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nwtv2003
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Gavin Scott wrote:I just love the Tesco ad with Des and the red dot pricetags which pop up.

Its brilliant.
Agreed, probably Tesco's best one for a while now.

There's one on the Radio at the moment for 3 with Mitchell and Webb singing Christmas carol's very badly, it cracked me up a couple of times whilst driving.
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aeonsource
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The ghastly new T-Mobile advert for there 'Combi' package is terrible, like something from 2000.
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nwtv2003 wrote:
Gavin Scott wrote:I just love the Tesco ad with Des and the red dot pricetags which pop up.

Its brilliant.
Agreed, probably Tesco's best one for a while now.
I quite like that one too, it manages to make me snigger chortle, no matter how many times I see it.

Des has always been willing to mock himself: singing a cheesy christmas song while wearing a 'Val Doonican-esque' wolly jumper is quite a clever idea. I'm not sure I ever take notice of what's on the red disks though, I'm normally concentrating on the expression on Des's face!
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Alexia
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I wonder if that ad is one of the "other projects" Des left Countdown for. Hmm...


On a brighter note - that Hellman's advert popped up yesterday.
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Chie
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I heard a radio advert for Hellmann's the other day, with the slogan 'Hellmann's - Christmas isn't Christmas without it' now surely that breaches false advertising rules? I've never bought Hellmann's anything and can safely say that Christmas has always been Christmas without it.
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You mean that sometimes, adverts exaggerate??

Wow.
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Sput
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For your benefit, chie, I thought I'd also explain that Hellmans isn't really the only mayonnaise - that's a turn of phrase.
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Sput wrote:For your benefit, chie, I thought I'd also explain that Hellmans isn't really the only mayonnaise - that's a turn of phrase.
How kind of you to state the 'bleedin' obvious' with only the mearest hint of your usual sarcasm.
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Jovis
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Isn't it wonderful Stuart how you've so blatantly ignored that last thread about you in an attempt to rid it from everyone's mind, only to ruin this thread too?
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Sput
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Yeh, nicely missing the point there stu. Chie clearly didn't understand the slogan "christmas isn't christmas without hellmans" so I thought I'd save OFCOM the trouble of hearing his complaints. I wish you'd saved us the trouble of your post.
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