Robert dyas are wayy off the mark with sexuality

[DyslexicScientist]

I'm really about this.

Who thought it would be a good idea in this day and age. Maybe in the 90s

m.youtube.com/watch?v=_YS2dSa-Ud0

Sorry but it made me smile , it's a piss take

Watched it again. Funny!

That's what I said to DH, Wasonthelist . 'Heavy duty black bin bags, if you're bi or straight or bender'.

I used to work at Robert dyas back in the 80's. They were quite quirky in lots of ways, the women started work half an hour after the men & we had separate staff rooms for men & women!

Maud

How have you not heard of Robert Dyas?

The most northerly store is in Birmingham.

It's quirky and I found it funny - clearly meant to be humorous. I can't see anything offensive about this ad!

The most northerly store is in Birmingham.

And yet I'm from Manchester. Just clued up on UK stores it seems.

I'm sorry, but those who thought this was an advert in which Robert Dyas were trying seriously, if excruciatingly awkwardly, to show they actually had something for all sexualities, have a serious sense of humour deficit!

I love Robert Dyas and I love it even more now. This advert had me crying with laughter along with my gay son who also thinks it is fabulous. It is so bad it is genius!

Where's the T Robert Dyas?

How on earth can you not see that it's funny?

Unless you're trying to goad people, of course ...

That is fucking hilarious. I can't believe any of you took it seriously!

Obviously it is a joke, I just don't think its clever or funny. Who gives a fuck about a strangers sexuality?

Might as well pickup a toaster and say I've got brown hair. Its just dumb.

Fucking hilarious?

Wow. Some people's 'fucking hilarious' bar is set pretty low. I don't find it offensive or anything, just dull really.

It's designed to go viral, isn't it?

That's why it's not quite funny/clever, not very obvious what it's parodying, and a bit lame.

The idea is that we all wonder what's going on and why, and talk about it.

So, clearly, it works.

It's hilarious In the context of lots of po-faced MNers huffing about it, unable to see that it's blindingly obviously a piss-take. Plus I love Robert Dyas.

How is it blindingly obvious that it's a piss-take? It's quite obviously a piss-take of what?

I've never heard of Robert Dyas and from the look of the ad I thought it was for a local diy store.

It is funny. The Red House ad is funnier though, it actually made me laugh.

I think we must have a Robert Dyas somewhere near, as I have certainly heard of them, and quite possibly shopped in one.

If you don't see this ad as funny, what on earth do you think it's about or trying to say?

How could this possibly be any kind of 'straight' (forgive the pun) advertising?!

It's not just northern, I don't know about now but they did have stores in Canary Wharf and East Grinstead.

When I worked in London, there was a Robert Dyas opposite my office. They sell an utterly bizarre but quite fascinating range of stuff. It's a great place to buy secret santa gifts and a real treasure trove of stuff you never knew you needed!

You didn't work by Chancery Lane tube, did you emsyj?

Fleet St SoWhite - so not far from Chancery Lane!

I love Robert Dyas - and their online delivery / returns is really efficient - we got some stand alone induction hobs, one was faulty, they arranged a replacement and collection of the faulty one for the next morning. Great customer support. I'm a little bit addicted to their catalogue