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The Cougar Cough-Drop: Surprisingly Icky

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Ulookinatmyjunk, JOC
11/10/09

In reply to The Cougar Cough-Drop: Surprisingly Icky
Bad commercial.

But still not as bad as that commercial where the girls were practically queefing over mini-burgers. That one really chapped my hide.

"Omigod, what cute little burgers!" "Can I hold one?!"

Vomit-inducing everytime I see it. #hallsrefreshad
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Thus Spake KATE!
11/10/09

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"The American Decency Association has called the ad "perverse"

wow, thats a pretty liberal use of the term perverse....some people will be morally outraged by anything. #hallsrefreshad
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limber
11/10/09

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It's not meant to be sexy, or cougarish, it's meant to be absurd. Hell, I thought it was funny -- the candies are making their mouths pucker, the mom's nodding because she likes it, and then when the son walks in all he sees is eye contact and pursed lips. And he's horrified by it on every single level, obviously. There's no actual sexual vibe in the room. The audience is "people who like intense candy that makes your mouth pucker involuntarily".

I'm a fan of the Brinks Home Security takedowns, but think you're barking up the wrong tree on this one. #hallsrefreshad
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Jack_Burton
11/10/09

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I like the version of the ad without the narration. #hallsrefreshad
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Vulcan Has No Moon
11/10/09

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I bet there'd be no objections if it was a teenage college girl and a middle-aged man. #hallsrefreshad
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missinaction
11/10/09

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I'm more offended that Jez is using the term "cougar" so much than I am by this rather silly commercial. #hallsrefreshad
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cirocco
11/11/09

@missinaction: I'm also disappointed that Sadie didn't call out the American Decency Association's use of the descriptor "elderly" for the mother. She doesn't even look old enough to be eligible for AARP membership. If anyone has the temerity to call me "elderly" in a mere decade they're going to find out just how much damage an old lady can inflict with her sharp tongue and bare hands. #hallsrefreshad
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itsonreserve
11/10/09

In reply to The Cougar Cough-Drop: Surprisingly Icky
But they're not really sexy for each other anyway the halls are so juicy it makes them look like they're making sexy faces. And I think it's more ridiculous that this "cougary" commercial raises the ire when half naked women throw themselves at men wearing Axe on m TV daily. #hallsrefreshad
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kookla
11/10/09

@itsonreserve: My exact same point! Cougar/Nerd sexy times rules! #hallsrefreshad
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kookla
11/10/09

In reply to The Cougar Cough-Drop: Surprisingly Icky
As a cougarish MILF, I am appalled that an advertisement targeting my demographic is being called out for being too racy. There is a glut of commercials targeted for the frat mentality with half-naked girls eating hamburgers seductively suggesting a range of all sorts of bodily functions, whether these women are washing their hair or drinking a beverage.

This is ridiculous. If you're going to start censoring commercials for being perverse, than it should be all or nothing!

Halls are "surprisingly mouth-watering" so it's not even false advertisement.
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RedLantern
11/10/09

@kookla: Yes. I probably see ten ads that offend me more than this one every time I turn on the TV. #hallsrefreshad
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ItchykooParker
11/10/09

@kookla: Right. On. Exactly. #hallsrefreshad
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hfree
11/10/09

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The commercial is dumb, but Halls are about the only things keeping me alive and sane right now with the monster cold I have. God Bless Halls! #hallsrefreshad
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Athenia
11/10/09

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What creeps me out about this commerical is that the Asian Nerd and the White Son look like they're 12 years old, not college freshmen. #hallsrefreshad
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yet i
11/10/09

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ugh. this commercial REALLY bothers me, but not for the reasons mentioned.

i can't stand to hear people : chew, swallow, breathe, suck, any basic human side effect of living on tv. it makes me skin crawl! like, i get it - you're eating. do your chews have to be amplified in my television?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

and since this commercial is full of sucking & breathing noises, it makes me want to wretch.

i guess i didn't even let myself think about what else could be wrong the commercial, for fear that i would vomit all over myself and cry. #hallsrefreshad
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Newsgirl
11/10/09

@yet i: This is why I have to hit mute when the Twix commericals come on! #hallsrefreshad
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laureltreedaphne
11/10/09

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For some reason the reason this bothers me is that I find the way his lips look when he puckers them REALLY gross. It's one of those things where I just have a totally unwarranted, visceral YUCK reaction. I literally have to turn away from the TV when this commercial comes on. #hallsrefreshad
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Hana Maru, used up old slutbag on the pole
11/10/09

@laureltreedaphne: Oh, me too. I switch the channel because I'm afraid of seeing that. #hallsrefreshad
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Dodgergirl
11/10/09

In reply to The Cougar Cough-Drop: Surprisingly Icky
I want my cough drop to stop me from coughing, I don't want it to turn me on. So, that was a fail, Halls.

And yeah, the first time I saw this I just looked blankly at the tv for a while thinking about the problematic things I just witnessed. #hallsrefreshad
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kctomorrow
11/10/09

In reply to The Cougar Cough-Drop: Surprisingly Icky
has anyone seen the ad for a gum in which a man offers to pay his babysitter in gum and she is thrilled?
Then the chimney sweep/roofer?, the mailman, and a city worker/electrician say they want to be paid in gum as well.
It bugged me a great deal. I thought"hmm so those are the types of jobs that don't deserve monies but rather to be paid in gum"
Oversensitive? Why yes I am! #hallsrefreshad
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serreca
11/10/09

@kctomorrow: Trident Layers. Not only is the ad stupid, the gum looks gross. #hallsrefreshad
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kctomorrow
11/10/09

@serreca: maybe I am mostly offended because of how gross the gum looked and thought who would be stupid enough to want to be paid in goo.
If an ad suggested that people be paid in saaay klondike bars and orange soda I think I would see the sense in that... #hallsrefreshad
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AfroJezeBella
11/10/09

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WTF is "grease the skids?" Is he saying that the ad is so scary, that you'll crap your pants or something? #hallsrefreshad
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Newsgirl
11/10/09

@AfroJezeBella: When I read that sentence all I could think was "skid marks... skid marks... skid marks..." #hallsrefreshad
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