Adds that make you see red?
Mar 16th 2005, 3:26 pm
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Re: Adds that make you see red?
Originally Posted by Guelder Rose
I can't remember the product ??? ... but what really bugged me was the stupid tune and someone singing about 'dollops' of whatever the food product was on something or other. 
Mar 16th 2005, 3:27 pm
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Re: Adds that make you see red?
Originally Posted by clydegirl
Would that be "a dollop of daisy" sour cream ?
Oh My God
That is it
That advert would drive the sanest person mad
Mar 17th 2005, 4:19 am
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Re: Adds that make you see red?
The ad for Brinks Home Security is really annoying, in fact the tag line for it should be "Brink Home Security. Protecting You From The Worlds Most Stupid Burgulars"
Mar 17th 2005, 6:05 am
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Re: Adds that make you see red?
Originally Posted by clydegirl
Would that be "a dollop of daisy" sour cream ?
Mar 17th 2005, 6:05 am
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Re: Adds that make you see red?
Originally Posted by Perfumdiva1
Oh My God
That is it
That advert would drive the sanest person mad
That is it
That advert would drive the sanest person mad
Mar 17th 2005, 6:36 am
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Re: Adds that make you see red?
I haven't read through all eleven pages so far, so forgive me if these have already been mentioned...
1) Aquafresh Exteme Clean toothpaste ad -- Cute Girl sees Cute Guy sit down next to her in an airport, and he's reading a magazine about Judo. Wanting to make a good impression, she gets up and goes to the bathroom to brush her teeth -- IN THE SHOWER, FULLY CLOTHED. Then Cute Girl leaves the bathroom -- still fully clothed but completely dry -- buys the same Judo magazine and sits back down next to Cute Guy reading the magazine, which catches his eye and they fall in love and get married and live happily ever after...
2) Any ad that says "less carbs" or "less calories". Case in point: Ocean Spray juice commercial where they say it has "50% less carbs" and "50% less calories". It's FEWER, people!! FEWER CARBS!!!!! FEWER CALORIES!!!!! There's no such thing as "less carbs"!!! Ooh, that REALLY grates on my nerves!! (Can you tell?!)
(Speaking of which, every time I see this thread pop back up to the top of the forum, I want to go in and edit the title to say "Ads [one "s"] that make you see red?"! LOL)
~ Jenney
1) Aquafresh Exteme Clean toothpaste ad -- Cute Girl sees Cute Guy sit down next to her in an airport, and he's reading a magazine about Judo. Wanting to make a good impression, she gets up and goes to the bathroom to brush her teeth -- IN THE SHOWER, FULLY CLOTHED. Then Cute Girl leaves the bathroom -- still fully clothed but completely dry -- buys the same Judo magazine and sits back down next to Cute Guy reading the magazine, which catches his eye and they fall in love and get married and live happily ever after...
2) Any ad that says "less carbs" or "less calories". Case in point: Ocean Spray juice commercial where they say it has "50% less carbs" and "50% less calories". It's FEWER, people!! FEWER CARBS!!!!! FEWER CALORIES!!!!! There's no such thing as "less carbs"!!! Ooh, that REALLY grates on my nerves!! (Can you tell?!)
(Speaking of which, every time I see this thread pop back up to the top of the forum, I want to go in and edit the title to say "Ads [one "s"] that make you see red?"! LOL)
~ Jenney
Mar 17th 2005, 6:49 am
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Re: Ads that make you see red?
Originally Posted by Jenney & Mark
I haven't read through all eleven pages so far, so forgive me if these have already been mentioned...
1) Aquafresh Exteme Clean toothpaste ad -- Cute Girl sees Cute Guy sit down next to her in an airport, and he's reading a magazine about Judo. Wanting to make a good impression, she gets up and goes to the bathroom to brush her teeth -- IN THE SHOWER, FULLY CLOTHED. Then Cute Girl leaves the bathroom -- still fully clothed but completely dry -- buys the same Judo magazine and sits back down next to Cute Guy reading the magazine, which catches his eye and they fall in love and get married and live happily ever after...
2) Any ad that says "less carbs" or "less calories". Case in point: Ocean Spray juice commercial where they say it has "50% less carbs" and "50% less calories". It's FEWER, people!! FEWER CARBS!!!!! FEWER CALORIES!!!!! There's no such thing as "less carbs"!!! Ooh, that REALLY grates on my nerves!! (Can you tell?!)
(Speaking of which, every time I see this thread pop back up to the top of the forum, I want to go in and edit the title to say "Ads [one "s"] that make you see red?"! LOL)
~ Jenney
1) Aquafresh Exteme Clean toothpaste ad -- Cute Girl sees Cute Guy sit down next to her in an airport, and he's reading a magazine about Judo. Wanting to make a good impression, she gets up and goes to the bathroom to brush her teeth -- IN THE SHOWER, FULLY CLOTHED. Then Cute Girl leaves the bathroom -- still fully clothed but completely dry -- buys the same Judo magazine and sits back down next to Cute Guy reading the magazine, which catches his eye and they fall in love and get married and live happily ever after...
2) Any ad that says "less carbs" or "less calories". Case in point: Ocean Spray juice commercial where they say it has "50% less carbs" and "50% less calories". It's FEWER, people!! FEWER CARBS!!!!! FEWER CALORIES!!!!! There's no such thing as "less carbs"!!! Ooh, that REALLY grates on my nerves!! (Can you tell?!)
(Speaking of which, every time I see this thread pop back up to the top of the forum, I want to go in and edit the title to say "Ads [one "s"] that make you see red?"! LOL)
~ Jenney
Mar 17th 2005, 7:24 am
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Re: Adds that make you see red?
Originally Posted by Jenney & Mark
Any ad that says "less carbs" or "less calories"
"Less carbs" = It's bad for you.
"Geico has a 97% customer satisfaction rating" = Geico has a big problem with customer satisfaction.
"Cingulair is raising the bar" = Cingulair doesn't have good signal coverage.
"Walmart is giving back to the community" = Walmart is destroying the community.
"We're investing into tomorrow's new drugs" = We're screwing you now in case we can't get away with it tomorrow.
Mar 17th 2005, 7:41 am
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Re: Adds that make you see red?
Originally Posted by Jenney & Mark
(Speaking of which, every time I see this thread pop back up to the top of the forum, I want to go in and edit the title to say "Ads [one "s"] that make you see red?"! LOL)
Mar 17th 2005, 8:00 am
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Re: Adds that make you see red?
Originally Posted by Bob
d? Well it's two d's from where I come from
I used to pass a Phoenix Inn displaying the phrase: 'Striving to Serve'. I always thought that it was an 'interesting' choice of words....
Mar 17th 2005, 10:42 am
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Re: Ads that make you see red?
Originally Posted by AlisonPA
You mean one 'd' don't you?
You got me.
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Mar 17th 2005, 1:38 pm
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Re: Adds that make you see red?
Originally Posted by dgsyd1
The ad for Brinks Home Security is really annoying, in fact the tag line for it should be "Brink Home Security. Protecting You From The Worlds Most Stupid Burgulars"
and someone should tell the little girl that they're not stealing the ceiling....
Mar 18th 2005, 8:54 am
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Re: Adds that make you see red?
I keep seeing ads that say that you get "a savings of" $x. It annoys the hell out of me - now I'm going to go out for a walks and pick up a buckets of chicken wings.
Mar 18th 2005, 9:23 am
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Re: Adds that make you see red?
The new AOL adds are really annoying, well the old one's too..but still, they could have learnt
Mar 18th 2005, 5:08 pm
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Re: Adds that make you see red?
Originally Posted by fatbrit
Ignoring the grammar (although there is one thread that actually follows a modal verb with a preposition at the moment!), I actually find these ads quite useful as they save me from doing the research about products. Here are a few examples:
"Less carbs" = It's bad for you.
"Geico has a 97% customer satisfaction rating" = Geico has a big problem with customer satisfaction.
"Cingulair is raising the bar" = Cingulair doesn't have good signal coverage.
"Walmart is giving back to the community" = Walmart is destroying the community.
"We're investing into tomorrow's new drugs" = We're screwing you now in case we can't get away with it tomorrow.
"Less carbs" = It's bad for you.
"Geico has a 97% customer satisfaction rating" = Geico has a big problem with customer satisfaction.
"Cingulair is raising the bar" = Cingulair doesn't have good signal coverage.
"Walmart is giving back to the community" = Walmart is destroying the community.
"We're investing into tomorrow's new drugs" = We're screwing you now in case we can't get away with it tomorrow.
Here's one I saw tonight - about a Viagra like product.
Says " If you still have an erection after 4 hours - seek medical attention IMMEDIATELY!"
Haw Haw!!! Gods honest truth..really.... Can you imagine having a monster boner for 4 hours? - Jeez that wouls ache like toothache I expect!!.....ouch
