If CNN does not get rid of "Headon" as their sponsor i will shut it off

[adarling]

to take a break in all the craziness, i thought we all could ridicule CNN some more. I cannot stand that damn commercial, it gives me a headache and keeps playing over and over, all i want now is an advil liquid gel.

[niyad]

1. what is "headon"? I don't watch tv anymore, except the movie channel.

[adarling]

4. a commercial for this product called "headon"

and the way they do it is say "Headon...apply directly to the forehead" and repeat it 3 times over and over then say it can be found at your local pharmacy. It has been on all day over and over...its awful.

[bbinacan]

16. That commercial drives me nuts. n/t

[TahitiNut]

27. You make that sound like a Bad Thing™

It's not. I'm a proud Nut - an expatriate of the Land of Fruits and Nuts on our western shore.

[bbinacan]

28. LOL

OK, it drives me crazy.

[blonndee]

2. LOL

I know--the commercial itself gives you a headache. It's like it's purposefully "B-grade" commercial (kind of like the Clapper) and as annoying as possible. If they're going for brand familiarity/name recognition they've done a great job of it.

Still hate that commercial, though.

[Catherine Vincent]

3. It drives me crazy also.

And it's not funny.

[DemFromMem]

6. Is it supposed to be funny?

It looks like the owner of the headon company hired his kid to do the ad. Really irritating. Too bad you can't fast forward through live news.

[Warren DeMontague]

5. Hardon? What do you have against hardons?

[Dudley_DUright]

8. What's that? Headon you say? Oh, that's quite different.

Never Mind. :-)

[adarling]

9. hehe :)

nice....

[blonndee]

13. Woo hoo!

Brilliant.

[Chipper Chat]

24. Please call Lorne NOW.

SNL could use some brilliant new minds!

[JackORoses]

7. ahhh, but the trick is,

the only way to get rid of the Headaches caused by said commercial is to apply HeadOn directly to the forehead.

The commercial creates the need for the very product it sells.
Quite a vicious cycle and a brilliant ad campaign.

[adriennui]

11. so this is a headache remedy

i honestly couldn't figure out what it was supposed to cure.

[adarling]

12. or is the stupidest thing ever...big gamble

because Advil is the best thing on earth!!! and has made me want it more now :)

[niyad]

29. silly--EVERYONE knows it's 2 800mg ibu's and a glass of red wine!!

[C_U_L8R]

19. Anacin wore out that technique in the 50s

Somebody needs to show these yucks
the difference between good ads and bad ads...
quick.. before i break my tv.. break my tv... break my tv.

[WillieDee]

10. Headon -- apply directly to the forehead

Headon -- apply directly to the forehead.

Headon -- apply directly to the forehead.

Headon -- apply directly to the forehead.

[Catherine Vincent]

14. You're so not welcome to DU!

:hi:

[rzemanfl]

15. I thought it was a rug burn treatment for Muslims. n/t

[LSparkle]

17. Now I'm seeing "FreedHem for hemmorhoidal relief ...

FreedHem for hemmorhoidal relief
FreedHem for hemmorhoidal relief

And then there's ...

ActivOn for arthritis
" " "
" " "

As AsshatInChief says, you gotta keep "repeating things so the message gets through -- gotta catapult the propaganda ... "

[qanda]

18. I think it's meant to actually give you a headache

So you'll run out and buy some. I hate that commercial also.

[Fleshdancer]

20. there's now a new commercial for hemorrhoid cream that does the same thing

It repeats the stupid hemorrhoid slogan three times in a row is usually played right after that horrible Head On commercial. :puke:

[lies and propaganda]

21. that shit cant possibly work

and i hate ho they repeat the slogan three times, trying to brainwash me into buying.

[Avalux]

22. Equally rediculous: Energy companies pretending to care

I am sick to death of those commercials. x(

[senseandsensibility]

23. Shut it off anyway, my friend.

I've been boycotting CNN for two years, and I have never been better informed. Yes, it was hard at first. I had been addicted to cable news for at least ten years, and watched it for hours every day. Now I never even think about it. Freedom!

[adarling]

25. I believe i will be following you soon :)

[tom_paine]

26. I stopped watching CNN and all the rest in 2001

Other than a handful of exceptions, such as 9/11, I have kept at it and never looked back. CNNMSNBCFOX is something that watching it almost makes your stupider, hypnotized.

I read the newspapers, they are about the best functioning part of the old post-WWII American Free Press. I read the internet, but always with my bullshit filter on high.