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Advertising: Satan's Toy?
 

offline TonyFish from the realm of our dreams on 2003-10-12 16:11 [#00899861]
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Advertising disturbs me. Today adverts strive to be clever
and advertising agencies try hard to come up with something
fresh and new. What disturbs me about this is that in order
to create 'amusing' or 'clever' situations they resort to
the use of fairly dubious subjects.

Infidelity seems to be today's 'popular' subtext. The number
of adverts I see these days which use it, be it openly
stated or it the background, is on the increase. Obviously I
can think of similar disturbing recurring themes but this
one seems to be the 'norm' these days.

Thoughts?


 

offline qrter from the future, and it works (Netherlands, The) on 2003-10-12 16:14 [#00899867]
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I'm sick to death of so-called humorous adds.

99% fail miserably in their money-grabbing antics.


 

offline k_maty on 2003-10-12 16:16 [#00899871]
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i wouldn't know my tv has no antenae (sp) and i have no
intention of buying one


 

offline Ceri JC from Jefferson City (United States) on 2003-10-12 16:17 [#00899872]
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Yep- Archer's (alcoholic drink), Nokia, Smirnoff Ice, etc
have all used infidelity quite blatently in ad campaigns in
the last couple of years.


 

offline xceque on 2003-10-12 16:18 [#00899874]
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I've always disliked TV adverts but the last few years has
seen my dislike grow to extreme hate, and now I hate them so
much that I can no longer even think coherently enough to
come up with an explanation of my hate, I just see red and
want to kill people. Advertising people.

I've been conditioned. If anyone ever uses the words
"because you're worth it" I could very well snap and go
psycho.


 

offline qrter from the future, and it works (Netherlands, The) on 2003-10-12 16:20 [#00899881]
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ugh.. even Ben Affleck is telling me I'm worth it.

fuck off.


 

offline xceque on 2003-10-12 16:22 [#00899884]
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I wanted him to fuck off well before I saw that ad.


 

offline DJ Xammax from not America on 2003-10-12 16:24 [#00899887]
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118?

Twice 118!


 

offline TonyFish from the realm of our dreams on 2003-10-12 16:28 [#00899891]
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ok so its only just caught on in France.


 

offline marlowe from Antarctica on 2003-10-12 16:32 [#00899895]
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I just flip the bird at the screen and say 'fuck off' -- I
find it very therapeutic.


 

offline marlowe from Antarctica on 2003-10-12 16:32 [#00899897]
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Call it a talisman.


 

offline JivverDicker from my house on 2003-10-12 16:34 [#00899901]
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Are there any adverts you've liked? I used to enjoy some as
a kid.


 

offline xceque on 2003-10-12 16:35 [#00899904]
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I do that too, and I reply with insulting comments to
questions posed in the ads.

"So you think you've found the perfect panty pad?"

"FUCK OFF!!! I'M A MAN, YOU WHORE!!!"

ok, so not particularly cutting or clever, but it does
relieve the stress.


 

offline REFLEX from Edmonton, Alberta (Canada) on 2003-10-12 16:36 [#00899909]
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advertising is just NOW distrubing you!? Nothings changed.

check out some toys called "My Scene"..... and youll puke.


 

offline xceque on 2003-10-12 16:36 [#00899910]
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Public information films. And really really old ads for
really really old products that I'd almost forgotten about.


 

offline warpphex from lurkston, ziltyland. (United Kingdom) on 2003-10-12 16:37 [#00899914]
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Consolodate all your consolodations into one easy payment
payable over 60 years, sign up today and we will send you
this stylish alarm clock as a welcoming gift to the jaws of
hell ...bwhaaaaa! haaaa haaaa! haaaaa.........


 

offline Ophecks from Nova Scotia (Canada) on 2003-10-12 16:37 [#00899916]
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I enjoy some commercials, but I forget what it's actually
ADVERTISING, or I just don't give a shit! It can be an
interesting artform though, especially the ones during the
Super Bowl. But it never ever has an effect on me as a
consumer, just as a television viewer.

And I tend to enjoy magazine ads a lot... which is good
considering half of them are ads now.

I've never, ever, ever enjoyed a pop-up. I just close them,
obtrusive fuckers. THEY are Satan's hellspawn.


 

offline REFLEX from Edmonton, Alberta (Canada) on 2003-10-12 16:38 [#00899918]
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I know there is wrose.. but uh..

http://www.myscene.com/shop/shop.aspx

YUCK!


 

offline REFLEX from Edmonton, Alberta (Canada) on 2003-10-12 16:39 [#00899921]
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I try not to watch too much TV, Simpsons, Family Guy.. and
the occasional Conan Obrian make it for me ... pretty much.
Or some cool interesting show on A&E or something about
crime or nature.


 

offline JivverDicker from my house on 2003-10-12 16:44 [#00899928]
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Those 'Pifs' are soo nostalgic I can taste them! Check tv
ark for all that nonsense. I had another site where they had
the covers of old magazines and they had one called 'Input'
I remember reading it from back to front, I remember the
smell!!


 

offline TonyFish from the realm of our dreams on 2003-10-12 16:45 [#00899933]
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and you have to be a home owner so that we can eventually
shove you out on the streets.


 

offline TonyFish from the realm of our dreams on 2003-10-12 16:45 [#00899936]
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agreed on last point


 

offline qrter from the future, and it works (Netherlands, The) on 2003-10-12 16:47 [#00899939]
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this kind of conjures up an image of you sitting in front of
the television in your underpants, head all red and sweaty,
drooling while you scream obscenities at the ad-ladies..!


 

offline xceque on 2003-10-12 16:48 [#00899942]
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Do you have a spycam in my living room? :o


 

offline xceque on 2003-10-12 16:49 [#00899945]
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That reminds me of something I was dreaming about last
night. Those scratch n sniff stickers you used to get. I
have ones that smelled of popcorn and grass and stuff. And
rubbers that smelled of coca-cola. Fantastic.


 

offline JivverDicker from my house on 2003-10-12 16:49 [#00899946]
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hee hee!


 

offline REFLEX from Edmonton, Alberta (Canada) on 2003-10-12 16:54 [#00899948]
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the smell of cum is distinct.


 

offline Q4Z2X on 2003-10-12 17:05 [#00899954]
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the worst is when i leave the tv while on the computer, and
the same damned "girls gone wild" infomercial comes onto the
channel every fuckin night with the trashy techno beats and
all..


 

offline big from lsg on 2003-10-12 18:48 [#00900041]
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at least you can switch with tv
i hate going to the heineken music hall for instance
get those fucking commercials out of my sight!


 


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