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To: indcons

I like the one with Charo, but the rest aren't too great. And I detest the "head on" commercial. I mute it every time.


5 posted on 08/22/2006 6:54:26 PM PDT by Enterprise (Let's not enforce laws that are already on the books, let's just write new laws we won't enforce.)
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To: Enterprise

That head-on commercial is HORRIBLE - and could be responsible for headaches. Maybe that's their goal.


10 posted on 08/22/2006 6:57:13 PM PDT by Paved Paradise
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To: Enterprise
And I detest the "head on" commercial. I mute it every time.

The drug company commercials are the most annoying, especially when the innumerable side effects are listed at blinding speed, taking up at least half the (occasionally 2 minute) ad.

So these days I mute nearly all commericials.

38 posted on 08/22/2006 7:04:10 PM PDT by Mr. Mojo
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The Gecko commercials are fun. The ones with Charo, Little Richard and Burt Whatsisname are creepy. I think my most hated commercial is the one with the Burger King with the plastic head. I used to hit Burger King for lunch several times a month, but I haven't set foot in one since they started running those commercials. The part that really bugged me was when they tried to turn it into a viral marketing campaign. Burger King had people emailing help columnists asking where they could get a Burger King "King" costume for Halloween.

On most TV commercials, I just change the channel. Radio commercials can be far more annoying. There was one (I have no idea what they were advertising) where they started with the sound of a guy grinding his teeth, and did a voiceover that said, "I'm going to keep grinding my teeth until you..." I've never found out what he wanted me to do, as I change the channel or cut the radio off immediately. Anything by the Ad Council also stinks. They have one where one guy does really bad ethnic accents calling up about an apartment for rent, and it's rented until a white guy calls and asks about it.

71 posted on 08/22/2006 7:18:25 PM PDT by Richard Kimball (The most important thing is sincerity. Once you can fake that, everything else is easy.)
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To: Enterprise
"I like the one with Charo, but the rest aren't too great. "

Did you see the Burger King commercial called "I'm a Man"? It had a whole bunch of guys stomping down a street chomping on their biggest cheeseburger. With women admiring them along their route.

The bumper music is the old feminist tune "I Am Woman" with nicely changed lyrics:):)

Just from a few months ago. It Kicks!! Charo kicks with someone I know from S.A. into laughing unladylike:) Nice T & A and being boisterous with an accent must be funny from Tierra del Fuego to Alaska.

Those are my top 2 ones.

80 posted on 08/22/2006 7:25:44 PM PDT by BobS
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To: Enterprise

I love the one with Charo!

I'm playing a Charo character at my Festival this year, and I've watched that commercial about 30 times so far.


119 posted on 08/22/2006 7:41:38 PM PDT by Xenalyte (No movie shall triumph over "Snakes on a Plane.")
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To: Enterprise

Charo was born in 1941. She looks mighty good for a 65 year old.


141 posted on 08/22/2006 7:47:15 PM PDT by Quigley
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