If you could ban any current ad (on TV, radio, or in print), which would you choose?

[SeattleGirl]

I would pick that goddamned Viva Viagra ad. I love listening to Air America Radio, but they play that stupid ad on EVERY break!

:banghead: :banghead: :banghead:

Which ad would you ban?

[SacredCow]

1. So hard to choose....

But Smilin' Bob of the "Natural Male Enhancement" has gotta go. He creeps me out.

[SeattleGirl]

2. He is a creepster, but at least he's not singing Viva Viagra.

:puke:

[Shell Beau]

3. Pretty much any ad about medicines!

But there are some far worse local commercials that have to go!

[SeattleGirl]

4. The local ads are the worst.

But sometimes they are also the funniest.

[swag]

5. Probably the ones paid for by big tobacco telling Oregonians that

the proposed cig tax to fund children's health care is a bad idea.

[ironflange]

8. Wow

What sort of spin can they possibly put on that to make it sound bad?

[swag]

11. Here's a report on what they're up to.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U99XbGRXgU0

Here's a report on how RJR owned up to the ad:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmPyE2r2lxo&NR=1

[SeattleGirl]

9. Yikes!

[Archae]

6. ANY ad with Billy Mays.

Does that jerk EVER stop yelling?

[SeattleGirl]

10. I DON'T THINK SO!!!!!

:crazy:

[ironflange]

7. Rephresh

The spot is bad enough, but it's worse when the 16 y o daughter sits there snickering.

If you haven't seen it, look on youtube.

[AlCzervik]

12. small children trying to sell me clean burning coal and the aarp.

[SeattleGirl]

13. I don't like those either.

[Initech]

14. SALESGENIE.COM!!!!

God damn those ads are annoying. They usually have some kid they try to make look as cute as possible whispering about their parents using this site, and then the kid says "And he's making a lot more money!!!" at which point, the parents show up and bring the kid some overly elaborate present they don't really deserve anyways. :argh:

[SeattleGirl]

16. God, when AAR isn't playing the Viagra ad, they have any number

of ads about "get rich quick" shit. :grr:

[Initech]

20. ESPN, too.

God I always get a good laugh out of the ad content on ESPN - 30% of it is cars / trucks, 30% is ads for "male enhancement" products (whatever those are), and the other 30% is get rich quick schemes. The other 10% is usually a counter balance between beer commercials and drug-free America commercials (natch).

[Left Is Write]

15. The one I just saw on TV this afternoon: A Steinmart ad using Fur Elise.

We don't even HAVE a Steinmart around here.

Leave Beethoven alone.

[SeattleGirl]

17. Blasphemy!

Some songs ought not to be touched for commercials.

[Left Is Write]

18. Quite right!

And adding cheesy consumerist lyrics...well, that's pretty much unforgivable.

[SeattleGirl]

19. That's the worst.

And the biggest reason I hate the Viagra ads. I love Las Vegas, and I love the song Viva Las Vegas, but I don't think I can ever listen to it again, because of that stupid ad.

:banghead:

[Left Is Write]

21. Yeah, that pissed me off too.