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Mon Oct-27-08 08:38 PM
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Most irritating cable news commercials? |
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New York Times "the week, the weekend, and the weekender..."
Residence Inn with the circus freaks/contortionists
Exxon Mobil squeaky geeky scientist "it may surprise you that Exxon..."
Clean Coal Technology
Holiday Inn's "hot" bars
Korean Air "what Korean Air is made of..."
Campaign commercials with foreboding voices
Any T. Boone Pickens ad
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Mon Oct-27-08 08:44 PM
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1. "you know that song 'time in a bottle'?" |
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"well we were too cheap to actually license it"
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Mon Oct-27-08 08:45 PM
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How'd she get a national? She wears more makeup than John McCain. Ha!
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Tue Oct-28-08 03:15 PM
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That commercial bugs me. I cringe every time it comes on.
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Mon Oct-27-08 08:52 PM
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11. The Travelocity ad with the jackhammer |
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The guy is trying to ask his wife a question and every time he opens his mouth the jackhammer starts. I think for the rest of my life whenever some says "hey honey" i'll reach for the remote and try to mute them.
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Mon Oct-27-08 08:55 PM
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14. Why would anyone think that is a good commercial? |
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I can't get to the mute fast enough.
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Mon Oct-27-08 09:06 PM
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22. I never get to the remote fast enough |
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I alway hear some jackhammer. It's one of those commercials that has the opposite effect of what they want. I would never ever book a trip with Travelocity. Never ever!!!!!!!!!!
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Mon Oct-27-08 08:53 PM
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12. Yes, and if they played the song, I wouldn't have to mute the damn thing! |
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Mon Oct-27-08 08:46 PM
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3. I'd take every, single one of those over Cialis ads |
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And those idiotic Viva Viagra ads.
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Mon Oct-27-08 08:54 PM
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13. but but but isn't sitting in bath tubs outside cool?! |
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Edited on Mon Oct-27-08 08:54 PM by TexasObserver
Maybe if they'd get out of that cold water, they wouldn't need a dose of WeinerBeHard.
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Mon Oct-27-08 08:56 PM
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15. Those are geared towards the right wingers |
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Male pattern baldness, erectile dysfunction and double chins haunt most male members (no pun intended) of the right wing.
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Mon Oct-27-08 08:48 PM
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MAY BE DUE TO THE STRESS HORMONE CORTISOL
Thankfully I can't really remember it anymore. But my GOD those were awful.
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Mon Oct-27-08 08:49 PM
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5. I'm actively boycotting NYT because of |
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that damnable commercial!!
:grr: x( :grr: x( :grr:
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Mon Oct-27-08 08:50 PM
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Mon Oct-27-08 08:50 PM
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6. Any commercial that gets louder than the program. |
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Mon Oct-27-08 09:05 PM
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An age-old practice on par with those damnable ads that make daring forays out of the commercial break and take up part of the screen.
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Mon Oct-27-08 08:51 PM
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8. New York Times "the week, the weekend, and the weekender..." |
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I realize those commercials are designed to appeal to a certain demo, and that demo is full of it.
It's the "I need to get a New York Times to drag with me to brunch on Sunday to look cool" demo.
It's on the intertubes. FREE!!
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Mon Oct-27-08 08:52 PM
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9. every single last one of them are irritating crap |
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and you can add all local networks to the list.
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Mon Oct-27-08 08:52 PM
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Edited on Mon Oct-27-08 08:52 PM by BushDespiser12
"What have you been doing?" You know, the one that plays 15 times per 1/2 hour... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGTKGTs1jic
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Mon Oct-27-08 08:57 PM
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16. I almost forgot...NUTRISYSTEM! |
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All the pseudo celebrities and the worst of all "my husband says I'm hot"...
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Mon Oct-27-08 08:57 PM
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17. YES! YES! YES! (remember that one?) |
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That NYT is really annoying. That woman has an annoying voice, the way she use a cadence to say Week, weekend, etc.
If I've ever wanted to subscribe to the NYT, this commercial would be a good reason not to.
Also, the Holiday Inn Express with the hottest bar in town, where one guy skips his breakfast since he is the "designated driver" and that woman with a horrible "cute" voice says how fun he is.. or something.
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Mon Oct-27-08 09:00 PM
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18. Yes. As I jam burning Q-tips into my ears |
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Yes. Yes. Commercials these days are written for the LCD. It used to be an art (see Mad Men).
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Mon Oct-27-08 09:02 PM
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19. The "Male Enhancement" commercial with the guy who looks like Colbert |
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and the ditsy woman who talks about " a certain part of the male anatomy". I cannot change the channel fast enough!
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Mon Oct-27-08 09:08 PM
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Love the wood background and the adjectives they use! :rofl:
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Mon Oct-27-08 09:15 PM
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26. "Male Enhancement"? Never heard of it. Where do you get it? |
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Not for me of course, heh heh. It's for my er, um, cousin. Yeah that's it, my cousin.
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Mon Oct-27-08 09:21 PM
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28. Go ask at freak republic |
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I'm sure they're flush with the stuff. No softies here. No hard guys there.
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Mon Oct-27-08 09:04 PM
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20. Free credit Report.com (any one of them) |
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the Montel Williams health insurance thing with the big RV all painted up.
and the comcast ads with the turtles.
:puke:
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Tue Oct-28-08 12:34 AM
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32. Those commercials make me want to go on a rampage similar to Michael Douglas in "Falling Down". |
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Tue Oct-28-08 01:07 AM
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40. F to the R to the E to the E to the C to the R to the E-D-I-T |
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RE to the PORT to the DOT to the COM Come on everybody grab your bike and sing along
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Tue Oct-28-08 11:06 AM
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Tue Oct-28-08 02:36 PM
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44. it's very mathematical... |
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Edited on Tue Oct-28-08 02:36 PM by pokerfan
F R E E C R E-D-I-T RE PORT DOT COM
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Mon Oct-27-08 09:10 PM
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24. "From The Free State of Maryland!" |
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Edited on Mon Oct-27-08 09:11 PM by Supply Side Jesus
:mad: Hate her voice.... Whole damn Pharmamericial is bullshit!
And that fuckin Oxyclean asshole who feels the need to yell the whole commercial!!!!!!!!
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Mon Oct-27-08 09:13 PM
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Did they try to get uninteresting people?
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Mon Oct-27-08 09:16 PM
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27. some shameless car dealer: buy an efficient car and your |
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children will die in an accident! earnestly: "our cars are designed to withstand sudden impact..."
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Mon Oct-27-08 10:14 PM
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Old guys like me, should not put the image of us with boners in everyone's mind.
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Tue Oct-28-08 12:28 AM
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30. There's a car dealer here in Cleveland called Ganley who must pride himself on airing |
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the worst possible TV commercials. There's one where he's got a bunch of kids with him and they're singing a reworked version of "The Candy Man" to a horrible out-of-tune piano: "The Ganley Man can, 'cuz he'll do anything to make your car deal good!"
Listen to it once, and you will feel like sticking flaming ice picks into your ears and eyes.
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Tue Oct-28-08 12:33 AM
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31. Any commercials advertising "medications" |
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If you ask me, if you're dumb enough to buy pills from an advertisement off the TV without seeing a doctor first, you deserve whatever side effects you get.
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Tue Oct-28-08 12:44 AM
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33. Those Erectile Dysfunction ads (Viagra, Levitra, Cialis) |
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Why is that these ads for the boner pills show couples doing everything EXCEPT the one main activity that they are supposed to be doing?
:silly:
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Tue Oct-28-08 12:53 AM
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35. You know what's worse than the ED ads? Ads that rip them off! |
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Edited on Tue Oct-28-08 12:55 AM by Captiosus
Starz/Encore have completely ripped off the Cialis ads and damn is it ever annoying.
It looks like, sounds like, has the same imagery as (down to the stupid twin bathtubs) the Cialis commercials - even has a cheesy voice over - except the text is subtly changed to talk about having a premium movie package.
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Tue Oct-28-08 03:53 AM
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42. You Missed The Train In The Tunnel |
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Don't they always end up in the bedroom with the door closed? What's strange is why? One assumes if they had kids, they're grown or there's no one else in the house...why close the door? :rofl:
My favorite is the disclaimer that if you're "erection lasts more than 4 hours see a physician"...hell, I'd look for another woman.
:rofl:
Maybe I'm strange...I'm of that target demo they're trying to reach and I figger if I need that stuff, it just ain't worth it.
:rofl:
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Tue Oct-28-08 12:51 AM
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34. Commercials for the local newscasters |
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They things like..."I've been doing this for 20 years. And I still love it! I LOVE weather!" They call themselves the "First Alert Weather Team" ...I found a youtube. HAHA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZ56r9xOaGEAnd...one of the weather people is named Chita (Cheetah) Johnson. lol http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zg7IUEr4-qs
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Tue Oct-28-08 12:55 AM
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36. Jamie Lee Curtis selling Activia yogurt to keep you "regular." |
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She says it's guaranteed to "work" or your money back. Who would bring a half-eaten carton of yogurt back to the groceria to get a refund for THAT?
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Tue Oct-28-08 12:58 AM
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37. I think the better question is: |
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How could you return it with a straight face?
"Why are you returning this product today?" "Well, see, it.. uhm.. I ate it for a week like they said and.. uhm.. hmm... I, uh.. still don't have regular poops."
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Tue Oct-28-08 01:06 AM
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:D Anyway, I guess they'd have to take your word for it and hand over the $2.49.
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Tue Oct-28-08 03:42 AM
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The ones that air every 5 minutes featuring that irritating woman who pretends to be the cashier! Drives me crazy!
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