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Re: You know what annoys me?
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lugnet.off-topic.fun
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Sat, 10 Nov 2001 15:11:36 GMT
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Thomas Avery wrote:
> I'm with you there.
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> I also hate when a commercial uses an annoying sound effect to grab your
> attention, such as a ringing phone or an alarm. I either have the urge to
> jump up for the phone or to wake myself from some dream because it's time to
> get up for work. That's really annoying!
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> I also hate the local commercials that have a highly annoying jingle to sell
> their product or service. And for some reason, they all feel they must sing
> their phone number. The graphics are usually cheesy and low budget.
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> Another annoying trait of some commercials is the use of a mascot. A local
> car dealership (Houston) had a simple cartoon cricket as a mascot. This
> cricket would appear along with the owner (a cartoon picture with a
> real-life shot) and they would have some sort of disagreement or try to
> out-wit one another. That was definitely annoying and distracted the viewer
> from anything to do with buying a car.
You reminded me of the overly abundant ads we have for a car audio place
named 'car stereo one' in Toledo. They feature Steve, the owner of the
store who ... um .... i can't describe what he's like other than the
most annoying person in NW Ohio. In every commercial he says the word
turtle for no other apparent reason than he likes to say it. Currently
he is calling himself 'Scuba Steve' and he gets chased by a sea turtle
while he is 'diving' (read cheesy bluescreen effect).
yeah... local advertising... :( (1)
-chris
1- not that national is much better
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| (...) Hey! I heard that guy on the radio when I was driving through that area on my way to my inlaws a few weekends ago. He was talking about remote car starters, and how if you get one you'll be the envy of all your friends. It was odd. His (...) (23 years ago, 10-Nov-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| (...) I'm with you there. I also hate when a commercial uses an annoying sound effect to grab your attention, such as a ringing phone or an alarm. I either have the urge to jump up for the phone or to wake myself from some dream because it's time to (...) (23 years ago, 9-Nov-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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