OT Pet Peeves

[geofflambert]

OK, now we have to figure out what the moose was a product manager for. Count Chocula? Lawn Darts (or Djarts)? Pet Rocks the advanced version?

[geofflambert]

Anyways, we now know the moose had a crush on Jo Ann Worley. That explains so much.

[wdolson]

My childhood was funded largely from advertising dollars. My father was a commercial photographer and probably about 60% of his business came from ad agencies. He did a lot of billboards and magazine ads.

It was a paycheck to him. He didn't think all that highly of most of what he did from a persuasive, or even an artistic point of view. He would comment on one or two that came along that had some art in them.

Bill

[witpqs]

My own pet peeve is simpler: hairballs!

[Lecivius]

"Reality TV"

Every time I hear of the Kardashians, Honey Boo Boo, Atlanta or New Jersey or ANY of that total trash, my cranium suffers a China Syndrome And my opinion of the human race drops. And that opinion is already below 'Three feet of topsoil".

[t001001001]

"For free" peeve.

Free isn't a noun.

Grammar Monster says if something is used often enough it becomes correct as the language changes, but I still cringe every time a professional ad writer uses it.

[pontiouspilot]

Anybody know if they still make this shampoo??....gotta get me some of that...or does it not work on one's self!!??

[Bullwinkle58]

ORIGINAL: pontiouspilot

Anybody know if they still make this shampoo??....gotta get me some of that...or does it not work on one's self!!??

There was a similar campaign about ten (?) years ago in the UK I believe. Herbal Essences. There are some You Tubes of the ads. The one I'm thinking of was much older, like late 70s, in the US market. It was pretty scandalous at the time.

[rustysi]

ORIGINAL: geofflambert

ORIGINAL: zuluhour

I miss the horses playing football....

Is that monkey smoking a Benson & Hedges?

I don't think so. From the look of his eyes I'd say the little bugger is stoned.[:D]

[wdolson]

ORIGINAL: Lecivius

"Reality TV"

Every time I hear of the Kardashians, Honey Boo Boo, Atlanta or New Jersey or ANY of that total trash, my cranium suffers a China Syndrome And my opinion of the human race drops. And that opinion is already below 'Three feet of topsoil".

There is a new scripted TV show about the production of an exploitative reality TV show. We watched the first episode and while it was well made, good acting, etc, it was also sick to watch (it's highly rated by the critics). From what I've read about the making of reality TV, the show was probably pretty accurate.

Occasionally I might find one episode of some reality programs interesting in the same way a documentary might be interesting, but they quickly become repetitive and tedious. The really exploitative programs are on my torture to watch list.

Bill

[Lokasenna]

ORIGINAL: wdolson

ORIGINAL: Lecivius

"Reality TV"

Every time I hear of the Kardashians, Honey Boo Boo, Atlanta or New Jersey or ANY of that total trash, my cranium suffers a China Syndrome And my opinion of the human race drops. And that opinion is already below 'Three feet of topsoil".

There is a new scripted TV show about the production of an exploitative reality TV show. We watched the first episode and while it was well made, good acting, etc, it was also sick to watch (it's highly rated by the critics). From what I've read about the making of reality TV, the show was probably pretty accurate.

Occasionally I might find one episode of some reality programs interesting in the same way a documentary might be interesting, but they quickly become repetitive and tedious. The really exploitative programs are on my torture to watch list.

Bill

+1


My pets peeve me when they pee on the furniture.

[Symon]

ORIGINAL: Lokasenna
My pets peeve me when they pee on the furniture.

[HansBolter]

ORIGINAL: bomccarthy

Lest you think I happily accept any buzzwords created by American business, I long had a pet peeve concerning “proactive.” I grew up with “active”, “reactive”, and “passive”. What is “proactive” – active-active? Maybe it was coined by Major Major. Think about the reaction of people 20 years ago to this word: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKqhHhLNA7o

Yet, I’ve had to accede to the wishes of the partners in my firm, who insist that our corporate clients are looking for “proactive audit and tax accountants.” I still hope that like “new paradigm” it will eventually fall out of general use.

Reminds me of the new spate of lung cancer commercials with patients asking for "new news".
Makes me want to gag!

[geofflambert]

ORIGINAL: bomccarthy

Lest you think I happily accept any buzzwords created by American business, I long had a pet peeve concerning “proactive.” I grew up with “active”, “reactive”, and “passive”. What is “proactive” – active-active? Maybe it was coined by Major Major. Think about the reaction of people 20 years ago to this word: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKqhHhLNA7o

Yet, I’ve had to accede to the wishes of the partners in my firm, who insist that our corporate clients are looking for “proactive audit and tax accountants.” I still hope that like “new paradigm” it will eventually fall out of general use.

You know that George Marshall forbid a 5-star in the US to be called a Marshall or Field Marshall so he wouldn't be referred to as Field Marshall Marshall? [:D]

[geofflambert]

ORIGINAL: Treetop64

I have no idea what you are taking about, Gorn. The Internet has made it so that I haven't seen a commercial in months, possibly a year or more. [:D]

You don't watch Fox News? What kind of prevert are you? [X(]

[geofflambert]

Anyways, time to move on to my next pet peeve. Car commercials. (A sentence made of two nouns? How do you diagram that? If you don't know what sentence diagramming is/was, be thankful. The CIA considered using it on Al Qaeda instead of water boarding.) About three years back you would never see a car commercial that didn't have the car being sold moving in slow motion sideways. When I drive I like it when I point the front wheels forward the car goes forward, not sideways and not in slow motion. Surely they didn't sell any cars that year? Did government regulation allow that sort of car? [&:]

[geofflambert]

I'm afraid it is dinnertime. I'm probably done for the day. I'm thinking some Japanese fare, and after that retiring to the hearth with a stick and some marshmallows, chocolate and some graham crackers. O Tempura! O S'mores!

[Bullwinkle58]

ORIGINAL: geofflambert

Anyways, time to move on to my next pet peeve. Car commercials. (A sentence made of two nouns?

"Car" here is an adjective.

[rustysi]

ORIGINAL: Lecivius

"Reality TV"

Every time I hear of the Kardashians, Honey Boo Boo, Atlanta or New Jersey or ANY of that total trash, my cranium suffers a China Syndrome And my opinion of the human race drops. And that opinion is already below 'Three feet of topsoil".

Here's some good news, I heard on the radio the other day there's an app you can get that blocks all things Kardashian. Now that's something I can get on board with!!![:D]

[wdolson]

ORIGINAL: Lokasenna
My pets peeve me when they pee on the furniture.

I have a 20 year old cat. I can relate, though not on the furniture.

Bill