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nidave
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Have you seen the advert for a brand of botox - you are encourages to ask for it by name.
Cant remember what it was though. It was an injection you ask for at your plastic surgeon.
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marksi
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Yup, seemed to be on a lot in the last few weeks. It's called Juvederm. Co-incidentally Infomania was taking the piss out of the US version of their ad on Current TV yesterday.

"Here's a picture of Julie before she had Juvederm, and here's a picture of her after she'd bought some make up".
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Jenny
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It's not a brand of Botox (which itself is a brand name anyway), it's a filler. It sounds bloody horrible either way. I think I'd rather wear a bag on my head.
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steddenm wrote:There's an ad at the moment for some chocolate-covered-biscuit-sticks which is Japanese or Chinese or something like that.
Talking of those Japanese confections, they're called Mikado here in Europe, but elsewhere they are known as pocky. Why did they have to rename them? I have some that I've imported from the US, they are no different, but for another name!
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Vodafone "If I ruled the world." It's not just the advert - I find the voiceover at the end really annoying too, particularly the way he says the word 'only'. I also can't abide the voiceover on the Orange Wednesdays advert - "Any customer, any mate, any Wednesday" - the harsh inclination on the word 'mate' is extremely grating.
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But the Orange adverts in the cinema are still the funniest things ever. I should know, I went to see 'Epic Movie' and only smiled at the advert.
Ronnie is victorious, vivacious in victory like a venomous dog. Vile Republicans cease living while the religious retort with rueful rhetoric. These rank thugs resort to violence and swear revenge.

But Ronnie can punch through steel so they lose anyway.
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I have an irrational hate of the Toyota advert where they pull covers off one car to reveal another underneath. I think it's the "music" that accompanies it.
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marksi wrote:I have an irrational hate of the Toyota advert where they pull covers off one car to reveal another underneath. I think it's the "music" that accompanies it.
Ahh. "music".

Or as Stuart would say,

"I 'think' its the music that accompanies it."
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No no, I think you'll find it'd be

"The music that 'accompanies' it."
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'Perhaps' you're 'correct'.
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Gavin Scott wrote:Or as Stuart would say,
"'I' 'think' its the music that accompanies 'it'."
Sput wrote:No no, 'I' think 'you''ll find 'it''d be
"The music that 'accompanies' 'it'."
Gavin Scott wrote:'Perhaps' 'you''re 'correct'.
Very amusing, I'm sure. Image

I notice they appear randomly.

Honestly, you two are like a pair of dogs with a bone!
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