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by Andrew Wood
Wed 25 Jul, 2012 17.02
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: Another High Street Rebrand
Replies: 2524
Views: 1157936

Re: Another High Street Rebrand

Again - not a rebrand - but this time a packaging change: I've just seen an advert for Flash floor cleaners celebrating their 50th(?) anniversary. The pack shot showed the range in a modern yet retro take on their early designs with the emphasis on the Flash typeface and the reintroduction of the bl...
by Andrew Wood
Thu 05 Jul, 2012 18.07
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: The Coffee Thread
Replies: 29
Views: 10200

Re: The Coffee Thread

Did you find out why it's called a venti?

http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/venti
by Andrew Wood
Mon 02 Jul, 2012 19.56
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: The Tesco & other non-Morrisons supermarket thread
Replies: 2008
Views: 905878

Re: The Tesco & Other non-Morrisons Supermarket Thread

Gavin Scott wrote:I actually hate the pseudo John Hannah voice who says, "Gʊd with Fʊd".
Worse - in the latest ad, it sounds like the voice is immitating the previous one.
by Andrew Wood
Sat 09 Jun, 2012 01.34
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: Your phone home screen + top apps
Replies: 37
Views: 15119

Re: Your phone home screen + top apps

Maybe a bit dull...

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by Andrew Wood
Fri 11 May, 2012 20.53
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: The Tesco & other non-Morrisons supermarket thread
Replies: 2008
Views: 905878

Re: The Tesco & Other non-Morrisons Supermarket Thread

your printers don't order their own toner? seriously? They have done for around six months now and we're expected to change the toner when the printer says it's out, not when it's low. However, as usual, common sense seems to fail when it's obvious that they need to be changed earlier a) so it just...
by Andrew Wood
Wed 15 Feb, 2012 16.05
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: Adverts that irritate and entertain
Replies: 1291
Views: 508440

Re: Adverts that irritate and entertain

What's with the current trend for film trailers to announce the dates as cardinal rather than ordinal numbers.

Saying something's in cinemas from 'March three' jars badly.
by Andrew Wood
Tue 27 Sep, 2011 11.58
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: Adverts that irritate and entertain
Replies: 1291
Views: 508440

Re: Adverts that irritate and entertain

A minor peeve is the ad for the HP laptop with disclaimer 'the colour of the model shown is not available in the UK'.

Though I suppose at least they're not like Dell who only seem to advertise their laptops being available in so many colours - and not the technical specs.
by Andrew Wood
Tue 30 Aug, 2011 21.51
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: TV Forum Watch News and Information Board
Replies: 9280
Views: 2693998

Re: TV Forum Watch News and Information Board

And now he has a web site "looking at Theme tunes, idents and branding of britains TV channels." with absolutely nothing on it. The best bit is he wants content for it - "if you have any thing that you could add that we don't have on the site, please post below or contact me through t...
by Andrew Wood
Wed 24 Aug, 2011 19.42
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: TV Forum Watch News and Information Board
Replies: 9280
Views: 2693998

Re: TV Forum Watch News and Information Board

Indeed. I'm 'loving' the question 'So what would happen if ITV launched a news channel ... ' in the mocks thread. It's only been six years.
by Andrew Wood
Thu 12 May, 2011 18.43
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: Domesday Reloaded
Replies: 10
Views: 3639

Re: Domesday Reloaded

It loads faster off the internet than it does off laserdisc!

I played with this last year at the National Museum of Computing at Bletchley Park ( http://www.tnmoc.org/ )