Posts Tagged ‘advert’
American Allan V. Evans of Colorado says he’s the rightful king of Britain and ready to seize power
An American called Allan V. Evans of Colorado USA has taken out a big ad in the Times to say he’s the rightful king of Britain and intends to seize power.
Posted: 1st, March 2017 | In: Broadsheets, Key Posts, Royal Family, Strange But True | Comment
Estate Agent Advertises Ipswich Home Fit For A Pig
PSST! want to buy a detached fmaily home on Britannia Road, Ipswich?
It’s had one careful owner, as the advert posted at Rightmove by estate agent Connells, shows:
Posted: 1st, September 2014 | In: Strange But True, The Consumer | Comment
Kevin Pietersen wins libel damages against Specsavers after they implied he was a cheat
ENGLAND batsman and general talented poser, Kevin Pietersen, has accepted a large but undisclosed amount of money for libel damages after a Specsavers advert implied he may have tampered with his bat during this summer’s Ashes series against Australia.
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Pepsi drop massive clanger thanks to dreadful choice of ‘RAPE’ typeface
PEPSI and Coca Cola are always at war, and Coke must be laughing their asses off this week as their blue-canned pals made a horrendous error with one of their marketing campaigns.
Thanks to a dismal choice of typeface, Pepsi’s ‘Aape’ campaign looked more like they were siding themselves with sexual assault.
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Posted: 24th, September 2013 | In: The Consumer | Comment
Jii: the most insane advert for a USB lighter ever
CIGARETTES are bad for you. But a Jii Lighter is a necessity, especially if you want to learn the alphabet – O P Q R S T USB!
Posted: 4th, September 2013 | In: The Consumer | Comment
Enterprise Rent-a-car offer free sex with every pick up in Wales (see advert)
THINKING of hiring a car in Wales through the Pembrokeshire Herald newspaper? Worried that the Vauxhall Vectra you can afford will not make you look sexy? Well, Enterprise Rent-a-car have just the offer for you. Enterprise will do more than just pick you up…
Posted: 25th, July 2013 | In: The Consumer | Comment
Cheerios advert brings out the racists
BIZARRELY, in 2013, there are people who still define other humans by the colour of their skin. All white people are ruthless and can’t dance, all black people are criminals, all yellow people are karate experts and all brown people want to blow up planes. Apart from the white people who are poor and live in Russia, the black people who are pillars of society, the yellow people who would like to point out they’re not actually yellow and the brown people who are generally lumped together because they don’t fit in the other categories.
And everyone forgot about the Native and South Americans.
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Posted: 6th, June 2013 | In: Reviews, The Consumer | Comment
The greatest motorcycle advert of all time: 1971 Honda CB35 on Craigslist
IS this the greatest motorcycle advert of all time? Yes. The Craigslist advert for a 1971 Honda CB350 runs like this:
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Posted: 10th, November 2012 | In: The Consumer | Comment
Fabio’s New Spice Guy Old Spice Ad Stinks (Video)
FABIO. Old Spice. Hold yer nose:
Posted: 20th, July 2011 | In: The Consumer | Comments (2)
Banning The Periodic Vagina In Richard Adams’ River City And Tampon Adverts
THE Guardian’s Richard Adams ended up defending himself from sexist accusations by his readers when he dared to dip his quill into the subject of feminine hygiene. He has a delightful blog pointing out the V-word is banned in US tampon ads.
There can be no direct naming of the vagina. No front bottom, minge, birth canal, pussy, beaver, Venus trouser trap, burning ring of fire, or the all-time classic ‘blossom full of nectar’. There are a few other descriptive nouns …but modesty forbids.
There was a hint of troubles in Richard’s personal River City, but he got the desired result – a great response.
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Posted: 18th, March 2010 | In: Reviews | Comment (1)
Poker Is Not A Sport Of Courage, Conviction And Confidence
ACCORDING to the Poker Stars advert poker “is a sport of courage, conviction and confidence.”
Yeah, poker is a sport. Who knew that those slobs sat round a table counting bits of plastic were sportsmen?
The Advertising Standards Authority sees the ad and begs to differ.
The ASA tells the poker operator to take the posters down, leaving us to wonder which bit of their claim was the most ludicrous?
Posted: 28th, September 2008 | In: Online-PR | Comments (9)
