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aberdeenwriter · Jan 28, 2009, 11:05 PM

Aren't You Peeved That a Woman Lies About Her Glade Candle?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kW0MGWZYHYk

I wasn't around to share my pique at this commercial so I'm doing it now.

She lies about the candle being French (a left winger, no doubt!) and the public is supposed to accept this blatant depiction of immoral behavior as cute or funny???

It's neither.

She can lie all she wants and her friends can laugh it off all they want, but to depict such behavior as being acceptable is, well, unacceptable in my book.

How about yours?

subego · Jan 29, 2009, 02:09 AM

Don't get me started. This one's ticked me off for awhile.

Whomever is behind this commercial can barely mask their contempt for women. That the participants find the "payoff" cute and funny is but one aspect of this.

calverson · Jan 29, 2009, 02:42 AM

She clearly had a troubled childhood. I would not be surprised if at least two of her parents abused her, frequently.

This commercial degrades the French, and the Americans. I was not sure that it was possible to do both, until now.

hyteckit · Jan 29, 2009, 02:59 AM

I once allowed a woman to go down on me and give me "favors".

However, when I tried to return the favor, I realize she was lying about her Glade Candle Stick. I was so pissed to find out that she wasn't really a she. Her Glade Candle Stick was bigger than mine and smells like Apple Cinnamon. But no matter how nice and yummy it smells, I ain't down with that.

Spheric Harlot · Jan 29, 2009, 03:20 AM

Watching TV and getting peeved at the content is like reading the Political/War Lounge on MacNN.

Maflynn · Jan 29, 2009, 07:36 AM

I don't get peeved by commercials, even if they show someone "lying" its call marketing and given the state of commercials this one morality wise is pretty tame.

osiris · 09:31 AM

I'd hit that, then take her candle and leave.

ort888 · Jan 29, 2009, 09:56 AM

Fish for dinner last night?
Phewww... Harvey still smoking those cigars?
CHRIST! Did a cow **** in here?

lyanma · Jan 29, 2009, 10:25 AM

Originally Posted by hyteckit

I once allowed a woman to go down on me and give me "favors".

However, when I tried to return the favor, I realize she was lying about her Glade Candle Stick. I was so pissed to find out that she wasn't really a she. Her Glade Candle Stick was bigger than mine and smells like Apple Cinnamon. But no matter how nice and yummy it smells, I ain't down with that.

WHAT THE...

Ok moving on... this commercial is so stupid. Glade is trying to compare itself to some other random french candle because candles in France are somewhat better?
What the commercial is really trying to say is that Glade candles are not that expensive, but their quality is as good as those expensive candles (French candles?

).
Still they are showing in their own commercial that their consumers feel shame to use their brand.....that is just messed up and a waste of money.

andi*pandi · Jan 29, 2009, 10:26 AM

Glade is just jealous of Yankee Candle.

Welcome back abe.

aberdeenwriter · Jan 29, 2009, 10:37 AM

Originally Posted by andi*pandi

Glade is just jealous of Yankee Candle.

Welcome back abe.

Thanks andi*pandi!

Doofy · Jan 29, 2009, 10:50 AM

French candles are crap anyway. As is their soap (I'm looking at you, Rampal Latour).

Laminar · Jan 29, 2009, 11:02 AM

*Rampal Latour slinks away in shame.*

aberdeenwriter · Jan 29, 2009, 11:02 AM

Uncle Doofy, it's good to see you, man.

You are the MacNN guardian of most all of my strongly held ideals, principles and sensibilities!

Spheric Harlot · Jan 29, 2009, 12:41 PM

Originally Posted by Maflynn

I don't get peeved by commercials, even if they show someone "lying" its call marketing and given the state of commercials this one morality wise is pretty tame.

This is a Bowie thread in the making.

Sad thing is, no Cody to decompose abe this time == complete lack of entertainment value.

Railroader · Jan 29, 2009, 03:50 PM

The only thing more offensive about this woman's attempt to deceive her friends is the smell of Glade Anything™.

Seriously.

sek929 · Jan 29, 2009, 04:18 PM

Women love candles, dish soap, frebreeze, swiffers, plug-ins, and buying fried chicken for their families.

Doofy · Jan 29, 2009, 04:19 PM

OK, what's a "swiffer"?

brassplayersrock² · Jan 29, 2009, 04:21 PM

I'm very peeved

check out second page, bottom row.

osiris · Jan 29, 2009, 04:26 PM

Originally Posted by Doofy

OK, what's a "swiffer"?

A disposable mop system that chicks love:

Doofy · Jan 29, 2009, 04:29 PM

Originally Posted by osiris

A disposable mop system that chicks love:

Ahh, those.
We don't call 'em "swiffer" here. Not last time I looked, anyways.

sek929 · Jan 29, 2009, 04:31 PM

True story: wE ran out of TP at my last apartment and I ripped apart a swiffer pad to wipe with. I've also used coffee filters.

brassplayersrock² · Jan 29, 2009, 04:33 PM

did the filter help any on the pipes?

sek929 · Jan 29, 2009, 04:42 PM

No, but I brewed a mean cup of joe afterwards.

Dakar V · Jan 29, 2009, 04:45 PM

Originally Posted by sek929

No, but I brewed a mean cup of joe afterwards.

"That's got quite a kick!"

Laminar · Jan 29, 2009, 04:47 PM

'Tis a bit nutty.

osiris · Jan 29, 2009, 04:50 PM

With subtle overtones of corn.

Spheric Harlot · Jan 29, 2009, 04:51 PM

Originally Posted by Doofy

Ahh, those.
We don't call 'em "swiffer" here. Not last time I looked, anyways.

We have the brand here in Old Europe™.

Railroader · Jan 29, 2009, 06:18 PM

Originally Posted by sek929

Women love candles, dish soap, frebreeze, swiffers, plug-ins, and buying fried chicken for their families.

Uhhh... "dish soap"? Don't men like clean dishes?

Interestingly, we get a lot of stuff donated that I'd personally never buy, and "grapefruit scented" dish soap was one of them. I didn't look at the package when I went to get a new one after the last one ran out and I ended up grabbing the grapefruit flavored one. Halfway through the dishes I realized I loved the smell. My wife came up and scrunched her nose and said "ugh, I hate that scent, it must be giving you a head ache* ". I told her I kind of liked it and I thought she was going to pass out from shock.

* most scented anything gives me headaches. Scented candles get taken immediately outside when we get them given to us.

turtle777 · Jan 29, 2009, 07:55 PM

She did this to turn Abe teh ghey. It worked.

-t

besson3c · Jan 29, 2009, 07:56 PM

This coffee tastes like poop!

turtle777 · Jan 29, 2009, 08:03 PM

Originally Posted by besson3c

This coffee tastes like poop!

Just because you call it coffee doesn't make it one...

-t

aberdeenwriter · Jan 30, 2009, 03:19 AM

Originally Posted by turtle777

She did this to turn Abe teh ghey. It worked.

-t

I LoL'ed.

aberdeenwriter · Jan 30, 2009, 03:23 AM

Originally Posted by besson3c

This coffee tastes like poop!

If Bear Grylls drinks his own urine and elephant dung juice, then who are we to turn our nose up at sek flavored coffee filters?

aberdeenwriter · Jan 30, 2009, 03:26 AM

Originally Posted by Railroader

The only thing more offensive about this woman's attempt to deceive her friends is the smell of Glade Anything™.

Seriously.

We're on the same page when it comes to the deceit!

Spheric Harlot · Jan 30, 2009, 03:29 AM

Originally Posted by besson3c

This coffee tastes like poop!

But "it smells just like the real thing!"

calverson · Jan 30, 2009, 03:38 AM

"I can't believe it's not coffee!"

shifuimam · Jan 30, 2009, 03:44 AM

I'm more peeved at the annoying title case formatting of this thread title.

Spheric Harlot · Jan 30, 2009, 04:46 AM

As you note: It's a title. Capitalization is correct as applied, AFAICS.

aberdeenwriter · Jan 30, 2009, 04:46 AM

Originally Posted by shifuimam

I'm more peeved at the annoying title case formatting of this thread title.

Would you mind elaborating?

EDIT: Spheric Harlot recognizes the pertinent guideline in this case.

shifuimam · Jan 30, 2009, 05:35 AM

The capitalization is technically correct.

However, when it comes to writing on the Internet, there are some different expected conventions. For instance, in IM convos, you don't typically expect people to always write in complete sentences with proper capitalization and punctuation.

Similarly, I think that it's generally not expected or desired that people write thread titles/subjects in title case, since the thread title is usually making a statement or asking a question. If you look at blog sites, many of them do not write post titles in title case. It's just a general convention of Internet-based writing. I'm not saying that there's a hard-and-fast rule to it, but to me, a title case thread subject looks as weird as someone IMing me in full, properly punctuated, properly capitalized, complete sentences.

Doofy · Jan 30, 2009, 06:17 AM

Originally Posted by shifuimam

The capitalization is technically correct.

A Woman.

shifuimam · Jan 30, 2009, 06:56 AM

Maybe in British English, but in American English, title case rules dictate that articles are not capitalized unless they begin a sentence (or the title, if it's not a complete sentence).

besson3c · Jan 30, 2009, 07:46 AM

I think that the only thing wrong with the title is that "woman" is not in quotation marks.

Doofy · Jan 30, 2009, 08:20 AM

Originally Posted by shifuimam

Maybe in ~~British~~ English, but in American ~~English~~, title case rules dictate that articles are not capitalized unless they begin a sentence (or the title, if it's not a complete sentence).

Fixinated that for you.

osiris · Jan 30, 2009, 08:34 AM

So in England it's okay to use "The Man", "The Woman", vs "The man", "The woman"?

No wonder we left.

andi*pandi · Jan 30, 2009, 08:35 AM

mrewr. I say we all summon our inner Codydawg to this thread.

Doofy · Jan 30, 2009, 08:41 AM

Originally Posted by osiris

So in England it's okay to use "The Man", "The Woman", vs "The man", "The woman"?

If the rest of the sentence is caps, then it's:

- Aren't You Peeved That A Woman Lies About Her Glade Candle?

If the rest of it isn't, then it's:

- Aren't you peeved that a woman lies about her Glade candle?

Originally Posted by osiris

No wonder we left.

You left because you were a bunch of misfits who couldn't fit in with the contemporary society of the day.

osiris · 09:40 AM

Originally Posted by Doofy

If the rest of the sentence is caps, then it's:

- Aren't You Peeved That A Woman Lies About Her Glade Candle?

If the rest of it isn't, then it's:

- Aren't you peeved that a woman lies about her Glade candle?

That clears matters up nicely. I know there are linguistic differences but I never imagined a gaping hole.

Originally Posted by Doofy

You left because you were a bunch of misfits who couldn't fit in with the contemporary society of the day.

Yeah, I know. We still don't fit in.

andi*pandi · Jan 30, 2009, 08:56 AM

I just ate a banana. Mmm, potassium!