Grey

Another thread in this forum got me thinking... I'm irritated by many things, and that includes stupid TV commercials.

Like the recent McDonalds commercial where the three guys run out of gas just short of McDonald's and a gas station. They decide to push their car through the drive-thru and spend their last few dollars on fast food. That itself is stupid. But to top it off, they then proceed to enjoy their meal on the hood of the car with the headlights on! What exactly is McDonald's trying to tell us? "Idiots eat here. You should too"?

Another one that really irritates me is for a local casino here in Northern Michigan. A depressed man sits on a park bench looking at a picture of his ex-girlfriend when he's approached by a stray Golden Retriever. As the dog stares at him, this genius scowls and says to the dog, "Oh, what? You've never been dumped before?" I yell at the TV every time I see it. "No, he's never been dumped. He's a dog you moron!"

And as long as I'm ranting, how about that new Cherry Flavored Pepto Bismol commercial? Honestly, when's the last time you walked into a grocery store and witnessed the clerks gleefully dancing in-synch, clutching their abdomens and their asses to simulate indigestion and diarrhea? I cringe whenever I see that one. Whoever thought it would be an effective form of advertising deserves to be out of a job.

I don't know. Maybe I'm just too sensitive. Anyone else irritated by stupid commercials? Which ones?