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Deja Q Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-24-04 06:45 PM
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Are there any commercials that DON'T annoy you?
:shrug:
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ayeshahaqqiqa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-24-04 06:48 PM
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1. Yes
They weren't on all that long, but Sam Waterston did about three Waterhouse commercials. I don't have stock, don't plan on having stock, but I do enjoy watching Sam talk.....
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Bunny Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-24-04 06:59 PM
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2. I like the Starbucks one.
Edited on Fri Sep-24-04 07:38 PM by bunnyj
Glenn's the man, goin' to work.
Got his tie, got ambition.
He knows one day he just could become
Supervisor!

(sung to The Eye of the Tiger).

Cracks me up every time! :D

edited to show correct lyrics - I just saw the commercial!
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curse10 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-24-04 11:03 PM
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14. There's also the "roy" version of that
IIRC, pretty funny
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MisterP Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-25-04 01:18 AM
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26. funny, it makes me feel how human flesh does between very long teeth
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starroute Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-24-04 07:15 PM
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3. Some particularly cool movie commercials
And very occasional other ones. (I kind of liked the Skittles fantasy series.)
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Kolesar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-24-04 07:22 PM
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4. Honda's new safety test lab commercial
The videography is pretty gripping: panoramas of the huge arena and sweeping pans of the test equipment. Even better is that all of it is for a good feature, not some bogus marketing gimmick.
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sundog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-24-04 07:23 PM
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5. not really
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eyesroll Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-24-04 07:25 PM
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6. I'm OK with the anti-drug ads that don't scare
"I have better things to do than drugs" works better than "Smoke a joint, get pregnant and support terrorists all in one fell swoop!"
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latebloomer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-24-04 07:27 PM
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7. Emerald Nuts!
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WindRavenX Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-24-04 07:48 PM
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8. those are just fucking WEIRD
They make no sense. They're goofy, but they don't make me want to buy their nuts...
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donheld Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-24-04 09:53 PM
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9. My bologna has a first name
:evilgrin:
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TroubleMan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-24-04 09:54 PM
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10. I like most beer commercials - the funny ones.
Edited on Fri Sep-24-04 09:55 PM by TroubleMan
sorry....
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lpbk2713 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-24-04 10:52 PM
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11. The Wendy's commercials were OK when Dave did em.
But alas, he's gone to that great fast food joint in the sky.
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aquaman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-24-04 11:01 PM
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12. Volkswagen commercials don't annoy me.
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NYC Liberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-24-04 11:02 PM
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13. Any ones that begin or end with
"I'm John Kerry, and I approve this message."
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curse10 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-24-04 11:04 PM
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15. I like commercials with kitties in them
:crazy:
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buycitgo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-25-04 12:35 AM
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23. me, too!
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oregon_dem1 Donating Member (92 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-24-04 11:26 PM
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16. I like that M&Ms one
with the M&Ms in waves. Other than that not really. And I hate all commercials with babies or animals doing anything out of the ordinary like talking/winking/etc.
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Kat45 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-24-04 11:26 PM
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17. I like the commercials with the AFLAC duck.
I get a kick out of them. I particularly like the one when the duck is doing the synchronized swimming with a women's team. And the one with Yogi Berra. :D
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tedoll78 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-24-04 11:33 PM
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18. The phone company ads with those hot triplet guys..
They're all sitting together arguing about which cell phone to get. One wants games on his phone, the other wants text messaging, and I forget what the other one wants. And I don't really care.. I just think they're hot, and I'd like to punish them for appearing in such an otherwise-bad commercial.

But I can ONLY watch them when the TV is MUTED - I can't stand their voices.
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Digger Donating Member (99 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-24-04 11:57 PM
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19. Yes,
there is a commercial for United Health Care that I love.

Two guys trying to take down a hornet's nest that is as big as a basketball. One guy is on the top step of a 6 foot ladder about to cut the nest down so it falls into a garbage can placed directly below, which will be instantly capped by the guy on the ground.

By now hundreds of hornets are buzzing around wondering what the hell is going on. Of course the ladder tips causing guy number one to instinctively grab the nest to catch himself. Naturally the nest can't hold him and he falls head first clutching it to his chest like a running back diving over the line on fourth and goal.

Into the can he goes, still holding the nest and jammed in tightly by his shoulders; just him and a thousand angry hornets enjoying each others company inside the can. The scene ends with him thrashing about madly trying to escape from the can while his buddy beats a hasty retreat.

Hilarious.
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kevinam Donating Member (475 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-25-04 12:30 AM
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20. Yes, Leon commercials, bud light...
Oh, they are frickin great. I watch most shows on tivo, and if I see a 'Leon' commercial, I stop and watch it. They are too funny. I know some folks around here aren't big sports fans, and these are sports oriented commercials. A couple great quotes from 'Leon'. "Yea, baby, you know Leon can't cook, without his dough (money)". "Leon, what about the four fumbles you had in the game, do you think that hurt your chances of winning?? Well Leon is a team player, so I put the blame squarly on the shoulders of my team-mates". The commercials represent all the bad things about sports in a funny way. If you haven't seen them, check them out...Kevin.
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buycitgo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-25-04 12:33 AM
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21. what a GREAT question!
I have a PHOBIA about commercials

bought a PIP TV so I wouldn't have to watch em

it's WORSE for radio, cause I miss stuff when I switch off for commercials

use a timer occasionally
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buycitgo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-25-04 12:34 AM
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22. I liked that quizno commercial, with those creatures
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oregon_dem1 Donating Member (92 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-25-04 01:16 AM
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25. We love the subs
Coz they are good to us.
The Quizno's subs.
They are tasty. They are crunchy. They are warm because they toast them.
They got a pepper bar.

I hate Quizno's subs, but I love that commercial. I forgot all about it; I used to sing that song to my coworkers to make them laugh.

Good times...
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elperromagico Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-25-04 12:36 AM
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24. The Overstock.com ad appeals to me for some reason.
Maybe it's the fact that the star is topless at the end. :P

"It's all about the O!"
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BrotherBuzz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-25-04 01:30 AM
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27. Got milk?
I like the commercials even if the price of milk annoys me.
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