The Most Annoying TV Commercials

The American public has been bombarded by annoying commercials since the advent of TV. But it seems that these days, the commercials are overly concerned with bodily functions. Functions that everyone has either dealt with, or at least are aware of. Some of which can be quite uncomfortable.There are commercials for erectile dysfunction, periods, bad breath, gas expulsion, urinating too much, not being able to urinate, bowel movements, too many bowel movements, toenail infections, mucus relief, hemorrhoids, vaginal infections, the list goes on and on.

Above all, the commercials about erectile dysfunction are the most offensive, as well as confusing. One advertisement shows the happy couple sitting in side-by-side bathtubs out in a field. How did they fill them with water? Lugging buckets of warm water, enough to fill two tubs, would tire out anyone. He doesn't have E.D., he is Exhausted.

And why is "smiling" Bob in a Santa suit in the middle of May, with his "sack full of goodies" and "giving the gift that keeps on giving?"

Another commercial shows people gargling. Their cheeks are puffed in and out, with big wide eyes, and the obligatory "Ahhhhhhh" at the end. Watching people gargle is not particularly attractive; it is usually something to avoid seeing at all costs. Bathroom activities should be a personal regimen, not to be shared with others, especially the entire TV audience.

Riding a lawn mower with hemorrhoids is logically something to avoid. Equally more disturbing is having the neighbors watch as the unfortunate man is going through a torture worse than those inflicted in the middle ages. How do his neighbors know that he is suffering from this affliction? Did they just assume that "what goes around comes around". That is "be a pain, get a pain"?

Another annoying commercial is the choreographed ad for Pepto Bismol which people dance in unison to
"Nausea, Heartburn, Indigestion! Upset Stomach, Diarrhea!" Hopefully that new dance will not catch on.

There was a time, not all that long ago, when men would cringe when a Kotex or Tampax ad ran. When buying a prophylactic at the drug store, the customer would call the MALE cashier to the side and whisper to him that he would like to buy some "Trojans". The cashier would slip them into the customer's hand, as though he was selling him something illegal, or they were slipped discreetly into a brown paper bag and the customer left, looking around the store hoping that no one he knew seen him.

All of these products are natural necessities at some point in everyone's life, but as a matter of fact, if a person suffers from any of the symptoms, they usually know what they have and what to do about it. There really is no reason to constantly be reminded of some of the more unpleasant events of life.Unless, of course, these are just reminders that life could be worse.