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what is the worst ad on tv at the moment?

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twirlymum · 04/09/2009 13:17

I want to throw my shoes at the tv every time that ad comes on where there are four women in a cafe (sex and the city style) and one says 'when I went to the loo, bowel stuff it was hard and uncomfortable'
ffs!

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merlin · 04/09/2009 21:37

That bloody Alpen ad. Stupid woman saying "oh that would be sexist" but then all we get is a distance shot of the lovely men in their shorts doing their exercises, whereas there are some gratutious close ups of the women bending over!!!

merlin · 04/09/2009 21:38

I want to see the men in close up bending over.

WineFlu · 04/09/2009 21:40

Grr, Iggy Pop ... that insurance co won't cover musicians either!!!

MavisEnderby · 04/09/2009 21:41

lol @ "send us your broken chav gold jewellery"

Also detest all poncey perfume ads.

Oh and that "I'm trying to be so funny to sell insurance" (AGAIN) Paul Whitehouse ones.

I'm on a roll.

wheresclaire · 04/09/2009 22:06

What worries me with the send us your gold ad, is how do they prove that its yours? Surely now robbers will be trying to steal your gold so they can send it off annonomously?

CyradisTheSeer · 04/09/2009 22:15

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BertieBotts · 05/09/2009 21:14

I bet those gold companies pay peanuts, I doubt any burgalars would bother making an extra effort since those ads have been on. They are only insured for up to £500 (it says in small print) so you wouldn't be using them for anything hugely valuable anyway.

I think the Poo at Pauls ad is funny but probably just because I heard everyone on here complaining about it for months before I finally saw it.

I do hate the comparison one with the webcams though and anything to do with digestive health is always awkward and awful.

BertieBotts · 05/09/2009 21:15

That looks wrong, but so does burgulars, so how the fuck is it spelt??

MrsGokWantstogocampingagain · 05/09/2009 21:55

The Iggy Pop insurance drives me up the wall. So does the Paul one and there is one for some sort of oat bar with a bloke rushing through the countryside saying "oooh" and a women rushing towards him saying "ahhh"

CyradisTheSeer · 07/09/2009 08:05

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lottiejenkins · 07/09/2009 09:54

Another vote for Poo at Pauls........ My ds and I love the news Specsavers ad with Postman Pat careering round Greendale with Jess hanging on the wiperblades!!

GetOrfMoiLand · 07/09/2009 10:06

The sensodyne toothpaste one - with testimonials from brain dead people 'ooh this toothpaste changed my life' etc.

The one for Dior J'adore, where Charlize Theron struts her stuff taking all her kit off, and then says 'J'adoooooore' in a supposedly sexy way, however it makes her sound as if she has been possessed by the devil.

The one where the woman cleans her son's daps with Jif, looks at the bottle of Jif as if it is the holy grail.

Any advert with Penelope Cruz, Andie MacDowell or Eva Longoria in it.

Jux · 07/09/2009 10:13

The one where the twat says to the sexy girl something stupid about "No-R" . I think there's a car in it somewhere too

PuppyMonkey · 07/09/2009 10:13

If find that Injury Lawyers for You one (or whoever it is, it's probably not them actually) where the woman falls over on the nice white wet floor a bit aaahhhh! oooooh! ooops! when she goes arse over and all her stuff comes out of her handbag in full view of everyone!

lottiejenkins · 07/09/2009 11:11

Have just remembered another one "GREEN ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRMY!!!" Agggggggggggggggggggggggggggghhh!!!!! I hate it!!!

BertieBotts · 07/09/2009 11:14

Injury Lawyers 4 U used to have a hilarious one where the man insisted "They're real lawyers!"

serajen · 07/09/2009 11:22

some sort of eye laser surgery ad with a woman whining on "why didn't anyone tell me about this before?"

copycat · 07/09/2009 12:35

oh serajen I was just going to add that laser eye surgery one with the girl saying "I know I keep banging on about it" ... if I can't get to the remote in time to switch channels I'm hyperventilating. Also the wretched Moonpig adverts aaargh. I like the Postman Pat Specsavers one and Compare the Meerkat too.

serajen · 07/09/2009 13:04

I'm with you Copycat! In fact, are there any decent ads about? They all irritate me!!

littleducks · 07/09/2009 13:10

this new weatabix oaty ba one, is frequent on milkshake and now dd is ooh aaring

CatIsSleepy · 07/09/2009 13:22

LOLOL @ 'send us your broken chav gold jewellery'
the most disturbing thing those ads is the bloke doing the talking doesn't blink even ONCE-that surely can't be normal (and is that Daniella Westbrook who has flogged him all her tat? are times that hard?)

yes yes hate the Alpen ad

am profoundly irritated by the ones with (I think) Paul Whitehouse in silly get-ups and accents talking pointless nonsense-I don't even know what he's advertising as I have to change channels when they come on

AvadaKedavra · 07/09/2009 15:57

lollipop, lollipop ooohhh lolli lolli lolli farking lollipop

lottiejenkins · 17/09/2009 21:16

I am getting seriously peed off with Paul Whitehouse dressed up as an ancient punk saing everything was a "barrrrrgain" in a horrendous Welsh accent!!

ajamore · 18/09/2009 00:06

The Birdseye Salmon fishfinger ad with all the suggestiveness of "show us your pink". The "female" fishfinger then unzips itself to reveal it's "pinkness". Its grossly inappropriate, lewd and frankly makes me want to gag. Does anyone else agree or am I reading too much into it?

EvilEdnasTwinSister · 18/09/2009 00:53

Can't stand the poo at Paul's house either.

Oh and all the adverts telling me how much younger I will look if I use their moisturiser. Haven't worked so far lol!!

And the Shredded Wheat one about it being good to eat if you are watching your weight. How come it is only women?? Are they the only ones who must watch their weight?? Pah!

And the Always "Happy Period" one. Hahahaha, that's all I can say.