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Subject: Who's more annoying?

Written By: Wicked Lester on 07/13/02 at 06:21 p.m.

The grandmother in those Holiday Inn commercials, or the Dell computer guy?

It's close, but I have to give the nod to the cackling grandmother.  ::)

Subject: Re: Who's more annoying?

Written By: southernspitfire on 07/13/02 at 06:26 p.m.

That damn grandmother...I have to mute the TV to be able to get thru it...I used to think the grandson was a pain....but now she has replaced him!!!!!

Subject: Re: Who's more annoying?

Written By: lebeiw15 on 07/13/02 at 06:29 p.m.

The Dell guy.  I can't stand him.  My dad thinks the commercials are hilarious, and I liked the 1st one.  But now, I'm just sick of him!!

I'm proud to own a Gateway.. that'll show "Steven.."

Subject: Re: Who's more annoying?

Written By: goldie on 07/13/02 at 07:52 p.m.

It has to be the grandmother. The Dell guy is irritating but that grandmother drives me nuts!! (ok, cricket. no smart@ss comments needed there!!  ;))

Subject: Re: Who's more annoying?

Written By: southernspitfire on 07/13/02 at 08:37 p.m.

then I shall refrain....but give Steve about 10 years and he is gonna be a little hottie!!!!!!!!!!!!

Subject: Re: Who's more annoying?

Written By: dagwood on 07/13/02 at 08:39 p.m.

The Dell guy.  Man, I can't stand him anymore. >:(

Subject: Re: Who's more annoying?

Written By: Indy Gent on 07/13/02 at 09:15 p.m.

I think the Dell punk is more annoying than grandma, if only because she doesn't have a lot of speaking lines. But the most chalkboard-scratching commercial is the Karen/Trish/Jill Kia commercial. You know, when "Jill" says "Is Trish mad because Karen is dating her boyfriend?"  

Subject: Re: Who's more annoying?

Written By: langdon_hughes on 07/13/02 at 11:47 p.m.

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....but give Steve about 10 years and he is gonna be a little hottie!!!!!!!!!!!!
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10 years? Who needs 10 years? Young, nubile and impressionable. Just the way I like 'em.

Subject: Re: Who's more annoying?

Written By: Rapture on 07/13/02 at 11:54 p.m.


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10 years? Who needs 10 years? Young, nubile and impressionable. Just the way I like 'em.


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LMAO!! I was thinking the same thing! He is young..blonde..and ready for some serious training!  ;D

What more can a gal ask for? :D

Subject: Re: Who's more annoying?

Written By: Tarzan Boy (Guest) on 07/14/02 at 00:55 a.m.

Um, I'll go with choice "D," Bob - none of the above. I HATE those Bank Of America commercials even more - especially the one where they tweaked Erik Satie's "Gymnopedie" (aaaaaargh! It just makes me want to pull clumps of hair from my head. It's that hateful of a commercial. I hate that bank too - all their rates are, like, 1% away from usury >:( ).

Tarzan Boy

Subject: Re: Who's more annoying?

Written By: southernspitfire on 07/14/02 at 01:04 a.m.


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10 years? Who needs 10 years? Young, nubile and impressionable. Just the way I like 'em.


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ok..I was waiting for someone else to say it first...so I agree....I just had to play all nice and innocent....but he is do-able!!!

Subject: Re: Who's more annoying?

Written By: jamminoldies on 07/14/02 at 11:19 a.m.

You know who's even more annoying:

"Hey hunny,this doesn't look like your shade"!
"$200 dollars for a massage"??
"Hey,Hunny wanna see my Bachelor Party"?
"Here,let me rewind it for you!!

anyone know what commercial this is from?Take a guess.
-howard-

Subject: Re: Who's more annoying?

Written By: Marci on 07/14/02 at 11:41 a.m.

Man...I feel so left out.  :'(
Though I have seen Steve, the Bill-and-Ted's Excellent Adventure-clone from Dell, and yes he is annoying--I have never seen the Holiday Inn granny!! How bad is she?  

And J.C.--you're right, most of those KIA commercials bug the crap out of me, actually!



Subject: Re: Who's more annoying?

Written By: Crazy Don on 07/14/02 at 05:59 p.m.

Steve the Dell Computer guy.  The granny really isn't all that bad.  But they aren't as annoying as Matthew Lesko, though…

Subject: Re: Who's more annoying?

Written By: lebeiw15 on 07/14/02 at 06:32 p.m.


Quoting:
But they aren't as annoying as Matthew Lesko, though…
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Please don't remind me..

Subject: Re: Who's more annoying?

Written By: RockandRollFan on 07/14/02 at 07:33 p.m.

I'll give my vote to the Grandmother.....my kid actually thought Steve was possibly Howie Mandells son.... :)

Subject: Re: Who's more annoying?

Written By: southernspitfire on 07/14/02 at 07:38 p.m.

And I know in certain states there are the "Watson" with their daughter as the pitch person..while she may be nice looking...they way she talks and throws her shoulders around and her hair all in her face drives me nuts...after midnite here on any channel they run them every 30 seconds!!!!

Subject: Re: Who's more annoying?

Written By: Indy Gent on 07/14/02 at 07:50 p.m.

You must be talking about the "Watson's" pool girl Jennifer Eichler, with that screechy high-pitched voice. She annoys me too. And her co-pitchman is about as unbearable.
And speaking of locally run commercials. How about the new "Buddy's Carpet" ads? It's grating enough that this whiner has to pitch his merchandise by himself. Now he has a trophy babe on there that watches him while he whines too. She hardly says anything. >:(

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And I know in certain states there are the "Watson" with their daughter as the pitch person..while she may be nice looking...they way she talks and throws her shoulders around and her hair all in her face drives me nuts...after midnite here on any channel they run them every 30 seconds!!!!
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Subject: Re: Who's more annoying?

Written By: southernspitfire on 07/14/02 at 07:57 p.m.


Quoting:
You must be talking about the "Watson's" pool girl Jennifer Eichler, with that screechy high-pitched voice. She annoys me too. And her co-pitchman is about as unbearable.
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Her co-pitch is her step-dad....and he can barely even talk....most things he says sounds like he is trying to talk with a mouth full of gum!!!

Subject: Re: Who's more annoying?

Written By: goldie on 07/14/02 at 08:00 p.m.


Quoting:
And I know in certain states there are the "Watson" with their daughter as the pitch person..while she may be nice looking...they way she talks and throws her shoulders around and her hair all in her face drives me nuts...after midnite here on any channel they run them every 30 seconds!!!!
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I'm am so glad that others are getting to enjoy the "Watson's" commecials!! She is terribly annoying and her voice drives me crazy!!!

Subject: Re: Who's more annoying?

Written By: Indy Gent on 07/14/02 at 08:19 p.m.

And she's a graduate of Ball State University, alma mater of David Letterman. That should tell you something. And if that ain't enough, I spend 1 nightmarish year at the campus in 1983-84 before I flunked out (perhaps on purpose ;))

Subject: Re: Who's more annoying?

Written By: Banasy on 07/21/02 at 02:55 a.m.

Ok, because I want to bump this back to the top...can you imagine the grandma hawing douche? Now that would be irritating, not to mention grotesque! :P

And given the fact the the Dell dude is about 22, he is imminently do-able!!!!!

Subject: Re: Who's more annoying?

Written By: jamminoldies on 07/21/02 at 12:11 a.m.

How about the parrot in the Thomas's Bagels commercial and he says:"THOMAS'S MAKES BAGELS"? :o

Subject: Re: Who's more annoying?

Written By: langdon_hughes on 07/22/02 at 11:19 a.m.

I HAVE NEWS FROM HOLLYWOOD!!!!!! Okay, actually it's from Moline, Illinois, but I got it here in Hollywood, and I immediately thought of this thread. Yes, I need a life. HOWEVER...

Okay, The Kids in the Hall are in Chicago and with them Whathisface the Comedy Dog. You know, the puppet Rottweiller who smokes a cigar and craps on everything? Yeah, well, everybody's doing it for free except the guy who does the puppet. He asked for two thousand dollars for "expenses". What expenses you ask? He's got Jared the Subway guy and THE DELL COMPUTER BOY coming in specifically so he can poop on them!

Give the guys props for being good sports.

Subject: Re: Who's more annoying?

Written By: kjayangel on 07/22/02 at 05:38 p.m.

Just today I was saying how much I hated the Holiday Inn ads.They make me want to bang my head against the wall Baby! I don't think I can stay in another Holiday Inn without hearing that her voice.
Personally I think the Dell guy is a cutie but they are wearing him out a little.

Subject: Re: Who's more annoying?

Written By: Indy Gent on 07/22/02 at 05:45 p.m.

Speaking of Thomas' Bagels, there was another ad about two men carrying a sofa up their apartment's stairs. The first one up is distracted by a leggy lass holding a grocery bag with Thomas' Bagels. He yells, "Thomas' Bagels??!" and he drops the sofa on his 'friend'. The next scene is the friend trying to eat a bagel wearing a full body cast. Now how many people think the friend should slice A.D.D. man after he gets the cast off?
Nice looking lady though! ;D

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How about the parrot in the Thomas's Bagels commercial and he says:"THOMAS'S MAKES BAGELS"? :o
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Subject: Re: Who's more annoying?

Written By: Rapture on 07/23/02 at 04:39 a.m.

http://www.cnn.com/2002/SHOWBIZ/TV/01/31/dell.guy/story.curtis.jpg

*in a deep sexy voice*..."Hi there..Sttteeeve" http://www.salacious.de/Smiliez/Crazy/crazy204.gif

Subject: Re: Who's more annoying?

Written By: oneonone on 07/23/02 at 02:31 p.m.

The dell computer guy.

Subject: Re: Who's more annoying?

Written By: jamminoldies on 07/23/02 at 08:03 p.m.

Jared The Subway Guy.Do they think I'm a moron when he's just sitting there eating a sandwich all skinny and stuff and were believing that he's on this Subway diet? ::) -howard-

Subject: Re: Who's more annoying?

Written By: lebeiw15 on 07/23/02 at 08:59 p.m.

From Subway.com:  (Who thinks it's true, and who doesn't?  All I know is, I couldn't do it!!)



JARED S. FOGLE

Diet Start Date: Mid-March 1998

Height: 6' 2''

Starting weight: 425 pounds

Current weight: 190 pounds

Exercise during diet: At first nothing, until he got down to about 300 lbs. Slowly, he replaced riding the bus with walking to classes. By 250 pounds, he walked everywhere during the day. Typically 1.5 miles per day.

Ending diet date: Early March 1999 (not quite a full year from start date)

Diet today: Slowly started eating other foods. Chooses foods with low fat. Eats a lot more calories (about 2,400 per day), but now limits the fat. He drinks only diet drinks, little liquor or beer and walks whenever he can.

Motivation: He stayed motivated with the help of his college friend, JL (currently in medical school) and with the support of his family.

Why SUBWAY®: There is a SUBWAY® restaurant right next to where Jared’s apartment had been while he was at the University. He passed by everyday. He used to eat there frequently but one day when he was at his heaviest, he noticed the sign advertising sandwiches with "7 under 6" grams of fat. He ate a 6-inch turkey (no oil, mayo or condiments or cheese) for lunch and a 12-inch veggie (no condiments or cheese) for dinner. He ate the same sandwiches every day. This is what made it so easy. Once he saw the *weight begin to come off, it only made him want to eat more of the low-fat sandwiches.

What he ate everyday:

Breakfast - coffee

Lunch - "I ate the 6-inch turkey, tons of vegetables, including hot peppers and a bit of spicy mustard." He left off the mayonnaise and cheese and had a bag of Baked Lays® potato chips and a diet soft drink

Dinner - Footlong veggie sub - again no mayonnaise or cheese.

Maintenance: Today, Jared still enjoys his favorite SUBWAY® sandwich, but has eased himself into eating other foods. He always chooses foods low in fat and limits the amount of alcoholic beverages. He still drinks only "diet" beverages and continues his walking regimen.

What he says about SUBWAY® Restaurants: "SUBWAY® helped save my life over and over. I can't ever repay that."

Subject: Re: Who's more annoying?

Written By: dagwood on 07/24/02 at 08:14 a.m.


Quoting:
Jared The Subway Guy.Do they think I'm a moron when he's just sitting there eating a sandwich all skinny and stuff and were believing that he's on this Subway diet? ::) -howard-
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I always believed he lost weight because after he bought a sub he couldn't afford to eat anything else.  

Subject: Re: Who's more annoying?

Written By: lebeiw15 on 07/24/02 at 06:01 p.m.


Quoting:


I always believed he lost weight because after he bought a sub he couldn't afford to eat anything else.  
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;D ;D ;D

Subject: Re: Who's more annoying?

Written By: OlDsKoOl_fAiRy on 07/28/02 at 03:31 p.m.

The dell computer guy is more annoying to me.  :P

Subject: Re: Who's more annoying?

Written By: Indy Gent on 07/28/02 at 03:44 p.m.

I think the other Subway guy is more annoying. If he had jumped over fast food counters in Indiana, that would have carried the jerk away to County lockup. >:(

Quoting:
Jared The Subway Guy.Do they think I'm a moron when he's just sitting there eating a sandwich all skinny and stuff and were believing that he's on this Subway diet? ::) -howard-
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Subject: Re: Who's more annoying?

Written By: OlDsKoOl_fAiRy on 07/28/02 at 04:06 p.m.

LOL, I thought the guy jumping over the counters was a bit exaggerated too! And that jared guy did not lose all that weight just by eating subway food either, i never believed it from the first moment they said it on tv.

Subject: Re: Who's more annoying?

Written By: lebeiw15 on 07/28/02 at 08:33 p.m.

http://www.subway.com/images/jared_Big.jpg

Jared ^^^^^  ::)