Worst commercials: "Hello, I'm a Mac. And I'm a PC." Best commercials: Movie trailers for good movies. The new Windows 7 commercial is also quite funny/cute: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssOq...

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I don't know about best or worst. I have seen some that left me in tears from laughter and some that left me saying what the ...... I like to listen to all the silly diclaimers especialy for different drugs. " if you have asthma take (whatever) and it will help you breath better than ever" Disclaimer "may cause asthma related death, high blood pressure, heart attack, nose bleeds, migrains, early onset alzimers (I know I spelled that wrong), low birth weight, obeasity, flatuelents, scabies, muscle pain, back pain, soar throat, loss. of vision, moderate hearing loss. This is all ok though because if you keep watching they will sell you something that should fix each of those symptoms and something that will fix all the side affects you get from them and at 6:00am you'll be back to " if you have asthma......" Likely Practice makes perfect but only if you practice perfectly!

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Oh and don't forget if you have an erection lasting longer than four hours go to a doctor. Not out running around with a beer in one hand and your erection in the other showing everyone you meet. Likely Practice makes perfect but only if you practice perfectly!

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Why would I show everyone my beer?

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"God gave us beer so we would know he loves us" Benjamin Franklin It's the trees moving that makes the wind blow

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all the Geico commercials are the worst and annoying.. Billy Mays commercials come in 2nd Tony Little's commercials are also the worst...pretty drugged up he was The slowsky's are also getting too much airplay. There are no GOOD commercials except the superbowl ones. Some HELP in posting on Computing.net plus free progs and instructions Cheers

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>>>"Oh and don't forget if you have an erection lasting longer than four hours go to a doctor."<<< Does anyone seriously think that after weeks/months/years without any "action", that your spouse/girlfriend/whatever is going to let you anywhere near a phone? And heck, after 4 hours I wouldn't be calling my doctor, I'd be calling the newspapers....

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LMAO Ok I think I do remember a good one. The Paris Hilton for president commercial. Likely Practice makes perfect but only if you practice perfectly!

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That was RCA that had the vcrs with commercial skip. Worst commercials, Free Credit Report.com. Geico commercials without the gecko, any drug commercials. Even the Progressive Insurance chick is getting on my nerves.

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She slays me I am supposed to get excited about giving money to someone basically unless I crash my car I am giving them this money just to make them rich and it is required be law or I can not drive. Make tv interactive and this woman dies of massive head trauma next time that commercial is on. Likely Practice makes perfect but only if you practice perfectly!

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"...Even the Progressive Insurance chick is getting on my nerves..." Must be the glare from her scary make-up. The stylist probably also does Ronald McDonald's face. Clowns, mimes and the Progressive chick frighten me.

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There were ads being aired here in Australia on pay tv for: "finally fast" pc software... which showed a MAC blue screening, LMAO! <Edit> Found it on youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YytK...

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>>>"finally fast" pc software... which showed a MAC blue screening, LMAO!"<<< Yeah, that one shows here (in the U.S.) as well too. Sad to say that the ones that would buy the product don't know the difference between MAC and PC no more than they'd know decent software from crapware...

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"..."finally fast" pc software... which showed a MAC blue screening..." Sooooooo...thought they could pull a fast one on a slow audience did they?

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Hey all, I just thought of a commercial that I like watching...It's the one with the car where the landscape is completely made of people...the music is so happy and watching the people in costumes change so quickly as the car whizzes by is just fascinating. I don't tire watching it! Sadly, I remembered the commercial but not the product itself--looking it up, it's for the Toyota Prius. I read that the ad was made with 200+ people in costumes representing different nature scenes like grass, sun, trees, and etc. Then using computer-magic, they created more than a million people on the screen. Hmmmm...maybe they planted subliminal messages in the grass to love that commercial. It's like watching the ultimate stadium wave at a bowl game.

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Always loved the Norelco commercial with Santa sitting on the razor sliding down the hill. I remember a Jeep commercial where all you see is snow and a Stop sign. Then a left turn-signal blinking.. That one was cool I'm with XPUser4Real on the Super-bowl commercials. Terry Tate Office Linebacker ones are my favorites, followed very closely by the Blockbuster commercial from two years ago with the guinea pig and the mouse. I howled at that one. The Budweiser ones are always good too. Worst? That girl in the Orbitz gum commercial really pisses me off for some reason. Hate her.. Hate the Caveman commercials too. LIR

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"...Always loved the Norelco commercial with Santa sitting on the razor sliding down the hill..." Me too!!!!! Reminds me of all those beloved animated holiday specials with Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer. Thanks Jennifer for reminding us of that classic!

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Radix-64 It's interesting that you like the Prius commercial. It really shows that we're all different...no offense intended. It came on during Monday Night Football earlier this week and everyone in the room, from the engineer (me) to the chick with the earing in her lip (a friend of my 20 something son) to my laid back, nature loving wife to my hard-working, hard-playing son all hated it. This varied cross section of personalities all mentioned that we usually turn the channel or leave the room whenever it comes on. You say you never tire of watching it while we can't be in the same room as it! I guess that's what makes the world go 'round.

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Yeah, I knew I was going out on a limb by admitting that I like that car commercial with it's happy music and bright colors. Here's another confession...I kinda like those Jimmy Dean commercials where the office workers are the solar system and they have problems booting up until they eat sausages. I say 'kinda like' because it's not mesmerizing like the Sham Wow infomercials, but it's kinda, well, uh...ahem...cute. Not that there's anything wrong with being cute.

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I liked that mini cooper commercial where the guy and girl pop up in the front seat and one of them says, "Boy is there ever a lot of room in here" as they button up their shirts and adjust clothing, and then a chick pops up in the back seat and says,. "Yeah, it's real roomy" (or something to that affect) My brother used to own an Austin mini and I remember borrowing it off of him (I'm 6'4") and my date and I taking a drive in the country in it...........lol I always like the old "Taste Bud" commercials too,

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I just saw the new Hardees commercial vs. the big mac I laughed my butt off. Likely Practice makes perfect but only if you practice perfectly!

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I just remembered another commercial that stinks. The Burger King ones with that creepy plastic faced King. Instant loss of appetite.

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Though not the funniest commercial out there, the Fed Ex golf commercials never fail to elicit a chuckle every time I see them. The Conference Call ad is just classic ... I imagine the boss couldn't help but marvel at how truly dumb his bunch of highly paid "overachievers" were ;-) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLPS... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXxI... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQQh... Windows 7 News!

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That Burger King "King" is just plain creepy. LIR

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"...that creepy plastic faced King..." "That Burger King "King" is just plain creepy." @Bluejay and @ Jennifer I couldn't agree with you more. When I first saw their new mascot, I was very frightened...and he wasn't even a clown or mime...just a bearded red-headed man dancing around in a plastic mask with a frozen smile, a poofy pleated skort (short+ skirt=skort?), colored pantyhose and a cheap crown with fake jewelry. Yikes!

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Sounds like something ya see on Sunset Blvd. lol Likely Practice makes perfect but only if you practice perfectly!

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Ok, while we're on the topic of fast food commercials...Do you remember the Arby's commercial where the guy is sitting on his bed and his gal comes out from the bathroom dressed as an Arby's employee which causes his cartoon hat to lift above his head? Apparently, the creator must like playing the Sims with that concept. If you remember that one, did you like it or hate it? I got the joke, but it didn't leave me hankering for a roast beast sandwich with horsey sauce.

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What was the product with Joe Namath and Farrah Fawcett in the commercial? Some shaving cream... LIR

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Noxzema... http://www.dailymotion.com/relevanc... Skip

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Ah Noxzema ... going back in time. Talking about going back in time, anyone remember these two? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCMz... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqdT... These would be taboo today. Windows 7 News!

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OMG, Saber! Too funny. LOL LIR

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Perhaps Winston thought that a flint stone would generate the perfect spark when their message is hammered on the steely medium of black and white TV? Regarding the Noxema ad...I'm pretty sure what they were hoping Farah would help ignite.

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Nothing like a cold beer http://www.metacafe.com/watch/18046... It's the trees moving that makes the wind blow

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Ummmmm...tasty yellow snow....

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LMAO My wife hit me in the back of the head with a pillow and made me shut it off screaming " thats discusting". I had to come back and watch it again. Likely Practice makes perfect but only if you practice perfectly!

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How about the ne Ragu commercial? The one where the kid keeps feeding his vegies to the dog until mom breaks out the spaghetti and meatballs. Likely Practice makes perfect but only if you practice perfectly!

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Or the Bush's baked beans. I love Duke. Likely Practice makes perfect but only if you practice perfectly!

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Just saw a new commercial that made me laugh. It was for one of the insurance comapnies. It opens this dog is looking at this large bone in his bowl, narrator talking about keeping things safe. Then the dog burries the bone. You see him loafing on the couch thought bubble above his head, he is worried about his bone. He digs it up and takes to a bank and puts it in a safe deposit box. Again at home he is worrying about his bone. He brings it home puts it back in the bowl and up comes the little red umbrella protecting his bone while he sleeps on the couch. Likely Practice makes perfect but only if you practice perfectly!

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@LikelyStory Yes, that one is pretty clever. Are these coming on during your favorite show?

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re: He digs it up and takes to a bank and puts it in a safe deposit box Now, with me, these types of commercials don't work. A beer commercial that shows humorous, not-possible things happening is one thing, but I want my "serious" issues portrayed in a serious manner. I can't see myself working with an insurance company that uses a dog getting on a bus and storing things in a safe deposit box as their ad campaign. If I can't believe the situation in their commercial, how can I believe any other claims they make about their services? The talking baby commercials for E*TRADE don't do it for me either, nor do the "cartoon" characters in the Schwab commercials. Finances and insurance are not fantasy issues, they're belong in this world.

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@DerbyDad03 I'm a sucker for those talking baby commercials--especially when all his golfing baby buddies join the high-chair brigade...

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The part where I think they blew it is when they have the baby say "That wasn't so hard" and then pukes. If it wasn't so hard, what upsets the baby so much? That makes it even less believable. BTW...please don't say "Well, at least you remember the commercials." The fact is that before I posted my earlier response, I remembered the content of the commercials, but I couldn't remember what firms they were about - I had to use Google to find out. What good is a commercial where you can remember the content but not the product?

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You shankopotamus! lmao I learned years ago commercials are like sit comes. Some are funny some aren't. I haven't seen one in I don't know how long that honestly portrays the firm in the commercial. After all if they were as good as they claim to be, in this day and age there would be no need for the corny commercial panderring to 5 year olds. If your interested in selecting a company or firm to do business with based on the commercial regardless of the commercial being in good taste or not, " A fool and his money are soon parted". All any commercial is doing in the first place is no different than the panhandler that stands on the corner begging for money. They just spend money to do it that's all. Likely I want to go like my grandfather did. Peacefully in his sleep. Not screaming at the top of my longs like the passangers in his car.

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re: If your interested in selecting a company or firm to do business with based on the commercial regardless of the commercial being in good taste or not... There's a difference between selecting a company based on their commercial and not selecting a company because of their commercial. Let’s say I do all of my independent research and narrow the list down to a couple of firms. Then I turn on the TV and see a puking baby hyping one of the firms. My first thought would be "Regardless of what my research shows, if their management feels that it's OK for their firm to be characterized by puking babies, then I don't want to work with that firm." But hey, that's just me.

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OK...my new worst commercial. http://gizmodo.com/5376793/powermat... This came on during TV show last night, one that I often watch with my teenage daughters. I'm no prude, but I see no need for this. There are a multitude of other ways to sell this product and I really don't see why they went in this direction. What is their target audience? It certainly isn't me. (Yes, I know, there's another version...no need to post the link.)

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All the same is kind of hard not to notice tha Ronald McDonald is now eating at Krystals. lol Wonder how many attornies it took to decide they could say they had not infringed on a trademark. I agree stupid things placed in the ads will slow me when choosing a business or firm. Let's run with the research thing. Okay you have it narrowed down to these 2, low and behold the puking baby has decided for you agaist that firm. What was the other firm running in their ad? The silly green line that can't find a good cheese burger? Personally I try real hard not to base anything on their ads other than entertainment value. I have come to feel that for the most parts the ads are making me out to be a mental midget. They all seemed to be designed to target children. How many children under the age of 10 are trading stock or buying insurance? Or maybe they are targeted at idiots. If this is the case then their marketing department has deturmined that most of the customer base they want to attrack eg: the majority watching, are morons. Likely I want to go like my grandfather did. Peacefully in his sleep. Not screaming at the top of my longs like the passangers in his car.

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So lately Walmart and Dove have been airing this commercial featuring 'normal-ish' looking women singing about their beauty flaws as part of Dove's 'campaign for real beauty'. I think the concept is laudable and I admire the message. However, after a hard day's work, when I turn on the tube, the last thing I want to see is a bunch of really homely women that just fell out of the ugly tree singing about their bug eyes and wobbly chins while shopping at a discount chain. On top of it all, the sad fact is that these 'average' women are like swimsuit models for Sports Illustrated when you compare them with the 'real' people shopping there captured on the peopleofwalmart.com. Give me an Axe commercial any day over Dove.

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re: ...the last thing I want to see is a bunch of really homely women that just fell out of the ugly tree Which one of these guys do you look like?

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Show up at walmart at 3am and we will talk homely. I stopped at one in Kentucky once while on a road trip in the middle of the night. It was cool not too crowded, no lines to wait in, ofcourse there were only 3 registers open and only one of them actually had a cashier. However there were these 2 old women, not together, both in nightgowns and bathrobes and one not quite so old a woman with curklers in her hair. I have never felt so overdressed in all my life. Like showing up for a pool party in a tux. Likely I want to go like my grandfather did. Peacefully in his sleep. Not screaming at the top of my lungs like the passengers in his car. (\__/) (='.'=) (")_(")

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