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Old January 21st 09, 05:01 PM posted to rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
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I watch too much TV - partly because Tiger likes to sleep on my lap.
Here are some of my pet peeves:

Ads that end with CALL NOW.

Products that are "clinically proven" to work.

Newscasters that say "stay with us".

Brian Williams (NBC anchor) saying "thanks AS ALWAYS".

Ads that show or discuss gross things - especially during meal time.


---MIKE---
In the White Mountains of New Hampshire
(44° 15' N - Elevation 1580')


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Old January 21st 09, 05:50 PM posted to rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
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On Jan 21, 10:01*am, (---MIKE---) wrote:
I watch too much TV - partly because Tiger likes to sleep on my lap.
Here are some of my pet peeves:

Ads that end with CALL NOW.

Products that are "clinically proven" to work.

Newscasters that say "stay with us".

Brian Williams (NBC anchor) saying "thanks AS ALWAYS".

Ads that show or discuss gross things - especially during meal time.

* * * * * * * * * ---MIKE---In the White Mountains of New Hampshire

* (44° 15' *N - Elevation 1580')


I relate to watching something completely horrid, or boring, or inane,
just because the cat
is on your lap and you can't reach the remote.

Sherry

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Old January 22nd 09, 03:56 AM posted to rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
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On Jan 21, 11:01*am, (---MIKE---) wrote:
I watch too much TV - partly because Tiger likes to sleep on my lap.
Here are some of my pet peeves:


I can mention many reasons that televison irritates the hell out of
me...

Brian Mays, that Oxy-moron who is in desperate need of Adderall.

Those phony schmucks who pimp the Magic Bullet, with their fake party
and the shlub in the housedress and fake cigarette with two inches of
ash and no smoke arising.

The Blo-Pens ads, with the whiny repeating "But wait, there's more,"
in addition to the fact that they spell it Blo.

Public-service nutrition ads with a preschooler talking down to Mama
about the Food Pyramid, like the kid went to Harvard; and other food
ads involving children because no toddler can pronounce "no artificial
coloring" or "high fructose corn syrup" without the synthesizer that
fakes the voice on any given Britney Spears disc.

The CrazyFox work-from-home ads. First, it's likely to be for
Herbalife or Amway or one of their ******* children; second, what
dupajas is going to take career advice from a CGI fox? Include all
those risable ads, usually shown during Springer, with those people
saying they earn six figures for approximately ten minutes of work per
month, standing beside their pools and big cars and the miniscule
print that says they're actors.

A voice-over of a man telling me that the kitchen should be the center
of my world. (This is for a local remodeling studio. All independent
businesses within a 50 mile radius of Buffalo are required by law to
use the services of Buffalo Jingle Guy, who makes up dreck like this.
Makes money too, which means I may look for a new job with this putz.
Maybe I can sing about men sitting in their Jockeys watching The Big
Game--an ad for an anti-itch preparation maybe.)

Ron Popeil. I don't think I need to elaborate.

The Alltel Guy and his competitors. Ever notice Alltel Guy is thin,
blonde and cute, and the competitors are dumpy, slovenly and look like
they have deodorant awareness issues?

I do like Enzyte Bob and his lovely wife. In addition to the fabulous
cheesy whistled theme, there are enough dirty jokes in each 30-second
spot to have a drinking game and end up toasted.

Blessed be,
Baha
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Old January 22nd 09, 05:07 PM posted to rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
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On Jan 22, 12:02*am, hopitus wrote:

ROFLMAO thank you young lady for this list - instead of hitting the
"surf: button on my tv remote when these things start, I'm gonna check
out the "fake smokeless ciggie" in the Bullet ad, and some of the rest
you list (not the Viagra ads, but Bob and his grin and his DH are a
trip,
no?)


The Viagra and Cialis ones just aren't funny, unless you remember that
Bob Dole uncloseted himself about his ED and became the Viagra poster
boy; then the mental picture of Bob Dole getting frisky is good for a
few hearty chuckles. Good for cheap thrills too, if you have an
unrestrained case of gerontophilia. Enzyte Bob, on the other hand, is
a hero. He and his good lady are average looking, except for their
cheesy, I-know-a BIG-secret grins. The dirty sight gags are hilarious
(the one with the Japanese restaurant and Bob's HUGE shoes lined up
with the tiny ones comes to mind.) And for approximarely five hundred
dollars a year, anyone can swing a big, um, golf club like Bob.

and hey, my cell phone outfit is the dumpy, slovenly dudes with
deoderent issues, LOL, and guess who's gonna be watching SupBowl
in my jocks in a little over a week from now?


Then my cell service is an absolute derelict: I subscribe to a locally-
based provider. As for the Super Bowl, I'm breaking out the *special*
undies. I hope our buddy Dennis won't mind.

Blessed be,
Baha
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Old January 22nd 09, 11:33 PM posted to rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
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On Jan 21, 11:01*am, (---MIKE---) wrote:

Here are some of my pet peeves:



1. News anchors who say "Yeah..." Whatever happened to 'yes'?

2. The e.d. ads in which the guy is pushing sixty, but the female is
prob. not a day over 40. What's with that - a silent message to those
guys who are thinking of starting over with the almost-young chick?

I got stuck sitting on the ottoman last night cuz his highness was in
MY chair, on the afghan. Id' rather be a little uncomfortable and cold
than get a claw-swap.
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Old January 23rd 09, 11:17 PM posted to rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
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On Jan 22, 5:33*pm, wrote:

I got stuck sitting on the ottoman last night cuz his highness was in
MY chair, on the afghan. Id' rather be a little uncomfortable and cold
than get a claw-swap.


When I'm looking at the idiot-box my China-Doll likes to play her new
game: Sir Edmund Hillary. It involves using her little claws to climb
up Mama, then stepping from one shoulder to another repeatedly.

Blessed be,
Baha

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Old January 23rd 09, 11:54 PM posted to rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
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BfloPolska wrote:

On Jan 22, 5:33?pm, wrote:


I got stuck sitting on the ottoman last night cuz his highness was in
MY chair, on the afghan. Id' rather be a little uncomfortable and cold
than get a claw-swap.


When I'm looking at the idiot-box my China-Doll likes to play her new
game: Sir Edmund Hillary. It involves using her little claws to climb
up Mama, then stepping from one shoulder to another repeatedly.


She comes equipped with her own set of climbing picks.

Roxy does that stepping from one shoulder to the other thing, back and
forth, usually slipping a bit, and you know what that means.

--
Joyce (mean mommy, always moves the cat when one is in her favorite spot)

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Old January 24th 09, 07:01 AM posted to rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
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BfloPolska wrote:
On Jan 21, 11:01 am, (---MIKE---) wrote:
I watch too much TV - partly because Tiger likes to sleep on my lap.
Here are some of my pet peeves:


I can mention many reasons that televison irritates the hell out of
me...

snip

I do like Enzyte Bob and his lovely wife. In addition to the fabulous
cheesy whistled theme, there are enough dirty jokes in each 30-second
spot to have a drinking game and end up toasted.

Blessed be,
Baha


How about the Sonic ads with the idiots in the SUVs making some really
stupid comments. I also don't care for "Bob", his smile is somewhat creepy.

Diane
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Old January 24th 09, 08:50 AM posted to rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
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Problemuser wrote:

How about the Sonic ads with the idiots in the SUVs making some really
stupid comments. I also don't care for "Bob", his smile is somewhat
creepy.


I can't stand the ads for vehix.com - they're on every 15 minutes, it
seems, and on every single station. Also Geico and those stupid, stupid,
stupid caveman ads. AAAARGH!!!

I don't know whether vehix serves people outside the US, but Aussies
know all about Geico, I'm sure! (Do you get the caveman ads, too?)

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