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Most Annoying Commercials

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Re: Most Annoying Commercials

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Something that seems to have become almost a cliche in TV ads, and I don't get it.
It's an image that seems intended to evoke a sense of opulence or luxury. People are relexing aboard a cruise ship or in a pool or on a tropical beach. They're laying back with cucumber slices over their eyes. What's up with that?
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Turkeytop wrote: Mon Sep 08, 2025 6:17 pm They're laying back with cucumber slices over their eyes. What's up with that?
I think it's supposed to take care of under-eye wrinkles. Ice cubes might work, too, but wouldn't last long on a sunny tropical beach.
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Google Gemini ad:
V/O basketball announcers describing how Google Gemini can create a detailed college study guide. The v/o tag line: "I've never seen anything like that, literally, because I was a Broadcasting major."
:evil: :evil: :evil: WTF!
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Blue Cross Blue Shield spot -- Kid comes home from school, Dad says "Hey, there's my main man. How was school?" Kid proceeds to sneeze a load of germ-laden spittle in Dad's face. :x :barf
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"Your toe looks like a diseased potato." :x :barf
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I think "Libbity Bibbity" has been milked waaay past the point of being funny. :rolleyes

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Oh...my...God. I just saw a Liberty Bibberty spot featuring Jason Benetti! :shock: Granted, it aired during the Sunday Night Baseball telecast on NBC which Benetti calls.
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I hate those dumb ass Liberty commercials. We get them on HBOMax. Fucking dumb.
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