“Seeing a murder on television… can help work off one’s antagonisms. And if you haven’t any antagonisms, the commercials will give you some.”
Finally we’ve had some rain. It was lightly falling when I woke up then it poured. Now it has stopped. The day is getting lighter. The sun is going to make an appearance. I was surprised at how warm the morning is when I went to get the papers. It’s a short sleeve day.
I remember when television was filled with commercials for cigarettes. Winston tastes good like a cigarette should. Dancing cigarette box girls wore Old Gold. Salem cigarettes gave us a wonderful world. Their tobacco was touted as smooth and rich with a deep taste, but those commercials disappeared prompted by the list of carcinogens in tobacco smoke. Alcohol commercials disappeared for a while too, but they’re back with the admonition to drink sensibly. TV is now filled with ads touting all sorts of different products. Nothing is taboo any longer. Car and prescription drug commercials seem to outnumber the rest. I get a chuckle out of the drug ads. They give the longest list of who shouldn’t take the drugs and, if you do take them, what might happen to you and how soon you should see a doctor if those symptoms arise. I watch a lot of cable.
I’ve learned a lot from TV. The spouse is always the first suspect in the murder of his/her other half. Home sleeping is the worst alibi. If you’re planning a huge event, something will go wrong. It is inevitable. Silky, rich hair is within reach. No one needs to have less than sparkling white teeth. Watch out when asked for a DNA swab. We are all being watched.
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May 17, 2014 at 2:36 pm
We haven’t had commercials in tv for more than 25? years so they have never shown commercials for any kind of tobacco and I can’t remember ever seeing it in the movies either. Commercials for alcohol are only shown in the evening and yes they all say we shoulkd drink responsible here too 🙂
Scandinavian commercials must be funny if they want to catch our attention so it’s not unusual that we laugh when watching those. Some are voice over from mostly german and since they make them so bad I refuse to buy any of that companies products 🙂
Thankfully they do less commarcials where they assumes we’re idiots, some still do them and I refuse to buy any of those products too. I have for instance never eaten a Snickers bar. I saw a commercial when I was around seven years old. They showed a market wwith lots of wonderful fruits and vegetables and suddenly the girl that sells all these dlicious things says, I always eat a Snickers bar when I’m hungry. I remember thinking do they believe that we all are idiots? Why on eart should she eat that with all those dlicious fruits around her??? I can’t buy many products now days 🙂 🙂
Have a great day!
Christer.
May 17, 2014 at 3:39 pm
Christer,
I watch a lot of movies on channels like HBO so I don;’t have to watch commercials. I find many European commercials funnier than in the US. They are allowed further over the line in regard to sex and innuendo.
You are right about some commercials being so horribly bad you have to laugh. The local ones tend to be like that. One car lot owner was so bad they had to put subtitles on the screen.
I love Snickers so any bad commercial wouldn’t deter me from eating them. I usually mute the worst ones.
Have a great evening!
May 18, 2014 at 8:32 am
Christer, the girls working in the Snickers factory would probably eat fruits and vegetables for a snack because Snickers = work. For the girl in the commercial, fruits and vegetables = work therefore snack time would be Snickers because it’s not work. Besides, Snickers taste sooo gooood.
May 18, 2014 at 9:21 am
Well I can’t really tell since I’ve never eaten any 🙂 🙂 🙂 But I still think they tried to treat me like an idiot 🙂 Besides there are so many other delicious choolate bars 🙂
May 17, 2014 at 5:48 pm
You and I are the first generation to grow up in front of the tube. We are the experiment. Did our generation turn out ok after sitting for countless hours watching inane programs and cigarette commercials? I will never forget the man who played the Marlboro man on a horse for years later doing an anti smoking commercial because he was dying of lung cancer.
Since the FCC now allows commercials for prescription drugs, my doctor says he has patients who come to his office with lists of drugs they have seen on TV asking him for prescriptions for diseases they don’t have. My favorite ones are for ED pills, “If you have an erection that lasts more than four hours seek medical attention immediately”. If I had an erection that would last that long I would take out a newspaper ad. 🙂
You forgot the lesson from that commercial that using that brand of margarine might cause a catastrophe because it’s not nice to fool Mother Nature.
Partly cloudy skies and temperatures in the mid 80s. Almost warm enough to jump into the pool.
May 17, 2014 at 7:41 pm
Bob,
We never watched all that much television. Saturday mornings were marathons of watching all those great programs. During the week it was just a couple of programs before dinner. Not much was on TV in those days anyway.
I chuckled at your second paragraph. I figured if a man had a 4 hour erection he’d know enough to seek medical attention.
You’re right. I forgot about how nasty Mother Nature can be if fooled.
Beautiful day here today, in the 70’s.
May 18, 2014 at 8:48 am
Hi Kat,
I remember the dancing cigarette boxes.
Some commercials are so good that I can remember how they go but I can’t remember what they are for. That’s probably not what they intended.
There are two commercials I routinely mute: the Dragon speaking program for computers and the commercial about the miracle pill that burns off all one’s fat.
The Dragon commercial is annoying because it is a Whole Minute Long and the scenarios remind me of work training videos. The fat pill is annoying because one of the alleged customers has an excruciatingly awful voice and it is also too long.
I remember the first ED drug commercial was aired on a Super Bowl. The next day my friend Jim was laughing about the 4 hr erection warning because his first thought was those guys weren’t going to go to the hospital. I told him that my first thought was “oh, yeah, priapism. Gangrene. Bad.” Jim got quiet. 🙂
It’s lovely here this morning. It’s a go for a ride and get an ice cream kind of day.
Enjoy the day.
May 18, 2014 at 9:07 am
The advertising industry has learned that humorous or cute commercials are remembered but not the product. The ones that people remember the product the best are the ones that are annoying. Because so many people are recording shows on TiVo and skipping through the commercials the shows themselves are becoming commercials.
May 18, 2014 at 9:44 am
Bob,
Product placement has become so commonplace, especially in movies. I remember The Truman Show which had them on purpose. They were funny. Other films get good money to do that.
May 18, 2014 at 9:42 am
Hi Caryn,
I mute the Fios commercial with the guy from Modern Family. I can’t take his voice. I mute others but off hand can’t remember which.
We had the same lovely day yesterday. I sat out on the deck for a long while doing nothing but taking in the sun and the air. I had my bedroom window open all night, and it was chilly this morning. A cloudy, damp day will do that.
Have a great day!