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June 16, 2026 5:37 pm  #1


The New Most Unlistenable Spot On Radio

I hate to say this because it's about childhood cancer. But there's a spot running on the radio that I find absolutely unlistenable. It's such a tune-out, I have no real idea who it's for. 

It's the commercial where a woman keeps saying "Imagine if your child had cancer. Now imagine if..." and on it goes with "now imagine" endlessly repeating various scenarios before it mercifully ends. Except I'm gone long before I can imagine anything because it's such an irritating message. 

I assume it's for a charity. But if they really want to attract contributions, maybe it would be better not to drive people away before they tune out from the repetitive annoyance of the script. 

I hope they hit a home run with their money raising campaign. But they need to change the pitch, first.

 

Yesterday 3:56 am  #2


Re: The New Most Unlistenable Spot On Radio

RadioActive wrote:

I hate to say this because it's about childhood cancer. But there's a spot running on the radio that I find absolutely unlistenable. It's such a tune-out, I have no real idea who it's for. 

It's the commercial where a woman keeps saying "Imagine if your child had cancer. Now imagine if..." and on it goes with "now imagine" endlessly repeating various scenarios before it mercifully ends. Except I'm gone long before I can imagine anything because it's such an irritating message. 

I assume it's for a charity. But if they really want to attract contributions, maybe it would be better not to drive people away before they tune out from the repetitive annoyance of the script. 

I hope they hit a home run with their money raising campaign. But they need to change the pitch, first.

Agreed.  It's more depressing than the cause, and drags on far too long.  Speaking of tune-outs, one series of ads that needs to be put down is 80-something 'Burt Ward from TV's Batman' shilling for dog food, along with its annoying, indecipherable jingle.  
 

 

Yesterday 1:28 pm  #3


Re: The New Most Unlistenable Spot On Radio

Gentle Giants Dog & Puppy Food. Apparently he and his wife founded the company to help support their dog rescue and adoption for large dogs operation. One of their claims is a dog can live up to 27 healthy years eating their product. If that's the case, how long can I live if I indulge in their food? 189 years? /s

 

Yesterday 2:34 pm  #4


Re: The New Most Unlistenable Spot On Radio

Holy Heartworm!