Jon posted his Five Aural Christmas Annoyances and I thought I could add five that affect my senses in a different way.
- The Kay Jewelers commercial where Santa takes a break from letting the little brats sit on his lap at the mall and wanders over to the jewelry store. He asks to see a necklace or something, later he gives it to Mrs. Clause, she exclaims “Oh Kris, how did you know?.” Santa gives a wink. I’m pretty sure they’ve been running this commercial for the last 5 years. I think it’s time for something new.
- Happy Honda Days, gee how witty. Get it Honda Days, like Holidays. It’s excruciatingly annoying and obnoxiously politically correct!
- Christmas lawn inflatables, the gigantic snow globes, the Grinch, the Winnie-the-Pooh and Tigger too! The only one that I don’t mind is Santa Homer. Cheesy ends where The Simpsons begins.
- White light lawn deer. Nothing says, “I’m in the holiday spirit! I want to decorate but don’t actually want to have to do all the hard work of putting lights out myself.” Although for some reason I don’t mind this one.
- The inevitable post-Christmas commercials featuring Santa on vacation. Nobody wants to see a florescent white fat guy in bermuda shorts and a hawaiian shirt sipping Piña Colada – even if he is friggin’ Santa Claus.
- (Added 12/3) On the suggestion of three people I’m adding Lexus. You’ve gotta be one rich, smarmy git to buy your “significant other” a Lexus with a big dumb bow on top of it for Christmas. At least they make a new commercial every year. I can just imagine the ad guys sitting around coming up with a new ad each year:
Guy 1: Ooh! I know, lets put a gigantic bow on top of it.
Guy 2: We did that last year.
Guy 1:I know, but if it ain’t broke…
Guy 2: Let’s mix it up this year – instead of having it parked in a driveway how bout we park it in the street between two drives. Then two guys can argue over who’s getting it!
Guy 1: That’s hilarious!
Guy 2: I know!
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