tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4681367398133240562.post7103040235775249691..comments2023-10-20T10:33:55.755-05:00Comments on And then he said ...: Ads that make you go "STOP!!!!!!"Lesleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17726995606953732736noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4681367398133240562.post-43034778794283518562010-02-13T07:14:42.092-06:002010-02-13T07:14:42.092-06:00Dog-towner: Glad you found my post! I agree, these...Dog-towner: Glad you found my post! I agree, these ads are such a waste of money. Not to mention ANNOYING!!Lesleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17726995606953732736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4681367398133240562.post-25448184558941055812010-02-12T19:14:14.892-06:002010-02-12T19:14:14.892-06:00Gosh I thought I was the only one getting fed up w...Gosh I thought I was the only one getting fed up with these inane ads. I did a web search on "taxpayer ad council" and voila! Here I am!<br /><br />Why are tax payers suddenly inundated with absurd TV commercials that we don’t really need? Public service announcements. Ad Council PSAs. Washington has spent us into a debt abyss, yet we are smothered with commercials that we must pay for, each time one of them airs. Who decided we need unceasing Smokey Bear ads, energy efficiency ads, and the “Take time to be a Dad today,” ads? <br /><br />If you’re a father, do you need to be repetitively scolded into spending time with your children? Do you need to be told to skip rope with your daughter? Making a pizza smoothie for your son is quality time spent? <br /> <br />Do we need cartoon fairies, or pixies, to remind us to use power strips and turn off lights, over and over, ad nauseam? <br /><br />Do we need a wise guy tapping on a restaurant window, reminding a smoker that it’s dangerous to stamp out a cigarette in the desert, lest a cactus should catch fire?<br /><br />On health care, we pay for “Are you an actor? Aren’t you from Ohio?,” and the inane “Do you ever get a phantom vibration in your pocket?” Ask your doctor more questions? Sheesh. <br /><br />Aside from PSAs, we are also forced to pay for laughable USPS advertisements. The Post Office is on life support, so we must pay for repetitive ads informing us “If it fits, it ships.”<br /><br />Senator Murtha is gone, and I’m sorry, but it’s time to cut out the pork barrel spending.dog-townerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12010714722098126779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4681367398133240562.post-19823673930900514232010-01-11T16:14:09.860-06:002010-01-11T16:14:09.860-06:00Most ads are simply stupid as they insult the vie...Most ads are simply stupid as they insult the viewers' intelligence and that's the world we live in these days.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07412596272786118743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4681367398133240562.post-52907043414050035102010-01-10T07:45:22.505-06:002010-01-10T07:45:22.505-06:00Sarah: Wow! Thank you SO much!!Sarah: Wow! Thank you SO much!!Lesleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17726995606953732736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4681367398133240562.post-20657141475782289452010-01-10T07:45:06.645-06:002010-01-10T07:45:06.645-06:00Rae: You *are* lucky! They're driving me crazy...Rae: You *are* lucky! They're driving me crazy. Crazier. lolLesleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17726995606953732736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4681367398133240562.post-79492302734183534882010-01-09T20:24:05.631-06:002010-01-09T20:24:05.631-06:00nominated you for the 2010 weblog award.nominated you for the 2010 weblog award.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05246393318938411419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4681367398133240562.post-46273138117287188872010-01-09T17:12:57.619-06:002010-01-09T17:12:57.619-06:00I feel lucky. I haven't seen them, but I have...I feel lucky. I haven't seen them, but I have seen a bunch of political ads running multiple times daily here for people wanting to be Governor Rod's replacement. I am pretty tired of them too.Raehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04858158707328118375noreply@blogger.com