speckytecky Posted July 9, 2012 Posted July 9, 2012 The new Go Compare advert staring Sue Barker almost makes me want to sign up as a customer YouTube - Broadcast Yourself the BT new advert with the soppy actors on the other hand totally ensures I never have a home hub!
Millgate Posted July 9, 2012 Posted July 9, 2012 The Fosters adverts make me chuckle! Thanks to their advice, I never wear "budgie smugglers"!!!!
Davit2005 Posted July 10, 2012 Posted July 10, 2012 Fan of the Snickers advert in the Football changing room :-).
AMLinington Posted July 10, 2012 Posted July 10, 2012 The Fosters ads are funny. I'm not keen on the new Go Compare ones - they have an iconic and memorable character who they are now trying to kill? My favourite ad has to be the Specsavers one with the Farmer shearing his sheep then he reaches for his sheepdog. The look on the dogs face as it runs out of the pen sans fur is great. I love that it's in black and white and I love the music. It's so serious and atmospheric until you see the dog. LOL. 2
gmj Posted July 10, 2012 Posted July 10, 2012 I really hate the Compare The Market ads......although thankfully the number of people who think its hilarious to say 'simples' seems to have died down now. 1
jinnantonnixx Posted July 10, 2012 Posted July 10, 2012 I hate the car ads... the one's where either: 1. People whizz along empty brightly lit streets at night with NO TRAFFIC, then park right outside the nightclub they wanted to go to. As if. 2. People drive through sunny forests with NO TRAFFIC, then park on the beach and whip out their surf boards. As if. 3. People drive through sunny Capetown with NO TRAFFIC and park right outside the shop. As if You get my gist. In reality, they'd be stuck in traffic thumping their steering wheel in a tantrum. 2
aerospacemango Posted July 10, 2012 Posted July 10, 2012 (edited) I hate to sound like a curmudgeonly old sod, but I very rarely watch anything on ITV and Ch4/5 because of the adverts. They all annoy me for differing reasons.... 1. Lipstick/make up.... Can women REALLY not see the "soft-focus" effect? 2. Cars.... That's it.... Make a generic advert for EVERY market by using only those letters and numbers that look the same back-to-front.... I.E V,M,T,W,1,8,0 (This list is not exhaustive!) 3. Phones... Oh...suddenly, you're MADE to put "sequences have been shortened" on your ads, otherwise people would complain that their iThing is slower than the ad model! 4. Insurance ... We KNOW we need it... Just tell us what you offer instead of getting someone to sing.... or, indeed, getting comedians to do "funny" ads.... I'm looking at you, Chris Addison/Alexander Armstrong 5. Food... McDonalds/BK/KFC... We KNOW your food doesn't actually look like that by the time the box is handed to us.... STOP giving us a false version of what you sell! AAAAAnnnnnnndddd Breathe!!! Oh...and whilst I'm on this.... The new Go Compare posters have been radically altered around a certain Northants town.... Perhaps @synaesthesia or @GrumbleDook have noticed?? Edited July 10, 2012 by aerospacemango 1
AMLinington Posted July 10, 2012 Posted July 10, 2012 I have an irrational hatred of those god-awful Skoda ads with the little green car on the rolling road. Ack it's annoying. Oh...and whilst I'm on this.... The new Go Compare posters have been radically altered around a certain Northants town.... Perhaps @synaethesia or @GrumbleDook have noticed?? This is not unique. All the posters have been 'defaced' - they are actually printed like that (printed to look like they've been defaced by graffiti - wow what a way to make a town look tatty in 1 easy step). It seems to be part of their new stupid campaign - they are now trying to 'kill off' the Go Compare man. Presumably gearing their new marketing campaign around how annoyed people are by the opera dude. Personally I am MORE annoyed at stupid posters that look like they've been defaced by vandals - don't we have enough vandalism and degeneration of the high street in this country as it is without deliberately hanging a poster that makes the place look worse? I hate it hate it hate it! 3
speckytecky Posted July 10, 2012 Author Posted July 10, 2012 Then there are the really annoying adverts where someone is whispering - one at the moment for posh hotel booking and the cringing catchphrase / tunes that run alongside the likes of Danone products!
aerospacemango Posted July 10, 2012 Posted July 10, 2012 I have an irrational hatred of those god-awful Skoda ads with the little green car on the rolling road. Ack it's annoying. This is not unique. All the posters have been 'defaced' - they are actually printed like that (printed to look like they've been defaced by graffiti - wow what a way to make a town look tatty in 1 easy step). It seems to be part of their new stupid campaign - they are now trying to 'kill off' the Go Compare man. Presumably gearing their new marketing campaign around how annoyed people are by the opera dude. Personally I am MORE annoyed at stupid posters that look like they've been defaced by vandals - don't we have enough vandalism and degeneration of the high street in this country as it is without deliberately hanging a poster that makes the place look worse? I hate it hate it hate it! I hadn't got close enough to see whether they were made like that!!
jinnantonnixx Posted July 10, 2012 Posted July 10, 2012 By the way, what are the seven signs of aging? I can only find four of them.
X-13 Posted July 10, 2012 Posted July 10, 2012 By the way, what are the seven signs of aging? I can only find four of them. 1. Fine lines and wrinkles 2. Rough skin texture 3. Uneven skin tone 4. Skin dullness 5. Visible pores 6. Blotches and age spots 7. Skin dryness [Copy+paste from google] We would have also accepted "gullibility to the power of 6".
jinnantonnixx Posted July 10, 2012 Posted July 10, 2012 Well thanks for that. I missed a few, but counted cantankerousness so I ended up with 8.
X-13 Posted July 10, 2012 Posted July 10, 2012 (edited) Well thanks for that. I missed a few, but counted cantankerousness so I ended up with 8. signs of aging != signs you're old For example, starting a sentence with "During the war" or "Back in my day" is a sign of being old. Edited July 10, 2012 by X-13
AMLinington Posted July 10, 2012 Posted July 10, 2012 (edited) I hadn't got close enough to see whether they were made like that!! I only realised that they weren't properly graffitied when I saw two of the exact same poster with the exact same graffiti and I realised that if it was properly vandalised the paint would not have 'run' in the exact same way on both posters and the vandals would most likely have put their 'tag' on it along with some choice swear words and a couple of painted penises for good measure. 1. Fine lines and wrinkles 2. Rough skin texture 3. Uneven skin tone 4. Skin dullness 5. Visible pores 6. Blotches and age spots 7. Skin dryness [Copy+paste from google] We would have also accepted "gullibility to the power of 6". That annoys me too - there are LOADS of skin conditions that can account for half of those and aging is only one: 1. Fine lines and wrinkles 2. Rough skin texture - Acne? Scars? Eczema? 3. Uneven skin tone - Chemicals and make up do this to your skin too. 4. Skin dullness - Pollution and poor diet. 5. Visible pores - Isn't this what teenage skin treatments claim to fix too? 6. Blotches and age spots - Blotchy skin is not unique to aging either. Age spots are but they don't mention Cherry angiomas too. 7. Skin dryness - eczema, psoriasis? Even babies have this! Edited July 10, 2012 by AMLinington
Gibson335 Posted July 10, 2012 Posted July 10, 2012 I love the ad where the aggressive daughter storms in to the room and demands her dad signs the 'fession' - for Haribo I think. Loved the Citroen robot dance, too. Can't stand the Go Compare man, but you can't forget him either. An odd one is the Dulux one where the parents paint the room bright yellow and their older son leaves...are Dulux trying to tell us they produce a paint so awful it drives people away??? Some ads are so awful you have to wonder how they got made.
X-13 Posted July 10, 2012 Posted July 10, 2012 Some ads are so awful you have to wonder how they got made. Indeed.
akidosaint Posted July 10, 2012 Posted July 10, 2012 Ads that annoy me at the present moment of time are for anything made by proctor and gamble yes i know your sponsoring the olympics but I dont need hear about in every other ad. 1
tmcd35 Posted July 10, 2012 Posted July 10, 2012 I'm liking the "You Must Be Hank Marvin" ads on at the moment. Can't stand the product they're are advertising (over priced cold supposed-to-be-chicken pieces), but the ad makes me chuckle.
Gibson335 Posted July 10, 2012 Posted July 10, 2012 Indeed. I'd actually like to see that - just so's I could feel violated by it. There can't be less thought put into advertising a product than there is for perfumes...essentially the same advert for the past 20 years, just with slightly different words.
X-13 Posted July 10, 2012 Posted July 10, 2012 I'd actually like to see that - just so's I could feel violated by it. There can't be less thought put into advertising a product than there is for perfumes...essentially the same advert for the past 20 years, just with slightly different words. . You have been warned.
Gibson335 Posted July 10, 2012 Posted July 10, 2012 . You have been warned. Thank you. Is it wrong to admit I laughed?
X-13 Posted July 10, 2012 Posted July 10, 2012 Thank you. Is it wrong to admit I laughed? Depends on what you laughed at and why you found it funny.
Gibson335 Posted July 10, 2012 Posted July 10, 2012 It just made me laugh - you have to assume that was the intention. Certainly didn't shock me, neither did I find it revolting. And I wouldn't have complained, though I do think it's a post-watershed advert. The dog's look of surprise was more realistic than the actor's. Not a good ad, though, and you have to wonder how many people had how many meetings and still decided that was OK.
AMLinington Posted July 10, 2012 Posted July 10, 2012 (edited) It just made me laugh - you have to assume that was the intention. Certainly didn't shock me, neither did I find it revolting. And I wouldn't have complained, though I do think it's a post-watershed advert. The dog's look of surprise was more realistic than the actor's. Not a good ad, though, and you have to wonder how many people had how many meetings and still decided that was OK. LOL I laughed too. I was more disgusted by the fact that he was asleep on top of a pile of fish and chips and that his other half wasn't angry with him AND kissed him. The dog shaking the spit off was gross though. Those Haribo adverts drive me nuts - that kid is so precocious - same with the Oreo advert. I would never allow my child to behave so disrespectfully towards either myself or their father! I like the Dulux advert with the parents - they paint their bedroom red, then several kids later repaint it. I love the look on the womans face. It is the subtlety of the implication that makes this a good advert. Kids are blissfully clueless on why this is good and funny but the message is clear in a totally appropriate way. Edited July 10, 2012 by AMLinington
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now