i hear you KFC

May 15, 2007 at 12:55 AM
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so i'm catching up on a few episodes of supernatural and there's a commercial on by KFC where a mother is talking to a babysitter about dinner. this commercial has been bugging the crap out of me for weeks and tonight is probably the third or fourth time i've seen it. as the camera zooms in on the "boneless variety bucket" there's a high pitch sound that causes my eardrums to go spastic and it drives me f*cking NUTS.

a while ago i had heard about the adult-proof high pitch ringtone, which originally started out as a mosquito repeller. apparently, a few people over the age of 30 cannot hear the sound.

well, KFC, i want to tell you that i've been hearing that sound during one of your commercials and it makes me want to throw giant flaming bags of poo at one of your establishments. i'm 32 years old and i don't want to hear that mess while i'm watching tv. if this is some sort of gimmick that's supposed to make people crave chicken, then it's not working. if anything, i now have the urge to hurl chunks.

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I miss watching Supernatural more. I kept up with its first season, but I lost a little interest once the second season came around. I did see one episode recently, and I liked it. I'd love to catch up with the series. I' would hate to see it canceled though. That show, along with Veronica Mars, are always in danger of getting discontinued. They're more cult fan shows. <3 I love them both, nonetheless!

really? i need to keep an ear out for the kfc commercial. if it makes you feel better...you must have a very good sense of hearing if you can hear it. you have young ears!

in other news. heroes. we're finally getting somewhere!

I DVR it and miss the commercials. Supernatural started off slow this season but got real good real fast.

oh, i love this show for two reasons: jensen ackles and jared padalecki. they're so hot. aside from the physical, i really do enjoy the show for it's supernatural/paranormal theme and the brotherly banter between sam and dean is what keeps the show going, in my opinion.

i found the commercial online but it sounds completely different from what i heard on the television. the high pitched sound in the online version is more obvious, and is just as annoying.

The thing about Supernatural is that Jared Padalecki (Sam) also played Dean on Gilmore Girls. I just thought that was weird and if I were him, maybe a bit confusing?

i know i'd be confused. btw, i didn't know padalecki's character on gilmore girls was named dean!

If you saw last weeks episode it may not be so confusing anymore.

haven't watched it. i missed the last four epis and started catching up last night.

i don't watch commercials so i don't know about that kfc one. my friend told me about those phones and she said that she can't hear it (she's 31) but her boyfriend can (he's 24? or something like that.)... i thought that was kinda funny.

Werid as hell!!! I can totally hear it too. Annoying.....

grrrace, this is probably my insecurity talking but if i were dating a younger guy, i'd be a teenie tiny bit suspicious about him having that ringtone.

reesie, did you hear it on youtube or from your tv set? when i heard on the television, it reminded me of a hearing test i had done a few years ago. not fun at all.

Just for that, I'm eating at Popeyes tonight.

I heard it on the Youtube commercial. I rarely watch tv, so I will probably never see the real commercial.

LOL. he doesn't actually have it on his phone. i guess it was a commercial also...

popeye's is definitely a better alternative.

okay, so i don't get the point of that really annoying noise in the middle of the commercial.

also, i was checking youtube for the mosquito ringtone. dude, i don't hear NOTHIN'... all those years of concerts, music fests and clubs, i guess. hehe.

you know, i don't pay attention to commercials, but i feel like i kept seeing one that made a weird sound that drove me NUTS, too!! i thought there was something wrong with the tv. it didn't make me want chicken, it made me want to deconstruct my $20 TV only to find it would take $150 to repair it.

grrrace, as long as you can hear mia, that's all that matters. ;-)

e*c, that's exactly what i thought the first time i heard it, that there was something wrong with the television or the tivo. then that night when i was watching my show, the commercial came on. so i watched it a couple of times to find the sound.

hmm, i wonder how many other people wanted take their televisions apart, or throw flaming bags of poo? *sigh*

but you know what? we're talking about it. it's working.

damn you, ad execs and copywriters!!!

good point. i just hope people realize that ads like that could have the potential to do more harm, than sell food.

I know exactly what you're talking about. I have been trying to figure out if it is a marketing ploy, if the sound has the potential for us to want chicken or what. I think it does. Live you said, some high pitched sounds can't be heard by different age groups. Maybe the people that can hear this (10 - 30 year olds or whatever) are a demographic that KFC is trying to reach. Cus the sound ONLY comes on when they are showing the actual chicken.

don't fall for it, goldie, they're only after your kid!

Not my baby! NOT KFC! AHHHH!

at least you can "hear" them coming, but a lot of parents can't and that's scary.

i hear you KFC

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