Petty complaint for us Yank's.

[Shawn R. L.]

All right, there's much more important things but this get's under my skin. If you're not from the U.S. of A. this probably won't make any sense......but for those of us here - Is there anywhere you can go to escape the FLOOD of Geico commercials. They are everywhere all the time. Enough already. The little geko was cute...briefly. Eee-gad's! Enough already.:angry:

 

[Roger Bunting]

Well, having spent some time over there, I do know what you're talking about. And no, I don't think there is anywhere except maybe premium channels.

 

[In Chigh P.I.]

Just googled it out of curiosity, seems there are some who positively like the little fellow, as the Youtube channel had almost 23000 followers..

 

[Dragonsreach]

That is why the remote control has a Mute Button.
At least we in the UK have advertisments roughly every 15 minutes and why a lot of people tend to record programs and and are able to fast forward through the adverts.

My "pet hate adverts" are perfume/cologne/aftershave around Christmas, especially the Deisel 'Only the Brave'.
Crap, those two 'pretty boys' just couldn't look tough even with a bucket load of Hollywood CGI, Hell my missus could take them down even on a bad day.

 

[PegaZus]

That is why the remote control has a Mute Button.
At least we in the UK have advertisments roughly every 15 minutes and why a lot of people tend to record programs and and are able to fast forward through the adverts.

Wow! Fifteen whole minutes?! Lucky!

I was watching a science show the other day. Eight minutes of show, then five minutes of commercials. Torture.

 

[KruleBear]

I think Flo from the Progressive insurance commercials annoy me even worse than Geico...thank goodness for the DVR allowing m to fast forward.

 

[Shawn R. L.]

The original ideas are OK. It's just that they drive them into the ground.

Originally Posted by Dragonsreach
(My "pet hate adverts" are perfume/cologne/aftershave around Christmas)

My peeve about Christmas ad's how much pressure is put on guys to show her you love her. . . . with a(cha-ching$$$) diamond. Over and over. What ever happened to just loving and being loved?

 

[philologus]

Car insurance commercials are the most pervasive it seems (except for the drug commercials and the follow-on, class-action ambulance chaser spots) But at least the car insurers still have to compete for my business. Not so for health insurance.

 

[airhead]

Phil, good to see you back.


I have not watched "live" TV in about a year or so. Nearly everything we watch is from the DVR. Commercials are skipped. 1 hour shows are now 45 minutes or less. 2 hour movies are now done in about 90 minutes.

 

[RuneBrush]

That is why the remote control has a Mute Button.
At least we in the UK have advertisments roughly every 15 minutes and why a lot of people tend to record programs and and are able to fast forward through the adverts.

Yup, completely agree, takes a 2 hour program down by 30 minutes. My pet hate though is all of the charity adverts that try and shame you into donating and the grotesque ones about smoking. Neither me nor my other half smoke any more (gave up years and years ago) so don't want to see the insides of somebodies lungs or arteries filled with gak whilst I'm relaxing in front of the telly...

 

[ellis_esquire]

In the UK, we have meercats with eastern european accents comparing the meer-kat dot com.

:/ - count yourself lucky.

 

[crystella333]

In the UK, we have meercats with eastern european accents comparing the meer-kat dot com.

:/ - count yourself lucky.

The Meercats are better that the 'human' version. I cringe everytime that one comes on

 

[Shawn R. L.]

In the UK, we have meercats with eastern european accents comparing the meer-kat dot com.

:/ - count yourself lucky.

We have the 'cute' little geko with a strong Aussie accent, which I like. It's after the 284,027th running of the ad, me get's just a wee bit weary of him.

 

[Dragonsreach]

We have the 'cute' little geko with a strong Aussie accent, which I like.

Hate to tell you Shawn that's not an Aussie accent.
Southern England yes possibly Close to London, but Aussie 'strine no.

 

[Shawn R. L.]

Hate to tell you Shawn that's not an Aussie accent.
Southern England yes possibly Close to London, but Aussie 'strine no.

After I posted that I was wondering if such was the case. . . . oops. :cowboy: