Bad Ads, cont.

sexist Thermador oven ad

They’re self-cleaning! You’ve got a sale!

(Hat tip: Scissorhead Mr. C. Montgomery Burns, who notes that the odds are always stacked against him.)

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16 Responses to “Bad Ads, cont.”

  1. Skinny Dennis: January 3rd, 2013 at 6:06 pm

    There’s a lot to be said for the “self cleaning” feature.

  2. janut: January 3rd, 2013 at 6:07 pm

    Is that Mel Cooley?

  3. Mr DeBakey: January 3rd, 2013 at 6:59 pm

    Didn’t Alabama pass a law against self-cleaning ovens?

  4. Tengrain: January 3rd, 2013 at 7:03 pm

    Janut -

    Yes, I believe that is Mel Cooley. Was he not Dick Van Dyke’s boss? I know I’ve seen him somewhere.

    Rgds,

    TG

  5. Mark E. Bye: January 3rd, 2013 at 7:09 pm

    And the clincher is that Richard Deacon was gay!

  6. Bruce388: January 3rd, 2013 at 7:13 pm

    Yep,I think that’s Mr. Deacon and that looks like an Internet date gone wrong.

  7. Tengrain: January 3rd, 2013 at 7:21 pm

    Nothing wrong with a gay man staring at his guest’s empty cocktail glass and wondering why OKCupid wasn’t invented in the ’60s.

    Regards,

    Tengrain

  8. Pissed in NYC: January 3rd, 2013 at 7:37 pm

    I’ve found that gay men are fascinated by big breasts. Not attracted necessarily, but fascinated. Just saying (adding that no, I don’t have giant girls, but traveled to a the island of Lesbos with two gay men and one obese lesbian with huge tatas….).

  9. Dimitrios: January 3rd, 2013 at 7:49 pm

    Call me crazy, but I believe that woman is a better inducement for side-by-side hot food serving technology.

  10. Bustednuckles: January 4th, 2013 at 1:03 am

    Damn, I knew the guy looked familiar but I thought it was Phil Silvers until I read the comments.

  11. moeman: January 4th, 2013 at 5:42 am

    Nice panelling.

  12. Poopyman: January 4th, 2013 at 11:00 am

    Nice dickie Mel’s sporting there.

  13. HarpoSnarx: January 4th, 2013 at 2:07 pm

    Now I’ve got the Dick Van Dyke show theme playing in my head. Thanks a lot!

  14. zombie rotten mcdonald: January 4th, 2013 at 2:31 pm

    Harpo, better than “The Lonely Goatherd” which Charlie Pierce installed in my RAM last night, and it was still there this morning.

  15. zombie rotten mcdonald: January 4th, 2013 at 7:49 pm

    Although, overall, I am willing to step in for Mr Deacon to help her regain her balance on that chair. Also to discover why she is wearing a castoff gown from “Space: 1999″ And, of course, refresh her drink….

    What? Ovens? Appliances? I have no idea what you are referring to sir!

  16. zombie rotten mcdonald: January 4th, 2013 at 7:51 pm

    Overall, though, I am just grateful that it is not ANOTHER ad featuring disturbing featured infants being choked out in plastic bags.