
:headbang: Stupid drivers! How many times have you had the person in front of you speed where you can pass him/her, and then go SO slow where you can't pass them?
Agreed, it's more like 2 out of 4. And one more is a moron.

I've only seen it in British English once. They have German names in the German version, so I don't know...
you Poor little man.

I dont mind excessiveley idiotic and sad adverts, i've decided since i cant beat them, i juts laugh insanely at how fricken stupid they are! who in on earth Thought up "Boswelox"?! what does that sound like to you?

that certain word has actually entered my everyday vocabulary

The ad time on major networks has increased 7 minutes. It used to be roughly 12 minutes per hour and now it is around 19 per hour.

Not that I would notice the difference, I haven't watched a network TV show in over 13 years.

The networks exist because they sell ad time, not to provide people with free entertainment. The shows are just there to provide a target audience for the most lucrative ads.

Turn off your TV and do something productive, like posting to NS threads.

I dont mind excessiveley idiotic and sad adverts, i've decided since i cant beat them, i juts laugh insanely at how fricken stupid they are! who in on earth Thought up "Boswelox"?! what does that sound like to you?

that certain word has actually entered my everyday vocabulary

Bowel lock?

Agreed, it's more like 2 out of 4. And one more is a moron.

No, it's 4 out of 5 in NE Ohio. The people don't yield! They fly out on to the highway and expect you to make room.

Bowel lock?

My thoughts exactly

There's an infomercial that runs in the morning where the guy selling the product is supposedly being interviewed by Tammy Baker, the ex wife of the televangelist. He claims that proper vitamins and minerals can cure cancer and stop aging. He claims that a doctor researching cancer cells found that the proper nutrients could shrink and destroy tumors in 90 minutes.

People who are desparate for a solution to their health problems are being ripped off by cockroaches like this and the government does almost nothing to stop it.

It is none of the government's business to do so. If people are to act like idiots, let them.

ever notice how medicine never fully treats you?
Thats because those basterds need money so they get money for the more pills you buy, they now how to perma heal you, but they need money!
Am I the only one to notice, or am I clueless, but have you seen the difference between cars? I mean why is there hardly any change? Wow one has a curve the other ones not curved! wow... :confused:
I'v seen like Lubricint and dildo ads on tv and I'm watching a kids channal! WTF
Is nothing sacred! :mad:

Sorry if I jumped topics alot

One of the things that annoys me about adverts - if only because it's so damn cynical (but hey, it's advertising) is the phrase 'clinically proven to'.

As in, "clinically proven to reduce the signs of ageing"; or, "clinically proven to reduce dandruff".

I'm sure a lot of people have worked this trick out - but I'm equally sure that millions more haven't, and actually believe that they're buying something that has been tested and demonstrated to work. They're not. They're buying something that has been tested to SEE if it works - the advert cleverly makes no claim as to whether it does or not. "Proven", you see, means "tested" - not "confirmed". But people assume the colloquial meaning rather than the accurate one - but I know which definition the company lawyers are going to be looking at.

As to this notion about adverts being successful if they get a brand name to stick in your mind, well, I know there are fewer minds more bizarre than those of advertisers, but I just cannot help wondering how they work this out. I mean, if a product name sticks in my mind solely because I fully intend not to buy it, I can't quite work out how that works out well for the company.

Oh, and by the way: jingles. There surely cannot be a more sad and tragic way to occupy your time than singing jingles. I know there are people out there who do this for a living, and I'm sorry if this offends them - but singing jingles is to music what appearing on a reality show is to acting. For gods' sakes - if you've got a good voice, have dignity enough not to waste it on this garbage. If you haven't, then stop trying to be a singer and go do basket-weaving or something instead. Jingles we do not need.

you Poor little man.Ey! I may be poor, but 185 cm isn't little! ( :p )

It is none of the government's business to do so. If people are to act like idiots, let them.The government prosecutes fraud. If I claim to own the Brooklyn bridge and convince someone to buy it from me it's called theft by desception. Same with these useless and sometimes harmfull health products.

I dont know about you guys..but I sure am eating more Carl-Jr. Burgers lately :cool: :D :cool: :cool:

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/05/24/paris-hilton

I dont know about you guys..but I sure am eating more Carl-Jr. Burgers lately

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/05/24/paris-hilton
People were actually offended by that commercial. Like they've never seen a scantily clad celebrity before.

One of the things that annoys me about adverts - if only because it's so damn cynical (but hey, it's advertising) is the phrase 'clinically proven to'.L'Oreal is pretty bad with this. They post 98% of the women testing the product were satisfied. The small asterisk on the 98% links to the amount of women tested: 28. What kind of sound scientific value does 28 women provide? If you flip a coin 28 times, what are the odds that you'll have close to 14 to 14 results?

Ey! I may be poor, but 185 cm isn't little! ( :p )
what!!! how Do you survive?!?! wait, Are you am otter? like This... http://www-unix.mcs.anl.gov/AR/otter/otter-brown-left.gif

People were actually offended by that commercial. Like they've never seen a scantily clad celebrity before.Paris Hilton actually appears in a German commercial advertising a bakery service and the internet yellow page site GoYellow.

what!!! how Do you survive?!?! wait, Are you am otter? like This... http://www-unix.mcs.anl.gov/AR/otter/otter-brown-left.gif
He's a giant otter?

Paris Hilton actually appears in a German commercial advertising a bakery service and the internet yellow page site GoYellow.
Good for her. It's nice to see one of those super-rich trust fund kids earning her keep.

Good for her. It's nice to see one of those super-rich trust fund kids earning her keep.
I think she did it to get on TV.

what!!! how Do you survive?!?! wait, Are you am otter? like This... http://www-unix.mcs.anl.gov/AR/otter/otter-brown-left.gif185 cm is over 6'', if you mean that I'm small... I don't get the comparison to the otter though...

How about those televangelists on at 2 in the morning trying to sell you some green "prayer cloth" which is really just a green chamois. They claim this piece of green felt can bring you closer to God and Jesus, while pushing old black women onto their asses while having it in hand.

These are the same variety of evangelical Protestants who claim that Catholics are hedonistic and guilty of idolatry because we have statues in church. :rolleyes:

Good for her. It's nice to see one of those super-rich trust fund kids earning her keep.I'm not sure if she knows, but they actually make fun of her. They have an Asian deliver her ... um... I think its rolls (http://www.biomalz-back.de/produkte/einzelne_produktseiten/rezeptur_broetchen/goldbroetchen800.jpg). I'm actually used to calling it "Brötchen" which means little bread. Anyway, that's what the Asian supposedly says when he gives them to her, only, you know the cliché that they can't speak Rs properly, he pronounces it "Blödchen" with a grin on his face. This means little stupid person in German.

Advertisers are smart to assume that their audience is a moron, because they'll be right more often than they're wrong. If intelligent argument was more likely to bring in the larger number of customers, they'd do it that way instead.

And the advertising mentality was proven correct in the 2004 US presidential election. One party made the attempt to hold a reasoned dialogue, and the other hired chimpanzees to screech loudly and fling feces at their opponent. In an election with a record turnout, navel gazers impressed by feces-flinging outnumbered the informed and rational by 3.7 million.

And that doesn't even include the real morons who:

1) Can't find their way to the voting booth.
2) Had their vote taken away because they did something really stupid, and got caught.
3) Whine about election results/the system in general yet don't actually take part.
4) Think that registering to vote is a bad idea because it makes you part of the jury pool (these idiots have a driver's license, and it's the DMV database that is used to select potential jurors).

And let's be honest... a lot of those Kerry votes had nothing to do with being rational. A lot of people vote Democrat every year because they want the government to give them more money.

So, basically, the non-idiots are overwhelmingly outnumbered by idiots. A television commercial that tries to lure people by a demonstration of its breakthrough scientific principles is way more than most people can handle. The advertisers have figured out that merely repeating the name of the product is sufficient to dramatically boost sales. That says all you need to know about people right there.

185 cm is over 6'', if you mean that I'm small... I don't get the comparison to the otter though...
well... you could be a block of tiling called sea otter which is 6 by 6 inches.
http://www.crossvilleinc.com/2002/products/stone/a1108.htm

well... you could be a block of tiling called sea otter which is 6 by 6 inches.
http://www.crossvilleinc.com/2002/products/stone/a1108.htm
Cool, only my arm span is 193 cm, so you'd have to chop off about 8 cm to make it a square.

Advertisers are smart to assume that their audience is a moron, because they'll be right more often than they're wrong. If intelligent argument was more likely to bring in the larger number of customers, they'd do it that way instead.Hey, that's true everywhere. I'm glad that we have publicly funded channels that don't rely on commercials for revenue. That way there's actually a reliable news program available. I haven't seen a private news broadcast at 20:00 in years, except when I ditch the weather forecast on the public ones in order to ensure that I don't miss the first few seconds of the show I want to watch on one of the commercial channels. It's just God-awful what they call news: Events such as what new sports item just made it on the market or crap like that.
Commercials aren't the only thing to bait stupid people. The whole infotainment idea is based on telling stupid people random facts and letting them think they're getting educated.

well... you could be a block of tiling called sea otter which is 6 by 6 inches.
http://www.crossvilleinc.com/2002/products/stone/a1108.htm

now THAT is an obscure reference.

oh you poor things with your soap and wet kleenex ads

dont you get the "enzyte for natural male enhancement" ads? the ones with the sleazy sexual innuendos? i hate those ads SOOO much


"when is a diet pill worth $153 a bottle?" horrible people taking advantage of desperate people.

oh you poor things with your soap and wet kleenex ads

dont you get the "enzyte for natural male enhancement" ads? the ones with the sleazy sexual innuendos? i hate those ads SOOO much


"when is a diet pill worth $153 a bottle?" horrible people taking advantage of desperate people.
153 a bottle? thats cheap compared to some medicine.. but when is a DIET pill worth 153 a bottle? When its coated in diamond dust thats when

Announcer says a certain company is giving away samples of their product.

Woman Number 1: "You're giving it away ... free?"

[ No, lady. They're giving it away for five thousand dollars! Jeeze! ]

Woman Number 2: "You're giving it away? It must be good!"

[ Yeah. They decided not to charge anything for a product that people are beating down the doors to buy. Right. ] :rolleyes:

I probably should just stop watching TV entirely. This kind of thing is an insult, disgusting, demeaning and inspid. It also makes me miss portions of some of my favorite programs because I change the channel when these ridiculous ads come on.

And do NOT get me started on Billy Mays, the "OxyClean guy!" I wouldn't buy OxyClean if my friggin' LIFE depeneded on it! Mays is loud, offensive and obnoxious in the extreme! Groan! [/RANT]
You know what I love?
TELEVISION ANNOUNCER: "EPT Certainty test-with a 'pregnant' or 'not pregnant' readout..."
ME: "...because apparently, people are too damn stupid to figure out a plus or minus sign!"

...because apparently, people are too damn stupid to figure out a plus or minus sign!It took the commercial industry years and billions to figure out just how true that is and now they want to keep that market open.

I have to agree about the Enzyte commercials, mainly because the double entendres and the goofy look on everyone's face makes them seem just so much more distasteful. I wouldn't be so bothered by them if they just said "Hi, my cock used to be small, but now it's huge, all thanks to this completely untested and fraudulent product. Buy some today."

Ihatevacations']153 a bottle? thats cheap compared to some medicine.. but when is a DIET pill worth 153 a bottle? When its coated in diamond dust thats when
i heard the ad in the background many many times and didnt pay too much attention to it. i assumed they were offering a "3 for 1" deal or a one time discount of $100 or SOMETHING

i was shocked when i watched the ad not long ago and they really expect you to pay $153 for a bottle of pills that cant possibly do what they claim. one months worth!

they must get people desperate enough to pay the price on the theory that if its that expensive it has to work. poor stupid people.

i heard the ad in the background many many times and didnt pay too much attention to it. i assumed they were offering a "3 for 1" deal or a one time discount of $100 or SOMETHING

i was shocked when i watched the ad not long ago and they really expect you to pay $153 for a bottle of pills that cant possibly do what they claim. one months worth!

they must get people desperate enough to pay the price on the theory that if its that expensive it has to work. poor stupid people.
Big Lie Theory. Tell a lie big enough and they'll believe it because they can't imagine that you'd be lying about something like that. Hitler used it all the time.

I have to agree about the Enzyte commercials, mainly because the double entendres and the goofy look on everyone's face makes them seem just so much more distasteful. I wouldn't be so bothered by them if they just said "Hi, my cock used to be small, but now it's huge, all thanks to this completely untested and fraudulent product. Buy some today."
I hate the fact that they're basically ripping off self-conscious and poorly-hung guys, but I do like the commercials.

Ihatevacations']153 a bottle? thats cheap compared to some medicine.. but when is a DIET pill worth 153 a bottle? When its coated in diamond dust thats when
gotta admit tho... after that dust chews up your stomach and intestinal lining, weight loss will be quick.

I hate the fact that they're basically ripping off self-conscious and poorly-hung guys, but I do like the commercials.
Well, any guy who is self conscious and foolish enough to fall for that has it coming.

Anyway, anyone who is worried about the size of their tool should hang out in a locker room for a little while. I think they would find that they are closer to average than they think. I think a lot of men have skewed ideas because they mostly see other men's penises in porn.

Anyway, anyone who is worried about the size of their tool should hang out in a locker room for a little while. I think they would find that they are closer to average than they think. I think a lot of men have skewed ideas because they mostly see other men's penises in porn.
And we all know the rule, "the camera adds ten pounds." Nobody talks about the corrollary, "the camera adds two inches."

And we all know the rule, "the camera adds ten pounds." Nobody talks about the corrollary, "the camera adds two inches."
really? I'm getting out the camera!

The reason comercials are so stupid is because the companies know that you'll remember them. That's why they are effective.

The reason comercials are so stupid is because the companies know that you'll remember them. That's why they are effective.

Exactly. Well established products with heavy competition, like Coke and Pepsi, have cool commercials to give them a cool image (although that one with all the bros singing about teaching the world to chill makes me shudder.) But for products trying to get their name out, an annoying or stupid commercial is better. For example, I can't stand the radio commercials for esurance.com. However, I'm about to have to get car insurance and the first thing that came to mind was those commercials.

Do any of you actually watch those things? I hit the 'mute' button and make up new dialogue as I go along. It's lots of fun. Or I hit 'mute' and channel-surf.

But I tell a lie - for the most part, the set stays off unless there's big news coverage, or if Doctor Who or some wide-format broadcast is on. Which makes for an average viewing time of less than two hours a week.

Since I stopped watching as much television as I used to (five or six hours a day), I've found myself having less and less patience with things like commercials. If I went back to watching TV the way I used to, I think I'd go nuts from the advertising.

Best way I know to cope is to keep that finger firmly on the 'mute' button.

I have to agree about the Enzyte commercials, mainly because the double entendres and the goofy look on everyone's face makes them seem just so much more distasteful. I wouldn't be so bothered by them if they just said "Hi, my cock used to be small, but now it's huge, all thanks to this completely untested and fraudulent product. Buy some today."

I always found those commercials extremly creepy. It's like the video for "Black Hole Sun," except worse, because that video was trying to be creepy.

As for annoying retarded commercials, I hate the baby food ad that says "doctors call these protiens 'comfort protiens.'" I've read quite a few medical journals, and I've never come across the phrase "comfort protien." What's worse is the intonation in the sentence, as though they're trying to suggest "you might want to go and write this down, 'cuz you itty bitty little bwain can't hold all this big people talk, can it? No it can't, no it can't.

That, and a skin cream commercial that had Joan Lunden asking a guy in a white coat "what are lipids?" Does the guy in the white coat say "fats and oils," or something else that might actually answer the question? No, he goes on to explain that it's the maaagical ingredient in their skin cream.

Oh, and please can we not put anymore yeast infection treatment ads on during dinnertime? I do not want to see a Monistat ad while I am about to tuck into a bowl of cream of mushroom soup. Day One and I'm Sick.
OH yes! And that one about "feminine itching" and "odor" that both happen at the same time! I can remember a time when that sort of ad would have been banned from television. Most men back then wouldn't even go to the store with their wife if they thought she was going to by some "feminine products." LOL!

Do any of you actually watch those things? I hit the 'mute' button and make up new dialogue as I go along. It's lots of fun. Or I hit 'mute' and channel-surf.

But I tell a lie - for the most part, the set stays off unless there's big news coverage, or if Doctor Who or some wide-format broadcast is on. Which makes for an average viewing time of less than two hours a week.

Since I stopped watching as much television as I used to (five or six hours a day), I've found myself having less and less patience with things like commercials. If I went back to watching TV the way I used to, I think I'd go nuts from the advertising.

Best way I know to cope is to keep that finger firmly on the 'mute' button.
Can't. I wore it out. :(

You know what I love?
TELEVISION ANNOUNCER: "EPT Certainty test-with a 'pregnant' or 'not pregnant' readout..."
ME: "...because apparently, people are too damn stupid to figure out a plus or minus sign!"
ROFLMAO!!! :D

I talk back to the television ads all the time, most of it obscene! Heh! I'd hate to tell you what I called that idiot Billy Mays the other day! ;)

ROFLMAO!!! :D

I talk back to the television ads all the time, most of it obscene! Heh! I'd hate to tell you what I called that idiot Billy Mays the other day! ;)
OMG I do that too! Though I usually do it in German...

Remember that one for Cialis where the woman says something like, "Cialis, for that .... longer lasting experience." Or, "For when he really wants it!" ROFLMAO!!!! :D

OMG I do that too! Though I usually do it in German...
LOL! Good man! :D

LOL! Good man! :DWe have a feminist food brand in Germany which is called "You're allowed to" in German. It attempts to go for women's need to build up self esteem and it keeps asking "May I?" in different variations. I keep saying No!

I looked up "comfort proteins" on Google to see what they were. Here's the first result:

We don't know what COMFORT PROTEINS are, but we know they work. ... I give all
the credit to GOOD START SUPREME with COMFORT PROTEINS. ...

ROTFLMAO...

Just a thought. Turn the TV off while you are eating! Then maybe you can hold a conversation.

With whom?

What's that commercial about the velcro-attachable hand grip thing for your car overhead handles? It comes in racing stripe and checkered flag colour schemes! I swear, I thought for sure that commercial was a joke, but no, it's for real. Lemme see if I can find a link...
I believe that is actually an ad for the new Mini. Appologies if this has already been pointed out.


Advertisers don't care if you're stupid or smart, they just need to saturate you with thier 'impressions' so when you see thier shit on the shelves you'll pick it up without really knowing why. The more 'immune' you grow the more they have to saturate. Our economy runs on usless crap...