I spent most of my Sunday watching football. A lot of commercials annoy me, but it take a special piece of crap to really get under my skin. There’s a Lipitor commercial where a guy looks at the camera and says, “I used to ride down this hill without a helmet. I took some risks as a teenager.” Then he blathers on about how he doesn’t take risks now by using Lipitor. WOW! You were a real hellraiser! Did you also jaywalk, you devil? Attention Pfizer marketing department – I once rode on the hood of my own car at over 35 mph in high school; I’m not too impressed with helmet douche.
Also, there are a lot of horrible cell phone commercials. The worst right now is one where guys wearing futuristic Halo looking outfits jump out of a plane and have blue energy balls that somehow represent a phone or signal strength or who gives a shit. The thing that annoys me is the disclaimer “Do not attempt” at the bottom of the screen. Damn, I was just about to put my spandex black outift and motorcycle helmet before jumping out of my plane…oh wait, I don’t have a plane, pilot, or futuristic flight outfit. How many lawyers had to approve this one?