So that’s what “Argosed it” means is it? Interesting. I always thought that “Argosed it” meant paying twice as as much as necessary, waiting 20 minutes to discover it’s not what you asked for, dealing with a member of staff for whom the word “incompetent” would be a compliment and then discovering that you’re not [...]
Archive for October, 2010
Argos – Crooner
Posted in Awful Awful Awful, Celebrity Endorsement, Ill-Conceived, Patronising Bastards, Wishful Thinking, tagged argos, bing crosby, bootleg, remix, white christmas on October 22, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Marisota – Autumn / Winter 2010
Posted in Awful Awful Awful, Ill-Conceived, tagged marisota, mispronunciation, plus size, shoes on October 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I love this advert. I love it because despite a really simple brief and casting call they still managed to fuck it up. You’d have thought that with all the actors available for these parts they’d have cast someone who can speak properly and pronounce the name of the company, but they bravely bucked the [...]
First Direct – People Talking
Posted in Awful Awful Awful, Bullshit, Ill-Conceived, Patronising Bastards, Technically Accurate, tagged banking, first direct, lame on October 18, 2010 | 1 Comment »
You’re kidding me. This is the best you could do? No explanation of services, of offers, of reasons to bank with you – your only argument is that the people who answer your phones are of the “I’m mad me” variety. Fucking hell. Sack your advertisers. I don’t want a fucking conversation with some gossipy [...]
Costa Coffee – Monkey’s
Posted in Bullshit, Ill-Conceived, Patronising Bastards, tagged coffee, costa, infinite monkey theorem on October 18, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Right. Ok. Listen up. It’s not about luck. It’s about probability. The whole infinite monkey theorem derives from the idea of discussing the idea of infinity from statistical point of view. The odds of a monkey successfully typing the entire works of Shakespeare are minute, however they’re not impossible. Equally the odds of a monkey [...]
