Adverts!!

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Just for a bit of light relief - I was sitting in my usual semi - comatose state yesterday evening, staring blankly at the TV, adverts washing over me, when I began to wander which adverts get on other peoples nerves? Which drive you potty every time you hear/see them? I know this is a bit banal, but it's about my level......
For starters, the 'best' have to be daytime TV ads - in particular - "Wahey, just call us the Fybogel Family...."
Any more for any more?.......

Is 18 squirrel poo? R

26 is that drink of champions - Um Bongo!

and 36 is - mmm, yummy - Texan bars

18 TOPIC - a hazelnut in every bite ("funny how you always remember right at the end" )
19 Sugar Puffs?
29 Harmony Hairspray..."is she or isn't she?" (wearing harmony hairspray...quite frankly, who cares??)

Incidently, didn't anyone ever think of the Domestos ad - what about all the 'unknown germs' though?

Yes enid we are talking about the same ad - i'm soo pleased someone else out there has seen it and enjoys it as much as me.

Thanks for the quiz lizzer

hmmm.. to pick up your question, motherofone. Why do some companies run such dreadful ads? Where do I begin?

Fear of the unknown and focus groups play a big part. If a focus group gives an awful idea the thumbs up, it takes a brave client to ignore their verdict and go with the idea favoured by the advertising agency.

And sadly, some creative agency solutions are agonisingly cringe-making, as these messages here testify.

Or a great concept falls by the wayside, once it comes to production: the budget gets cut, the commercial director argues with the creative team etc etc. I have been involved in my small way in some real horrors. Mostly though, I have worked in print, not in TV, where all mistakes are magnified.

I could write so much more, goodness I havn't really begun!, but time is short right now. Will come back to this later and join in the quiz, unless you all beat me to the answers first.

32 - is it Fruit n Fibre??? one of the ads had Grunt Mitchell in it (what's his real name, my brain's befuddled today).

48 - we won't be there when you cross the road ...

According to dh....

12 Stones Bitter
14 Hansa
44 Bike

and is 20 Hai Karate aftershave?

jodee, it's Ross Kemp! R

I'm appalled by the ad for the X-box, where it begins with a baby being shot out of its mother's womb, hurtling through the air, ageing as it goes, and finishing by crashing through a grave. I find it so tasteless

I shall have a go at the quiz when I'm more awake!
There used to be an advert for Nivea body lotion which had some ridiculously skinny blonde doing some really weedy looking exercises and the voice-over went something like "this is what it takes to firm up your body"
HAH, AS IF!!!
And the blonde looked really smug as well.
That advert for those Campino (sp?) sweets - is that for real? "Mmmmmm they're really creeeeamy!"
Needless to say I haven't tried these sweets.

On the other hand, the advert for Marmite featuring Zippy from Rainbow. That's class!

I really hate that Carol Vorderman does the endorsement for those loan shark companies. Loads of people who watch countdown probably think - well she's great at maths - it must be a good deal!!

Hi again, here's some more of the adverts if you're interested (if not, just tell me to go away - politely of course )

50 The mark of a man
51 The better way to start the day
52 Hand built by Robots
53 Get away
54 Schoene Gebaeude.
55 Ja, Britischer Architekt!
56 Strewth! there's a bloke down there with no strides on!
57 Reassuringly expensive
58 This man put a million on black, and it come up red
59 Vorsprung durch technik
60 Your flexible friend
61 Accepted in more places than certain charge cards I could mention
62 Full of eastern promise
63 A taste of paradise
64 When you're sitting home alone, make new friends on the telephone
65 Don't just book it _
66 I wish they all could be __ girls
67 The world's favourite airline
68 Either get a flip top head, or get a _
69 See the face you love light up with _
70 Polish up your __
71 All you can do is chew
72 The right one
73 The real thing
74 They taste better than they look, look, look
75 The pen is mightier than the sword
76 The appliance of science
77 You can put the dinner on - I'll be home in 20 minutes
78 Will it be chips or jacket spuds? will it be carrots or frozen peas?
79 If only all places were like _
80 Come to and experience the effect
81 Life's always better in the __
82 If you like a lot of chocolate on your biscuit _ _
83 __ and on and on.
84 They're waffly versatile
85 Look for the _ _ sign
86 If only we knew it how _ do it you can bet we'd be doing it as well
87 Monsieur, with these you are really spoiling us
88 A glass and a half of milk in every half pound
89 Central heating for kids
90 Jim Dunk says, "don't drink it"
91 Marvin the mountie always gets his man
92 it's not all work work work you know
93 the bank that likes to say yes
94 the listening bank
95 a big bank for a big world
96 get a little extra help
97 the lighter way to enjoy chocolate
98 made to make your mouth water
99 they're tasty tasty very very tasty they're very tasty
100 sculpt your hair any way you like it
101 Bakers born and bred
102 No no no no no no no no no! No! No! No! No! Oh all right then, I'll meet you halfway
103 Bread's better wi' nowt taken out
104 Apples hazlenuts bananas, raisins coconuts sultanas
105 The are on me !
106 Its an , Henry
106a Lovely !!
107 A drink's too wet without one
108 You can't put a better bit of butter of you knife
109 One too many and you might turn _
110 A newspaper, not a snooze paper
111 Let your fingers do the walking
112 Fresh as the moment when the __ !
113 helps you work, rest and play
114 Everyone's a _ case
115 just enough to give your kids a treat
116 Every bubble's passed its fizzical !
117 Devon knows how they make it so creamy
118 They're grrreat !!
119 I'd rather have a bowl of
120 My mate
121 Bet you can't eat three
122 Only _ have the answer
123 Ho ho ho,
124 it's gotta lotta bottle
125 Mmmmm !
126 You can be sure of __
127 Tap it, unwrap it
128 Come on ! Be a super shaker !
129 It's slightly rippled with a flat underside
130 Put a tiger in your tank
131 Rah rah rah !!
132 Let the juice loose !
133 8 out of 10 owners who expressed a preference said their cats preferred it.
134 Make room for the
135 They'll be around forever
136 Shake 'em Daisy
137 This dirt says hot, the label says not
138 Encrusted with honey, nuts and brown sugar
139 Break the sound barrier
140 When your carpet smells fresh your room does too
141 The totally tropical taste
142 Open, pour, be yourself once more
143 Made in Scotland from girders
144 Ask for freephone 2361 OK?
145 Where people come first - and come back again
146 They're Yummy for Your Tummy!
147 How do you eat yours?
148 We want to be crisps
149 More reasons to shop at
150 Every little helps
151 Good food costs less at __
152 Britain at its best
153 A company from over here that is also doing rather well over there
154 A tough act to follow
155 Aaaah!
156 The best a man can get
157 Splash it all over
158 Looking good for your future
159 To be this good takes ages
160 specially brewed for the can
161 loves the jobs you hate
162 won't let you down
163 exceedingly good cakes
164 probably the best lager in the world
165 Taste the rainbow of fruit flavours
166 Everything we do is driven by you
167 They fizzibly melt
168 Get busy with the fizzy
169 They're chewy, not chalky
170 Tense, nervous headache?
171 Plink plink fizz
172 Oh Clifford!
173 3-in-1 protection for your family
174 I want a toy, chocolate and a surprise!
175 It's tingling fresh
176 Fresh from the captain's table
177 The mild cigar
178 You're never alone with a __
179 Still working
180 Beware of expensive imitations
181 Call Eileen Bilton
182 Champion of the north
183 Cheaper than you think
184 The lion goes from strength to strength
185 Do yourself a favour _
186 Mints are meant to be like they've always been...rock hard!
187 Chocolate heaven since 1911
188 _ will make you smile
189 Bring on the
190 Bring out the __
191 Be the best
192 Fit the best
193 Rollin' Rollin' Rollin'
194 Number one in DIY
195 Take two bottles into the shower?
196 It's frothy, man
197Clunk click _
198 Lipsmackinthirstquenchinacetastingmotivatingoodbuzzincooltalkinhighwalkinfastlivinevergivincoolfizzin
199 Go get 'em, Floyd
200 The biggest snack pennies can buy

Sorry I know there's loads but that's it then, I promise....

I'm hopeless at this sort of thing but as I've had a glass or two, I'll give it a bash!

52 Hand built by Robots - Volvo

56 Strewth! there's a bloke down there with no strides on! - Fosters?

59 Vorsprung durch technik - Audi

60 Your flexible friend - Barclaycard

61 Accepted in more places than certain charge cards I could mention - American Express

62 Full of eastern promise - Turkish Delight

63 A taste of paradise - Bounty (yuk)

65 Don't just book it - Thomas Cook it

67 The world's favourite airline - Britush Airways

72 The right one - Martini

73 The real thing - Coke

76 The appliance of science - Zanussi

82 If you like a lot of chocolate on your biscuit- Join The Club

88 A glass and a half of milk in every half pound - Cadbury's Dairy Milk

89 Central heating for kids - Ready Brek

93 the bank that likes to say yes - Barclay's

97 the lighter way to enjoy chocolate - Maltesers

98 made to make your mouth water - Opal fruits

103 Bread's better wi' nowt taken out - Hovis

105 The - Milky Bars - are on me !

108 You can't put a better bit of butter of you knife - Lurpack

111 Let your fingers do the walking- Yellow Pages

112 Fresh as the moment when the - pod went pop birds eye peas

113 helps you work, rest and play - Mars Bars

115 just enough to give your kids a treat - Finger of Fudge

117 Devon knows how they make it so creamy - Ambrosia creamed rice/custard

118 They're grrreat !! - Frosties

121 Bet you can't eat three - Shtredded Wheat

126 You can be sure of - Shell

130 Put a tiger in your tank - Esso

133 8 out of 10 owners who expressed a preference said their cats preferred it. - Whiskas

137 This dirt says hot, the label says not - Ariel?

140 When your carpet smells fresh your room does too - Shaknvac

141 The totally tropical taste - Tango

143 Made in Scotland from girders - Irnbru

147 How do you eat yours? - Cadbury's Creme eggs

149 More reasons to shop at- Asda?

150 Every little helps - Tesco?

151 Good food costs less at - Sainsbury's?

153 A company from over here that is also doing rather well over there - Hanson

156 The best a man can get - Gillette

158 Looking good for your future - Scottish Widows

161 loves the jobs you hate - Mr Muscle

163 exceedingly good cakes - Mr Kipling

166 Everything we do is driven by you - Ford

169 They're chewy, not chalky- Remegel

170 Tense, nervous headache? - Anadin

174 I want a toy, chocolate and a surprise! -Kinder Surprise

176 Fresh from the captain's table - Bird's Eye Fish fingers

177 The mild cigar - Hamlet

195 Take two bottles into the shower? - WashnGo

197Clunk click - every trip seat belts

Go Suedonim!