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DainBramaged

(39,191 posts)
Sun Jan 20, 2013, 08:34 PM Jan 2013

Is this the worst commercial in recent memory?


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Yes
1 (8%)
No
11 (85%)
MY EYES ARRRRRRRGGGGGHHHHHHH
1 (8%)
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Is this the worst commercial in recent memory? (Original Post) DainBramaged Jan 2013 OP
Meh. It doesn't make me want to buy one, but it doesn't make my eyes burn either... Moonwalk Jan 2013 #1
well at least it is better than NRA's last one awake Jan 2013 #2
+ 1 peacebird Jan 2013 #32
I dig the bad ass schoolgirls! Sedona Jan 2013 #3
The dance of the angry schoolgirls Timbuk3 Jan 2013 #5
Right out of the Wall.... WCGreen Jan 2013 #8
You obviously don't recall the Doublemint Gum ads of the early 60s... PCIntern Jan 2013 #4
Oh that is so true... Sekhmets Daughter Jan 2013 #6
I rather like it... Sekhmets Daughter Jan 2013 #7
It's not in recent memory! immoderate Jan 2013 #9
No but it is the worst operating system in recent memory..... bowens43 Jan 2013 #10
Nah the os is great, the new user interface is "interesting". Warren Stupidity Jan 2013 #12
Yes, that's part of the 'package' DainBramaged Jan 2013 #14
I had a Gateway with Windows ME, a Pentium 2 or 3 processor, dial-up, and kestrel91316 Jan 2013 #28
I think the "Nationwide is on Your Side" Still Sensible Jan 2013 #11
I like it--snappy and visually arresting, and displays the product well. TwilightGardener Jan 2013 #13
I know the chip ad you mean. It's downright weird. nt Honeycombe8 Jan 2013 #20
Not even close. Bluenorthwest Jan 2013 #15
Theisman-prostate...'nuff said. nt babylonsister Jan 2013 #16
Hell no, not even close. I give you: Initech Jan 2013 #17
Made me hungry DainBramaged Jan 2013 #19
Whoa Nellie... PCIntern Jan 2013 #21
I like it. Makes me wanna check it out. Why do you not like it? Honeycombe8 Jan 2013 #18
Lame commercial..BAL some hoofers got work... Tikki Jan 2013 #22
It's pretty bad. proud2BlibKansan Jan 2013 #23
No, the worst was Microsoft paying NYC officials Earth_First Jan 2013 #24
You're not counting political ads in that, right? jmowreader Jan 2013 #25
If the same people responsible for Windows8 did the commercial, it is no wonder. liberal N proud Jan 2013 #26
No. I actually like the ad. But Windows 8 completely sucks. kestrel91316 Jan 2013 #27
mmmm...not too bad. I think car commercials are the worst. BlueJazz Jan 2013 #29
THIS is great (sorry, cars are my life) DainBramaged Jan 2013 #31
That was a good one. Maybe I should have said: Weight loss commercials are the worst. BlueJazz Jan 2013 #33
Ads for car dealerships, however... name not needed Jan 2013 #41
I don't mind it. RudynJack Jan 2013 #30
This is. Tabasco_Dave Jan 2013 #34
That is bad, wow. Union Scribe Jan 2013 #35
Not by a long shot. GoCubsGo Jan 2013 #36
Nope. phylny Jan 2013 #37
Your dislike of Microsoft clouds your judgement. Logical Jan 2013 #38
lol,I remember this stuff Go Vols Jan 2013 #39
Nope, seeing that commercial made me want to buy a surface. stevenleser Jan 2013 #40
No, it may suck but it's not the worst. alittlelark Jan 2013 #42
 

kestrel91316

(51,666 posts)
28. I had a Gateway with Windows ME, a Pentium 2 or 3 processor, dial-up, and
Sun Jan 20, 2013, 09:49 PM
Jan 2013

a 16 GB HD. And paid $1700 for it.

Please don't remind me what a nightmare my first computer was.

TwilightGardener

(46,416 posts)
13. I like it--snappy and visually arresting, and displays the product well.
Sun Jan 20, 2013, 09:08 PM
Jan 2013

The worst commercials are any in which a woman is WAY over-enjoying: a salad, a piece of chocolate, a potato chip, etc. She has to study it, roll or close her eyes, DEVOUR it, and then give a satisfied smug smile. Yuck--creeps me out every time. And the Kit Kat "give me a break" crunching-noise jingle--that's a mute-button moment.

DainBramaged

(39,191 posts)
19. Made me hungry
Sun Jan 20, 2013, 09:28 PM
Jan 2013

Nearest one is Louisiana.

When I pro drag raced in the 70's, I looked forward to the West coast and Southern trips, Carl's, Taco Bell, Perkins. Now I won't go to any. No matter how close (a Taco Bell 4 miles away).

Honeycombe8

(37,648 posts)
18. I like it. Makes me wanna check it out. Why do you not like it?
Sun Jan 20, 2013, 09:27 PM
Jan 2013

I love the click....it's selling the click. It's catchy. And I like the click. I also like the thinness of the tablet. And the colors in the commercial. And I ALWAYS like a little dancin'. I also like that it showed different age groups using it, and using it for different reasons...school, work.

It's a good ad, I'd say.

Earth_First

(14,910 posts)
24. No, the worst was Microsoft paying NYC officials
Sun Jan 20, 2013, 09:33 PM
Jan 2013

to mimic street art for the Surface rollout while arresting legitimate, decent street artists.

 

BlueJazz

(25,348 posts)
33. That was a good one. Maybe I should have said: Weight loss commercials are the worst.
Sun Jan 20, 2013, 11:22 PM
Jan 2013

My favorite car commercial is 5-6 ? years old.
It has this older farmer looking at his ancient auto and telling his wife: "Well, Martha...'ol betsy has finally died...I need to go to town and get us another vehicle."
He starts heading into town.
Next scene shows him is a new sports-type car (Mustang ??) zooming into the farm at 70 mph with cows a-mooing and chickens a-flying and the farmer yelling YEEEEE-HAWWWWWW.

Pretty damn funny.

RudynJack

(1,044 posts)
30. I don't mind it.
Sun Jan 20, 2013, 09:55 PM
Jan 2013

The Carl's Jr. commercials where people try to eat disgusting, dripping, sloppy burgers offend me more. And I like burgers - I just don't get excited about having to wear a raincoat to eat one. They make 'em look gross.

Tabasco_Dave

(1,259 posts)
34. This is.
Mon Jan 21, 2013, 12:07 AM
Jan 2013

No i don't want to talk about what really goes on in the bathroom, that's why i close the door and turn on the frigging fan!



Union Scribe

(7,099 posts)
35. That is bad, wow.
Mon Jan 21, 2013, 12:11 AM
Jan 2013

I was going to post that the Cinnamon Toast Crunch pieces tonguing each other was bad, but that one made me uncomfortable watching lol.

Oh and infinity bonus points for remembering the appropriate smiley!

GoCubsGo

(32,086 posts)
36. Not by a long shot.
Mon Jan 21, 2013, 12:15 AM
Jan 2013

The worst commercials out there are the ones with people chomping on their damn Kit Kat bars. Utterly DISGUSTING.

phylny

(8,380 posts)
37. Nope.
Mon Jan 21, 2013, 01:08 AM
Jan 2013

That one for the weight loss drug that would cause fatty or oily stools and the inability to control bowel movements.

Seriously, this one has nothing on that.

 

stevenleser

(32,886 posts)
40. Nope, seeing that commercial made me want to buy a surface.
Mon Jan 21, 2013, 01:15 AM
Jan 2013

I like the idea of a tablet with a protector that is actually a keyboard.

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