Lol. Then there's the Mitsubishi ad where the car is so expensive that they're now living out of the back of the car.
The absolute worst commercials (and a USA exclusive I think) are those for the very expensive (and profitable) prescription drugs that litter the television screen all day long. Idiotic dancing crowds sing the praises of the med, then a voiceover drones through the often shocking potential side effects usually including death. The tag line is always, "Ask your doctor about (name of miracle drug)..." One of the most annoying is:
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That one’s not the worst. The one for the same drug with the dude doing his Mama Mia impression is even worse, IMO.
Back in the 70's I drove a Datsun B210. It was so bad it actually scared me. 🙂
jeff
Car ads are the worst. The ones we see in UK are all showing someone breezing along on open roads or in the city without a traffic light or stop sign anywhere. The drivers look far too young to afford a new car and is smiling like their divorce just came through alongside a lottery win. The car is always a nice eye-popping colour when in reality all we see on the road is black, white, or grey. The voiceover is usually banging on about how well it is connected to the internet and how the owner is helping to save the planet. Then they tell you the model name. Most of them sound like some contageous disease.
LEMU...
EMU !!! :O
Actually the bird has started to grow on me when I saw it was running on a treadmill, That was pretty funny !! 😉
jer 🙂
EMU !!! :O
Actually the bird has started to grow on me when I saw it was running on a treadmill, That was pretty funny !! 😉
jer 🙂
I remember a "Wheels" magazine review of a Hino Contessa (Japanese copy of a Renault 10): "the bastard tried to kill me nine times'
Almost all car ads - or all ads really - are 99% bollocks. As for the names: Raptor, Wildtrak (sic), RAM, Patriot, etc. No company calls their car Average, Miserable, Dull or Mediocre, do they?
Coca Cola would be among the worst ads, with apparently one sip of their sugar water making you outrageously happy, groovy and of perfect physique!
For some reason we're getting ads for United Airlines which show the staff as one very happy, industrious and friendly family looking after happy passengers, which, as far as I can glean from reviews, is at odds with its reputation for breaking guitars, forcibly removing passengers and poor service.
Rant over
Geoff
Actually, I liked the one where they were playing volleyball (and doing well), then Limu sat on it…..LEMU...
EMU !!! :O
Actually the bird has started to grow on me when I saw it was running on a treadmill, That was pretty funny !! 😉
jer 🙂
Get a home loan in the USA, and you will start getting notice after notice stating something like "Ref your home loan from company XYZ". Urgent!! You need to call us immediately!" What a crock, they want one to refinance through their home loan company.
The advertisements for people with COPD on O2 concentators riding bicycles is a close second.
The advertisements for people with COPD on O2 concentators riding bicycles is a close second.
Typical USA commercial:
Ask your doctor if new Sqrewyutoo is right for you.
Side effects may include cerebral implosion, projectile diarhea, bones dissolving suddenly without warning, and other symptoms too severe to list here.
Ask your doctor to prescribe now and ToxiPharma Corp will provide kickbacks to your doctor!
Only $1200 per daily dose! Call 1-800-Very-Stupid today if you have an excess of money and are thick as a brick!
Ask your doctor if new Sqrewyutoo is right for you.
Side effects may include cerebral implosion, projectile diarhea, bones dissolving suddenly without warning, and other symptoms too severe to list here.
Ask your doctor to prescribe now and ToxiPharma Corp will provide kickbacks to your doctor!
Only $1200 per daily dose! Call 1-800-Very-Stupid today if you have an excess of money and are thick as a brick!
Thank you very much. Now I’ve got Jethro Tull playing in my (thick) head.
I often wonder if they actually listen to the music they use on adverts. Recently there was a perfume ad using King Crimson's 21st Century Schizoid Man!
Schizoid Man is about as appropriate for that ad as Loudon Wainwright's "Dead Skunk in the Middle of the Road"....
Geoff
Geoff
Radio adverts are just as bad as the ones on TV. One local car dealership is advertising giving $8000 "Over Kelly Bluebook for your trade in, no matter what shape it is in or how much you owe". Of course they are going to jack up the price of the car you are buying by over $8000 to compensate.
Not a 'lame' advert, but an amusing one I hope.
Our local pub is now a kitsch and flashy gambling venue, but before that was rather rough. They had a sign-writer who couldn't spell, so the sign outside the pub promoted "Every Friday - Stripers and Topples Barmaids".
The menu included "Hungry Trote" and "Stek".
Geoff
Our local pub is now a kitsch and flashy gambling venue, but before that was rather rough. They had a sign-writer who couldn't spell, so the sign outside the pub promoted "Every Friday - Stripers and Topples Barmaids".
The menu included "Hungry Trote" and "Stek".
Geoff