True Confessions
 

It should be obvious to all that with nearly 600 posts, my computer IS my entertainment center.

What is the most annoying commercial on tv
 

If you're in DC, how can you leave off Next Day Blinds? Or Daisy sour cream (what would you do with a dollop?)

Journey just replaced Pink. Never-ending car commercials.

How Would Jesus Park?
 

I drove a Saab all throughout the 90s.....what are you trying to say?

How Would Jesus Park?
 

Are you still shaving your legs? NTTAWWT.

What is the most annoying commercial on tv
 

I dont think I know Next Day Blinds, but it cannot be worse than, Oh yes you can can yes you can can. (with the background vibrato lady building up to a cresendo). It is on during BB4 constnatly. That sour cream one is bad though.

I havent heard Pink lately. Did she rape someone and lose her Jack La Lanne endorsement (please)?

How Would Jesus Park?
 

My girlfriend just got a Subaru Outback. I wonder if I'll get to watch?

What is the most annoying commercial on tv
 

Fox Sports World has some annoying mini-infomercials. There's the Leptoprim (sp?) diet pill - "When is a diet pill worth $153 per bottle?", and the variety of Viagra-like all natural herbal supplements for men and women, shipped in plain brown wrappers of course.

Regarding car commercials, I find the Cadillac Escalade commercials particularly irritating. They're obnoxious.

Here in Bean-town we have some very annoying local commercials. The best/worst is for Dean's Home Furnishings, "I doubt it."

How Would Jesus Park?
 

Given that (a) I wear a manskirt now and secondly, that I won't rest until I have completed a comeback to outdo Jordan's and put the smack down on all the Penske-hatin' trash talkers from coast to coast and at all points in between, I answer your question with a question, what do you think?

What is the most annoying commercial on tv
 

"I'm going to frame these pants and hang them on my wall. I am!!"

I really hate that guy.

True Confessions
 

Does everything have to be about Clara L. Harris?

What is the most annoying commercial on tv
 

Worse than Bernie & Phyl's "quality, comfort and price...that's nice!" with the cheesy fake trumpets played on an 80s era keyboard?? I doubt it!!

True Confessions
 

Well, yes. What, you thought Jesus was the most important entity ever? Nope. It's Clara.

(I'm assuming she's the chick who drove over her husband multiple times.)

What is the most annoying commercial on tv
 

True, but the originator of them all, we ought to note sadly, has passed.

"I'm Ernie Boch. Come on down!"

What is the most annoying commercial on tv
 

Bernie & Phyl don't annoy me as much as Dean. They're like you're sweet, well-meaning, elderly Aunt and Uncle and they aren't on the air as much. Dean, he's just an annoying Mass-hole with the bad accent trying to sell you cheesy furniture sets.

Bernie & Phyl are also an institution, right up there with the old Jordan's radio commercials, "Left on Spitbrook, right on Daniel Webstah."

What is the most annoying commercial on tv
 

The single worst commercial currently airing is the White's metal detector ad on OLN:

"My wife said I needed a healthy hobby. She's proud of the weight I've lost, and she's really proud of THIS (holds up ugly diamond ring)."

Even(just set up my dvr so I will be commercial free for the Vuelta a Espana)Odds

True Confessions
 

Exactly.

Note that when I first talked about feeling safer, I referred to DEFENSIVE driving. It is precisely because you can't control the all the yahoos on the road that I want to be in something that comes as close as possible to approximating the sturdiness of a tank.

What exactly did I say that made you think I believe that feeling safer in a sturdier, heavier car gives me license (ha ha -- I kill me!) to drive like a maniac?

Bad driving is no laughing matter. Do you actually know people who think driving unsafely/drunk is funny?

What is the most annoying commercial on tv
 

"gotta go gotta go gotta go right now"

What is the most annoying commercial on tv
 

So true. Also - the "I'm Gellin' like a felon" from Dr. Scholl's makes me bang my head and wonder what idiot actually got paid to come up with that one.

-TL

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Well, as a matter of fact, I do use it to pull a horse trailer, but didn't feel the need to advertise. What's more, I have yet to see the minivan that would hold the dog cage. Also, in the winter, my area gets big snow -- I can just see the minivan getting stuck in it (aren't they really low to the ground?) and ruining the day.

Wow; that's deep. :rolleyes:

What is the most annoying commercial on tv
 

I'm sorry, but you misspelled "the gellin' commercial."

"Are you gellin?"

"Like a felon."

"That guy is so not gellin'."


Editted to note that my secretary has been doing all my real work ahead of all the FB posts, and that I might have to have a talk with her. Or just not give her anything for Christmas and then print out this page.

What is the most annoying commercial on tv
 

I don't know whether you all get the Avacor commercial, with Dr. something or other - "Stop hair loss from ruining your life!!". Anyway, last week Dr. something or other and I jaywalked together (he was my buffer).

What is the most annoying commercial on tv
 

Um - I think you mean me.

"Want some melon?"

-TL

BreastDay
 

More than two.

True Confessions
 

Wasn't there someone on here who was talking about his or her car and noted that it only had a few dings and scratches, and it was all stuff that he or she had hit, run over, bumped into, etc.?

And, yes, I think that people do joke about driving badly a lot. I have experienced this several times, usually in a situation like this:

1: I bought a new car.

2: What kind of car?

1: An SUV.

2: Why did you buy that car?

1: It makes me feel safe. It is big. People get out of my way now. People now that if they got into an accident with me that they would be hurt more than I would be hurt. People in little cars are scared of me now.

Maybe this isn't joking about driving badly per se, but it's certainly in the subtext.

And I am sure that I will catch hell about this, but I don't think that the obsession over getting people driving with .08, .09, or even .10 or .11 BACs is that sensible. Sure, you are less abled in that state. So are you less abled at .06, which is still legal. Most of the deaths and injuries from drunk drivers have always been from severely drunk (>.15 BAC) people, who often have multiple convictions and have had problems for years. Busting someone at .08 just because you can when there are sober assholes endangering us all more (as the case MAY be) smacks of Big Brotherism.

How Would Jesus Watch on TV?
 

You know what blueballs? You're a fucking idiot.

Anyone think it's interesting that the first four BB4 evicted/removed houseguests are the Chicago couple and the Florida couple? Seems like a pattern that's unlikely to continue. Here's the only way it could.
Dana wins the veto, uses it on herself. Alison puts up Robert. Robert gets voted off. Next week, Erika gets voted off.

My pick for Last Comic Standing: Ralphie. Ralphie would have won by more if he'd adopted a low-risk "black people, mexicans, and my life in da hood" routine, but I think his "light 'em up" rant was funny enough to win. Plus, I'd love to see him on his own show, and I think others will too. I could see Tess winning. Cory had a huge advantage by going last and was quite funny. I don't see Rich or Dat winning.

Amazing Race: What more can be said about Jon & Kelly. They are unbelievable. I think Reichen and Chip are going to win, but Jon & Kelly's performance has been really remarkable. David & Jeff suck deez nuts for not eating the live Octopii. They must have been pretty confident it wouldn't be an elimination round. Points off to the show's producers for making it so obvious.

American Juniors: I think the producers will do everything they possibly can to have one of the boys (AJ) win this week. How are they going to sell a band that's got 4 white girls and a small black boy? I don't see it. Put your $$ on AJ.

Paradise Hotel: I hear their ratings are starting to rise. Is this worth watching?

Enough 4 now. Blueballs, you're a fucking moron.

str8.

True Confessions
 

So, how much was your bail?:D

What is the most annoying commercial on tv
 

I have to agree with whoever came up with this one. I hate, hate, hate that commercial.

I should note that I'm not sure I've ever even seen this commercial, but my husband goes around saying it all the time (yes, you read that right... my husband walks around the house quoting that commercial -- sometimes with added finger-pointing flourishes! I'm such a lucky gal...).

Timmy on Law Enforcement
 

There's a dualie in my parking garage whose driver thinks that two small spaces equals one large space. Why anyone would need to take a dualie to my office, I have no idea. I've nearly sicced the garage security on the damned vehicle a couple of times.

True Confessions
 

Blame the Women's Christian Temperance Union, aka MADD. They have been staunchly opposed to any kind of graduated penalty system, which really is a lot more sensible. I think they would make the limit sufficiently low so even a swig of scope could make you guilty. It also means that you can't have really severe penalties for the .23ers, because the same penalties would apply to the .08 guys, and no one wants to lock up Joe Accountant who had a few too many at the firm happy hour.

Confidential for GWNC and Thrashers Fan
 

Have y'all seen the hyper-fast Mitsubishi commercial that's filmed in Toronto? You can tell by the skyline and use of the famous "Honest Ed's" sign. That commercial always makes me happy.

That said, with Tivo I only watch commercials if I'm multitasking and forget to forward through them.

True Confessions
 

I am pretty sure that this is my first FB-related flirting. Unless there was a big discussion of me being so fucking hot that I missed. Which is unlikely. Who knew that being indignant and pissed off about parking and bad drivers while idling on conference calls would get me noticed?

Yes, no, only if you tell me what "ltl/fb" means and it doesn't scare me away. And I still reserve the right to run away screaming in terror like the last time a woman came to me instead of letting me badger her into dating me until she finally couldn't take it any more and had to go out with me.

What is the most annoying commercial on tv
 

I've got one. It's the bald guy who talks about how you can learn to use computers using "MY PROGRAM."

Related question: What's your least favorite infomercial? Back in law school I had a special fondness for Don LePre, rocking back and forth telling us that we could learn to make big money by placing small classified ads in newspapers, if we'd only order his book telling us how.

Invitation hell.
 

Tell me - what do I make of a wedding for a second marriage (for her at least) where both bride and groom are 35-ish, homeowners, and well off, for which I received a formal invite which lists the four(!) stores the couple have registered at (on the map inset, not the actual invite). I'm thinking "oink oink oink" right now - anyone else?

Also, I have the pleasure of also being invited to a lingerie shower for the same bride (I hate these damn things - I have a hard enough time picking out my own under-somethings, let alone someone else's). What is acceptable to bring to such an event other than actual lingerie or a gift certificate, if anything? The bride is very conservative (read: super-Bible-y), so nothing too racy (I'm not even sure she is aware that it is an undie-shower).

Thanks, TL


p.s. dtb, I would have beaten him about the head by now. Yeesh.

edited to add that I'm also really pissed because I have to attend the wedding by myself because Mr. Lex will conveniently out of town that weekend, but I can't exactly blame that on the bride.

Confidential for GWNC and Thrashers Fan
 

I saw it and suddenly flashed back and now cannot get this jingle out of my head: "Okay, Blue Jays, (pause) Let's...(pause)...Play...(pause)...Ball." I don't know why.

Confidential for GWNC and Thrashers Fan
 

Yes indeed, I am familiar with that commercial and its locale. Honest Eds! The World's Biggest Discount Store! I used to live just up the street from there on Bathurst. I got my hair cut there once when I only had about $10 to my name and needed a haircut and did not trust my friend. It was not too bad.

Apropos of Toronto, over this weekend someone reminded me of WAMCO and I thought of your avatar - even though it was a few years later.

True Confessions
 

Uh, nevermind. No fringe benefits for you!

What is the most annoying commercial on tv
 

What about the one telling you you can make even bigger money hawking a book on how to sell books through informercials?

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This reminds me of the story about the guy in Germany a couple of weeks ago. When pulled over and asked if he had been drinking he said something along the lines of" "Sure, I'm not going to lie, I've only had about 20 beers." The funny/scary thing is that he thought 20 beers was a small amount to have consumed before getting behind the wheel.

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Well, there you go. In that case, you really don't have much of a choice, unless you're going to get an F-Series

I think the snow thing is overrated, but YMMV. I just have noticed that in most northern areas with serious winter weather (Michigan, Maine, Wisconsin, Upstate NY) that I have visited (thankfully, only in summer), everyone seems to drive not SUVs but large American front wheel drive cars. Of course, maybe that's just my relatives. The parking lot at our family reunion looks like a freakin' Buick dealership.

I have no better empirical data however, because there is no way anyone is getting me to move far enough north to experience the difference for myself.

What is the most annoying commercial on tv
 

Am I the only person who has no problem with people taking advantage of the unbelievably stupid?

And I don't mean children or the elderly or the mentally challenged. I mean just plain stupid.