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Author Topic: What TV Commercials Do You Hate? David Stambaugh Film God Posts: 4021 From: Eugene, Oregon Registered: Jan 2002 posted 08-06-2003 11:25 PM                        That commercial where a guy who sounds exactly like Ned Flanders sings "Thank you for hearing me" over and over.  |  IP: Logged Chris Hipp Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1462 From: Mesquite, Tx (east of Dallas) Registered: Jul 2003 posted 08-06-2003 11:32 PM                     The worst commercial I've ever seen was that one where they raced the truck against a lotus esprit, and about half way through the race track becomes off road. What was the point of that? That's like putting a rocket scientist and a plumber together and see who fixes the drain faster.  |  IP: Logged Paul G. Thompson The Weenie Man Posts: 4718 From: Mount Vernon WA USA Registered: Nov 2000 posted 08-07-2003 01:13 AM                     Preparation "H" commercials that seem to happen around dinner time. Very tasty. What is it...a golden drop of Retsin for fresh breath?  |  IP: Logged Thomas Procyk Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1842 From: Royal Palm Beach, FL, USA Registered: Feb 2002 posted 08-07-2003 02:08 PM                     Saw one this morning while eating breakfast... It was various shots of women in their panties with someone "singing" a song: "Ba-dum-ba-dum-dum-da-da!" I thought, "Oh cool! A leingire commercial!" The women were actually not that bad looking. Then it came up on the screen: "For those of us with BLADDER CONTROL PROBLEMS..." After that, the women got less attractive, and the commercial ended with a pregnant woman walking by in her underwear. No one wants to see that shit that early in the morning. Another thing I recently found irritating since my friend pointed it out is this trend of "Dual Commercials." You see a bunch of kids walking around a big city text-messaging each other on some cool new phones with flip-out keyboards and the brand prominently displayed. They all agree to... go to FOOT LOCKER and check out the latest REEBOK shoes!! Okay, so what are we supposed to be buying here? =TMP=  |  IP: Logged Manny Knowles "What are these things and WHY are they BLUE???" Posts: 4247 From: Bloomington, IN, USA Registered: Feb 2002 posted 08-07-2003 07:47 PM                     I say we all chip in and pay for some anger-management therapy for Joe. He sure does seem to be a HATER!!!! I hate those commercials for the damp toilet paper...the one with lots of asses wiggling on-screen. Okay...so I use baby wipes (sometimes) but the folks in the store might actually think I have a kid or something. If I go around buying adult ass-wipe products then they'll know.... They'll know EVERYTHING, dammit!  |  IP: Logged Phil Hill I love my cootie bug Posts: 7595 From: Hollywood, CA USA Registered: Mar 2000 posted 08-07-2003 08:03 PM                  Manny, thanks for that bit of info about your ass, Errrr, personal life... It's really MUCH more than we want to know.... >>> Phil  |  IP: Logged Mike Williams Master Film Handler Posts: 255 From: Knoxville, TN Registered: Feb 2002 posted 08-08-2003 05:38 AM                     Can you hear me now?..........Good. Verizon Wireless commercials. Even if I am in a different room and those commercials come on I want to change the channel.  |  IP: Logged Don Bruechert Mmmmmmmmm, bird! Posts: 340 From: Manitowoc, WI, USA Registered: Jan 2003 posted 08-08-2003 08:44 AM                        I pretty much dislike any commercials that interrupt what I am watching. If I am forced to watch something I really want to see on some form of network TV then I will usually try to tape it so I can fast forward the commercials later. A hidden advange of this is the time gain you get from watching a 1-hour program in 40 minutes! Have them at the beginning and the end of the program and leave me the hell alone while I'm watching - it's especially annoying when they supersaturate the audio signal on the commercials and you have the audio turned up to hear the program. Then the commercial comes on and rips your head off - It's just like viewing trailers!!  |  IP: Logged Michael Gonzalez Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 790 From: Grand Island , NE USA Registered: Sep 2000 posted 08-08-2003 10:27 AM                     All I can say is... Thank GOD for TiVO!  |  IP: Logged William Leland III Master Film Handler Posts: 336 From: Charleston, SC, Registered: Aug 2002 posted 08-08-2003 04:17 PM                        I keep my PS2 on and play a game while commercials are on, or have a M*A*S*H tape in the VCR. The best commercial is the Budweiser with the hawk flying down on people stealing Budlights.  |  IP: Logged Rachel Craven Madam Moderator Posts: 2190 From: Pensacola, FL Registered: Dec 2000 posted 08-08-2003 04:34 PM                     quote: I pretty much dislike any commercials that interrupt what I am watching. If I am forced to watch something I really want to see on some form of network TV then I will usually try to tape it so I can fast forward the commercials later. A hidden advange of this is the time gain you get from watching a 1-hour program in 40 minutes! No kidding, you never let me watch TV when you're around unless its a movie channel! AFLAC! Nuff' said. I also hate those damn Jordan's furniture commercials...all they do is spoof other commercials that pissed me off the first time around! Then I had to run the damn things when I was working!!!! Ahhhh, luckily I moved away from those.. HAHA SCOTT & SEAN!  |  IP: Logged Jesse Skeen Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1517 From: Sacramento, CA Registered: Aug 2000 posted 08-08-2003 05:48 PM                     quote: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I pretty much dislike any commercials that interrupt what I am watching. If I am forced to watch something I really want to see on some form of network TV then I will usually try to tape it so I can fast forward the commercials later. A hidden advange of this is the time gain you get from watching a 1-hour program in 40 minutes! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Yeah, but what about the onscreen logos staring you down through the whole show??  |  IP: Logged Tim Reed Better Projection Pays Posts: 5246 From: Northampton, PA Registered: Sep 1999 posted 08-08-2003 09:18 PM                       OMG! There's a new Osteo Bi-Flex Frankenstein spot that just started running! He's so cool!  |  IP: Logged

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