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God I HATE that advert - which other adverts seem to be written by men....

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mumtochloe · 01/08/2006 16:14

Aside from Vagisil of course!!

The advert in question is that one for a loo cleaner where the woman has just had a baby and has her "friends" over. One asks to use the loo and the glamorous looking mums main concern is that the loo is clean. The friend in question goes into the loo looking all critical but is so pleased as the loo is clean. Aarggh - when I had my dd I couldn't give a flying you know what if my loo was spotless, I certainly didn't look glamorous and if any of my friends had turned up being critical of my loo cleaning abilities she would probably got a severe tongue lashing. Definitely written by a man me thinks.

Are there any other adverts out at present that are obviuosly written by men

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HappyDaddy · 02/08/2006 10:58

The Nuts adverts are obviously written by and for men as it's a MEN's magazine! Blimey.

Most adverts are drivel, whoever they are written by.

serenity · 02/08/2006 11:09

LOL Salamander, I liked that one.

Gingerbear · 02/08/2006 11:15

"For ladies who insure their cars, Shiela's Wheels are superstars"

It's the "Bonza car insurance deals" bit that gets to me.

Rowlers · 02/08/2006 11:18
  1. Mum's gone to Iceland - a) because it's got KK in it and any day is a good day for a Kerry bash and b) when will dad be going to effin Iceland?
2. Car advert with Sarah-Jane in it 3. Accident claims ads - all of them 4. Halifax 5. Asda with Michael Owen acting really badly - painful

I know these don't fit the OP's criteria but hate them anyway

Northerner · 02/08/2006 11:19

Also Tess Daly yoghurt one that makes you feel full. Also any face creams with made up ingrediants - Penta peptides, el cassai immunitas (or is that yoghurts?!)

Salamander · 02/08/2006 11:19

Yes, what about ladies who DON'T insure their cars...

Do they drive around illegally

or do they get their ncie husband to work it all out for them because their too dippy

Northerner · 02/08/2006 11:20

Boswolox - that's another one.

ProfYaffle · 02/08/2006 11:20

Adverts for baby stuff that seem to be aimed at the babies ffs featuring words like 'gurgleometer', 'kissometer tested' etc etc

Just what kind of nappy headed simpletons do they think we are?

MrsBadger · 02/08/2006 11:21

the thing I find really funny is that Sheila's Wheels is actually just part of Esure, but they decided they'd make more money having a division that marketed specifically to women.

Gingerbear · 02/08/2006 11:22

Boswollox - is it an anagram for something rude?

HappyDaddy · 02/08/2006 11:23

I'm glad the baby stuff is kissometer tested. I'd hate it if I kissed my dd's bum only to have my eye put out by a dried jagged piece of baby cream.

Salamander · 02/08/2006 11:26

good point happydaddy (no pun intended)

cremolafoam · 02/08/2006 11:29

currently the 'Halifax gives you extra' with ll that feckin 'hip' music does my noodle in. Dh and i both dive for the mute button every time.

vontrapp · 02/08/2006 11:30

"let surgery wait!" makes me laugh out loud every time

Caligula · 02/08/2006 11:30

The famous old adage is 2 C's in a K (2 cunts in a kitchen) for wanky cleaning products advertising.

Most creatives are men (they tend to be among the highest paid in an ad agency, surprise surprise). Clients in charge of advertising budgets (who have the final sign-off decision) tend to be men.

Anyone surprised?

cremolafoam · 02/08/2006 11:31

oooh and Jane Fonda- 'im 68 not bad nuh'
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaargh

Spagblog · 02/08/2006 11:34

I think that the products aimed at men (Yorkie and Coke Zero) are really shite. Clearly woman have more refined palates and so the companies have to try and convince the blokes that they are really manly!

Northerner · 02/08/2006 11:35

Jane Fonda who's had 100 face lifts and Botox!!

Also those home hair dye kits. Yeah right - it looks like that when you do itv yourself.

MrsBadger · 02/08/2006 11:36

[geeky science hat on]
Boswelox? is a name L'Oreal made up so they could trademark the extract of a fern-type plant called Boswellia serrata that's been used for years as a herbal anti-inflammatory, and is currently being researched as a clinical treatment for inflammatory gut diseases like IBS and colitis.

How it stops wrinkles, however, has never been mentioned in a reputable journal...

Northerner · 02/08/2006 11:39

Really? Am at that.

Dh always said it is bollocks.

vontrapp · 02/08/2006 11:39

oh and the new one, "now my lines are filled... and my life is too!" as a toddler appears. Because a child and a new face cream bring equal amounts of joy.

Salamander · 02/08/2006 11:40

Does anyone remember that fake report about implanting monkey testicles into your cheeks as a form of cosmetic surgery...?

I think it was on that spoof investigative show from the 90s called "Alan Something Investigates..." [having trouble remembering]

Summer1 · 02/08/2006 11:46

The Jane Fonda one is sooo smug...think advertising must be dominated by men, as u can really tell when it's an ad for women and the miss the point totally!!!There should be an ad agency to get to women w/o annoying us!!Was thinking about films 2 - how often they get it wrong, but somtimes right 2...I thought Stepmom really summed up some of my friends experiences...which films do u identify with?

aitch71 · 02/08/2006 12:08

that garnier nutrisse ad with davina mccall.

'...nutrisse means nourish, mum'

1 i'm pretty sure that nutrisse does not mean nourish. the french infinitive for nourish is nourir. i will allow that it comes from the latin nutrire, however, but that does not mean you can frenchify the ending and call it a real word.

2 davina mccall's mum is french, not english

3 being french, davina mccall's mum would hardly need the french word nutrisse translated for her. UNLESS IT DOESN'T ACTUALLY EXIST!

4 if it is, as i suspect, not a real word then D Mccall's mum should really educate her daughter in the matter rather than waste everyone's time whinging about covering up her grey hair.

Aren't BB paying Davina enough, that she is forced to exploit her family and her cultural heritage thusly?

Salamander · 02/08/2006 12:14

You are quite correct Aitch
Nutrisse is not a French Word or a word in any language I can find.