Annoying Commercials

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Deeko

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Jun 16, 2000
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Originally posted by: zinfamous
Originally posted by: Deeko
Who, the fatty? He's only been in three commercials, I doubt he's extremely wealthy.

actually, if only one of those commercials is nationally syndicated, and he gets a several-ad gig out of that one, then he can live off that one spot for as long as it lasts.

If he has 3 such gigs, he could be rolling in the dough.

I know the guy that was the "crazy gamecube guy" in those nintendo commercials a few years ago. I think his character appeared in ~5 different TV ads, maybe more? He lived decent enough off the paychecks from that one gig for 3 years.

I'm sure he's doing just fine, but he's no jared or the "can you hear me now" guy.

Point is, his commercials are all really annoying.
 

foghorn67

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Jan 3, 2006
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-Chevy commercial aired when leading up to President's Day.

-Ped Egg, that is just plain disgusting.

-Shamwow doesn't bother me, but something ain't right about that kid.
 

foghorn67

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Originally posted by: Deeko
Who, the fatty? He's only been in three commercials, I doubt he's extremely wealthy.

Something about him makes me want to punch him in the face.
I got super annoyed at the fiber commercial, then saw him on a VZ commercial. I was sick of him.
Then I walked into a VZ store to look at a case for a new phone....there is a friggin 20x30 poster of that fat f*** just right in the front greeting everyone. WTF?
 

palswim

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"FinallyFast.com! It's fast, finally!"

I don't know if this just runs locally, but I see it on ESPN all the time. If they had enough money to buy airtime, you'd think they could have hired a marketing team as well.
 

Jeff7

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Jan 4, 2001
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Standard response to commercials:
1) Mute the volume
2) Press Pause so I don't have to be bothered by irritating motion in the window.
3) After a few minutes, fast forward to where the show starts again.
Result: Very little exposure to the idiocy of commercials.


Most commercials make me want to firebomb the headquarters of the respective organization.
But that'd be too easy. I'd rather have it be some kind of ironic punishment.

Michelin ads would result in mass tire-slashings.
A life insurance company: everyone at the company must die.
Ambulance-chaser lawyer ads: Everyone at the law firm must be attacked by zombies, then killed again, and finally sued for expenses.
 

Commish

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Jan 11, 2001
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The Orbit chewing gum commercials. That ad agency needs to be burned to the ground.
 

TwiceOver

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Dec 20, 2002
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All Bowflex commercials, especially that one with the douche bag guy sitting around saying how cool he is and that he "gave my fat clothes to my fat friends". Hope his fat friends kicked his bitch ass.
 

J

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Oct 19, 1999
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Naomi campbell commercial SoBe Life Water,doesn't get anymore annoying then that.
 

xanis

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Sep 11, 2005
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Originally posted by: Byakuya
Naomi campbell commercial SoBe Life Water,doesn't get anymore annoying then that.

She's not the one doing the Thriller dance with the lizards in that one commercial is she?

Even if it that isn't her, the girl in that commercial ruined it. It would have been so much better with just the lizards.
 

J

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Oct 19, 1999
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Originally posted by: Xanis
Originally posted by: Byakuya
Naomi campbell commercial SoBe Life Water,doesn't get anymore annoying then that.

She's not the one doing the Thriller dance with the lizards in that one commercial is she?

Even if it that isn't her, the girl in that commercial ruined it. It would have been so much better with just the lizards.

Yup its her,i agree it would have been better without her.
 

OutHouse

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Jun 5, 2000
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thank god it isnt on anymore but the quiznos commercial with the screaming rats. that one is the all time most annoying commercial ever.

for current commercials i would have to say all .com commercials that i hear on XM.

CHANGE IT NOW .COM
CHANGE IT NOW .COM
CHANGE IT NOW . COM

I SAID

CHANGE IT NOW .COM

 

xanis

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Sep 11, 2005
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Originally posted by: Citrix
thank god it isnt on anymore but the quiznos commercial with the screaming rats. that one is the all time most annoying commercial ever.

THE QUIZNOS SUBS!!
THEY ARE TASTY
THEY ARE CRUNCHY
THEY ARE WARM
BECAUSE THEY TOAST THEM
THE QUIZNOS SUBS!!
 

CorCentral

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Feb 11, 2001
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Originally posted by: Xanis
Originally posted by: Citrix
thank god it isnt on anymore but the quiznos commercial with the screaming rats. that one is the all time most annoying commercial ever.

THE QUIZNOS SUBS!!
THEY ARE TASTY
THEY ARE CRUNCHY
THEY ARE WARM
BECAUSE THEY TOAST THEM
THE QUIZNOS SUBS!!


You mean This one? :laugh:
I like the parody :moon:
(That is no MOON!)

 

xanis

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Sep 11, 2005
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Originally posted by: CorCentral
Originally posted by: Xanis
Originally posted by: Citrix
thank god it isnt on anymore but the quiznos commercial with the screaming rats. that one is the all time most annoying commercial ever.

THE QUIZNOS SUBS!!
THEY ARE TASTY
THEY ARE CRUNCHY
THEY ARE WARM
BECAUSE THEY TOAST THEM
THE QUIZNOS SUBS!!


You mean This one? :laugh:
I like the parody :moon:
(That is no MOON!)

Hahahaha that's the one. The parody is pretty good too. :laugh:
 

BrokenVisage

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Jan 29, 2005
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Freeeeee Credit Report dot commmmmmm

On a related note, why did Expedia.com change the jingle at the end of their commercials from "Ladies and Gentleman, Expedia.com *clapping*" to some hillbilly hick and his incestuous backup singers gumming "Expedia.commmmmm"? I actually liked the original one, though the commercials still blow.
 

bolomite

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Oct 12, 2000
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I'm really getting sick of the Heineken commercial with the people passing the beer along. Seen it so many times, think I have the order memorized:

guy in suit --> black couple --> girl in blue dress --> lumberjack --> East Indian woman at wedding --> guy wearing cowboy hat --> ballerina --> dudes in sauna --> female DJ --> back to original guy

and the song is so annoying: :music: It's love, it's love, it's la, la-la-la-la, it's love :music: :|
 

QueBert

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Jan 6, 2002
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lately out here I've been seeing the commercial for some web site like freexbox360.com or something saying you go there and get a free Xbox 360, I'm use to email spam, but I'm shocked this commerical seems to be on every hour on almost every channel out here on Charter. Wonder how much money they're spending to spam out their company like that. I should go check it out maybe it's legit lol