Another terrible advert
Dave Crowson
>From: mm...@acorn.co.uk (Mark Moir)
>Subject: Another terrible advert
>Date: 22 Sep 1994 12:15:01 +0100
>I can contain myself no longer. The absolute worst, crappiest, most
>ridiculous, tacky and annoying advert on telly that has ever been or
>ever likely to be is that bloody Ferrero Rocher advert!
[chomp]
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James Kew
Ian Miller, imi...@axion.bt.co.uk writes:
> [Ferrero Rocher "Embassy" advert]
> Agreed. I think that these two nominations are enough to take this
> advert to the Hall of Shame.
>
> Although coming in a very very close second are all the following
> badly dubbed adverts which are without doubt, COMPLETELY SHIT:
>
> 1) ALL the Kellogg's CornPops adverts
> 2) ALL the Wrigley's Doublemint advert
> 3) The Kinda Suprise advert
> And the following non-dubbed adverts:
>
> 1) ALL the Slimfast adverts
Now this time I'm with you. Let's widen this a little: have there been ANY
good breakfast cereal adverts, EVER?
My nomination for the Advertising Hall Of Shame: anything with the
totally obnoxious Mr. "flavour-of-the-month" Motivator. Why can't he have
a nasty accident involving heavy farm machinery?
Particularly that WeightWatchers one: "Join now and get a free ten-minute
Mr. Motivator video!" Ten minutes, eh? Clearly a comprehensive workout;
you'd be better off running for the bus and walking up the stairs once in
a while...
And while the vitriol is high, how about the "Thelma and Louise" Bodyform
ad? The one where they're driving through the Arizona desert and persuade
some topless hunk to saw off the top of their car. "Whoooooah, Bodyform!"
I think I'll go and lie down for a while now.
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Mike Cowgill
j....@ic.ac.uk "James Kew" writes:
> My nomination for the Advertising Hall Of Shame: anything with the
> totally obnoxious Mr. "flavour-of-the-month" Motivator. Why can't he have
> a nasty accident involving heavy farm machinery?
"Yo! Check out those stains and odours!" Pervert or what?
> And while the vitriol is high, how about the "Thelma and Louise" Bodyform
> ad? The one where they're driving through the Arizona desert and persuade
> some topless hunk to saw off the top of their car. "Whoooooah, Bodyform!"
What is it with Australian soaps, "sanitary towel" ads and the like? The
jingles sound as though the singers have had a personal hygiene product
rammed up where the sun don't shine. WhoooaaAAAAARRRRGHHHhhhh! Now hows THAT
for sideways expansion, designed with YOU in mind!
Mike
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T Nettleship
>In article <35s2fq$h...@pheidippides.axion.bt.co.uk>
>Ian Miller, imi...@axion.bt.co.uk writes:
>
>>> [Ferrero Rocher "Embassy" advert]
>> Agreed. I think that these two nominations are enough to take this
>> advert to the Hall of Shame.
>>
>> Although coming in a very very close second are all the following
>> badly dubbed adverts which are without doubt, COMPLETELY SHIT:
>>
>> 1) ALL the Kellogg's CornPops adverts
>
>Now this time I'm with you. Let's widen this a little: have there been ANY
>good breakfast cereal adverts, EVER?
>
Personally, I rather like some of the recent Weetabix adverts, particularly
the 'Robin Hood' one, where he gets to the castle to rescue Marian, spots
the Sherrif eating Weetabix, turns tail and buggers off back to the
forest.
Not that I'd ever touch Weetabix with a barge pole, of course.
Regards,
Tom Nettleship.
P.S. With the dreadfully garbled accents on the Rocher advert, what
country does everybody figure they're meant to be from? I guess
Belgium, or perhaps Luxembourg.
Simon Ritter
: Personally, I rather like some of the recent Weetabix adverts, particularly
: the 'Robin Hood' one, where he gets to the castle to rescue Marian, spots
: the Sherrif eating Weetabix, turns tail and buggers off back to the
: forest.
: Not that I'd ever touch Weetabix with a barge pole, of course.
My favorite is the one with the Cavaliers and the Round Heads (I think)
sizing up to do battle. The way the bod says 'They've ad thar Weet-a-bix'
and then they all run away makes me chuckle.
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> P.S. With the dreadfully garbled accents on the Rocher advert, what
> country does everybody figure they're meant to be from? I guess
> Belgium, or perhaps Luxembourg.
Ruritania?
J
Neil L Cook
: Ruritania?
Indeed. These crap dubbed adverts seem to crop up all the time now,
especially for products from the big multinationals like Proctor and
Gamble and Lever.
The thing that amuses me is that before the Rocher advert, I actually
thought they were quite classy. Now I just think they are dreadfully
tacky. What gets me is that music - it just says "Late 70's" to me.
I wonder if peoples' lips move in synch with their voices in
Rurutania?
Neil.
Murray C Park
In message <1994Sep28.1...@cs.nott.ac.uk>
n...@cs.nott.ac.uk (Neil L Cook) wrote ...
>Indeed. These crap dubbed adverts seem to crop up all the time now,
>especially for products from the big multinationals like Proctor and
>Gamble and Lever.
>
>The thing that amuses me is that before the Rocher advert, I actually
>thought they were quite classy. Now I just think they are dreadfully
>tacky. What gets me is that music - it just says "Late 70's" to me.
Exactly. I feel insulted enough by these cheaply dubbed ads to
make a point of not buying the product. They're doing a Ratner on
us.
Companies like Gilette seem to manage these ads in a more sensible
way - just avoid having on-screen dialogue.
Murray
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Mark Moir
I think people on the Lusitania would do better :)
Mark.
Ian G Batten
> The best multinational ad is the one for diamonds, I think.
The one with the dreadful kerning on the italic font?
ian
Ian Collier
>Companies like Gilette seem to manage these ads in a more sensible
>way - just avoid having on-screen dialogue.
The best multinational ad is the one for diamonds, I think.
Ian Collier
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simon waldman
The official line on these most definitely not-excellente Ferrero ads is
that they make them cheap in Italy, spend bugger all on new ads around
Europe so that they can spend all their money on making sure they are on
TV all day, every day.
Just tell your mum never to buy the sickly gold wrapped things again - and
they'll change it soon enough.
Simon
Ian Collier
>In article <CwwF4...@fulcrum.co.uk>
>
>> > The best multinational ad is the one for diamonds, I think.
>> The one with the dreadful kerning on the italic font?
Not that I'd noticed, although I'll look out for it. :-)
>Is this one shown internationally then? There's no dialogue in it, which
>would suggest it is.
I heard (possibly even on this newsgroup) that the reason why it features
shadows instead of people is so that ethnicity is hidden. This makes it a
good candidate for being shown internationally, even if it isn't - although
I suppose it was done for the benefit of ethnic minorities in Britain rather
than for the nations of the world.
And btw, I quite like the effect of hanging a diamond necklace on a shadow,
and the music is brill. :-)
Ian Collier
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Ian Miller
Ok we've all vomitted at the sight of the Wrigleys ad where the
guy "cleverly" disguises his "onion breath" ... but what about
the new one with the two women ?
The one where the woman says "I wonder where the boys are
taking us tonight?"
THEY'RE TAKING YOU TO THEIR BEDROOMS YOU DAFT BIMBOS !!!
IF YOU DIDN'T SPEND YOUR WHOLE LIFE THINKING THAT CHEWING GUM
IS THE SOLUTION TO ALL THE WORLD'S PROBLEMS, YOU MAY HAVE GUESSED THAT !
AND WHAT SORT OF BLOKE WEARS A WHITE T-SHIRT ON A DATE ?!?!?!?!
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> I always think shes going to say
>
> "But Monsiuer you are spoliing us"
>
> and then do something crude to repay him. Maybe I've got a fertile
> imagination.
Me too, I'm surprised a comedy program hasn't done a parody yet.
Maybe now you've aired the idea someone "creative" will be struck with
inspiration.
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James Kew
Ian Miller, imi...@axion.bt.co.uk writes:
> Ok we've all vomitted at the sight of the Wrigleys ad where the
> guy "cleverly" disguises his "onion breath" ... but what about
> the new one with the two women ?
I have to say, I find it rather condescending on Wrigley's part that,
having foisted one crap dubbed advert on us, they then have the gall to
give us another crap dubbed advert WITH EXACTLY THE SAME PLOT!
Are we assumed to have the attention span of goldfish?
Anyway, my vote for annoying ad of the moment: The Nissan ad where two
carloads of lads and lassies drive five yards to the beach. I just don't
get it...
"Fancy a drive, girls?"
Simon Ritter
Garlic Chicken advert. The one where the bloke comes in from the rain to
find the wife cooking chicken. In a flash the kitchen is transformed,
Rock'n'Roll music starts playing and they and the kids start dancing.
Whichever advertising executive dreamt this one up either wasn't rowing with
both oars in the water or had been doing some extremely bad acid.
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> Anyway, my vote for annoying ad of the moment: The Nissan ad where two
> carloads of lads and lassies drive five yards to the beach. I just don't
> get it...
>
> "Fancy a drive, girls?"
>
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James Kew
simon waldman, si...@sayswho.demon.co.uk writes:
> The official line on these most definitely not-excellente Ferrero ads is
> that they make them cheap in Italy, spend bugger all on new ads around
> Europe so that they can spend all their money on making sure they are on
> TV all day, every day.
This seems odd; given the frequency the wretched thing is on, doesn't the
airtime cost a lot more than the actual cost of making and dubbing the ad?
Especially when you consider that it's shown across the entire continent...
The Dominator
> In article <1994Sep30....@lsl.co.uk> sn...@lsl.co.uk writes:
>
> > I always think shes going to say
> >
> > "But Monsiuer you are spoliing us"
> >
> > and then do something crude to repay him. Maybe I've got a fertile
> > imagination.
>
> Me too, I'm surprised a comedy program hasn't done a parody yet.
> Maybe now you've aired the idea someone "creative" will be struck with
> inspiration.
Give it 20 years and then the then-current series of Russ Abbott will no
doubt use it, by which time everyone will have forgotten what he's on about
and his 'comedy' will seem as dated then as it always is.
Dominator
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>
> Ok we've all vomitted at the sight of the Wrigleys ad where the
> guy "cleverly" disguises his "onion breath" ... but what about
> the new one with the two women ?
>
> The one where the woman says "I wonder where the boys are
> taking us tonight?"
>
> THEY'RE TAKING YOU TO THEIR BEDROOMS YOU DAFT BIMBOS !!!
I thought the second girl was going to say "up the sh***er" :)
and then I remembered I was watching ITV so I expected "up the West End"
but I can't remember what the answer was now. :)
> AND WHAT SORT OF BLOKE WEARS A WHITE T-SHIRT ON A DATE ?!?!?!?!
He's probably two-timing her anyway, and she's having a secret affair with
the other girl so it'll all come out in the end.
Nick Leach
>Anyway, my vote for annoying ad of the moment: The Nissan ad where two>carloads of lads and lassies drive five yards to the beach. I just don't
>get it...
>
>"Fancy a drive, girls?"
And what about the Fiat Cinquecento (sp?) that manages to reverse onto
a space which is exactly two inches longer than the car???
The only way you'll park that bugger is to pick it up and throw it in there!
Nick Leach
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bloke with his roof and wall seal stuff. He is excellently bonkers with
his: "Don't say I didn't tell you" line. Imagine that translated into
Finnish!
John J Smith
Cor, he is a scary fucker, isn't he? I reckon that advert is one of the
most blatent (or rather, more honest) example of fear advertising in
recent years. Teeth falling out? You'll kill your kids if you don't drive
a volvo. Go with Bupa, we don't leave swabs behind...
Smid
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|The official line on these most definitely not-excellente Ferrero ads is
|that they make them cheap in Italy, spend bugger all on new ads around
|Europe so that they can spend all their money on making sure they are on
|TV all day, every day.
|
|Just tell your mum never to buy the sickly gold wrapped things again - and
|they'll change it soon enough.
Why, does she eat a lot of them?
Dave.
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Mike Cowgill
n.l...@ucl.ac.uk "Nick Leach" writes:
> And what about the Fiat Cinquecento (sp?) that manages to reverse onto
> a space which is exactly two inches longer than the car???
> The only way you'll park that bugger is to pick it up and throw it in there!
There have also been several adverts where some mother-doing-the-shopping
type reverses into a slot with about 3 inches at either side of the car and
is then seen in the next shot, having been teleported out of the car,
merrily doing the shopping.
Mike.
Russell McGinnis
I missed the start of the thread, but under the title "Another terrible
advert", what about the influx of dubbed adverts on our televisions. These
are the most patronising adverts around. Do advertisers feel that we wont
buy a product becuase the person used in the advert had an American accent?
The worst has to be the advert for eye liner with Andie MacDowall (sorry
about the spelling). Most people who watch television, and films know that
she has an American accent, which makes you wonder why they do it.
Anyway, can anyone answer the above questions.
Russell McGinnis (Scottish Accent)
Richard Porter
Russell McGinnis <rus...@rcp.co.uk> wrote:
>I missed the start of the thread, but under the title "Another terrible
>advert", what about the influx of dubbed adverts on our televisions. These
>are the most patronising adverts around. Do advertisers feel that we wont
>buy a product becuase the person used in the advert had an American accent?
I can't say I've noticed, but then I hardly ever watch programmes on ITV
and I usually ignore the adverts on Channel 4. Unless an advert informs
me about a product not previously available it is more likely to have a
negative effect. For example I won't buy Braun equipment because their
advertisers can't even pronounce the name correctly. The same goes for
Löwenbräu. (That has an o-umlaut and an a-umlaut if your terminal can't
display them). Other brands I won't buy because their adverts annoy me
are Peugeot, Renault, Baby Bio, virtually any Unilever or P & G washing
powder, Wash & Go, ...
Richard
James Handley
>display them). Other brands I won't buy because their adverts annoy me
>are Peugeot, Renault, Baby Bio, virtually any Unilever or P & G washing
>powder, Wash & Go, ...
I mostly agree with you, adverts do have a negative effect on me as well,
the only exception being the ads for Tooeys (sp??) Larger on the radio...
I think they are absolutely excellent..
In fact, they are the ONLY advert that I would say works for me, in that
as a result of the advert, and nothing else, I want to try the product.
(I guess the fact that I haven't yet might say that the ad didn't in fact work,
but it's a step nearer working than most adverts)
J.
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> ............. For example I won't buy Braun equipment because their
> advertisers can't even pronounce the name correctly. The same goes for
> are Peugeot, Renault, Baby Bio, virtually any Unilever or P & G washing
> powder, Wash & Go, ...
Wow! Are you really *that* influenced by advertising? Most people like
to claim that they are unaffected but you are either very honest or
very naive.
Far more influential for most consumers are 'reviews' by the "What xxxx"
(Car Hifi Video Camera) type of magazine.
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: In article <1994Oct10.0...@bnr.ca> ri...@bnr.co.uk (Richard Porter) wrote:
: > ............. For example I won't buy Braun equipment because their
: > advertisers can't even pronounce the name correctly. The same goes for
: > Lowenbrau. Other brands I won't buy because their adverts annoy me
: > are Peugeot, Renault, Baby Bio, virtually any Unilever or P & G washing
: > powder, Wash & Go, ...
: Wow! Are you really *that* influenced by advertising? Most people like
: to claim that they are unaffected but you are either very honest or
: very naive.
I too have *stopped* buying more products this year because of stupid ads
than I have started buying because of good ads. There are very few products
that do not have suitable alternatives so it's not difficult and no hardship
to do this.
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>From: zza...@cs6400.mcc.ac.uk (Geoff Lane)
>Subject: Re: Another terrible advert (aren't they all?)
>Date: 10 Oct 1994 12:25:15 +0100
>Salim Mehta (s...@crosfield.co.uk) wrote:
>: In article <1994Oct10.0...@bnr.ca> ri...@bnr.co.uk (Richard Porter) wrote:
>: > ............. For example I won't buy Braun equipment because their
>: > advertisers can't even pronounce the name correctly. The same goes for
>: > Lowenbrau. Other brands I won't buy because their adverts annoy me
>: > are Peugeot, Renault, Baby Bio, virtually any Unilever or P & G washing
>: > powder, Wash & Go, ...
>: Wow! Are you really *that* influenced by advertising? Most people like
>: to claim that they are unaffected but you are either very honest or
>: very naive.
>I too have *stopped* buying more products this year because of stupid ads
>than I have started buying because of good ads. There are very few products
>that do not have suitable alternatives so it's not difficult and no hardship
>to do this.
I certainly stop buying things when the adverts annoy me intensely. I don't
mind it when the advertisers know they're broadcasting a load of crap and, in
fact, probably revel in the camp terribleness (Onion breath ... wiz zis rocher
you are spoiling us ... but that's three things. That's not possible! It is
with Kinder Surprise..). What _really_ annoys me are adverts trying
desperately to be hip and trendy and just failing miserably. There have been
so many - Sega, Corn Pops ..
C.S.Williams
ri...@bnr.co.uk (Richard Porter) wrote:
>In article <OgYluAC...@rcp.co.uk>,
>Russell McGinnis <rus...@rcp.co.uk> wrote:
>
>>I missed the start of the thread, but under the title "Another terrible
>display them). Other brands I won't buy because their adverts annoy me
>are Peugeot, Renault, Baby Bio, virtually any Unilever or P & G washing
>powder, Wash & Go, ...
Baby Bio? I've never seen a Baby Bio ad on TV? And if you won't buy
any Unilever or P+G washing powder then how do you wash your clothes?
BTO, my vote for the most annoying annoying ad goes to Bodyform - not
for the pictures, but for the song ("Whooaah Bodyfor-horm!").
Charlie Williams.
N.W.H. MAILER
>From: cs...@ukc.ac.uk (C.S.Williams)
>Subject: Re: Another terrible advert (aren't they all?)
That song! My dad, who can't stand any music from the 20th Century since
Mahler and whose idea of fun would be to sit through Wagner's Ring Cycle
actually LIKES the whoooaaahh Bodyfor-ohhhrmm song! Go figure, as the
Americans say.
>Charlie Williams.
Dave Parry
: Salim Mehta (s...@crosfield.co.uk) wrote:
: : In article <1994Oct10.0...@bnr.ca> ri...@bnr.co.uk (Richard Porter) wrote:
: : > ............. For example I won't buy Braun equipment because their
: : > advertisers can't even pronounce the name correctly. The same goes for
: : > Lowenbrau. Other brands I won't buy because their adverts annoy me
: : > are Peugeot, Renault, Baby Bio, virtually any Unilever or P & G washing
: : > powder, Wash & Go, ...
: : Wow! Are you really *that* influenced by advertising? Most people like
: : to claim that they are unaffected but you are either very honest or
: : very naive.
: I too have *stopped* buying more products this year because of stupid ads
: than I have started buying because of good ads. There are very few products
: that do not have suitable alternatives so it's not difficult and no hardship
: to do this.
I never, ever, buy any product that's been advertised on commercial
radio. Advertising companies must have a special programme whereby
those ad executives who crack-up or are considered too unstable or
puke-inducing for television account work, are given radio adverts to
work on.
Radio adverts have a special ability to bring out the beast in people
by their sheer bloody vomit-inducing qualities. I *HATE* those twee
little stories that every advert seems to have, with their unfunny
punchlines. Examples: Any mobile phone ad, Pizza Hut adverts (crap
accents, crap product), car hire adverts, insurance ads etc. etc.
The two television advert series that make me reach for the chainsaw
as fast as radio adverts are the Nat West Bank series which, a bit
like Alex in Clockwork Orange, has turned me into hating one of ny
favourite pieces of music from Jan Hammer's Escape From Television
album.
The other TV series is that car one with that git Tom Conti (can't
remember the make of the car), I just can't stand that pathetic twat
and his erzatz Scottish accent.
Is there really anyone out there that enjoys adverts? Is there anyone
out there who can listen to radio adverts and not feel their toes
curl? Is there anyone out there who doesn't resent the attempts to
manipulate them into parting with their dough using techniques based
upon phsychological studies of human beings?
Thank God for remote controls with MUTE buttons.
Dave
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|> In article <1994Oct10.0...@bnr.ca> ri...@bnr.co.uk (Richard Porter) wrote:
|> > ............. For example I won't buy Braun equipment because their
|> > advertisers can't even pronounce the name correctly. The same goes for
|> > Lowenbrau. Other brands I won't buy because their adverts annoy me
|> > are Peugeot, Renault, Baby Bio, virtually any Unilever or P & G washing
|> > powder, Wash & Go, ...
|>
|> Wow! Are you really *that* influenced by advertising? Most people like
|> to claim that they are unaffected but you are either very honest or
|> very naive.
|>
Very honest or very naive? Sorry, that doesn't make sense.... !
|> Salim Mehta Phone : +44 1442 343450
Ian Miller
"In America, There Is No Other Cola" (or something along those lines!)
Yes, it's that Pepsi one in which the guy tries (very hard, honest)
to prevent his lorry from going off the edge of a cliff. Why oh why
have this dug this turkey up again?? As if it wasn't bad enough
that Pepsi is the most unpalatable drink on the planet, they
broadcast this, just to add insult to injury !
"In America, There Is No Other Cola"
Yeah? Well... ever hear of "Coke"... that's from America too isn't it?
"In America..."
...they have guns and go around killing each other; do we really want
to buy soft drinks on the recommendation of some bunch of yank nerds
who get their kicks out of hanging around on the edge of a cliff
on the off-chance that a lorry will one day drive off it ?!?!?!
NO !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Alastair Keady
>I would love to see them doing a mulitnational version of the mad angry
>bloke with his roof and wall seal stuff. He is excellently bonkers with
>his: "Don't say I didn't tell you" line.
Actually it is a multinational ad. In Ireland he speaks with the
appropriate aggressive Dublin accent.
cheers,
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Jan Wysocki
|>
|> Baby Bio? I've never seen a Baby Bio ad on TV? And if you won't buy
|> any Unilever or P+G washing powder then how do you wash your clothes?
Easy, use Ecover. No bleach, so your colours stay put. White clothes
are for Squids.
|> BTO, my vote for the most annoying annoying ad goes to Bodyform - not
|> for the pictures, but for the song ("Whooaah Bodyfor-horm!").
Look, this is the 1990s, you're clued up enough to post on UseNet,
how come your TV doesn't have a remote control? Advert for
TVs with remote controls follows:
Smarmy voice, over familiar music that you can't quite identify:
"Why not join that satisfied body of viewers who don't know the tunes to
any of the ads? Just use this remarkable new (sic) invention,
to turn the sound off!"
Simon Ritter
: I mostly agree with you, adverts do have a negative effect on me as well,
: the only exception being the ads for Tooeys (sp??) Larger on the radio...
: I think they are absolutely excellent..
Sorry to rec.arts.uk. Tooeys ads? This is the *only* ad on radio that is
absolutely 100% guaranteed to make me change-station/put-in-a-tape/switch-off.
I absolutely loathe these adverts - why can't these people sing in tune?
I'm sorry, but personally I think all the Tooey's radio ads are total crap.
W Geake
[about Tom Conti and the Vauxhall Astra advert]
>I just can't stand that pathetic twat
>and his erzatz Scottish accent.
Err... didn't he grow up in Glasgow? I think his accent is ok - but the
alleged comedy is extremely weak.
Bill.
J. Barkway
ri...@bnr.co.uk (Richard Porter) writes:
> For example I won't buy Braun equipment because their
> advertisers can't even pronounce the name correctly. The same goes for
> Löwenbräu. (That has an o-umlaut and an a-umlaut if your terminal can't
> display them).
The advertisers don't pronounce them correctly 'cos the average man in the
street can't get his tongue round German pronunciations. Ask for a Braun
shaver using the correct pronunciation and they'll most likely say "Sorry, but
we only do them in black..." Go down your local pub and ask for a pint of
'Lervenbroy' and they'll think you're a pretentious git....
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Julian Barkway,
Bark...@RFERL.org,
Munich, Germany.
Phil Purle
> Radio adverts have a special ability to bring out the beast in people
> by their sheer bloody vomit-inducing qualities. I *HATE* those twee
> little stories that every advert seems to have, with their unfunny
> punchlines. Examples: Any mobile phone ad, Pizza Hut adverts (crap
> accents, crap product), car hire adverts, insurance ads etc. etc.
[...]
> Thank God for remote controls with MUTE buttons.
Wish my radio had a remote; I'm bloody fed-up with "The Grosvenor Clinic".
Phil.
--
Phil Purle.
[...Not as glad as *me*, darling...]
AAAAARRRRRrrrrrrgghhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!
John J Smith
[Description of new Gold Blend Advert deleted]
>Anyway, back to my point: How much longer do the advertising agencies are going
>to go on with this utter rubbish?
Ho hum, the power of the people seems to have gone. The answer is agggggeeeess,
unless we utilise the "power of the free market". Wait until the advert stops,
then get as many people to buy Gold Blend as possible. When the next wonderful
installment appears, drop the foul stuff like a stone (I don't know if it is
foul, never bought it myself). If enough people do it, the sales drops are
noticed, and the advertisers are repremanded. In short: we can't.
Unless you have tens of thousands of friends.
Richard Porter
their latest advert last night I'll have to find another brand. It won't
be McDonalds though!
N.W.H. MAILER
>From: Da...@daro.demon.co.uk (Damon Rose)
>Subject: Re: Another terrible advert
>In article <OgYluAC...@rcp.co.uk>
> rus...@rcp.co.uk "Russell McGinnis" writes:
>> advert", what about the influx of dubbed adverts on our televisions. These
>> are the most patronising adverts around. Do advertisers feel that we wont
>> buy a product becuase the person used in the advert had an American accent?
>> The worst has to be the advert for eye liner with Andie MacDowall (sorry
>> about the spelling). Most people who watch television, and films know that
>> she has an American accent, which makes you wonder why they do it.
>I particularly hate the McCain low fat fries advert (that's not the
>product's exact name, but you must have seen it).
>It features an American female voicover (she sounds like Lawrie Pike) that
>takes up the vast majority of the advert. At the end, it features a kid
>eating said fries. They then dub over an English boy saying 'most
>ecellent' whcih doesn't even sound right with his under-enthusiastic
>British inflexion. This Wayne'sWorldesque phrase just doesn't even hit
>home as being cool, it sound styupid stupid stupid!!! Ridiculous.
>OK, so this is a minor point, a very minor point ... but every time I see
>the damned ad it drives me nuts!!! I don't quite understand why it is
>deemed OK to use an American female voiceover artist yet have an Enlgish
>sounding kid!!!
>Is it patronising? Probably, yes. Since when has American culture been
>out of bounds in British ads? The Pepsi Max ads play on it big time :)
>Until recently , Americanisms and Americana has been used to sell things
>to us Brits in abundance ... why change now? Why do the big ad companies
>feel we can relate better to obviously dubbed-over out-of-place English
>voices? It's so lame.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
I agree with what you say, but then you spoil it by ending on a bloody awful
Americanism. Get a life and chill out and stop dissin' the ad companies. :-) )
>--
> Damon Rose Kent, England
> > I don't do real life <
> established philosophy March '93
N.W.H. MAILER
>From: ph...@fielding.demon.co.uk (Phil Purle)
>Subject: Re: Another terrible advert (aren't they all?)
>In article <CxGJq...@oasis.icl.co.uk> d...@oasis.icl.co.uk "Dave Parry" writes:
>> Radio adverts have a special ability to bring out the beast in people
>> by their sheer bloody vomit-inducing qualities. I *HATE* those twee
>> little stories that every advert seems to have, with their unfunny
>> punchlines. Examples: Any mobile phone ad, Pizza Hut adverts (crap
>> accents, crap product), car hire adverts, insurance ads etc. etc.
>[...]
>> Thank God for remote controls with MUTE buttons.
>Wish my radio had a remote; I'm bloody fed-up with "The Grosvenor Clinic".
If you're in London, you'll remember this one?
"save Save SAVE at the LEGENDARY JANUARY SOFABEDSHOP SALE!!!
Colneyhatchlanemuswellhillhornchurchroadhornurch...."
or even (sung to the tune of Hava Nagila)
" 9 ... 6 .. 1 .. two-thousand 9 ... 6 .. 1 .. two-thousand 9 ... 6 ..
1 .. two-thousand Inn..terrrr.. seelll"
eeekkk!
and then there's a sickening one at the moment about a bridge club (in London).
Damon Rose
> advert", what about the influx of dubbed adverts on our televisions. These
> are the most patronising adverts around. Do advertisers feel that we wont
> buy a product becuase the person used in the advert had an American accent?
> The worst has to be the advert for eye liner with Andie MacDowall (sorry
> about the spelling). Most people who watch television, and films know that
> she has an American accent, which makes you wonder why they do it.
I particularly hate the McCain low fat fries advert (that's not the
product's exact name, but you must have seen it).
It features an American female voicover (she sounds like Lawrie Pike) that
takes up the vast majority of the advert. At the end, it features a kid
eating said fries. They then dub over an English boy saying 'most
ecellent' whcih doesn't even sound right with his under-enthusiastic
British inflexion. This Wayne'sWorldesque phrase just doesn't even hit
home as being cool, it sound styupid stupid stupid!!! Ridiculous.
OK, so this is a minor point, a very minor point ... but every time I see
the damned ad it drives me nuts!!! I don't quite understand why it is
deemed OK to use an American female voiceover artist yet have an Enlgish
sounding kid!!!
Is it patronising? Probably, yes. Since when has American culture been
out of bounds in British ads? The Pepsi Max ads play on it big time :)
Until recently , Americanisms and Americana has been used to sell things
to us Brits in abundance ... why change now? Why do the big ad companies
feel we can relate better to obviously dubbed-over out-of-place English
voices? It's so lame.
--
Philip Howells
> Is there really anyone out there that enjoys adverts? Is there anyone
> out there who can listen to radio adverts and not feel their toes
> curl? Is there anyone out there who doesn't resent the attempts to
> manipulate them into parting with their dough using techniques based
> upon phsychological studies of human beings?
>
> Thank God for remote controls with MUTE buttons.
FWIW research over the years has consistently shown that there considerably
more people who actually like the ads (in general) than react negatively to
them. The vast majority of viewers claim to be unmoved. Your last line is the
most telling - I'm glad we all have choice.
--
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Manchester UK
CompuServe 100042,1434
Angus Marshall
> I particularly hate the McCain low fat fries advert (that's not the
> product's exact name, but you must have seen it).
>
> It features an American female voicover (she sounds like Lawrie Pike) that
It's Katie Puckrick (OK, I admit it - I watched 'The Word' ONCE and ONCE ONLY)
Far more worrying is the trend for advertisers to suggest that a
product is good because it's yet another chunk of Americana.
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"I teach computer science, I love my classes, I'm the kinda teacher who wears
dark glasses" (Timbuk3.1)
Steve Brown
: In article <OgYluAC...@rcp.co.uk>
: rus...@rcp.co.uk "Russell McGinnis" writes:
: I particularly hate the McCain low fat fries advert (that's not the
: product's exact name, but you must have seen it).
: It features an American female voicover (she sounds like Lawrie Pike) that
: takes up the vast majority of the advert. At the end, it features a kid
: eating said fries. They then dub over an English boy saying 'most
: ecellent' whcih doesn't even sound right with his under-enthusiastic
: British inflexion. This Wayne'sWorldesque phrase just doesn't even hit
: home as being cool, it sound styupid stupid stupid!!! Ridiculous.
: OK, so this is a minor point, a very minor point ... but every time I see
: the damned ad it drives me nuts!!! I don't quite understand why it is
: deemed OK to use an American female voiceover artist yet have an Enlgish
: sounding kid!!!
I wasn't gonna get involved in this thread until you mentioned this.
Damn I despise that advert, and it is the kid and the pathetic most excellent
statement that really, extremely winds me up. No, it goes further than winds
me up, it really pee's me off and I now refuse to buy McCain anything until
they can treat us like sensible intelligent people. Patronising rubbish.
So, I agree with you :) The woman voiceover is fine, who cares what accent
is, I actually quite like the US accent ( especially on women, but I'm sure
you dont want to know that! :-) ), but that kid. Sheesh.
Steve.
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phy...@caledonia.hw.ac.uk
On the subject of adverts - has anyone noticed the return?
Yes, the Nescafe Gold Blend couple (part 4).
In the last episode remember (how can you forget since it's on all the time!),
Ms Yuppie and Mr Cool chat-up line are on the way to Scotland and don't want
to be with each other(can't see the plot yet?). They arrive at an out of the
way hotel and get given a double bed!! Looks of shock and horror upon their
faces at this remark. Cue voice-over......
Part 4- The bedroom.
Ms Yuppie "You get the sofa" (summarised)
Mr Cool Chat-up line "!!"
Cue voice over about Nescafe Gold Blend.
(Not guessed the plot yet? )Yes - she asks him something and then has a wry smile
as she turns over. Cue nausea and change of channel.
The next "episode" in the vomit-inducing saga is going to be like a Jasper Carrot
sketch :-
Couple in bed after having sex, Mr suave "How was it for you?"
Ms Yuppie "Like your coffee, instant"
Well it should be like that!
Anyway, back to my point: How much longer do the advertising agencies are going
to go on with this utter rubbish?
Paul
Dave Griffiths
>
>It's Katie Puckrick (OK, I admit it - I watched 'The Word' ONCE and ONCE ONLY)
Yeah, that's what they all say.
Dave
Dave Parry
: On the subject of adverts - has anyone noticed the return?
: Yes, the Nescafe Gold Blend couple (part 4).
[too true stuff deleted]
: Anyway, back to my point: How much longer do the advertising agencies are going
: to go on with this utter rubbish?
: Paul
As long as the braindead continue to tell market researchers that they
like and watch the advert. This particular abomination has spawned at
least one book based on the adventures of the yuppies from hell, so
some marketing slimeball somewhere must have thought there was a
market for it out there.
Consider this;
- lot's of surveys have concluded that many people prefer the ads to
watching programmes (!)
- there are now videos of advert collections on sale (!!!!)
- The Sun is the most popular newspaper and Neighbours the most
popular TV show (with other soaps and anything with Cilla Black hot
on it's tail)
Conclusion, billions of pounds are being wasted on education. We
should abolish all state schools and, with the money saved, build
more cycle paths.
Mad Dave.
--
Jeremy Henderson
In first place, the Midland Bank ads with song lyrics, occasionally
spoken by the actors.
A close second the nauseating travelog advert for Range Rover. In fact it
reminded me a lot of Ronald Reagan's "morning in America" campaign ad.
--
If you want a file with your signature in it, get a sig file.
Don't say I didn't warn you.
Philip Howells
> Anyway, back to my point: How much longer do the advertising agencies are going
> to go on with this utter rubbish?
The answer is until people like you and I stop remembering them so well.
Recall is one of the measures of success of an advert. Thought your next
edition was good.
Richard Pluck
: On the subject of adverts - has anyone noticed the return?
: Yes, the Nescafe Gold Blend couple (part 4).
[snip]
: Anyway, back to my point: How much longer do the advertising agencies are going
: to go on with this utter rubbish?
As long as surveys tell them that these dreadful adverts are raising the
profile of Gold Blend ! And considering the fact that you've just posted on
the subject it's obviously succeeding in that.
The thing that got me was that they took out adverts in the daily papers to
advertise the fact that the advert was going to be shown .... now *that* is
seriously sad.
Oh, by the way keep a bucket nearby when you're watching TV, there's a new
Werthers Original ad ... and it's even more nauseating that the first!
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\_______________________/
Wembley
>
>Wish my radio had a remote; I'm bloody fed-up with "The Grosvenor Clinic".
>
company that sells car radios called Sextons.
How do you think they advertise the fact?
Sex!Sex!Sex!Sextons! (who sell car radios).
Sad, Wembley
--
Coming in May 1995...
Doctor Who
"He's back - And it's about time."
C.S.Williams
ri...@central.susx.ac.uk (Happy Halibut VI) wrote:
>Jeremy Henderson (J.R.He...@durham.ac.uk) declared:
>: My nominations for worst current ads:
>[snip]
>...
>And the news that a new Werther's advert is out is not making my day any
>lighter.
There's some thing *very* dodgy about these Werther's Original
adverts. Could be from the "Captain Birdseye" school of advertising.
Charlie.
N.W.H. MAILER
>From: cs...@ukc.ac.uk (C.S.Williams)
>Subject: Re: Another terrible advert
The new Werthers ad is almost sinister in its attempts. Watch it carefully and
listen to the lyrics - it is so manipulative it is actually quite funny,
though.
>Charlie.
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University of Leeds & Koeksuster Publications
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Steve Kerridge
ph...@fielding.demon.co.uk "Phil Purle" writes:
> ...So phone Paul on 081 903 8071. Thats 081 903 8071. Just by
> Arnos Grove tube. And I chatted to the surgeons throughout.
> (sings) "Comm..you...ni..cations... at the speeeed of lighttttt".
> Not the HAIR Centre - the CHAIR centre! Dial 100 and ask for Freephone Hernia.
> Where in the world? ...At Peee Seee Worlllllddd!
Why, I wonder, haven't they got a Freephone number for their Male Erectile
Problems Clinic? Dial 100 and ask for Freephone Floppy.......
I'm off to Wembly Bridge Club tomorrow....
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| | and that's your own........"
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Marcus Reynolds
Phi...@walkden.demon.co.uk (Philip Howells) writes:
> FWIW research over the years has consistently shown that there considerably
> more people who actually like the ads (in general) than react negatively to
> them. The vast majority of viewers claim to be unmoved. Your last line is the
> most telling - I'm glad we all have choice.
There are certainly some good advertisements around which are clever, witty
or just plain entertaining. I appreciate these & will happily watch them,
especially when the programming either side is less than interesting. I not
sure they influence me to buy the product, but I'm not in the market for many
of the things the best ads are selling. I mean I don't buy beers or cars, so
I don't know whether I would buy those brands whose ads I like.
The problem is the other ads which make you want to change channel or hit
the mute button. These are in many ways counter-productive, especially if
they appear at the start of the break. The TV company has spent a great
deal of money producing a programme which will attract a good audience,
so that during the intermission, they can sell things. Then the first
commercial that comes up is so awful, it puts a large proportion of the
audience off. The interest that was aroused by the main feature, is lost
& subsequent ads will be largely ignored, until the audience comes back
again for the resumption of the programme.
I wonder if the Ad Agencies actually consider what other ads are sharing
their commercial breaks, when they spend vast sums buying time. I mean the
TV ratings may say there are 15m watching News at Ten, but if the first ad
is so bad it causes 3m to lose interest, I would only pay the going rate
for 12m viewers for the rest of the slot.
Regards
--
Marcus Reynolds
John Fitch
In article <37m5vn$8...@gabriel.keele.ac.uk> ph...@cc.keele.ac.uk (Richard Hayler) writes:
> If you've taped a programme, and are watching it later, don't you
> fast forward through the adverts?
> Richard
Don't know. My solution is never to watch the damned stuff. As long
as Radio 3 continues who needs television?
==John ff
Happy Halibut VI
: My nominations for worst current ads:
: In first place, the Midland Bank ads with song lyrics, occasionally
: spoken by the actors.
: A close second the nauseating travelog advert for Range Rover. In fact it
: reminded me a lot of Ronald Reagan's "morning in America" campaign ad.
What about "American Airlines" - "It's *all* American"!
I think I'm gonna puke! If they have an air disaster after that advert they
are going to shoot their publicity manager.
Bird's Eye Chicken Tonight!
Oh pleeeeeeeease.
Anything with the words "body" and "form" in it.
Whhhhhhhhhooooooooooooooaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrr Bardyfo-orm........
And the news that a new Werther's advert is out is not making my day any
lighter.
Happy Halibut II
--
Richard Salter -- ri...@cogs.susx.ac.uk -- "from rags to richs"
Nostalgia isn't what it used to be.
Genki
Sorry, haven't been following this too closely... has anyone mentioned the
"Tampets" advert yet? The one with the woman offering them on her coffee
table like After-8s, and blathering on about how they fit like CDs not like
records [ok, I made that bit up - almost!]
--
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"Are you suggesting coconuts migrate?" - MPATQFTHG
"Work...? Now where did I put that dictionary?" - me.
Phil Purle
eng3...@leeds.ac.uk "N.W.H. MAILER" writes:
...So phone Paul on 081 903 8071. Thats 081 903 8071. Just by
Arnos Grove tube. And I chatted to the surgeons throughout.
(sings) "Comm..you...ni..cations... at the speeeed of lighttttt".
Not the HAIR Centre - the CHAIR centre! Dial 100 and ask for Freephone Hernia.
Where in the world? ...At Peee Seee Worlllllddd!
I dont feel very well, sorry.
Phil.
--
Phil Purle.
Thats it - I'm off to the Tally Ho Clinic for brain transplant by Lyposuction
(Or circumcisionorothersurgicalprocedure) -- "Marvellous Luxury".
Richard Hayler
: FWIW research over the years has consistently shown that there considerably
: more people who actually like the ads (in general) than react negatively to
: them. The vast majority of viewers claim to be unmoved. Your last line is the
: most telling - I'm glad we all have choice.
I really can't believe this though (lies, damned lies and
statistics). It's true that soem adverts are funny or imaginative, or
feature catchy music - but thats the minority. Almost all are benile and
boring.
Philip Howells
> There's some thing *very* dodgy about these Werther's Original
> adverts. Could be from the "Captain Birdseye" school of advertising.
The thing that intrigues me is that in the original German version the
brainless grandson doesn't utter the strange "UGH" at the end - it's very
bizarre.
N.W.H. MAILER
>From: St...@mansell.demon.co.uk (Steve Kerridge)
>Subject: Re: Another terrible advert (aren't they all?)
>In article <782095...@fielding.demon.co.uk>
> ph...@fielding.demon.co.uk "Phil Purle" writes:
>> ...So phone Paul on 081 903 8071. Thats 081 903 8071. Just by
>> Arnos Grove tube. And I chatted to the surgeons throughout.
>> (sings) "Comm..you...ni..cations... at the speeeed of lighttttt".
>> Not the HAIR Centre - the CHAIR centre! Dial 100 and ask for Freephone Hernia.
>> Where in the world? ...At Peee Seee Worlllllddd!
>Why, I wonder, haven't they got a Freephone number for their Male Erectile
>Problems Clinic? Dial 100 and ask for Freephone Floppy.......
>I'm off to Wembly Bridge Club tomorrow....
Are you sitting comfortably? No .. I meant really comfortably ...
The thing that really annoyed me about the SofaBedShop ads it that they always
slipped in "and come and have a cup of tea". As though that's going to entice
me to go to their shop - come on, everyone, I've got an amazing idea for a
terrific day out - we're going to have a cup of tea at the SofaBedShop.
>===========================================================================
>Steve Kerridge | St...@mansell.demon.co.uk | "There's only one way of life,
> | | and that's your own........"
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M. Knell
Mercia FM, where for approximately ten years they've been running
"Allens Taxis, Coventry five five five five five five
Allens Taxis, Coventry five five five five five five
You dial we'll drive.."
Is it just that companies whose sole advantage is an easily remembered
phone number have to remind you of this at every available opportunity?
"Coldseal Windows are the best, double two double one double five"
Yup, I really think I'm about to go out and think "Hmm. Nice phone number,
and they say they're the best, so I think I'll buy my windows from them".
Shyeah right. Of course, with Phoneday coming up next year they'll be really
pissed - Nottingham's getting an extra digit :-)
"Nine double two double one double five" doesn't really sound the same...
-- mpK.
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Snail
>Don't know. My solution is never to watch the damned stuff. As long
>as Radio 3 continues who needs television?
Everyone?
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David E Newton
> Sigh. Anyone remember those wonderful ads on Radio City (Liverpool's ILR
> station)....
>
> (very profound Scouse accent starts shouting:)
> BERRY STREET CARPETS
> BERRY STREET
> TOP OF BOLD STREET
> LIVERPOOL.
>
> ...and that was your lot...
>
> pete
> --
> Peter Fenelon - Research Associate - High Integrity Systems Engineering Group,
> Dept. of Computer Science, University of York, York, YO1 5DD (+44 1904 433388)
> pe...@minster.york.ac.uk WWWpage http://dcpu1.cs.york.ac.uk:6666/pete/pete.html
Oh god, yeah - my mind had all but blocked that once out. Thanks Pete.
Why did he have to be *so* loud?
Still, the main adavntage of BERRY STREET, TOP OF BOLD STREET, LIVERPOOL
was that there was quite a nice pint at the Black Horse and Rainbow.
And why can't I remember any other adverts from Radio City now?
However, I remember some years ago, listening to Red Rose Radio when
Allan Beswick used to have his excellent phone in. there was always the
old favourite:
Take your scrap to CSM
Preston's top scrap metal men
They pay a better price
So this is our advice
Go - to - C - S - M (doodle ooh do CSM!)
--
David E Newton
Department of Linguistics
University of Edinburgh
d...@ling.ed.ac.uk
N.W.H. MAILER
>From: zza...@cs6400.mcc.ac.uk (Geoff Lane)
>Subject: Re: Another terrible advert
>Philip Howells (Phi...@walkden.demon.co.uk) wrote:
>: In article <5...@swallow.ukc.ac.uk> cs...@ukc.ac.uk "C.S.Williams" writes:
>: > There's some thing *very* dodgy about these Werther's Original
>: > adverts. Could be from the "Captain Birdseye" school of advertising.
>: The thing that intrigues me is that in the original German version the
>: brainless grandson doesn't utter the strange "UGH" at the end - it's very
>: bizarre.
>That explains it -- granddad was as NAZI!
click! Things are falling into place.
"Now you are zumsing special too, mein kinder! You too are part of zee master
race who vill conquer ze world vis ze help of meine special butter candy!"
Anyone seen the new ad, with its theme music? It was so sickly, I almost
needed an insulin injection.
>--
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>CS6400 Sys Admin, Manchester Computing Centre, Oxford Rd, Manchester, M13 9PL
>A)bort R)etry T)ake an axe to it?
Ian Collier
>However, I remember some years ago, listening to Red Rose Radio when
>Allan Beswick used to have his excellent phone in.
I remember listening to that. I remember sneaking downstairs in the
middle of the night to phone in. :-)
However, a couple of months after I discovered this radio programme, I went
to work in Winchester for a year. When I came back for the holidays Allan
Beswick had defected to Radio Manchester. Humph!
Ian Collier
Ian.C...@comlab.ox.ac.uk | i...@ecs.ox.ac.uk
Simon Frost
Ann Gow writes:
|>>....Other minor horrors are any car ads
|>>that imply that there might be just a teensy, weensy possibility of
|>>getting laid if you buy their poxy little runabout (says a card-carrying
|>>Triumph Toledo owner.)
|>Absolultely..... That bloody peugot car advert.... AAARGHHHH. Yup, buy this
|>car and your wife wont be able to resist you. Bollocks, thats what I think.
|>It's almost as bad as the pseudo pretentious arty advert, buy a BMW and
|>you'll be able to talk about Mondrian... I ask you....
You can really see the Peugeot family in real life can't you: "Darling, I've
got my new car - a Peugeot 306", "You Pillock, we've got 4 daughters - take it
back and get a big Volvo instead".
Simon.
Malcolm Currie
In article <CxtJ8...@lincoln.gpsemi.com>, phe...@roborough.gpsemi.com (Richard Phelps) writes:
From: phe...@roborough.gpsemi.com (Richard Phelps)
Subject: Re: Another terrible advert
Don't like the voice over, but the middle is good because you don't hear
Lord Rockingham's XI on the radio these days and I've lost the 45 I had of
"Hoots Mon". That dates me.
Have you noticed the number of outbreak of parodies like the Dime bar,
Boddingtons', (something) Direct Holidays; and obscure ad's for lagers
such as the two upside-down geezers and duck (still don't know what the
product is), strong but light, Kronenbourg, Foster's (though I was
amused the the new one with sking jumping 'roo)?
STEPHEN PAUL HOPKINS
Dave Parry <d...@oasis.icl.co.uk> wrote:
;phy...@caledonia.hw.ac.uk wrote:
;
;: On the subject of adverts - has anyone noticed the return?
;
;: Yes, the Nescafe Gold Blend couple (part 4).
;
;[too true stuff deleted]
;
;
;: Anyway, back to my point: How much longer do the advertising agencies are going
;: to go on with this utter rubbish?
;
;: Paul
;
;As long as the braindead continue to tell market researchers that they
;like and watch the advert. This particular abomination has spawned at
;least one book based on the adventures of the yuppies from hell, so
;some marketing slimeball somewhere must have thought there was a
;market for it out there.
;
;Consider this;
;
;- lot's of surveys have concluded that many people prefer the ads to
; watching programmes (!)
More fool them.
;- there are now videos of advert collections on sale (!!!!)
I've never seen any. Presumably they'll sell a few copies before the
millenium?
;- The Sun is the most popular newspaper and Neighbours the most
; popular TV show (with other soaps and anything with Cilla Black hot
; on it's tail)
The Sun is not a newspaper, although it likes to call itself such.
Since when has there actually been news in the Sun?
I suspect that on a regional basis, it does not sell very well in
Merseyside. The number 9615489 springs to mind (anyone who saw "Cracker"
last night will have no problem deciphering it).
And as for Cilla Black!
;
;Conclusion, billions of pounds are being wasted on education. We
;should abolish all state schools and, with the money saved, build
;more cycle paths.
I can only draw one of two conclusions from your posting, Dave. The
first is that your education was either poor or none-existant, and you
don't know any better, and the second is that you're talking tongue-in-
cheek. I sincerely hope it's the latter.
;Mad Dave.
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C.S.Williams
pregnant woman tells her husband "Honey, it's time...". I thought the
self-righteous American Airways one was bad enough ("Every now and then
I take a walk through the terminal...").
What are they trying to tell us by saying their hostesses are trained
midwives? What if people took it literally and decided to have their
kids "air"-born, so to speak? Would they be able to say "Everything's
under control" if ten women went into labour at once?
Perhaps they're trying to steal business from Bupa?
Charlie Williams.
G.M.Stone
on Viking FM in Humberside a few years back - cheery jingle
Shopping's great in Grimsby! All the best in high street shopping!
That, as far as it went, was it. A classic.
As for TV, the radio station I work on, Ice FM in Newcastle, currently runs a
station ident jingle lampooning that masterpiece of TV advert dubbing, Ferrero
Rocher ........
(F.R music .....
M'sieur, with theese Ice FM you are really spoiling us!
Echellente!
Greg Stone, indie DJ, Ice FM 105.4, Newcastle's finest .....
David E Newton
I actually (when I was at school) managed to get onto his show three
times in ten minutes. I think that was kind of a record round my way!
Kevin Lee
N.C.St...@geo.hull.ac.uk "N.C.Strugnell" writes:
> My pet hate is any advertisement that bastardises classic songs - the new
> Midland Bank ads are a case in point. Other minor horrors are any car ads
> that imply that there might be just a teensy, weensy possibility of
> getting laid if you buy their poxy little runabout (says a card-carrying
> Triumph Toledo owner.)
Too right. Whenever you hear one of the songs you can't stop thinking about the
bloody adverts. Other annoying ones are the new Volvo advert , the "control
freak" was bad enough, the woman in the new one is even worse. The new "Gold
Blend" couple are nauseating and anything with Danny Baker speaks for itself.
--
Kevin Lee
Richard Phelps
leaving the TV unplugged for the next 6 months. I was in Switzerland recently
and happened to catch a german version of the original ad on TV...
Everything was exactly the same (but in German), even down to the moth-eaten old
cardie and the compulsory moustache that grand-dad was wearing - I think the
german kid even had the same haircut as his english counter part. The only
difference was that old grandpops didn't kiss him on the forehead at the end of
ad. This was certainly one ad that lost nothing in translation - it still made
vomit! (but not in german) - seems if I have to watch another of these ads, then
I'm going to need a trip to the psychiatrist.
I'm glad to see that Harry Enfield is giving us all relief from Danny Baker, in
the guise of the new Dime bar ad.
What do people think of the Maynards Wine Gums ads ?
On the subject local radio, tune in to Plymouth Sound the next time you're down
this way - guaranteed to turn your head inside out in frustration.
Anyway, that's my $0.02.
Rich.
-------------------------------------
All my own views - not the company's.
-------------------------------------
Geoff Lane
: > There's some thing *very* dodgy about these Werther's Original
: > adverts. Could be from the "Captain Birdseye" school of advertising.
: The thing that intrigues me is that in the original German version the
: brainless grandson doesn't utter the strange "UGH" at the end - it's very
: bizarre.
That explains it -- granddad was as NAZI!
John J Smith
Mr P.P.W. Williams <pp...@ic.ac.uk> wrote:
> Call Sky subscriptions on (tel no. deleted) and we'll switch you on
Increasingly getting the label: "The advert channel", given that they put out
extended program previews before the adverts, and after the adverts, plus they
have started to match adverts in with american style, 25 seconds of show, then
another break.
It amazes me that such things as Sky 1 is subscription and adverts.
And I can't abide the Letterman show, which has hardly any content and a
constant stream of commercial breaks. How can this be so big in America, unless
they have the a lot shorter breaks...
Smid
! sm...@fulcrum.co.uk, all opinions my own, strangely enough. !
! "There aint no justice. Just us." - Chumbawamba !
N.C.Strugnell
>
>ri...@central.susx.ac.uk (Happy Halibut VI) wrote:
>>...
>>And the news that a new Werther's advert is out is not making my day any
>>lighter.
>
>adverts. Could be from the "Captain Birdseye" school of advertising.
>
song is probably the most inappropriate music possible for such a product.
My pet hate is any advertisement that bastardises classic songs - the new
Midland Bank ads are a case in point. Other minor horrors are any car ads
that imply that there might be just a teensy, weensy possibility of
getting laid if you buy their poxy little runabout (says a card-carrying
Triumph Toledo owner.)
--
Nick Strugnell | "Could someone please tell
School of Geography and Earth Resources | me what a PGP Public Key
University of Hull | actually does?"
N.C.St...@geography.hull.ac.uk |
Mr P.P.W. Williams
(sorry, I just can't stop today)
--
flame me if I'm wrong... Piers the Hamster, p.p.wi...@ch.ic.ac.uk
Exclamation marks are the work of the devil @:-)
"...and I've got this terrible pain in all the diodes down my side..."
Graham Allsopp
No no no - it's double-five, double-two, double-eight
Err, sorry! Been listening to Radio Hallam too long
Graham
--
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Email: G.Al...@Sheffield.ac.uk University of Sheffield
Tel: 0114 282 4741 (direct line) SHEFFIELD S10 2TN
Fax: 0114 279 7912 United Kingdom
Mr P.P.W. Williams
pro-vitamine nanoshpere complex deep under the rim and round the ubend
giving a closer fresher shave and you could save money now call C***** on
(tel no. deleted) now and find out how much you could save call (tel no
deleted) [walks over to bimbo at 'puter terminal who says] yes, call C******
on (tel no.deletes) [bloke again] so call C****** and see how much you could
save call (tel no. deleted) [cut to caption with enormous telphone number
while someone else reads out the number just in case you haven't quite been
brainwashed fully enough] ... and they help you breath more easily and give
you the freedom to do what ever you want they've got a blunted end so they
fit more easily and sound like CD's and there's a wigit inside that makes it
all frothy and penquins appear and there's all this and more in the News OF
The Wrld tommorow so don't delay phone that silly red phone with wheels
today and have everlasting life and infinite wisdom plus the ability to
halicinate sun drenshed beaches with that diabolical Bicardi ad that STILL
plays in cinemas.
[ALL: thank god, he's stopped]
...and its bigger, with more colours and you can play sonic faster and
Monsieur with this outragous acent you are spoiling us and is loves the jobs
you hate, good for a thousand and one houshold uses and its plastic
applicator makes it even easier to use give your kitchen the smell of spring
that cuts through greasy grime in half the time and even brings the dead to
live, so, singing...
[ALL]
You do the shake and vac, and put the freshness back, do the shake and vac
and put the freshness back...
Call Sky subscriptions on (tel no. deleted) and we'll switch you on
Thank you
T Nettleship
>The thing that intrigues me is that in the original German version the
>brainless grandson doesn't utter the strange "UGH" at the end - it's very
>bizarre.
If you listen carefully, you'll find that the kid is saying 'arse'.
What this tells us about his relationship with his grandfather, I am
not qualified to say.
Tom Nettleship
N.W.H. MAILER
>From: pp...@ic.ac.uk (Mr P.P.W. Williams)
>Subject: Re: Another terrible advert
>Thank you
Hmmm. Samuel Becket for the 1990s? Waiting for Bodyform?
>--
>flame me if I'm wrong... Piers the Hamster, p.p.wi...@ch.ic.ac.uk
>Exclamation marks are the work of the devil @:-)
>"...and I've got this terrible pain in all the diodes down my side..."
Steve Kirk
>My nominations for worst current ads:
>In first place, the Midland Bank ads with song lyrics, occasionally
>spoken by the actors.
Seconded. This one takes the prize for the most sneaky underhanded use of
psychology yet seen on UK TV. Not content with pinching classic songs (the
type you like to join in with when you hear them), they also change the lyrics
and print their own lyrics on the screen at the appropriate time. I was
appalled recently to find myself singing along *WITH THE MIDLAND LYRICS*,
reading the words off the screen !
What twisted minds these people have ..
Steve
S. CARDIE
>From: phe...@roborough.gpsemi.com (Richard Phelps)
>Well, I haven't seen the new Werther's Toffee ad yet - seems to me I'd do better
>leaving the TV unplugged for the next 6 months. I was in Switzerland recently
>and happened to catch a german version of the original ad on TV...
>Everything was exactly the same (but in German), even down to the moth-eaten old
>cardie and the compulsory moustache that grand-dad was wearing - I think the
Who are you calling 'moth-eaten'? I've never appeared in a Werther's ad in my
life ......
>german kid even had the same haircut as his english counter part. The only
>difference was that old grandpops didn't kiss him on the forehead at the end of
>ad. This was certainly one ad that lost nothing in translation - it still made
>vomit! (but not in german) - seems if I have to watch another of these ads, then
>I'm going to need a trip to the psychiatrist.
>[....]
>Anyway, that's my $0.02.
>Rich.
>-------------------------------------
>All my own views - not the company's.
>-------------------------------------
Steve Cardie, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, University of Leeds
"Is *has* got a happy ending - it's in the middle" - Iain Banks
i...@motmot.doc.ic.ac.uk
>>If you listen carefully, you'll find that the kid is saying 'arse'.
>>What this tells us about his relationship with his grandfather, I am
>>not qualified to say.
>
Is this one of those boys that Captain Birdseye keeps in his cabin ?
Ian Moor
i...@doc.ic.ac.uk
from MVS and JCL to unix and csh : well at least you can use lowercase
letters
N.W.H. MAILER
>From: m...@cs.nott.ac.uk (Matthew John Carlisle)
>Subject: Re: Another terrible advert (aren't they all?)
>Date: Wed, 19 Oct 94 13:13:09 GMT
>I would just like to mention the Slim-Fast adverts. Does anyone remember the
>DJ (short, receding black hair), who says "That was MEEEEEE etc...".
God I'm sad. I remember his name - Barry Bethel. Reminded me of that
incredibly camp individual on The Clothes Show who also did those dubious
"colour plus" adverts, where he spent most of the time touching little
children.
>Well I just saw him in another incredibly cheap advert where he is now the
>manager of a furniture warehouse in Kent somewhere. Don't the advertising
>bods realise that the general public will recognise these people in different
>adverts?
>Matthew Carlisle (m...@cs.nott.ac.uk)
Ian Collier
>I actually (when I was at school) managed to get onto his show three
>times in ten minutes. I think that was kind of a record round my way!
Is your real name Ross Lee? :-)
imc
STEPHEN PAUL HOPKINS
shop...@rowan.coventry.ac.uk (STEPHEN PAUL HOPKINS) wrote:
;>In article <CxKGJ...@oasis.icl.co.uk>,
;>Dave Parry <d...@oasis.icl.co.uk> wrote:
;>;phy...@caledonia.hw.ac.uk wrote:
;>;
;>;: On the subject of adverts - has anyone noticed the return?
;>;: Yes, the Nescafe Gold Blend couple (part 4).
;>;[too true stuff deleted]
;>;
;>;- lot's of surveys have concluded that many people prefer the ads to
;>; watching programmes (!)
;>
;>More fool them.
;...
;
;[reasonable assertions, followed by unecessary objections, deleted]
;...
;>;Conclusion, billions of pounds are being wasted on education. We
;>;should abolish all state schools and, with the money saved, build
;>;more cycle paths.
;>
;>I can only draw one of two conclusions from your posting, Dave. The
;>first is that your education was either poor or none-existant, and you
;>don't know any better, and the second is that you're talking tongue-in-
;>cheek. I sincerely hope it's the latter.
;
;
;I cannot speak for the original poster, but I can only draw one of two
;conclusions from your objections, Stephen. The first is that your ability
;to read English sentences, thereby eliciting the meaning thereof, is
;either poor or non-existant; the second is that you have absolutely no
;sense of humour. I sincerely suspect it's the latter.
;
;
;Charlie Williams.
I suppose you read the Sun??
Ann Gow
>
>In article <5...@swallow.ukc.ac.uk> cs...@ukc.ac.uk (C.S.Williams) writes:
>>
>>ri...@central.susx.ac.uk (Happy Halibut VI) wrote:
>>>Jeremy Henderson (J.R.He...@durham.ac.uk) declared:
>
>My pet hate is any advertisement that bastardises classic songs - the new
>Midland Bank ads are a case in point. Other minor horrors are any car ads
>that imply that there might be just a teensy, weensy possibility of
>getting laid if you buy their poxy little runabout (says a card-carrying
>Triumph Toledo owner.)
Absolultely..... That bloody peugot car advert.... AAARGHHHH. Yup, buy this
car and your wife wont be able to resist you. Bollocks, thats what I think.
It's almost as bad as the pseudo pretentious arty advert, buy a BMW and
you'll be able to talk about Mondrian... I ask you....
Ann
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>Anything with the words "body" and "form" in it.
>Whhhhhhhhhooooooooooooooaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrr Bardyfo-orm........
Just HEARING about the Bawdyform adverts makes me thank the gods that
they've never hit the States. (And mind you, I thought I'd never say that,
considering I generally wish some British media would be *more* available
here...)
>And the news that a new Werther's advert is out is not making my day any
>lighter.
Just one question--do the Werther's adverts over there have the atrocious
dubbing as well? Cause here in the States, the most common Werther's
advert is a badly-dubbed-from-German thing...(by the mutie sex gods, you
can even see the WRITING IN GERMAN on the package in part of the advert!
And WHEN do American kids wear lederhosen outside of Oktoberfest?)
Thinking it might just be time for alt.crap-adverts.die.die.die, I am (tm)
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