Gary and Tom assess public-bathroom-stall behavior, people who like to be close to other people, nonsensical car taglines, places where you feel like a total schmuck, and their never-ending bafflement with advertisers that use nouns as verbs. Plus they plumb the depths (or lack thereof) of the Scott's "Scot" guy.

In a wide-ranging pod, Tom and Gary tackle months that only exist in advertisers' minds, song lyrics that are more meaningful than you think, inane tag lines for cars, disturbing waiter behavior, Tom's magical shoe-size-guessing ability and more.

Gary and Tom assess the Oscar best picture nominees, exploding fist bumps & other advertising tropes that need to die, TV weathercasters who fancy themselves God, and more.

Tom and Gary share a glowing review of the pod (and Tom) from a robot. Plus they assess the dreaded spinning iPad of tipping, company names formed from two words mashed into one, and odd Facebook-friend connections.

From the north woods of Minnesota, Tom and Gary tackle advertisers' ongoing usage of nouns as verbs, why Burger King ads in fact don't rule, excessive holiday light decorations, maudlin montages, why Snickers no longer satisfies, and more. Literally!

Gary and Tom assess nonsensical tag lines, the trend of consumers singing in commercials, Facebook humblebrags and various other annoyances. Plus some stellar mail from listeners, and a free ad idea for the nonexistent American Grape Board.

Tom and Gary plumb the depths of Mr. Pibb, why pirates talk the way they do, puzzling workplace-bathroom behaviors, and more adland-language tomfoolery.

We never thought we'd make it this far (and neither did you), but here we are. In this very special episode, Gary and Tom broadcast live from Party City in Vernon Hills, where they go on and on about advertisers' continued misuse of words, annoying songs that get stuck in your head, and much more. Plus special contributions from guest legends Pete Stacker, Chris Plansker and John Binder!

Tom and Gary assess AT&T's spokeswoman Lily, our Oscar picks and why people will do anything a parking sign says. Plus a disturbing interpretation of the Air BnB logo.

In this pre-Super Bowl episode, Gary and Tom assess the oddness of State Farm commercials, Big Game ad tropes, and words only used on football broadcasts. Plus Tom's befuddlement at graffiti (as well as Gary's fear of it), and actual evidence of people who enjoy our pod.