h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

I just saw an add in the paper for a bank. It said "Come open an account with us, we can´t even spell financial crisis" which seemed rather callous.

Also rather a poor advertising slogan - if they can't even spell it, what hope have they got of either avoiding it or dealing with it?

Personally I'd prefer a bank that could spell, it kind of hints at intelligence elsewhere also.

Euro Disney - Christmas.


Statement: "Christmas starts early this year."

Thought: Oh do you bloody think so!



Stament: "Kids under seven go free."

Thought: Pester power here we go!



Infact it got me to speak to the TV. I was heard to say: Ah f~f!

Don't know if this runs elsewhere on TV in the UK but there is a second hand car showroom somewhere near Neath in Wales that is advertising their cars from

"£14.42pence a week!"

Fair enough I hear you cry... except they use a normal voice for most of the advert except for the above quote which is done in the most moronic voice you can imagine
I think it's supposed to be funny. Gumby from Monty Python would be a close comparison

So either they are morons or they expect their customers to be. I can't quite decide. Either way, no way they get my business.

"Thought: Pester power here we go!"

My stock response to my 7-year-old's pestering is "It's all part of your deprived childhood. It'll give you something to talk to the psychologist about when you're older ..."

But, Orcus, at least they say "pence"

p just drives me bonkers

And all the Morrisons ads about cheap booze. I thought we were supposed to be drinking less?

No, no excuse, you have to hear it.

Good work BBS! I wish more parents would!

In Denmark there´s a campaign started to get people to take less luggage with them on holidays, to avoid strain for the people doing the work of getting it on the airplane. The campaign seems to be backed by a few airlines. Honestly, there´s already weight restrictions on your luggage and these people are being paid exactly to drag heavy luggage around. When going to a restaurant, should I also skip dessert to avoid the chef having to do too much work?

Baggage weight restrictions are largely a money making exercise as far as I can tell.

That's amazing. Please dont make our baggage handling machinery have to do it's job, it's operated by people and sometimes they have to break a sweat!

I booked a flight with Sleazyjet the other day and they wanted 12 friggin quid just for the privilege of putting my bag in the hold Bugger that, I'll turn my pants inside out to save on bagspace

Being a natural cynic/sceptic, I'd assume that a campaign to take less luggage is a cost-saving exercise rather than a back-injury-saver. Either the plane weighs less so they use less fuel, or it leaves them more room for business/packages etc.

Should Christmas stuff go here or on the 'Petty Hates' thread?

I've seen them for more than a week now (mostly festive chocolates and cakes, wrapping paper but also some decoration - a huge Lego Santa ). A fully decorated Christmas tree has been reportedly spotted at the end of September

I know. No xmas decs till after halloween, dammit!

Till early December would be more than enough

Well Santa is staying at Euro Disney, the advert starts with that claim, it must be true, it must be, it must be true, or else they could not make that claim.

I'm thinking of booking a "coach trip" on Ryan Air to go and see Santa.

When I say booking, I mean I'm expecting Kylie Minogue to ring the door bell, be stood there wearing:-

1. Her perfume.
2. Her underwear.
3. Her smile.

And beg to take me there for the time of my life. *Then* we can go to Disney too.

I flew to Madrid with Sleazyjet last month and as I didn't need to
carry that much I decided to opt out of using the hold. They make a
big thing of what size the bag can be, anything bigger and it will have
to go in the hold. So after a lot of searching I managed to find a bag
that was small enough to qualify. It was a tight squeeze but I managed to get everything in.
Imagine how I felt when I saw people with much bigger bags walking on
and nothing said.

Two ads are starting to really grate now and both are on in the cinema.
First is the Oran*e advert with a panel of movie people with a celebrity pitching an idea for a new movie.
Second one is the Vir*in one featuring Mel B as far as I can make out.
Branson just looks evil.
Ok so they are funny the first time but why don't they change them more often?
Two months down the line and I know the words by heart.
Plus you can always pick out someone who hasn't been to the cinema for a long time by their chuckling.

heh, yeah, I agree. The orange ones are amusing on the first viewing but should be changed weekly (one every film).

As for the Virgin one, I was completely nonplussed at first. Didnt realise who it was meant to be till after the ad had finished and it didn't inspire me to be interested in the product.