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I've always hated luxury car commercials even more than I hate most commercials, but this new one I've been seeing between breaks on Into the Wormhole sets a new standard. Some guy describes the car as "aggression, in its most elegant form". It's like they put a thousand douchebags at a thousand typewriters and picked out the worst line any of them came up with. The fact that it's being read by luxury-car-voiceover-guy just makes it worse. I just want to watch Freckles talk about space, don't subject me to this, science channel. The Moon Monster fucked around with this message at 05:28 on Jun 27, 2011 |
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Doc Hawkins posted:Who doesn't love adorable kittens? 
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Jul 12, 2011 00:28
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I recently saw a commercial for Bayer or something similar where their incompetent camera-man kept getting the mic boom in the shot. What the hell. I can't find it on youtube but you'll now what I'm talking about if you see it. I also just found out that a bunch of people have made their own homemade Bayer commercials. Why would anyone do that?
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Jul 13, 2011 20:23
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Sash! posted:Sales information and demographic studies of truck ownership say you are completely wrong. So what you're saying is that the majority of pickups are bought by ranchers who need to manually plant fence posts?
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Jul 20, 2011 16:26
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That Justin Timberlake sex movie I can't remember the name of has been getting shitload of ad-time for like a month now. Who wants to see a movie about Justin Timberlake getting laid? Seriously, where's the appeal? I guess they're shooting for 15 year olds who are just there hoping for a possible topless scene but are too chickenshit to type "boobs" into google.
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Jul 21, 2011 04:52
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Sporadic posted:The new Pepsi commercial is already annoying me and I've only seen it twice so far. I don't think this commercial is any more terrible than most commercials but it bugs me that it's that dark during summer in the arctic.
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Jul 24, 2011 01:16
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Alberto Basalm posted:I really did not like Direct TV's That's The TRUTH TRUTH commercials, and nothing will ever top the russian guy, but I don't mind the current one with the football loving businessman and his 50 yard line wall. And his silver football. And a gold football too! I don't like this commercial. It's like they were trying to make an "old spice guy" style commercial but instead of being cool he is just annoying. It is easy to ignore though, which is one of the best qualities a commercial can have. The Moon Monster fucked around with this message at 22:25 on Jul 30, 2011 |
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Jul 28, 2011 15:33
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fariz posted:All of the commercials with this smug rear end in a top hat piss me off Whenever I see those commercials I like to think that Coach McGuirk finally got his poo poo together, lost some weight and changed animation mediums. Agreed that it's an annoying commercial though.
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Jul 30, 2011 22:27
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So I've started seeing this coke ad for what I assume is an ARG that asks "What is the coke secret recipe? WOULDN'T. YOU. LIKE. TO. KNOW." Actually no, I don't give a poo poo. What would I so if I did know? Make my own coke? Also in a commercial for that Planet of the Apes movie they say something like "His abilities have far surpassed those of humans!" To illustrate this they show him writing his name with a piece of chalk. Amazing.
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Aug 5, 2011 03:33
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I always keep an extra roll on the tank in case the roll on the holder runs out and I still need TP.
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Aug 11, 2011 22:29
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I always thought the use of phrase "real people" in ads was weird. Are actors robots or something?
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Aug 15, 2011 13:55
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Theres some new Fiat commercial where it says it's new car defines a generation. gently caress you, my generation is not defined by your lovely car.
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Sep 7, 2011 17:54
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Anyone seen this Geico commercial? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zKE9_WKRy4 Every single thing about it is incredibly off-putting, ugh. e: \/\/\/\/ nah, I liked the robot commercial The Moon Monster fucked around with this message at 01:50 on Sep 14, 2011 |
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Sep 13, 2011 21:44
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Bodnoirbabe posted:It's ironic when someone who is apposed to helmet laws falls off his motorcycle and dies from a head injury at an anti-helmet law protest (true story). But that doesn't fit your definition either. That sounds like the opposite of ironic. Someone who is proud of not taking precautions against head injuries dies of a head injury. Wagonburner posted:She does commercials for Kohl's now too. Kohl's is a little rich for my blood but isn't it just a small step above Ross/Gordman's and about equal to JC Penney? Or am I completely off? I was always under the impression that it was just a step up from Wal/K-mart. It's a good place to go if you want to buy some cheap pants that aren't also shoddy pieces of crap.
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Sep 16, 2011 23:04
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Stairs posted:If I buy kiddy cereal it's because they DESERVE it, not because they are entitled to special kids cereal because they won't eat the healthy stuff and then I eat most of it. Nobody deserves to eat a bowl of Fruit Loops you monster!
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Sep 20, 2011 01:31
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ONE YEAR LATER posted:It's annoying because it's saying if you don't have *newest tech item* then you should be mocked until you 'show' everyone and buy one. Have you seen that commercial for a site you can sell your gadgets to that will re-sell or recycle them? They talk about how it's the responsible thing to do. The real responsible thing would be to not cultivate such a tech fetish that you need to buy a new tablet or camera or whatever every year. Also, a guy with a Hummer and a ten minute commute is "greener" than a guy with a Prius and an hour and a half commute.
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Sep 20, 2011 16:31
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ElwoodCuse posted:Don't those companies just send the hardware to third world countries where kids get paid pennies a day to smash them and salvage some of the plastic/metal on the inside? And it's still dangerous and toxic? Well, on the commercial they quote prices like "We gave so and so 580 dollars for his digital camera" so they must resell the stuff they get that hasn't massively depreciated in value. I don't doubt that for the majority of the stuff they get they'll give you 5 dollars and just scrap it, though.
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Sep 21, 2011 01:44
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Rirse posted:Hate the Coke Zero ad with the person getting all these extra benefits for saying the word "And" because the can said that word on the side. Agreedo, coke consistently makes some of the worst commercials out there. Remember that movie theater coke commercial from maybe 6 years ago about some band taking a road trip across America to find themselves or some poo poo? *shivers*
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Sep 22, 2011 17:01
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Some new Old Navy ad for a blouse is bugging me. One of the lines is "with or without jeans is what it's all about." "With or without jeans" literally covers all possible situations. Do they really expect me to believe that one garment could possibly be that versatile? Madness.
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Oct 3, 2011 02:45
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raditts posted:That Bush's Beans dog sure is a loving rear end in a top hat, too. Why does he keep attempting to ruin his owner's business? Where does he think the dog food supply is going to come from after that? I don't like these commercials where some company makes a big deal about their secret recipe. Protip: the common man does not care about your secret recipe. Even if I knew the recipe for coke, the stuff is still so cheap and plentiful there's no way it would be worth my while to make it myself. And when I buy fried chicken from a drive through, baked beans in a can or any other pre-packaged food item it's not because it's better than a version of that dish I could make myself (it's almost certainly worse), it's because it's more convenient than making it myself. Also that AT&T ad is worse than poop there it is. At least poop tried to be clever and funny on some level, the AT&T commercial was just spiteful and depressing.
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Oct 20, 2011 19:00
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Amorphous Blob posted:I'm probably opening a can of worms by saying this, but I've been told that a little bit of axe smells nice. Just don't douse yourself in the stuff. Sounds like someone's not executing a proper double pits to chesty. e: Wow, I just read that article and it blows my mind that a significant segment of the population is this loving stupid quote:Insecure high-school students had been so convincingly persuaded that Axe would make them sexually appealing that they began completely dousing themselves in it. What the hell? I thought everyone just took it for granted that all advertisements are blatant lies by a soulless corporation to get you to throw your money away for their worthless product, but I guess not. Second, that article repeatedly uses words like "brilliant" to describe Axe's ad campaign. What is so goddamn brilliant about "Use our product and hot women will have sex with you."? That's the single most obvious approach I can think of for men's grooming products. The Moon Monster fucked around with this message at 21:48 on Oct 25, 2011 |
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Oct 25, 2011 21:38
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Anyone seen that commercial for, um, tacos or something, with some doofus shouting that "I'm black ops". It has quickly become my most hated current commercial. Those match.com commercials where they showcase peoples' awkward first date smalltalk are also pretty aggravating.
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Oct 30, 2011 18:22
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Electric Bugaloo posted:What's really funny about that is that "This Is Our Country," like John Mellencamp, is politically left wing- and very openly and explicitly so. I like to imagine the thousands of proud Hannity-watching 'Murricans that have nodded their heads with pride to a Silverado commercial before googling the song and making GBS threads themselves at its lyrics about gay rights, intelligent design, and anti-intellectualism. Our Country actually is a patriotic song though, rather than just vaguely patriotic sounding if you only listen to 1 in 10 words.
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Nov 3, 2011 23:46
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ElwoodCuse posted:It's officially Christmas season, tonight I saw the Pennsylvania lottery Christmas commercial that is almost as old as I am. Whenever I see those commercial I wonder who the hell actually buys lottery tickets for Christmas. "Merry Christmas, you lose!" And what if the ticket actually won? I'd imagine giving a 20 millions dollar lottery ticket to your 10 year old nephew could cause some bitterness. It's up there with a surprise cat/dog/animal as far as terrible Christmas present ideas go.
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Nov 4, 2011 18:50
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Codependent Poster posted:My parents buy lottery tickets for Christmas. It's not the only gift and I wouldn't buy them, but eh, it's a little bit of fun for a few bucks and we usually end up breaking even. A pet can be a good gift depending on the situation, but it's pretty lovely to spring an animal on someone who may or may not want it. My sister got a god from her birthday from her college roommate last June. Now it's become an obstacle in her post-college planning.
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Nov 4, 2011 20:29
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D'oh. I'm not sure why I typed "god" given the animal in question is a cat. It's a really sweet cat too, but I can't take it and my parents won't so it's a difficult situation.
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Nov 4, 2011 21:13
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Electric Bugaloo posted:God/cat- it's really the same thing to millions of lonely obese women across the Western world. The cat's name is Cthulu now that I think of it.
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Nov 5, 2011 03:30
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Shimrra Jamaane posted:How many commercials are currently airing that revolve around some boring middle-age white male doing something whacky? Does anyone actually find this poo poo funny? It's inspiring to boring middle aged white males who dream of someday doing something wacky themselves.
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Nov 7, 2011 02:10
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I swear I just saw a version of this commercial with different audio. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtzLnfxGO30&feature=related There were kids chanting "Yeah!" in the background while the announcer just said random exclamations like "awesome!" "go!" "give your soul wings to soar!" It was bizarre.
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Nov 10, 2011 06:42
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MAO TSE-TUNGACUNT posted:Someone's never met a native Texan! Austin is the worst, the residents make a huge deal out of their glorified college town because it looks interesting next to the mindblowing blandness of Houston and Dallas.
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Nov 22, 2011 20:58
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DrBouvenstein posted:Blizzard proves they are on the cutting edge of pop culture with their latest ad featuring Chuck Norris. Were you watching adult swim? I just came here to post this. What the hell are they thinking.
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Nov 23, 2011 04:43
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100 Years in Iraq posted:And every year when people report about new lovely holiday commercials, I am required to post this non-lovely holiday commercial: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2vXgKCUZ3c . To this day I still say, "He can't have her, I love her!" That entire commercial I was waiting for the robot to poke someone's eye out with its nose.
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Those Chromebook commercials are some of the smuggest pieces of poo poo I've ever seen. Yo Google, know what people are going to be doing on their Chromebooks? Checking Facebook 
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TheHan posted:I'd like to know if anyone's seen a single commercial for that Alvin and the Chipmunks movie that came out what I think must've been a few days or maybe a week ago. I don't know because I haven't heard a peep about it and the thought that a studio would have so little faith in a movie is as hilarious as it is unbelievable to me. I see commercials for it all the time, I think on Adult Swim. Nothing like seeing a CGI chipmunk slam into a tree sand say "My frijoles..." every 10 minutes. Has anyone else been seeing those "I take a sheet" commericals. It's a joke that was kind of a little bit funny once, repeated 5 times per commercial repeated every commercial break. Awesome.
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I've never really thought about this before since I've been seeing the commercials fpor half my life and have become numb to them, but what's the deal with that Gerber life insurance? Why would I want life insurance for an infant?
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Dec 27, 2011 03:32
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DrBouvenstein posted:As sad as it is, kids can (and do) sometimes die... True, but my general understanding was that you got life insurance for a family's provider, so if they die the family has a safety net while they get another source of income going. This sounds kind of callous, but in the long term, even without life insurance having your 4 year old die will be cheaper than them living. I guess maybe borrowing from it makes it worthwhile, but anything that specifically advertises to grandparents sounds like a scam to me. Like it's the Nintondo Gamebody of life insurance. Buying life insurance for your grandchildren just sets off my "something is not right here" sense. The Moon Monster fucked around with this message at 05:31 on Dec 27, 2011 |
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Judge Ito Boxing posted:The Kia ads are trying so hard to ape the Scion ads c. 2007. "It's what the kids like, right? Kids! I always just sort of assumed those were Sion ads until reading this thread. I don't pay much attention.
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I'm getting pretty sick of the commercials for that Chronicle movie. I thought the "young adults with powers" genre was completely played out but I guess not! Also, I recently saw a commercial for some new lego ninja cartoon. That fact that it's such a blatant 30 minute toy ad is sort of annoying, but apparently the ninjas all have names like Biff, Cole and Skyler. What  100 Years in Iraq posted:Yeah, expecting real honesty in advertising is pretty naive nowadays. Except those Native American payday loan places. "We're loving you completely, but if you're really desperate come see us!" Do you have a link to this? I kind of want to see it.
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arkmedes posted:This has probably been discussed ad nauseum, but this thread really begins and ends with the Dr. Pepper 10 commercial and it's TEN MANLY CALORIES. It's a fun thought experiment to try and imagine what it's like being so insecure that that commercial actually appeals to you.
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Sash! posted:Red Tails commercials on most channels and Red Tails commercials on the Historical Things Exploding featuring Hitler and/or Saddam channels are clearly promoting two different movies. I am so loving sick of Red Tails commercials. I can't watch any channel without hearing some guys shout "we fight" 20 times per half hour.
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