Celebrate!
 

If there's anybody out there who a) writes the drivel that is most radio ads, and b) reads this drivel too, you need a bloody good slapping.

Three consecutive ads on the radio this morning told me to celebrate: First, who will I celebrate the Yas Island F1 with? Second, I should celebrate a new brand of washing powder (or something). Third, I should celebrate Caltex's new lubricant.

Are you off your ****ing rockers? I celebrate my kids' birthdays, Murdoch getting pied, Man U stuffing Arsenal, Thursdays, each morning that I wake up still alive, and—just occasionally—having the wisdom to know the difference between the things I can change and those I can't, and then accepting those I can't and having the courage to change those I can.

But celebrate a new frigging washing powder? Go bollox yourselves.

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You may want to use the lubricant on the ad writers in ways not intended by the ad by the sound of it :eek:

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I'm sure that Caltex's new lubricant will assist in placing a car radio up an appropriate orifice!:D

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The radio adverts here are appalling.

In fact, worse than that, the fat ****ing idiot that presents 104.4 (i think, don't know what station it is) had a blinder this morning.

They were talking about Miss Universe and Miss Angola won it. He then went through the following train of thought;

Angola?
Where's Angola?
Angola, where is that?
(get's told by the British bloke it's in Africa somewhere)
Oh right, I don't know about Angola
What do you call someone from there? An Angolian?
When I get food from Mongolia they are Mongolian so I assume that people from Angolia (yes, he changes the name of the country) are Angolian.

The worst bit is that the female co-presenter agrees with his logic and changing the name of the country.

Jesus.****ing.christ.

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'Avail yourself of......" is far too overused in adverts here.

In fact I don't think the word 'avail' is ever used in the Western world?

'The needful' is frequently used here at work too, I often use it here just for a laugh (I find it amusing anyway, no-one else notices the joke).

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Oh....

I thought this was going to be a Kool 'N The Gang thread....

:confused:

U.

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Here is confirmation of a point made in an earlier post, namely that a beautiful African lady has become the first Miss Universe from her continent for thirteen years. A story and image for Dean and Lionheart to smile about.
http://content.usatoday.com/communit...crown/1?csp=hf

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I thought this was the umbrella ella ella thread?:rofl:

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Do_the_needful and http://query.nytimes.com/search/site...&more=date_all

I happen to love hearing that phrase. Not only does it bring a smile to my face, it also gives absolutely no direction to a person who, most likely, needs absolute explicit direction and instruction. In fact, I find watching two people communicate in pigeon English extremely fascinating.

I particularly like the office boy at work who doesn't understand a bloody word I say (although we often have a good chat about the girls in Ahlan) and needs translation (in pigeon English) from the other office boy.

The comedy writes itself.

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Another phrase I like here is "and what is your good name?". I always feel like telling them my bad name instead.:)

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I always smile at the casual/formal combination of "Hi, Sir"

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That's definitely the worst one though...

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Celebrate turning off the radio like I do...

N.

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:thumbup:

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True. I am ever so pleased I remembered my Jamie T. collection.