It made me jump out of my skin the first time I saw it (I guess that's the intention) but I can kinda understand.. There is something a little... Slapstick about it.
Tend not to be a fan of public info "scare" ads. I guess they do have a worthy cause to them, but I just find that advert a bit too... unrealistic? (I'm sure someone will be along telling me this happens a lot now!) Kids playing on tracks, yeah. Drunk people larking about on tracks, yeah. Family out playing I Spy? Hmm...
The ad made me jump a little but I know what you mean, they were playing I-Spy Maybe that makes the outcome more shocking.
It must have been mentioned before, but I'm not going through 700 posts, but that BUPA ad. It states " this is a true story" and that bloke is said to be 83. He then says he won a medal in the war . So if he is 83 , he was born in 1929 , and would be 16 when the war ended. So what medal did he win ? A boy scouts badge?
As for arranging a retirement home with chickens in the back yard . Yes , possibly , but you might be put on a waiting list for a place like that and die before your turn came up.
It must have been mentioned before, but I'm not going through 700 posts, but that BUPA ad. It states " this is a true story" and that bloke is said to be 83. He then says he won a medal in the war . So if he is 83 , he was born in 1929 , and would be 16 when the war ended. So what medal did he win ? A boy scouts badge?
As for arranging a retirement home with chickens in the back yard . Yes , possibly , but you might be put on a waiting list for a place like that and die before your turn came up.
That did occur to me , but when an old guy says " the war" he means WWII. He would have said Korea or the Mau Mau. I mean even a bull sh*tter like Michael Caine admits he was in Korea , not Berlin. And Michael Caine says rubbish like he went for a walk one night and got captured by the North Koreans , was given whisky and then escorted back to the British line. That is more credible than the BUPA advert.
It's good until the punchline, at which point you say "since when does Hank Marvin mean Starving?" I can't even remember what the "tasty" product is...
Yes, I know what you mean. I've heard the phrase before (Cockney rhyming slang, I think) and got the joke immediately but I did wonder how well-known it was generally.
I still think it's a really good advert - far better than the annoying, in-your-face ones that seem to predominate nowadays.
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Seems like they're going out of their way to avoid hurting him, making their efforts more and more sloppy each time. The next advert will just have him singing as usual, I suspect.
Naah, I think the next one will have the "SAVING THE NATION" sign whack him in the head at the end, knocking him into a volcano for the post-9pm version.
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SHUT UP ABOUT BLEEDIN' PPI!!!!!!!!!!!!! :rolleyes::mad:
Especially that one called PPIAdviceLine where the woman says 'PPI' at least 10,000 times throughout that advert. Grr! :mad::yawn:
The ad made me jump a little but I know what you mean, they were playing I-Spy
Did it make you feel wruff?
As for arranging a retirement home with chickens in the back yard . Yes , possibly , but you might be put on a waiting list for a place like that and die before your turn came up.
Nope, it felt so squeeeaaakiiinggg clean.
But what about the Korean war just for starters?
That did occur to me , but when an old guy says " the war" he means WWII. He would have said Korea or the Mau Mau. I mean even a bull sh*tter like Michael Caine admits he was in Korea , not Berlin. And Michael Caine says rubbish like he went for a walk one night and got captured by the North Koreans , was given whisky and then escorted back to the British line. That is more credible than the BUPA advert.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovPe-vLzxJ4
More the product than the advert but what parent in their right mind would buy their child that doll :eek:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BZt6lumdlQ
The advert is bad enough, the fact they play it on loop in stores when you're doing your shopping is beyond a joke
I think that's the general idea. A crisis can strike anyone,any time.I can get this one but not Weetos and mustaches:D
Yes, I know what you mean. I've heard the phrase before (Cockney rhyming slang, I think) and got the joke immediately but I did wonder how well-known it was generally.
I still think it's a really good advert - far better than the annoying, in-your-face ones that seem to predominate nowadays.
And the ads for falling on your arse cos your clumsy but want money for nothing ...:mad::mad:
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3. First4Lawyers
4. Toothpaste ( It never works what they say about it.)
5. Bingo Adverts
6. PPI
7. WeBuyAnyCar.com
8. dfs
9. Halifax Choir
10. Sun Bingo
... shut up, you silly, silly woman. Thank you. :rolleyes:
them all bom bom bom bom
I hate when they make that weird yelling noise! My poor ears:(
I've only seen it once and it made me jump!:eek:
TWO NEWBORNS !!
Who says that ??
:mad:
Naah, I think the next one will have the "SAVING THE NATION" sign whack him in the head at the end, knocking him into a volcano for the post-9pm version.