Adverts that make you wanna smash your TV set up. (Vol 2)

[hidetheelephants]

anonymoususer said:

Joe M said:

As much as I hate most of these adverts, they are way better than what I've seen recently in the USA...
The majority of adverts are for drugs for some medical conditions that you never knew existed, but apparently a shed load of people have...
I swear, the majority of that country are on some sort of drugs, or at the very least, on a corn syrup high.

What are the "get rid of my big bulky pee bag" adverts like ?

The catheter cowboy, as featured by Last Week Tonight, is quite an eye opener to the wild west of US medical advertising.

[Radec]

Meta Quest.

Guy can't build his baby's crib so has to become Tony Stark and use augmented reality to do it.

Seriously?

[anonymoususer]

hidetheelephants said:

The catheter cowboy, as featured by Last Week Tonight, is quite an eye opener to the wild west of US medical advertising.

I despair
Thank you very much.

[romft123]

Brooklyn beer/lager horse piss...whatever it is.....who the fk is going to buy that piss from that advert

[Anonymous John]

It starts with an engineer. Who sleeps in her overalls, and doesn't wash or eat before leaving the house.

[Philbar]

Harry's razors.. helping you hit that high note!! Just fk off, and when you get there fk off again!! Trial set is only £3.95. Some prepubescent manchild with barely any bum fluff never mind stubble!! Just fk right off!!

[Deranged Rover]

Joe M said:

As much as I hate most of these adverts, they are way better than what I've seen recently in the USA...
The majority of adverts are for drugs for some medical conditions that you never knew existed, but apparently a shed load of people have...
I swear, the majority of that country are on some sort of drugs, or at the very least, on a corn syrup high.

The last time I was watching TV in the USA, an advert for some sort of treatment for the "diabetes and obesity issues faced by many people" (that also had about ten minutes of speedily-read side effects!) was immediately followed by an advert for a pizza chain advertising two 35" pizzas and a 40" garlic bread for a 5 dollars, or something similar.

The irony made me chuckle.

[Gary C]

Antony Moxey said:

Silverbullet767 said:

Antony Moxey said:

Deranged Rover said:

"Budweiser - the official beer of England"

I'm sorry, WHAT?

Now, I know your average kickball fan wouldn't know the difference between a pint of Budweiser and a pint of chilled monkey's piss, but surely we could have come up with a dreadful pint of crap lager that hails from England to represent the Eng-er-land team?

Kickball.

22 grown men shepherding an inflated bag into outdoor cupboards?

It's dull as hell.

And you can use the same descriptor for pretty much anything. Rugby: 30 men doing the above. F1: 22 men driving in circles for two hours. Le Mans: bunch of men driving in circles for a whole day. Rallying: bunch of men driving across country. Etc, etc, etc. Most of it is also dull as hell too, especially rugby and F1.

Mrs. Doyle:

Football, football, football, football, football, football, football, football, football... what you men see in it, I don't know. [scoffs] A load of men kicking a bit of leather around a field... [laughs] You men, the things you think are "great fun". Like going to the films, a load of men sitting around looking at films! And rollercoasters, a load of men in a rollercoaster going up and down on a big metal track! And sailing, a load of men in a big boat floating around in the sea! And shouting, a load of men going around shouting! And so forth.

[cuprabob]

Gary C said:

Antony Moxey said:

Silverbullet767 said:

Antony Moxey said:

Deranged Rover said:

"Budweiser - the official beer of England"

I'm sorry, WHAT?

Now, I know your average kickball fan wouldn't know the difference between a pint of Budweiser and a pint of chilled monkey's piss, but surely we could have come up with a dreadful pint of crap lager that hails from England to represent the Eng-er-land team?

Kickball.

22 grown men shepherding an inflated bag into outdoor cupboards?

It's dull as hell.

And you can use the same descriptor for pretty much anything. Rugby: 30 men doing the above. F1: 22 men driving in circles for two hours. Le Mans: bunch of men driving in circles for a whole day. Rallying: bunch of men driving across country. Etc, etc, etc. Most of it is also dull as hell too, especially rugby and F1.

Mrs. Doyle:

Football, football, football, football, football, football, football, football, football... what you men see in it, I don't know. [scoffs] A load of men kicking a bit of leather around a field... [laughs] You men, the things you think are "great fun". Like going to the films, a load of men sitting around looking at films! And rollercoasters, a load of men in a rollercoaster going up and down on a big metal track! And sailing, a load of men in a big boat floating around in the sea! And shouting, a load of men going around shouting! And so forth.

Have a cup of tea..

[nicanary]

cuprabob said:

Gary C said:

Antony Moxey said:

Silverbullet767 said:

Antony Moxey said:

Deranged Rover said:

"Budweiser - the official beer of England"

I'm sorry, WHAT?

Now, I know your average kickball fan wouldn't know the difference between a pint of Budweiser and a pint of chilled monkey's piss, but surely we could have come up with a dreadful pint of crap lager that hails from England to represent the Eng-er-land team?

Kickball.

22 grown men shepherding an inflated bag into outdoor cupboards?

It's dull as hell.

And you can use the same descriptor for pretty much anything. Rugby: 30 men doing the above. F1: 22 men driving in circles for two hours. Le Mans: bunch of men driving in circles for a whole day. Rallying: bunch of men driving across country. Etc, etc, etc. Most of it is also dull as hell too, especially rugby and F1.

Mrs. Doyle:

Football, football, football, football, football, football, football, football, football... what you men see in it, I don't know. [scoffs] A load of men kicking a bit of leather around a field... [laughs] You men, the things you think are "great fun". Like going to the films, a load of men sitting around looking at films! And rollercoasters, a load of men in a rollercoaster going up and down on a big metal track! And sailing, a load of men in a big boat floating around in the sea! And shouting, a load of men going around shouting! And so forth.

Have a cup of tea..

G'wan. G'wan, g'wan, g'wan........

[LordLoveLength]

‘Making tax digital’
Bloke on a pushbike skids to a halt next to a big billboard (seemingly in the middle of a field) saying ‘make tax digital’. Checks his tablet - tax return sent! So off he goes, hands on handlebars, legs out behind and apparently balancing on his plums!

Arrrggghhhh. Looks so painful!

[lornemalvo]

The ones in which they trot out over the hill news readers to flog tat. Gold coins to "commemorate" events when in fact, they are monetising and cashing in on the sacrifice made by those on D Day, for example. These coins, of dubious value will, invariably be stuck in a drawer and forgotten about and the jumping on the bandwagon for profit makes me uncomfortable

[lornemalvo]

The race between mechanics (Greenflag, I had to look it up) in which they run down a track and then finish the race on crawlers. Would anyone else have bet a year's income that the black lady would win, having come from the back? Because I would have. They always have to make a point

[Short Grain]

lornemalvo said:

The ones in which they trot out over the hill news readers to flog tat. Gold coins to "commemorate" events when in fact, they are monetising and cashing in on the sacrifice made by those on D Day, for example. These coins, of dubious value will, invariably be stuck in a drawer and forgotten about and the jumping on the bandwagon for profit makes me uncomfortable

I once sent for a 'free' edition silver sixpence I think it was! It was a tiny copy of one. Then they tried to charge me £5 for it! Sent me an invoice, which I disputed of course! Monthly demands for payment. Finally told them to send me a prepaid label to send it back, or take me to court! Never heard from 'em again. 'Kin Parasites!

[swisstoni]

lornemalvo said:

The ones in which they trot out over the hill news readers to flog tat. Gold coins to "commemorate" events when in fact, they are monetising and cashing in on the sacrifice made by those on D Day, for example. These coins, of dubious value will, invariably be stuck in a drawer and forgotten about and the jumping on the bandwagon for profit makes me uncomfortable

Ah yes. The simpering tones of Micheal Buerk can be heard on some of them.
I believe he still presents The Moral Maze on R4. He’s managed to navigate the maze sufficiently to justify advertising silly junk to silly buerks.

[hidetheelephants]

Gambling parasite adverts always grate, but the latest from Paddypower make me hope that Labour slap a 95% tax on profits from online gambling.

[21st Century Man]

I find online gambling baffling. Going to the races, the bookies, a Casino, a card game, betting on a boxing match, the footie, or anything like that I can understand (although not my thing), as skill and knowledge can be played. But steadily giving away your money to an algorithm that can't be beat just seems utterly moronic.

[mac96]

hidetheelephants said:

Gambling parasite adverts always grate, but the latest from Paddypower make me hope that Labour slap a 95% tax on profits from online gambling.

The ones that really annoy me are the ones that portray what in fact is an addiction as some sort of ridiculously happy social activity done with about 30 mates.

[hidetheelephants]

mac96 said:

hidetheelephants said:

Gambling parasite adverts always grate, but the latest from Paddypower make me hope that Labour slap a 95% tax on profits from online gambling.

The ones that really annoy me are the ones that portray what in fact is an addiction as some sort of ridiculously happy social activity done with about 30 mates.

Yes, like any of their vast income stems from cheerful peer groups socialising responsibly in a pub, walking in a park, etc. rather than addicts gambling their lives away while sat in their pants.

[Mercdriver]

If I see another advert with stupid dancing I will scream, have all the advertising agencies only got one brain between them?

What is worse are the company employees who sign this rubbish off as suitable to persuade the public to buy their product or services.

Get a grip admen, look back to the old adverts which were sometimes funny, sometimes entertaining but did not make you grind your teeth, gods sake some of them made you laugh out loud and want to watch it again not reach for the mute button.

Rant over, for now anyway.