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Patty_Melt's avatar

Do you talk back to commercials?

Asked by Patty_Melt (17519points) April 23rd, 2020

If you do, is this a long standing habit, or something emerged from social distancing?

I have a commercial I amuse myself with because it it is so stupid.
“Have you been injured or killed when blah blah-blah?”
I call out every time, “yes! I was killed. Can you help me?”

If you do this, describe the type of commercial that gets you vocally involved.

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14 Answers

Dutchess_lll's avatar

As kids, in the 60s and 70s, kids watched the same TV programs as their parents did. 3 channels. So it was the SAME commercials over and over.
My sisters and I started asking questions that the next line in the commercial answered. My dad thought was hilarious!
We were so easily entertained in the 70s.

Patty_Melt's avatar

Sometimes I still do that too.

LuckyGuy's avatar

I have a “thing” about commercials. I find them painful: painful to watch, painful to listen to, painful for the interruption of the show and the distraction. So, I change the channel or turn off the sound as soon as they come on.
About the only thing I say is a mild curse. I try not to let any of their content leak into my head.

I will admit to talking back to political commercials – “You lying sack of snail excrement…”

ragingloli's avatar

I just say “nope”, before I immediately refresh the page, so the Adblocker kicks in.

Coolhandluke's avatar

I’m pretty much in line with @LuckyGuy. I hate them.

MrGrimm888's avatar

I definitely have moments of cursing, at commercials. I hate being marketed to.
Lawyers, and car salesmen, piss me off the most…

lucillelucillelucille's avatar

I usually mute them which is regrettable as I will never know the secrets of saving a lot on my car insurance.

SQUEEKY2's avatar

The real stupid ones yup, have been guilty of that myself.
My self it’s a few car commercials like the guy driving down the street and keeps looking in the back seat where his two small children are sleeping, all of a sudden the car comes to a screeching stop looks up and see he was about to rear end a garbage truck then looks relieved the car stopped for him and I always add because I am way to stupid to drive safely.

stanleybmanly's avatar

I will on occasion catch myself talking to the television. It brings up memories of my grandmother who was a master at dispensing advice to the characters in “my stories”—(soap operas).

Patty_Melt's avatar

Definitely! I am a card carrying member of the you wouldn’t be crying on this episode if you would have listened to me last week club.

LuckyGuy's avatar

@lucillelucillelucille ....or the side effects of Zyralta for the treatment of zyralic thromonosis.

lucillelucillelucille's avatar

@LuckyGuy -Some things should remain a mystery XD

Dutchess_III's avatar

If it means I get free programming, I don’t mind them.

Love_my_doggie's avatar

I don’t just talk back to commercials…I yell at them! I call them stupid and idiotic. I explain why my intelligence is being insulted. (Of course, said intelligence is questionable when I’m raging at a TV screen.)

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