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Post 1721

fords - number 1 all over heaven

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Post 1722

Mistadrong, (Count vonCount.)the last Gog standing

I can only justify this rant because the BBC advertised it.
I started watching the third part of Prog rock last night and almost went catatonic.
Pretentious people making pretentious sounds about pretentious music.
I can remember being stoned late on Saturday nights, switching on the Old Grey Whistle thingio and thinking, this is sh*t.
smiley - vampire


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Post 1723

Researcher 815350

>>> "Facebook?" <<<

smiley - rofl

Though there is a collection of hootoo type things on there.


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Post 1724

fords - number 1 all over heaven

Prog rock isn't all as wanky as ELP you know smiley - winkeye

I really hate those Mr Happy adverts at the moment. I hate they way they try to pass off tried and tested ideas as "new". That other car insurance one with Iggy Pop is freakin awful too smiley - grr


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Post 1725

Mistadrong, (Count vonCount.)the last Gog standing

What are the Coco-pops advertisers trying to tell us?
That hippos are doing what hippos do, wee-ing and cr*pping in the bowl?

Mind you, that would probably give the cereal some nutritional value.
smiley - vampire


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Post 1726

Ferrettbadger. The Renegade Master

To my ever lasting shame I actually quite like the "Compare the Meerkat.com" advert....

smiley - blush

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Post 1727

Researcher 815350

Happy is back...

Happy can smiley - bleep right off as far as I'm concerned. smiley - steam

And the daft one about the insurance company changing it's name. When I see Bruce Willis in it, do I think about the massage of the ad.?

Oh no, I just think about how Hollywood actors often do adverts abroad, because it does not matter to them, as nobody will see it. A bit like a whisky ad in Japan. It's insulting when you know they've don the work on the basis the market it will be shown means not a jot to them.



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Post 1728

Bright Blue Shorts

Did you happen to have read Clive James column? http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/7808009.stm

He was saying something about actors only doing ads abroad in the old days to protect their professional integriy, but now not caring if they get shown at home ...


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Post 1729

Reefgirl (Brunel Baby)

Re: that Ringo Starr/Bruce Willis ad,

I wonder how much the premium's went up to pay for the ad


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Post 1730

invisibleknight

The new advert for The Sun (costing 30p), claiming its "Cheap as chips".
2 issues with it.
1stly did they ask David Dickinson permission to use his catchphrase?
2ndly, have they BOUGHT chips recently? They cost WAY more than 30p.
I doubt you'd even get a chip batch for 30p.


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Post 1731

Mistadrong, (Count vonCount.)the last Gog standing

and have you seen the implication that the Sun spreads over half an acre when it's opened out?
If you took out everything that wasn't news you'd be lucky to get enough paper to wipe your a*se.
smiley - vampire


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Post 1732

A Super Furry Animal

There's an advert on the radio for a Fiat van, that declares it's "Van Of the Year 2009".

What? After 2 days? (I first heard it on Friday morning). It's a little early to tell, isn't it?

RFsmiley - evilgrin


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Post 1733

Researcher 815350

Is it too soon to run over Happy with a Fiat van, roll-up a Sun and shove it up his ar... you see where I'm going with this!


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Post 1734

Mr. Dreadful - But really I'm not actually your friend, but I am...

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Seeing as Mr. Orange didn't coin the phrase I don't think it matters really.


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Post 1735

Mistadrong, (Count vonCount.)the last Gog standing

Yakult are back again with that patronising "planet you" advert.
What really gets me is the bit that says it's proven to be good for you
"according to our scientists."
Yes, scientists they pay to say what they want to hear.
Oh puh-lease!
smiley - vampire


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Post 1736

Taff Agent of kaos


listen to julie walters going on about pull your finger out and test the smoke alarm

if you did it every time she said you would have to pray there wasn't a fire in the night because your battery would be flat, shes on 2-3 times every ad break

smiley - bat


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Post 1737

A Super Furry Animal

I test my smoke alarm every time I cook a steak.

Perhaps I should rename it the cooking alarm.

RFsmiley - evilgrin


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Post 1738

minichessemouse - Ahoy there me barnacle!

i live in student halls, the alarms get a good testing every so often, lucily no stupid person has decided to test them at four in the morning or anything yet

minismiley - mouse


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Post 1739

fords - number 1 all over heaven

Our toaster sets ours off even when it's not burning whatever's inside. Is there a way to tune down a smoke alarm's sensitivity?


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Post 1740

fords - number 1 all over heaven

WTB Edit button - tone down, not tune!


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