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Reality in the adverts Vs real life

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chunkythighs · 01/09/2011 23:02

None of this happens in my life.....

  • Clothes come out of the washing machine both clean and ironed.

*On the off chance that they are not shiny white, a complete stranger lands in your kitchen with a childrens chemistry set and tells you that you're doing it wrong. You won't scream as for some reason you kind of expected this...

*All men wake up with clean shaven faces and head off to the bathroom to shave. They also like to caress the same face after the 'shave'.

*Discovering that your kitchen has been flooded (helllooo limescale), you will lose the ability to let your voice and lips move in sync.

*Baking with a number of children is a relaxing experience.

*Children always leave a thick encrusted ring of mud after having a bath- you don't mind, in fact you just raise a quizzical eyebrow and a smirk. (After all you did insist on having a complete white room I guess).

Will be adding more.

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borntoberiled · 01/09/2011 23:28

Haha Smethwick. I always notice that about drinks in adverts. They do a similar hand-wrap move in fajita advert too, and the "fun" of creating the fajita is enough to bring on an actual party atmosphere.

CointreauVersial · 01/09/2011 23:28

You live in a beautiful minimalist loft with shiny white floors and a sea view. The sun is shining, the sky is blue, and DH looks like Brad Pitt.

learningtofly · 01/09/2011 23:28

I eat a yoghurt and magically lose 5 stone in an instant and my friends wonder what my secret is Wink

FruStefanLindman · 01/09/2011 23:26

When you've just bought the latest, in-your-dreams car and you're driving down the road it will always be sunny and dry and there won't be any other vehicles on the road at all to impede your swissshhhy progress

learningtofly · 01/09/2011 23:26

I apply mascara and my eyelashes are so long i can no longer open the front door.

My hair starts swishing from side to side all of its own accord after being hastily washed and dried by my own fair hand Hmm

I hate adverts. They either lead us into some kind of parallel universe or think we are idiots.

ThePopsicleKat · 01/09/2011 23:23

Cheerios will ensure that your daughter makes good life choices.

SmethwickBelle · 01/09/2011 23:19

When faced with a choice of fattening treat vs. healthy snack (TM) a woman should bite her lip and look anxious and confused - help! A choice!

It is the law to wrap your hands around a mug of tea, coffee, especially soup even though no one ever does this in real life.

Bubble baths are apparently something akin to a week in the Bahamas in terms of excitement, luxury, relaxation as reflected in beatific face of the bather.

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chunkythighs · 01/09/2011 23:14

When you drink out of a bottle, ensure you have the label showing- it's vital that you never ever swallow regardless how large the gulp. This is particularly important when drinking coke.

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reddaisy · 01/09/2011 23:10

You have a computer that works perfectly well and you go out to work.

You return home to find that your living room has had all the furniture moved out and a computer shop has been set up in its place.

Instead of screaming WTF and demanding to know how they got in/where your stuff is and for them to get the hell out, you peruse said computers until you decide to get rid of your perfectly find 4-year-old computer and buy a new one.

AfternoonDelight · 01/09/2011 23:06

After playing outside, children come running back in covered in grass, mud, blood and blackcurant juice. You do not question this (not even to find out where the blood has come from). You wash the clothes in question in the washing machine on their own instead of waiting for a full load. You then pull them out and marvel at how clean they are.

Laquitar · 01/09/2011 23:05

Happy -and beautiful- people first thing in the morning. Before coffee Hmm

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