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#135016 - Wed Oct 16 2002 06:12 PM Annoying Commerical(s) Ever!
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The most annoying commerical I ever seen, is the stupid Verizon commerical with the 'can you hear me now?'. I saying, 'Yes! I still can and please be quiet now!'
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#135017 - Wed Oct 16 2002 06:19 PM Re: Annoying Commerical(s) Ever!
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No, no! The most annoying commercial is the one with the man locked up in a study adjoining a bedroom, where this gauzy-gowned Harlequin Romance heroine look-alike is writing a letter about "When will I ever see your brown eyes again..." and then she pops it under the door where we see the unfortunate man paying absolutely no attention (doing his bills), back to the door, and then we switch back to her caressing and kissing the doorframe as she swoons to the floor, waiting in vain. I totally forget what company this is advertising for! It annoys me no end! It's often on CNN in the morning. The music, the visual and the idea are silly and irritating! It disappeared for a few weeks and I thought maybe, with luck, the ad agency or the company realized how revolting it was. But, NO! It's back!

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#135018 - Wed Oct 16 2002 07:56 PM Re: Annoying Commerical(s) Ever!
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the one I hate the most is for Glade air fresheners. It starts out with a kitchen full of kids screaming "milkshakes! Milkshakes." but the woman (I'm guessing the mother of wat least 1 of them) has some other freshener, and for some reason, can't unplug it and plug in the blender. But at the same time, another woman who uses the Glade, plugs the blender into the outlet the Glade freshener provides. There's another part of it with a woman in the bathroom that needs to dry her hair. But the one with the kids makes me crazy. I have to mute the tv when I see that one.
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#135019 - Wed Oct 16 2002 09:15 PM Re: Annoying Commerical(s) Ever!
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I think it would have to be the Joe Boxer one with the guy bunny hop dancing around in his underwear. I am sure there are several others that could go for a multi-way tie with it, but it is the first one that jumps out in my mind.
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#135020 - Thu Oct 17 2002 02:10 AM Re: Annoying Commerical(s) Ever!
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Oh eeuuw. The worst of all commercial is the one for beer with the bearded guy fishing, sitting on the end of the pier. With high heels on! Ick!
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#135021 - Thu Oct 17 2002 03:41 AM Re: Annoying Commerical(s) Ever!
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There are so many - how do you choose?!

My vote goes to the RAC Insurance ad which is like a mini Italian opera. The high note that the woman hits at the end of the ad is so piercing it hurts my ears - it shatters glass in the ad and I wouldn't mind betting it probably did when they were filming it.
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#135022 - Thu Oct 17 2002 09:11 AM Re: Annoying Commerical(s) Ever!
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The most annoying commerical I ever seen is that comcast commerical with guy who describes the annoying sounds of a dial-up connection. That gives me a headache .

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#135023 - Fri Oct 18 2002 09:49 AM Re: Annoying Commerical(s) Ever!
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Our part of the world has plenty of annoying commercials too. The radio ones are the ones I'm nost familiar with at the moment, and at present, they largely consist of these really twee songs with high notes.
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#135024 - Mon Oct 21 2002 12:07 PM Re: Annoying Commerical(s) Ever!
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1-800-call-att (be it Carrot-top or the Older David Arquette)
I feel like throwing a grenade at the idiot box whenever I see one.

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#135025 - Tue Oct 22 2002 01:56 AM Re: Annoying Commerical(s) Ever!
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The 1 800 call ATT ones DEFINATELY are annoying!
The Britney Spears Pepsi commercials get under my skin, too. Especially the one with Austin Powers.
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#135026 - Tue Oct 22 2002 07:26 PM Re: Annoying Commerical(s) Ever!
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Anyone form the UK side of the world remember the Nicole and Papa ads. Very annoying!!!!!!!!!
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#135027 - Mon Nov 04 2002 09:11 PM Re: Annoying Commerical(s) Ever!
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I got one that can annoy so much that I have to mute the TV when it comes on. The one that has a kid on a bench lift thing that is trying to grab the pack of gum. Is it just me, or is that litterally annoying?
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#135028 - Tue Nov 05 2002 06:35 AM Re: Annoying Commerical(s) Ever!
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French commercials are so creative that they are better than the programming, however, the only ones that are obnoxious are the ones with teeny tiny shrill women's voices for products.
Or, the potty training kid in the middle of the living room, that one kills me...just to sell a brand of toilet paper.
And, some people actually do this...stick the kid on the pot in the middle of the room when people are there!
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#135029 - Tue Nov 05 2002 09:46 PM Re: Annoying Commerical(s) Ever!
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I'm getting very tired of the Bowflex commercial that has been on for over year - also the 'Nautilus sleep system' that has been on for about the same amount of time.

The ones that really get me are those "___ ___ is mad" with the lady with the really annoying voice. Just shut up!

Also I found that one commercial for the superbowl a few years back with the dog that turns into an alien and sticks his tongue way out to there accompanied by a "wassuuuuuuup" incredibly annoying. People still quote it today - I found it disgusting! Thank God they took it off the air after the superbowl.

I really don't like the ones with baseball players advertising deoderant or Viagra. Wouldn't that be an embarassing ad to do?

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#135030 - Thu Nov 07 2002 11:24 AM Re: Annoying Commerical(s) Ever!
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The most annoying advert here in the UK was the Loreal one(I think that was it anyway), with David Ginola, it was on for about2 years,aaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhh!!!
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#135031 - Sun Dec 01 2002 12:01 AM Re: Annoying Commerical(s) Ever!
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The most annoying, yes the 'can you here me now?' is one of the most annoying, but the ones with Catherine Zeta-Jones...Is she THAT desperate for money?
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#135032 - Sun Dec 01 2002 07:24 PM Re: Annoying Commerical(s) Ever!
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If I hear that "ra- ra- ra- Rally's.....ya gotta eat!" jingle one more time I'm going to scream! They have used it far too long, and it was annoying the first time I heard it.
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#135033 - Thu Dec 05 2002 08:13 PM Re: Annoying Commerical(s) Ever!
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"Here's the story...(Dee dee dee) of a shirt named rugby (dee dee dee)

"Potato's worst nightmare" commercial

"Green Pea Parking's for Yooooouuuuuuu...."


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#135034 - Thu Dec 05 2002 09:49 PM Re: Annoying Commerical(s) Ever!
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Anything by Old Navy!
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#135035 - Mon Dec 09 2002 04:11 PM Re: Annoying Commerical(s) Ever!
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Buck A Day

I love how they make it sound like such a good deal, but by the time you finish paying for it (999 days) it will be completely obsolete and useless.

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#135036 - Mon Dec 09 2002 09:18 PM Re: Annoying Commerical(s) Ever!
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He's back The Joe Boxer bunny hop guy is now dancing around in his Christmas underwear, but this time he has a bunch of women in their Christmas underwear dancing with him.
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#135037 - Tue Dec 10 2002 12:04 AM Re: Annoying Commerical(s) Ever!
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Almost every commercial on TV except for Victoria Secret(sorry ladies) and Bud Light. A few that annoy me the most are as follows..... Can someone please start a petition and get Old Navy taken off the air. Survey Says.....Old Navy EVIL(Die Hard you are not alone) Carrottop needs to find a new hobbie. As goes for the rest of the phone crew. Can you hear me now? Yes I can. This means you need to get the hell away from me as soon and as far as possible. I really don't think women need to know about some of the "women only" products out there during a football game. This is one of the last things i want to hear about while watching the Browns come back yet another time. Dell computers. Tell me you have smarter people working for you than your idiot spokesman. Any commercial that is locally made. I see the idiots everyday on the street and at our stores...don't make me see you on the TV at night time as well.

Heres an idea. Lets take all the people in these commercials and send them over to Iraq. Sadam might give in without a fight if we take them back after a couple weeks.

And this is just a little something extra for you people. If you are ever in my hometown of Zanesville OH and are staying a night or two. Make sure you watch our news at 11:00. It's called WHIZ-TV if this gives you an idea of what its like. Very funny stuff. I make sure I watch it everynight to get my 1000 laughs in for the day

Cheers and may God help us all from any more of these, bad, annoying, drive you insane to the point if.... you see one more red head freak, family fued survey, duuuuude trying to sell computers maaan, yeast infection cure, cars that play rave music with young people inside (are you selling the car or the music), Mr T, David Arquette, fat Subway guy turned thin (go eat some fried chicken my friend and leave me alone....I just want to know about the food not how much weight you lost), TERRY BRADSHAW (I almost forgot him),Hometown Hicks trying to be funny (trust me...YOU AINT) or hear one more Yeeessssss!!!!!! (because of a shampoo), AFLAC!! (shhhh be werry werry quiet....I'm hunting Duck), Gieco not Gecko, Britney singing Pepsi songs (almost as bad as your CD's)... you are going to take your head and smash it right through the TV. Think before you act people....I know it can be hard but TV's can get expensive after the 3rd one.

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#135038 - Tue Dec 10 2002 12:18 AM Re: Annoying Commerical(s) Ever!
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Oh yeah and by the way.....

Yo quiero Taco Bell?

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#135039 - Tue Dec 10 2002 12:40 AM Re: Annoying Commerical(s) Ever!
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I think you just about have them all covered, Reap I rarely watch tv, generally only if I am at someone else's house. As soon as the commercials come on, I remember why I don't watch much tv.
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#135040 - Tue Dec 10 2002 02:41 PM Re: Annoying Commerical(s) Ever!
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Another...wrestlers are in commercials not just for Slim Jim anymore. Chef Boyardee and Stacker as well. Will this madness ever end?

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