Advertising issues
"Remember when you said girls had fleas?"
"Remember when you swore you'd never love anyone else? And you'd never cut your hair, or have kids?"
"Remember when you said you'd never buy a Renault?"
NO, I DO NOT REMEMBER THIS! Since when was not buying a Renault ever a big deal? If this was an advert for Skodas or Ladas it would make a vague amount of sense. But Renaults? Maybe they're viewed as somewhat girlie cars, but it's not as if men sit around making Renault jokes the whole time.
Seems like the only point this advert really makes is that sooner or later we all relinquish our youthful principles and end up becoming the very things we used to despise. If that's really the case, and my destiny is to become a right-wing, Coldplay-loving rugby fan, then pass the whisky and paracetomol now, frankly.
While we're on the subject of advertising: Kanye West's new album, 808s and Heartbreaks, is out. I read the 3-star review in the latest issue of Q earlier this week. Imagine my surprise when I saw a press ad the other day with "**** - Q" on it, complete with gushing quote. I'm not naive enough to believe that ruthless marketing tosspots don't rip quotes out of context to stick on their adverts, but surely you can't lie about how many stars something got? Can you??
Finally, this is not related to advertising, but I am heartily sick of Martin from Old Portsmouth (if that is indeed his real name) and his cringe-inducing, trying-waaaay-too-hard emails to the Kermode film reviews bit on Simon Mayo's 5 Live show. Emails that Simon continues to read out despite their mind-numbingly unsubtle attempts at wit. Maybe Simon reads them to demonstrate the general public's inferiority compared to the genius that is Kermode, but I do wish he wouldn't.
I realise this might sound a bit rich coming from someone writing a blog and no doubt failing spectacularly at his own attempts to be funny, but at least I'm not writing into 5 Live every week and trying to upstage the good Doctor. Martin, please stop.
"Remember when you swore you'd never love anyone else? And you'd never cut your hair, or have kids?"
"Remember when you said you'd never buy a Renault?"
NO, I DO NOT REMEMBER THIS! Since when was not buying a Renault ever a big deal? If this was an advert for Skodas or Ladas it would make a vague amount of sense. But Renaults? Maybe they're viewed as somewhat girlie cars, but it's not as if men sit around making Renault jokes the whole time.
Seems like the only point this advert really makes is that sooner or later we all relinquish our youthful principles and end up becoming the very things we used to despise. If that's really the case, and my destiny is to become a right-wing, Coldplay-loving rugby fan, then pass the whisky and paracetomol now, frankly.
While we're on the subject of advertising: Kanye West's new album, 808s and Heartbreaks, is out. I read the 3-star review in the latest issue of Q earlier this week. Imagine my surprise when I saw a press ad the other day with "**** - Q" on it, complete with gushing quote. I'm not naive enough to believe that ruthless marketing tosspots don't rip quotes out of context to stick on their adverts, but surely you can't lie about how many stars something got? Can you??
Finally, this is not related to advertising, but I am heartily sick of Martin from Old Portsmouth (if that is indeed his real name) and his cringe-inducing, trying-waaaay-too-hard emails to the Kermode film reviews bit on Simon Mayo's 5 Live show. Emails that Simon continues to read out despite their mind-numbingly unsubtle attempts at wit. Maybe Simon reads them to demonstrate the general public's inferiority compared to the genius that is Kermode, but I do wish he wouldn't.
I realise this might sound a bit rich coming from someone writing a blog and no doubt failing spectacularly at his own attempts to be funny, but at least I'm not writing into 5 Live every week and trying to upstage the good Doctor. Martin, please stop.
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