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SemiCharmedQuark Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-08-04 06:03 PM
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Which TV Commercials Make You Want To Gouge Your Eyes Out
For me, it's cell phone commercials...ALL of them.
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freetobegay Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-08-04 06:03 PM
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1. The new Sprint commercial!
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NMDemDist2 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-08-04 06:29 PM
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17. the "business today is beautiful" one? OMFG I hate that one! n/t
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freetobegay Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-08-04 06:32 PM
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18. Thats the one!
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ayeshahaqqiqa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-08-04 06:04 PM
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2. The drug commercials make me ill!
Their message seems to be that whatever is wrong with you, a little pill will solve it....wasn't this the attitude that gave rise to the illegal drug culture of the 60s?
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Union Thug Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-08-04 06:06 PM
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4. Right, unless...
...it's a drug that is easy for anyone to grow and use without a corporate middle man.. like pot for example. Then it's, oh geez.. gateway drug, evil evil evil...
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Union Thug Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-08-04 06:05 PM
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3. The old Twix Commercial...
...whose catch phrase was, "Two for me, none for you..."

Gawd I hated that.. it was soo... sooo...soooo REPUBLICAN
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Fenris Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-08-04 06:07 PM
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5. Enzyte
Edited on Sun Aug-08-04 06:07 PM by Fenris
The pill for insecure small-cocked men!

I FUCKING HATE those commercials. Especially that whistling "music"!x(
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SmileyBoy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-08-04 06:27 PM
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16. AMEN!!!
I was just about to mention that exact same thing.
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Feanorcurufinwe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-08-04 07:48 PM
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28. Enzyte
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wildeyed Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-08-04 06:10 PM
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6. tivo
I just fast forward through them :)
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Khephra Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-08-04 06:12 PM
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7. Diateck (Sp?)
If I hear "lost another loan...", I think I'll scream.
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tedoll78 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-08-04 08:29 PM
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34. You know what I want?
I want to see Ned the Loan Officer say "Lost another loan to DiTech!" - just before he steps off of the footstool and into the noose. THAT'd be a great way to end the DiTech series of commercials!
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fudge stripe cookays Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-08-04 06:14 PM
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8. "I'm Dr. Greg Cynamoan, and no offense to casual dieters, but..."
FUCK OFF GREG!!

These commercials are on every 5 minutes!! :mad:
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Bush_Eats_Beef Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-08-04 06:16 PM
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9. THANK you!
He's gotta be the most annoying little prick I've seen on TV in the last 20 years.

:toast:
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JitterbugPerfume Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-08-04 06:19 PM
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10. all of the above
Edited on Sun Aug-08-04 06:21 PM by JitterbugPerfume
especially that stupid Enzyte-- anybody who would have sex with that guy needs a lobotomy
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daa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-08-04 06:20 PM
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11. Anything with $hrub eom
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SmileyBoy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-08-04 06:22 PM
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12. McDonald's commercials.
Every single one.

I like that little pic in HypnoToad's sig line. "i'm hatin it".
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Ladyhawk Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-08-04 06:23 PM
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13. That Matthew Lesko guy in the yellow and black question mark suit.
I have to mute the TV every time it comes on. The thing is, I'd like to know about some of the governmental programs, but I hate the commercial so much, I can't bear to give that guy money.
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SmileyBoy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-08-04 06:25 PM
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14. Did you ever see the Andy Dick parody on that???
"If you follow my programs, you'll go to JAIL!! Jail time FREE!!! Anal sex FREE!!!!"
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no_hypocrisy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-08-04 06:25 PM
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15. Pharmaceutical commercials. "Go ask your doctor . . . . "
four-hour erections
dying of cancer but full of energy
coping with no medical insurance but Zoloft will help with depression
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CBHagman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-08-04 06:32 PM
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19. Club for Growth ads
Remember the obnoxious senior citizens in the anti-Dean ad? I know they were just actors, but I wanted to kick out the TV screen every time I saw them. Really, I think the Club for Growth is demonic.
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Deja Q Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-08-04 06:36 PM
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20. ALL OF THEM!
ALL OF THEM! ALL OF THEM! ALL OF THEM! ALL OF THEM! ALL OF THEM! ALL OF THEM! ALL OF THEM! ALL OF THEM! ALL OF THEM! ALL OF THEM! ALL OF THEM! ALL OF THEM! ALL OF THEM! ALL OF THEM! ALL OF THEM! ALL OF THEM! ALL OF THEM! ALL OF THEM! ALL OF THEM! ALL OF THEM! ALL OF THEM! ALL OF THEM! ALL OF THEM! ALL OF THEM! ALL OF THEM! ALL OF THEM! ALL OF THEM! ALL OF THEM! ALL OF THEM! ALL OF THEM! ALL OF THEM! ALL OF THEM! ALL OF THEM! ALL OF THEM! ALL OF THEM! ALL OF THEM! ALL OF THEM! ALL OF THEM! ALL OF THEM! ALL OF THEM! ALL OF THEM! ALL OF THEM! ALL OF THEM! ALL OF THEM! ALL OF THEM! ALL OF THEM! ALL OF THEM! ALL OF THEM! ALL OF THEM!

I hate commercials!

They prefer to show body parts instead of products.

They lack specifics.

Only glitz and false promises of living better with them.

Cheney 'em. Without lube.
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graywarrior Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-08-04 06:39 PM
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21. The pill that lets you have only 4 menstrual periods a year
WTF?
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Deja Q Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-08-04 06:44 PM
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22. I don't have any of them, ever. Why do I want to have 4 of them?
I'm a guy.

I take zoloft.

My sex drive is nullified by it, so when my people anxiety clears up, there's no bloody point in chatting people up because I could care less about getting into a relationship with them... Odd thing, these drugs... :shrug:

Hmmm, maybe it would help? :-)
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sbj405 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-08-04 07:03 PM
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23. The Citibank "Thank you" ones
Edited on Sun Aug-08-04 07:04 PM by sbj405
I don't watch a lot of TV, but this one seems to be on a lot. And it sucks.
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doc03 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-08-04 07:12 PM
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24. ing
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niyad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-08-04 07:14 PM
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25. don't watch any of them
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Padraig18 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-08-04 07:15 PM
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26. Anything from Bank of America
They should change their name to 'Bank from Hell'. They wouldn't know what the phrase 'customer service' meant, if it bit them in the arse.

:grr:
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Zorro Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-08-04 07:17 PM
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27. Here in California there are new obnoxious Carl's Jr. commercials
They feature either a man or a woman stuffing fistfuls of straws in their mouths, and one with a woman stuffing her fist in her mouth.

All to advertise their newest big hamburger.

They make me want to retch, which I wouldn't think is the reaction they're looking for from these commercials.l
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texas1928 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-08-04 07:50 PM
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29. That new Toyota commercial
Where they redo the girl's car. They have run that commercial in the ground the last few days.
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TroubleMan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-08-04 07:51 PM
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30. Walmart commercials

They always show that smiling face "slashing prices." I always envision him slashing pay, slashing benefits, slashing opportunities for community businesses, ect.
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lpbk2713 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-08-04 08:02 PM
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31. "Gotta go, gotta go, gotta go right now."
Please lady. Just leave.
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Elidor Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-08-04 08:06 PM
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32. It's interesting to be away from tv for 6 months
On those rare occasions when I see a tv on, commercials seem invariably disgusting and seductive. I never fully appreciated all the garbage that I was letting into my head. On the other hand, I really, really miss the Daily Show, and the web videos won't play on my pooter.
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Moonbeam_Starlight Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-08-04 08:22 PM
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33. I don't watch them!
YAY me!

They ALL make me want to gouge my eyes out, and since I like my eyes, I don't watch commercials.

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tedoll78 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-08-04 08:31 PM
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35. "Can you hear me now? Good!"
Someone needs to shoot a gun right next to his ear so that he goes deaf and cannot hear anymore..
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Sabriel Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-08-04 08:39 PM
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36. Any MasterCard one that shows people spending like SOBs
They make me grind my teeth, and I can't imagine what low-income people think about them.
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bookfreak Donating Member (193 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-09-04 03:10 AM
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37. The Geico commercials
Not the funny ones with the Gecko, but those stupid ones where they have some disaster scenario or some tragedy going on then somebody says "but there's good news, I just saved a bunch of money on my car insurance by switching to Geico". Yeah, an entire village has been wiped out by a volcano and I give a $hit about you saving 15% on your car insurance :mad:
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WindRavenX Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-09-04 03:12 AM
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38. Enzyte
Godammit I HATE THAT AD. Comedy Central shows it nearly EVERY single ad break!
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SoCalDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-09-04 03:15 AM
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39. ALL of them... I just LOVE my PVR.. I zip throuth them
Edited on Mon Aug-09-04 03:15 AM by SoCalDem
and never have to watch them... My trusty PVR records everything and then I watch at my leisure.. I can zip through a movie at warp speed..and a 30 minute show only takes me 14 minutes or so.,.:)

I must admit, ocasionally a twisted , evil one catches my eye and strikes me funny, but the ones that are head-on "buy this crap" turn me OFF...
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terrya Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-09-04 07:33 AM
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40. The "Six Flags" ads. That bald headed guy in the glasses..creeps me out.
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