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honestly I thought it was some sort of robotic poo as well kelli
apparently the poo thing has fans... and a following and people asking for them as toys it's a strange world we live in

It never even occured to me to think of it as a poo. Y'all are wierd.

I thought it was a Peanut, but apparently it's a flame.

It does have a certain cuteness about it, but i wouldn't want a cuddly one.

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I googled EDFTurd - I am not alone in this. I has its own facebook page.

That advert for Nissan Juke annoys on so many levels.
Why is it aimed at any idiot who decides to be launched out of a plane
without a parachute? Look at the guy's expression; is he on drugs?
Yes, that's what the environment needs big another gas guzzler.

Ah, you've just reminded me of the advert that's been annoying me with that post!

There is an advert for a mobile phone (literally) going down at the moment. Where they seem to be suggesting that the camera is good enough to take pictures whilst parachuting.

Are they really encouraging people to use their phone whilst parachuting?
(a) Mmm - I think I might want to concentrate on the business of trying to stay alive whilst parachuting if it was me.

(b) Imagine the conversation whils trying to claim on your phone insurance, having had it ripped out of your hand by the wind at 5000 ft.
Mmm - "We don't cover that with our insurance Sir."

(c) If (a) doesn't count and I've done 10,000 hours of freefall and am therefore capable of using a phone whilst parachuting without breaking sweat - I suspect I would be capable of using a helmet camera or something far more suitable for the purpose of taking photos/videos whilst descending.

I'm assuming that the guy is supposed to be a professional photographer,
that raises the question of what camera he would choose. A state of the arts one like a Canon EOS (for instance) or a manky phone?

It's the phone: the advert is for the phone. And, according to the voice-over, he's a photography student. I gathered that you can see the results on their website, but I have no interest whatsoever in them.

Well, do they at least include a wrist-strap?

Ah, there's a voice-over. That explains a lot since I hit the mute button
when the ads start. Cuts down on the irritation factor a bit, plus
I get to make up my own dialogue.

have you seen the car advert where the guy gets a package which is another version of himself that has as far as i can tell no inhibitions and apparently no clothes....

I saw it when I was in the UK last week. No idea what the message was supposed to be.

Oh, that remindes me of a French advert, many years ago, that was gradually zooming in on a couple obviously preparing to become intimate.

And I was like...
detergent?
fabric softener?
deo?
moisturising cream?
shampoo?
lipstick?
condoms?

And then one of them uttered something that might be losely translated as 'my little crumble'

...and they turned out to be eating 'Swedish biscuits' of a specifically crunchy and crumbly sort

In bed!

No way, not in my household!

Just saw that advert this evening and the only conclusion I could draw
from it is you get more fun if you run around in your underpants.
Must try it in Tesco tomorrow.

And, why do the ads aimed at the UK show left hand drive cars driving on the right?

And, the health lottery, only 20 pence goes to health causes? Where do
the remaining 80 pence go?

Err.. Richard Desmond's pocket?

Ah, there's a wiki page (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_Lottery) which suggests 22p in the pound goes to operating costs, marketing and administration, and the rest is somewhat unknown, though the winner's winnings have to come from somewhere in the remaining 58%.


Geggs

Removing that closing bracket: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_Lottery


Geggs

Well, I find a pound in my hand more comforting than in some profiteer's
pocket.

That advert for BA is so wrong on so many levels.
To me it just rubs salt in the wound for people near the airports and
under the flight paths.
Right up your street!? Right up your sare BA!

Yes, I though that

Funny thing, I managed to sneak arse past the mods but had to try out
different anagrams this time.