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Lack of realism in commercials

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  1. nolimitnp

    nolimitnp Contributing Member

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    This.

    My God am I tired of the ProActive commercial and all of the car insurance commercials. If I ever see "Flo" in real life I'm going to sucker punch her ugly ass face.
     
  2. finalsbound

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    lol...last night derek and i saw a progressive commercial and started talking about insurance chicks. he said getting a blowjob from erin e-surance would be awesome. i asked if he wouldn't mind getting a blowjob from "flo"...he said he'd prefer the geico lizard over that ugly ass hag.
     
  3. finalsbound

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    My vote goes for any toothpaste/face wash commercial (i'm sorry, but you can't smile WHILE you're brushing your teeth/washing your face). also, any commercial for toilet cleaner, dishwashing liquid, cooking supplies - always showing a pretty, made-up, smiling woman. in real life, it's not always women doing all the housework, and if it is, they're not THAT happy about washing dishes.
     
  4. SwoLy-D

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    :) That was pretty good, sir... but, eh... aren't those REAL? :( ;)

    ANY CAR COMMERCIAL where the driver goes really fast and does figure 8's or donuts or goes really fast in the city without the cops catching him for speeding or reckless driving, and at the end, the commercial has "DO NOT ATTEMPT. PROFESSIONAL DRIVER." or something like that at the bottom. :rolleyes:

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    Here is another with "DO NOT ATTEMPT"...
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    What, I shouldn't drive with a mirror image in the city? :(
     
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  5. across110thstreet

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    there was a truck campaign recently that showed a Tundra driving out of the ocean, surviving an attack from the Loch Ness Monster, and showing two tons of junk being dumped in the cab without any windows breaking...
     
  6. JeopardE

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    Yeah, It's perfectly normal for old couples to wake up one morning and say "hey honey, let's set up two bath tubs out in the middle of a vast field or somewhere in the woods and just lie in them naked." Happens all the time, actually.

    Also, if I see one more Smokey/AHRQ commercial combo I'm going to go burn something. I'm sick and tired of those. What a waste of taxpayer money.
     
  7. JuanValdez

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    What? It's a tough truck.
     
  8. stipendlax

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    I wish they were more like this:

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  9. XxShadyPinkxX

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    Who wouldn't slap this woman for blowing the points on a dress, when you could have taken a vacation?

    I want to slap her every time!
     
  10. finalsbound

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    Could not agree more. Those are the most annoying commercials on TV right now, IMO.
     
  11. finalsbound

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    Haha...I'm glad someone thought of this one. If it were realistic, the guy would show some sort of shock and then scream at her for blowing the points on piece of clothing. Now THAT commercial could indeed win for the most unrealistic.
     
  12. rocketsjudoka

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    For all we know though she was the one who earned all those points.
     
  13. finalsbound

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    Still, it's enough points to go on a vacation. All she got was an overpriced dress.
     
  14. SwoLy-D

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    But, but, but... she... looks... hot... whether on a vacation or at home... :( I'd take that in Katy or in Hawaii off my wife SO FAST... *insert animal sounds*
     
  15. moestavern19

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    Yes thank you, those are complete horse****.

    I want to run a line of commercials in response with the message "Only you can prevent Douchebag Bears"


    Smokey didn't use to be all about the public service.

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  16. rocketsjudoka

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    This has nothing to do with realism but I find almost all Old Navy commercials really annoying. I can't stand the current mannequins commercials because not only are they mannequins they are mannequins playing very very annoying shallow people. Somehow Old Navy has managed to make plastic people even more fake.

    I also get pretty annoyed by overly pretentious jeans commercials such as the current Levis' "Go Forth" campaign pretty anoying. I mean really would Walt Whitman give a rat @ss about jeans other than if they fit him?

    While I'm ranting I also really don't like the "I'm a Mac" guy. He's my "Flo" of commercials.
     
  17. BucMan55

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    What, am I the only one annoyed at the cialis/viagra commercials that feature a standard older gentleman with a sizable age difference from his partner?? Are they really that hard up (pun intended) to sell the product that they have to stretch the believability of the women in the commercial?
     
  18. Al Calavicci

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    I saw this one commercial where people were pretending to be part of a wall or a water cooler just to steal some juicy fruit!!!!

    I MEAN COME ON

    Those elaborate costumes must've cost way more than a piece of gum

    It's so unrealistic I want to barf until I die
     
  19. conquistador#11

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    i like the women's reebok commercial with the emphasis on legs...that's all.

    :)
     
  20. ClutchCityReturns

    ClutchCityReturns Contributing Member

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    Obviously not the kind of commercial in question here. I'm talking about commercials that portray real-life, everyday situations that are very much inaccurate.

    For example, brushing your teeth with no toothpaste. Makes no sense.
     

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