Uberfluff

Generally, when I'm talking about annoying commercials, I'm speaking of ads that are on TV right now.  I suppose one of the benefits of the 30-second ad is that they're easily forgotten.  In addition, for some reason I rarely include one of the most annoying genres of commercial: the TV show promo.  Like ads for a movie that I never want to see, these are suddenly everywhere and crazy repetitive.  At this point, for example, I'm actively cheering for the end of ER--just so that I can never see an ad for the final season again.

But my current #1 commercial annoyance is the new campaign for DiSaronno amaretto, where some smooth, hip guy keeps offering DiSaronno drink recipes for the congenitally retarded.  Seriously, I don't need someone to show me how to make amaretto and milk or amaretto and ginger ale.  I'm not walking around the house, tearing my hair out in frustration, saying, "I just don't understand it.  I have the DiSaronno.  I have the ice.  I have the ginger ale.  And I have the glass.  But what in the name of God do I do next?!!"

Yeah, I know that their point is to get us to think about trying easy drinks with amaretto. I don't care what their point is.  I just want them to stop grinning at me like pouring milk into a glass of amaretto is a culinary achievement on par with making a 9 course meal for the Queen.  I swear, if they do one where he shows us how to make amaretto on the rocks, I'm going to hurt someone.

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