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Re: Adverts which irritate and entertain

Posted: Mon 24 Nov, 2008 18.12
by cdd
Gavin Scott wrote:
nodnirG kraM wrote:Well it was afforded a re-edit a few years ago to get rid of that oily slimey piece of work who suggests "you could buy that race-horse of yours, let alone back it". Made me shudder every time.

Still, it costs nothing to find out; what was that number again?
He's still in the ad. He plays evil Archie in River City.
Yep, he is - and is what made me quiver with enough disgust to drag up this thread to mention it. My guess is they cut him out when they want to save a few seconds.

"Chelsea" loans indeed.

Re: Adverts which irritate and entertain

Posted: Wed 26 Nov, 2008 10.28
by paul_hadley
Has anyone else seen the new Gorilla advert by Cadbury's?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0eJfNVBL50c (Link edited to fix)

Saw this on TV for the first time the other day.

Re: Adverts which irritate and entertain

Posted: Wed 26 Nov, 2008 14.26
by not-ShowbizGuru
Oops, it looks like youtube's down the link doesn't work at all.

Re: Adverts which irritate and entertain

Posted: Wed 26 Nov, 2008 14.27
by not-ShowbizGuru
Nope youtube works just tried typing the address.
Looks like their sensoring people coming from websites like Metropol?

Hmm,, this needs investigating...

Re: Adverts which irritate and entertain

Posted: Wed 26 Nov, 2008 14.34
by Ebeneezer Scrooge
ShowbizGuru wrote:Hmm,, this needs investigating...
No it doesn't. Latesghowuk just missed a w in www

Re: Adverts which irritate and entertain

Posted: Wed 26 Nov, 2008 14.37
by iSon
ShowbizGuru wrote:Nope youtube works just tried typing the address.
Looks like their sensoring people coming from websites like Metropol?

Hmm,, this needs investigating...
Or possibly because the link is missing one w from www.

Re: Adverts which irritate and entertain

Posted: Wed 26 Nov, 2008 14.42
by not-ShowbizGuru
Looks like we were wrong about that one, then!

Appreciate it, guys. Should put you on mythbusters. :mrgreen: (joke)

Re: Adverts which irritate and entertain

Posted: Wed 26 Nov, 2008 15.03
by cdd
In response to rumours circulating in the Secret Forum, I'd like to publically state that Mr Guru's arrival is NOT a carefully choreographed publicity stunt to have someone categorically wronger than me on the board at a time when Nini's been given her license back!

Re: Adverts which irritate and entertain

Posted: Wed 26 Nov, 2008 16.16
by Malpass93
cdd wrote:In response to rumours circulating in the Secret Forum, I'd like to publically state that Mr Guru's arrival is NOT a carefully choreographed publicity stunt to have someone categorically wronger than me on the board at a time when Nini's been given her license back!
[joke]
I was already here, so that isn't the reason.
[/joke]

Re: Adverts which irritate and entertain

Posted: Wed 26 Nov, 2008 19.06
by Nini
Malpass93 wrote: [joke]
I was already here, so that isn't the reason.
[/joke]
You're wrong malpass, you're a different sort of wrong.
cdd wrote:In response to rumours circulating in the Secret Forum, I'd like to publically state that Mr Guru's arrival is NOT a carefully choreographed publicity stunt to have someone categorically wronger than me on the board at a time when Nini's been given her license back!
You're... Hm, well, nice to know that Showaddywaddy isn't out for your title as the single known point of absolute wrongness, cdd. Wonder who it was who started such awful stories.

Re: Adverts which irritate and entertain

Posted: Wed 26 Nov, 2008 21.40
by Malpass93
Nini wrote:
Malpass93 wrote: [joke]
I was already here, so that isn't the reason.
[/joke]
You're wrong malpass, you're a different sort of wrong.
Fair enough, Nini.