tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13172818.post4219628721187336597..comments2023-10-22T04:57:07.468-04:00Comments on <center>WHAT FRESH HELL IS THIS?</center><center> (J.D. Rhoades' Blog)</center>: Commercials I Just Don't Get, ReduxJD Rhoadeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07123361739160525998noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13172818.post-35885495219736949952011-02-12T19:33:38.793-05:002011-02-12T19:33:38.793-05:00I think I have AdBlock built into my brain.
Comme...I think I have AdBlock built into my brain.<br /><br />Commercials just don't register with me. It seems they're "white noise" by default or something.<br /><br />There's a "They want my money / They'll tell me ANYTHING" decoder in me that renders me IMMUNE to advertising, I guess.<br /><br />I like commercials that are ENTERTAINING or AMUSING, but, while I would LIKE TO reward ANYONE who sees the value in creativity and comedy, I'm NOT automatically given over to givin' 'em my MONEY.Joey Polanskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07102095837260943157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13172818.post-4034568037723538052011-02-12T17:27:23.019-05:002011-02-12T17:27:23.019-05:00I think the Boost Mobile commercial must've be...I think the Boost Mobile commercial must've been made by people who listened to "new wave" records (and watched the videos, of course) in the '80s. It has that same kind of disembodied tone. Maybe it's also supposed to illustrate the existential emptiness of life without Boost Mobile or something. It's a very GenX thing: not "Our product rocks!", but "Our product is the only one that doesn't suck."Jeff Blanksnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13172818.post-8906367710419027532011-02-06T20:24:31.014-05:002011-02-06T20:24:31.014-05:00I hate the phone commercial with 5 people in the c...I hate the phone commercial with 5 people in the car. The geeky guy's phone buzzes and he reads something with a horrid creepy laugh. Then the other phones all start to buzz. I don't want to use anything that gives me a horrid creepy laugh!Jeanne in MNnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13172818.post-9614306508116497392011-02-06T15:34:00.778-05:002011-02-06T15:34:00.778-05:00The Chester ad with Chopsticks is pretty annoying....The Chester ad with Chopsticks is pretty annoying. It might have worked for me if Chet and the girl broke out into some high-powered blues or boogie-woogie, but all it does is make glad I reached for the store-brand bag of pretzels instead.<br /><br />The twenty-something guy pitching State Farm makes me glad I tolerate Flo and go with Progressive.<br /><br />AND ENOUGH WITH THE F***ING GECKO ALREADY!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13172818.post-26905062914557230162011-02-06T14:17:49.097-05:002011-02-06T14:17:49.097-05:00So in agreement with you on the Charmin (and all o...So in agreement with you on the Charmin (and all other t.p. commercials, for that matter). When did the ad agencies decide it was OK to get so graphic about it all? Eeeuwwwwww.Raenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13172818.post-77952558286118365302011-02-06T13:18:00.163-05:002011-02-06T13:18:00.163-05:00I have not seen most of those commercials -- espec...I have not seen most of those commercials -- especially blessed? or just good at tuning out?<br />I laughed at one with the little girl at the airport "I have a coloring book," but then remembered the TLC discussion about the parents in first class leaving their children in coach. BTW, last time I flew, I noticed that airlines have added a rule requiring parents to be in the same area with minor children . . . or pay the "unaccompanied minor" fee.<br />. . . and now I just remembered flying with a very young niece, who pushed her coloring book in front of me to show me her picture, upsetting my coffee all over my white sundress. Good thing I keep one outfit in the carryon. It was almost worth it to see the utter horror on the face of the business woman seated behind me . . .Maryhttp://storytellermary.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13172818.post-47240986074041175862011-02-06T11:49:31.297-05:002011-02-06T11:49:31.297-05:00I think I'd blotted that Luvs commercial out o...I think I'd blotted that Luvs commercial out of my mind.JD Rhoadeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07123361739160525998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13172818.post-90522162009436148112011-02-06T11:22:33.929-05:002011-02-06T11:22:33.929-05:00Could not agree more, especially about the latest ...Could not agree more, especially about the latest Chester Cheetos commercials - the underlying message seems to be, "Eat Cheetos! Be a jerk!" <br /><br />And the Butterfingers Snackers commercial does not make me want to be a spoiled, plump young woman with a fake Southern accent who gets her kicks by zapping her fake friends. Still, maybe that's just me.<br /><br />But the commercial that makes me change the channel, no matter what else is on, is the one for Luvs diapers, where babies rate each other on the size and power of their excretory functions. Yes, I appreciate the importance of non-leaking diapers; I've never seen anything on TV that grossed me out more. Thanks, Luvs.Ellen Clair Lambhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14944288413332520719noreply@blogger.com