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

199 replies

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

OP posts:
cremolafoam · 02/08/2006 13:16

bloke coke-dry boak

now there's a tagline

aitch71 · 02/08/2006 13:23

cremola

jampots · 02/08/2006 13:25

the Activia advert with the the kleptomaniac mother

cremolafoam · 02/08/2006 13:33

which one's that jampots?

jampots · 02/08/2006 13:34

the one where the mother goes to the daughter complaining very nicely about a bloated tummy - her dd says "I use Activia by Dannone etc" and the mum tries to sneak them into her bag without hte dd seeing. The kitchen is completely cleana nd tidy - surely a woman wouldnt have done that!

MrsBadger · 02/08/2006 14:11

oh, have just been overcome by a wave of hatred for the ?Sennakot one where the woman fills up her handbag with food to 'demonstrate what it's like to be constipated'.

Gak.

anorak · 02/08/2006 14:46

agree about activia, most unrealistic conversation I've ever heard...

Hate 'because I'm worth it'. So if you can't afford their poncy products does it mean you're not worth it?

Also hate Picture insurance with that annoying schoolboyish man who doesn't know how much he wants to borrow before he phones them, can't put his football down in the living room, and obviously thinks the phone call is a man's job and the form-filling will 'give her something to do'

dump him and get a grown-up

Preferably one with no debts to consolidate who doesn't play football in the sitting room.

cupcakes · 02/08/2006 14:53

and why is his wife videoing him?

cupcakes · 02/08/2006 14:55

I suppose so she has a record of his spiral into debt for when they are splitting assets following the divorce.

anorak · 02/08/2006 14:55

I presume because he's such a refreshingly charming, slightly crazy guy? ...

anorak · 02/08/2006 14:56

LOL

calicopie · 02/08/2006 15:14

Is anyone else hating the currently ubiquitous advert for BP or summat with some bint wittering on about global warming and cars making mess?

It didn't bother me so much the first 50 times I saw it but now I want to poke the bint's eyes out.

Also while we're on it, doesn't it seem a bit rich BP suddenly coming over all green after umpteen years of ballsing up the planet. Now the oil's running out let's jump on the veg oil powered car bandwagon.

Explotative tossers.

mummyhill · 02/08/2006 16:02

Irritating washing powder ad where the bloke gets his clothes ripped off him whilst standing on the kerb. Wouldn't be quite so bad if he was good looking and had a few muscles

Northerner · 02/08/2006 16:27

There is a new one for ariel wher some eskimo woman is in the north pole (or wherever they live) washing her babygro in icey waters. It says that it get results even at low temps.

She wanders off into the distance with her baby strapped to her back and her ariel in her bag.

fullmoonfiend · 02/08/2006 16:33

...leaving half a dozen baby seals dead, in her wake, thanks to her thoughtless pollution

Salamander · 03/08/2006 09:58

Motorola Pebl

get over yourselves - it's a mobile phone

aitch71 · 03/08/2006 11:11

is that the one where there is a bit of text at the bottom saying 'this product is not water-resistant, so please do not do as the couple in the advert are doing and lob them in the sea. if you do, it will be an ex-mobile phone'. or something like that.

Salamander · 03/08/2006 11:30

That's one of them Aitch.

STUPID THING!

Also the ones that surround programmes like Big Brother - offensive nonsense.

yeahinaminute · 03/08/2006 11:54

Why are there no engine oil ads on any more .. Castrol GTX etc?!

Friends SIL was overdue ( at this point I need to say she was very sweet yet very .. how can I put it .. ah .. Dim that's the word .. DIM!!) watching TV when the Castrol ad came on ... and after a couple of minutes contemplation ... quietly said ... "well I'm not looking forward to taking that but mum seems to think it will help" ... looks of astonishment all round as friend got up slowly took her by the hand a said " repeat after me ... CASTOR OIL, CASTOR OIL not CASTROL "

Salamander · 03/08/2006 11:57

don't know why there are no motor oil ads any more
that is odd!

fullmoonfiend · 03/08/2006 11:59

I used to love the music for that castrol oil ad...dunno why I shared that!

yeahinaminute · 03/08/2006 12:13

Because you had to !!

Jackstini · 03/08/2006 12:29

I hate the Picture one too but the worst one is Lombard Direct with that bloody stupid blue phone shouting "HELLO" I have to mute that or put a brick thru the telly - never ever will I have a loan off them as long as I live!
I do like the shaking your ass one though - sorry just like the music and dd starts wobbling to it in her Bumbo!

Moomin - to add to your alternative 'bloke coke' advert, why can't we have:
Barmen/wine waiters - without the snotty look and little silver tray to put your change on
Shopping - without the communal changing rooms and constant 'can I help you's
Big fat cream cakes - without the calories......

Salamander · 03/08/2006 12:34

Any else laugh whenever they see Sharon Osbourne "shopping" at ASDA?

Jackstini · 03/08/2006 12:37

I do - when I was in Asda head office yesterday I overhead 2 men discussing her and whether or not Prunella Scales actually shops at Tesco or Jamie Oliver at Sainsbury's!

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