Commercials have the opposite effect on me than desired by the manufacturers of their products. I get annoyed and actually bitch to my TV (which drives my husband insane).
I just saw a commercial for a candy bar, encouraging people to eat it in order to feel a sense of being on a break. An X-ray diagram comes up of the guy’s head. Inside is a hamster on a wheel. While he ingests the chocolate covered caramel/nougat filling, the little hamster starts to run. It didn’t really make me want to eat the stupid chocolate bar. I don’t want a hamster for a brain as a result of consumption. I hope there’s some sort of warning on the package about that.
There’s another one for tampons. Yup. Tampons. The whole thing is a bunch of women dancing around. I don’t dance around when I have my period. I usually sit miserably and bite anyone who gets too close. Sorry honey.
My least favorite at the moment is one for jeans. 2 “teenagers” are standing very close to each other and having a conversation that sounds like they’re about to get it on for the first time. “Have you done this before?” “Do you trust me?” type crap. They’re getting undressed and long shot! They’re jumping off the side of a pier into the water! Oh, they tricked us. Buy these jeans! The icing is the shot from under them in the water, from the girl’s side of course, and we get to see a lovely shot of her crotch! Woohoo! I’ve never desired a product more than I do now! These jeans will make me young again, and make me jump in questionable waters. Who falls for this crap?
Oh and yogurt will make you regular. Or lose weight. Did you know that?
A cell phone commercial shows a guy about to go to college and as his friend stumbles upon a lady’s name, she asks who is she? Oh my, how mysterious. We find out it’s his mom! Who puts their mother’s name in a cell phone? Mine’s under “mom n’ dad” and my friend has it as “mamma”. If I get in an accident I don’t want them going down the list of names to guess which one gave birth to me.
Seriously, I’m going to lose my mind.
To balance this hate of commercials, I figure I should mention one I love. It’s Mr. T’s “World of Warcraft” commercial. “Shut up fool!” It’s hilarious. If you haven’t seen it, youtube it right now. I can’t imagine Mr. T sitting at his computer playing the game, nor does it make me want to play the game, but it’s damn entertaining. Fool!