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29 November 2006
Cranassure: The most annoying commercial currently on television.
Stuff like this pisses me off as, really, it's not rocket science, and if you drink cranberry juice then you'll be ok. What's up with the pill? For people who are afraid of liquids? I don't mean for this to be a stream of ranting towards people who have a wee issue with actually drinking juice, it's just that crap like this should be flushed.
Well, in defense of the pill, I wouldn't mind not drinking all the sugar that cranberry juice is always sweetened with. And from what I understand, you don't get very much benefit from your average glass of cranberry juice.
"you don't get very much benefit from your average glass of cranberry juice"
The antioxidants in one glass of cranberry juice are fairly significant, but for any urinary tract benefit, cranberry juice must be drunk daily for several months. You're right though, the corn syrup therein is more than I want as well.
Cranberry juice that contains sugar will likely make bladder infections worse. The sugars will encourage the bacteria to multiply faster than the good cranberry stuff can kill them.
Miso soup, and other miso products actually contain enough alkaline to kill off the bacteria. And drinking more than the recommended amount of water (while making you realllly feel like you gotta go all the time) will help flush the bacteria away.
So until they come up with an American* annoying miso soup commercial, I'm sticking with miso.
*I'm sure there are plenty of annoying miso soup commercials in Japan. It only seems appropriate.
The worst commercial in Britain by far is Sheila's Wheels (mp3 here - be warned, it is an earworm of the worst kind and thank God I couldn't find the godawful video that goes with it).
But when Direct Line's renewal quote was silly money, I did in fact switch my insurance to Sheila's Wheels, as their quote and cover was just wonderful.
Oh, and it never ceases to amaze me that on American TV you can't see a nipple, but in the commercial breaks people talk about erectile dysfunction, bowel movements and pissing.
Also, there are lots of adverts on American TV along the lines of "Do you need to lose weight? Then ask your doctor to give you ..." and the next line isn't "a sensible diet and exercise programme" but some weight loss pill or, worse, some referral to a clinic for 'weight-loss surgery'.
It's something that really stands out to me, not having grown up in the USA, that there's a huge culture of taking a pill for what ails you, not looking for the root cause and dealing with that.
Jan: that "pill over diet and exercise" thing dives me nuts. I saw a news article now (I can't find it though) saying that teenagers were to be offered, in some cases, stomach stapling to help curb their fatness. That's like putting an ambulance at the bottom of Beachy Head. Honestly, I really don't understand why people can't see that eating loads of crud and popping a load of pills is going to be emphatically worse for you than eating a healthy, balanced diet and exercising.
That's a bit of a jump in your reasoning there, N@. Try a healthy, refreshing Chill Pill™®. "It'll change your life"®. Note, Chill Pill™® may not actually change your life. Use only as directed. Chill in moderation.
Note, the author has no interest, pecuniary or otherwise, in Chill Pill™®. He may however have the odd urgent need for one himself.
FYI, Cinnamon et al., cranberry doesn't exactly kill the bacteria that causes urinary tract infections. It sticks to the walls down there and has a teflon effect so that the bacteria slide by and can't attach and form colonies.
I've done the math, and at least around here, buying pure, organic juices and cutting them with water [which you have to do with them anyway] ends up being much cheaper than buying the sweetened stuff. Plus it tastes better once you get used to all the sugar being gone. And damn, does that stuff make me have to pee!
I've never seen that one. It may suck but you don't easily forget it. It's bad, but not as bad as
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iconomy - I recently saw a "HeadOn" commercial where a guy shouted, "HeadOn, your commercials are annoying but your product really works!" That, somehow, is even more annoying than the original.
Wow, that is Cranassure a horrible ad. Something about the tone of that woman's voice.
I don't know know if this is a Canadian commercial, but the original Pepto Bismol dance ad from a few years ago always drove everyone around me nuts, even though I kind of liked it. It made me laugh as it reminded me of that crappy R.E.M. video, "Stand." I even like the new Godzilla version.
And ditto about the U.S. pill obsession. Everytime I watch an American channel it seems like 4 out of 5 commercials are for some kind of pill that will change your life and let you go horseback riding or play with your grandchildren. The best part is the list of side-effects that they are legally obligated to announce..."may cause coarse body hair, prolonged smell of hot corn and bleeding from the eyes. Check with your doctor."
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