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Post by StarOpal on Mar 13, 2007 8:05:07 GMT -5
Or rather, it is, but it shortly gets reclassified as "being dead." Heh. "If you've previously been diagnosed with death, consult with your doctor first." That made me laugh very loud. The warnings are the best part of medicine commercials. Hucklebubba already covered the antidepressant that can make you commit suicide. I'd like to add the hair growing pill that women shouldn't even touch or they might get cancer, the one for antisocial people that can cause chronic diarrhea (I bet that guy's popular at parties), or the ones that may cause "unexpected stomach bleeding". I'm sorry, but short of being stabbed, I don't think I've ever expected to bleed from my stomach. Just saying. Sue, as for Bob, I hate the commercial, but I find the warning of a certain four hour problem hilarious. The mental image of someone actually going to an emergency room trying to explain it is equally amusing. When I'm sitting around watching TV with friends or family and one of these commercials come on we start adding our own warnings. It becomes another form of entertainment: Commercial, "Not recommended for women who are pregnant or may become pregnant." Us, "If you've ever been pregnant, or know someone who is pregnant or may become pregnant. If your mother was pregnant..." OR "May cause spontaneous combustion. If spontaneous combustion occurs consult a physician immediately." |
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Post by Spiderdancer on Mar 13, 2007 10:43:52 GMT -5
Justin: I defer to the married person, as long as the intended recipient LIKES pajamas and/or teddy bears. Admittedly, a spouse who could come up with a pink plush spider or reptile on short notice could probably have whatever he wanted from me.  And last year Wal-Mart had pink stuffed alligators. Wonderful is the continuum of retail variety in America. Huckle, that's amazingly hilarious - completely made my day.  A lot of things actually can cause stomachic bleeding, including aspirin (seldom does anyone any harm, either). This is internal, of course, so it's not like you suddenly start oozing at the navel. I know what you mean about the drugs and side effects, too. I took Accutane at the risk of brain damage, seizures, and fatal damage to my liver just so I would have clear skin. |
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Post by StarOpal on Mar 13, 2007 10:58:30 GMT -5
A lot of things actually can cause stomachic bleeding, including aspirin (seldom does anyone any harm, either). This is internal, of course, so it's not like you suddenly start oozing at the navel. It would make life more interesting and horror movie-ish if that's how it worked. It's the idea of "unexpected" bleeding that gets me. They should just say it may cause bleeding. Of course it's unexpected, like, what, you're going to plan it? "Hey, Jim, wanna go shoot some hoops after work today?" "Sorry, Bob, I can't. 6:00 on Tuesdays is when my stomach bleeds." The wording makes me crazy. I'm the same way about "you must be 18 or older to call". No, you can call all you want if you're under 18, you just can't place an order. |
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Post by Spiderdancer on Mar 13, 2007 11:11:49 GMT -5
Heh. That reminds me of Dave Barry's discussion of giant fleas that can leap 50 times their own height "without warning."
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Post by pfrsue on Mar 13, 2007 11:32:37 GMT -5
A lot of things actually can cause stomachic bleeding, including aspirin (seldom does anyone any harm, either). Well it sure as shootin' put me in the hospital back in the second grade. Nothing like a little leukemia scare from the internal bleeding to make your parents' hair go gray. But I digress.  |
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Post by Spiderdancer on Mar 13, 2007 11:47:38 GMT -5
Yikes! Sounds pretty scary.
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Post by Hucklebubba on Mar 13, 2007 23:12:30 GMT -5
I think of it this way -- if the gift was reversed, from her to me, I wouldn't get upset if she made a gesture that effectively said, "I love you, I wanted to get you a little present, and I really want you in the sack later tonight". I think that would make my day. I submit that the gift-for-sex exchange is naturally apt to work better when a dude is the receiver. Arguably, the gift becomes completely superfluous. But you're right. As you indicated and Shalen later reinforced, a lot is owed to the situation and the people involved. It isn't that the pajamagram and similar devices are inherently bad per se, it just seems like they carry an astounding amount of shallowness potential. The scenario you described--with its incumbent mawwiage and twue wove--is one thing; utilizing a plush bear in the pursuit of a nail n' bail is quite another. I suppose I was harping more on the commercial than the product itself, as the former seemed to imply that any woman receiving a pajamagram will change into the featured pajamas immediately, and, in a matter of seconds thereafter, wiggle out of them too. |
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Post by Head Mutant on Mar 16, 2007 4:59:41 GMT -5
I suppose I was harping more on the commercial than the product itself, as the former seemed to imply that any woman receiving a pajamagram will change into the featured pajamas immediately, and, in a matter of seconds thereafter, wiggle out of them too. So... in a way... that makes the women superheroes! |
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Post by DarthShady on Mar 18, 2007 17:45:11 GMT -5
My favorite commercial warning: "Not intended for use among women." Okay, it's a men only thing. Understandable. A couple warnings later: "Do not use if you are pregnant or may become pregnant." Because pregMANcies happen all the time.
I also love any commericial for restaurants (specifically fast food) that feature super skinny people. Obviously these people aren't eating the food that much, which indicates that they don't love it, so why should we trust them? Get a 600 lb guy eating a Whopper, and I'll believe he likes it.
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Post by TheOogieBoogieMan on Mar 18, 2007 18:56:26 GMT -5
Because pregMANcies happen all the time. It happened to Ah-nuld...and to most male fanfic characters. |
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Post by sarahbot on Mar 18, 2007 23:16:29 GMT -5
I also love any commericial for restaurants (specifically fast food) that feature super skinny people. Obviously these people aren't eating the food that much, which indicates that they don't love it, so why should we trust them? Get a 600 lb guy eating a Whopper, and I'll believe he likes it. Interesting bit of info: watch actors in any scene featuring eating or drinking, and they will rarely, if ever, swallow. [fighting down urge to make obvious joke] But seriously, they generally don't swallow, but spit into a bucket after the shot is done so they don't spend a whole day eating McDonald's. |
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Post by DarthShady on Mar 19, 2007 9:29:45 GMT -5
I also love any commericial for restaurants (specifically fast food) that feature super skinny people. Obviously these people aren't eating the food that much, which indicates that they don't love it, so why should we trust them? Get a 600 lb guy eating a Whopper, and I'll believe he likes it. Interesting bit of info: watch actors in any scene featuring eating or drinking, and they will rarely, if ever, swallow. [fighting down urge to make obvious joke] But seriously, they generally don't swallow, but spit into a bucket after the shot is done so they don't spend a whole day eating McDonald's. Yech. I can never look at the King the same way again. |
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Post by StarOpal on Mar 19, 2007 11:45:07 GMT -5
Yech. I can never look at the King the same way again. That's the way I looked at Burger King anyway.... |
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Post by DarthShady on Mar 19, 2007 19:52:53 GMT -5
Saw a commercial for Valvoline oil today. A man doing work on his car. Voiceover says "water and oil don't mix." Man cuts hand, oil over the wound. Voiceover: "but blood and oil do."
Um....Ew?
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Post by StarOpal on Mar 19, 2007 20:52:18 GMT -5
Don't drink the oil
There's blood in the oil.....
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And last year Wal-Mart had pink stuffed alligators. Wonderful is the continuum of retail variety in America.
