Nobody's watching TV? Blame Counter-Strike.

[iago]

I've never seen that happen, except when a channel changes (at night, eastern stations go off the air and are replaced by their western versions).  

[Trance]

What I hate most is seeing the same commercial (especially annoying ones like mcdonalds' new ones) in EVERY commercial break, sometimes more.  But I tend to leave my computer on the Comedy Network (Canada's answer to Comedy central) 95% of the time, since it's a good station to leave on in the background while doing other stuff.

Advertisers love that the most because then their messages can penetrate your subconscious.

[iago]

What I hate most is seeing the same commercial (especially annoying ones like mcdonalds' new ones) in EVERY commercial break, sometimes more.  But I tend to leave my computer on the Comedy Network (Canada's answer to Comedy central) 95% of the time, since it's a good station to leave on in the background while doing other stuff.

Advertisers love that the most because then their messages can penetrate your subconscious.

but, normally I'm conciously aware, and the annoying commercials bother me so I actively avoid whatever it is they're selling.  For example, chicken-whoppers at burger king.  I love chicken, but they had the most irritating commercial so I never bought or ate one, ever!

[Trance]

Yes, but you know what they are, and I bet every time you think of those, you can recall the commercial.

[iago]

Yes, but you know what they are, and I bet every time you think of those, you can recall the commercial.

But.. I've never bought one.  So how does that work?

[UserLoser.]

don't blame CS, blame CSB!

[Trance]

Yes, but you know what they are, and I bet every time you think of those, you can recall the commercial.

But.. I've never bought one.  So how does that work?

It's in your mind! You even spread the word for them.