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Utah’s Most Annoying Radio Commercials of 2010

Utah News — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 22:46:32 +0000

We are approaching the end of the year and it’s time to evaluate things we hate. I hate a lot of radio commercials and after getting some great responses on Facebook I thought I’d compile some of the highlights from 2010.

Please comment with your worst of the year and if it makes the grade we’ll add it to the list. Regrettably, none of the companies listed below have their commercials available on their websites. If you don’t recognize these please post some that you do.

GlassHopper – The stereotypical Asian accent puts these guys at the top of the list. Try again young glasshoppa. I don’t want a ninja repairing my windshield.

ShaneCo - Tom Shane of ShaneCo is a regular on the Utah radio waves. He has been spewing forth monotone masterpieces and didn’t let down in 2010 either. Sorry, but I don’t have a friend in the diamond business.

My Dad Can Fix That – I refuse to take the time to look up the actual name of this fix-it-man’s company. I’m assuming the owner uses his own child in this ad. Please don’t ever take your child out of class for a recording session again. He needs all the education he can get.

Action Dog & Action man from some air conditioning and heating company. These guys have been around for a while as well. Obviously your family isn’t being honest, so we’ll help you out. You aren’t funny.

First Option Mortgage - The People You Call…Last (Ok, it’s really supposed to be first).

Dan the Laptop Man - Dan is annoying and he knows it. He’s happy as long as the money rolls in. It’s sad that he basically just picked up where SuperDell, from Totally Awesome Computers, left off.

Paramount Equity – I had to do a little digging on these guys because I hear their spots all the time on sports talk radio and it makes me want to drive into the median during my commute. Unfortunately, they aren’t a local company, but who’s writing this?! Me. It makes the list. Their President, Hayes Barnard, may have the most annoying, condescending voice I’ve ever heard.

The Old Spice parody for a local hair restoration clinic – “Hello, ladies. Look at your man’s hair. Now look at mine…” This one may win the gold medal. I’m seriously surprised that radio stations approve this crap. (*Submitted by Josh)

Yes, most of these companies radio commercials suck, but we remember their names and that says something.

Honorable Mentions:

SuperDell – I find it funny that so many brought up this menace to society even though he hasn’t done a commercial in a few years. The hatred lives on.

2 New Dinosaurs Discovered in Utah

Utah News — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 20:04:53 +0000

Utah is #1!

Utah News — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 18:17:27 +0000

Check out this Trib article to find out where Utah ranked as the top dog.

LDS Church Hiring Freeze

Utah News — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 06:47:52 +0000

The LDS church recently announced a hiring freeze including Church headquarters and BYU.

Running Out of Road Salt … Again

Utah News — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 23:30:58 +0000

Unless my memory fails me, I can recall this same topic popping up every year. ”We ran out of road salt!”

Check out the Trib article. Surprise!

Skier Loses Pants on Ski Lift

Utah News — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 16:38:26 +0000

Regretably, this didn’t happen in Utah. Check out the FoxNews article.

Utah vs Utah State, Everything You Could Want in a Basketball Game

Utah News — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 04:55:37 +0000

I’ve been sitting here for the past few minutes trying to come up with anything that could have made today’s basketball game between Utah and Utah State any better. Besides money dropping from the ceilings or a flying super model I’m drawing a blank. This game really had it all from coaches that obviously don’t like each other, a highlight dunk (Brown will be ESPN’s top play – mark it down), and a last second game winner. Utah State seemed to be setting the pace throughout, but Utah was never out of the picture. The Utes eventually tied it up within the final minutes. Then, the shot clock controller decided to take a nap which led to two clock incidents. The team that played the better game won in the end. I think I may watch this one again.

The flying super model thing may have been a bit off, but this game definitely wasn’t.