Thursday, February 24, 2005
The Worst Advertisements as of Right Now
5.) The Coors football ads of the 2003-2004 season. Only members of fraternities could enjoy these.
4.) Any political ad ever.
3.) The generic Brown College ad with the overly-quirky girl who says, "You think differently from most people . . . don't you?" When she does that fake, plotted scrinch of her nose and eyes on the "don't you?" line, I want to punch her. And the way she shakes her head throughout the ad. We have a local weekend weather guy who does that too -- shakes his head all the way through a forecast. What are you saying 'No' to?!
2.) The Vanessa Carlton Time Warner Cable ads. Goddamn you, Time Warner Cable. You know that the only people who don't have cable will be watching either network television or local syndicates, so you flood every single one of these stations with this horrible ad in which that two-bit sweaty destroys a good Rolling Stones song. I want to shove a fondue stick into my ears every time this comes on, and it comes on twice an hour on every station.
1.) "I'm lovin' it." I'm ready to kill the bastard responsible for these. Especially the radio ads, which all basically say: I'm a woman of my own mind; I'm smart, independent, and sophisticated; so I can decide on McDonalds when I plan every one of my meals. Of course this is not the first time I've had a problem with the ads for this "restaurant".
4.) Any political ad ever.
3.) The generic Brown College ad with the overly-quirky girl who says, "You think differently from most people . . . don't you?" When she does that fake, plotted scrinch of her nose and eyes on the "don't you?" line, I want to punch her. And the way she shakes her head throughout the ad. We have a local weekend weather guy who does that too -- shakes his head all the way through a forecast. What are you saying 'No' to?!
2.) The Vanessa Carlton Time Warner Cable ads. Goddamn you, Time Warner Cable. You know that the only people who don't have cable will be watching either network television or local syndicates, so you flood every single one of these stations with this horrible ad in which that two-bit sweaty destroys a good Rolling Stones song. I want to shove a fondue stick into my ears every time this comes on, and it comes on twice an hour on every station.
1.) "I'm lovin' it." I'm ready to kill the bastard responsible for these. Especially the radio ads, which all basically say: I'm a woman of my own mind; I'm smart, independent, and sophisticated; so I can decide on McDonalds when I plan every one of my meals. Of course this is not the first time I've had a problem with the ads for this "restaurant".
