I saw that Walmart commercial where they drive their kids from Regina to Saskatoon twice a year to go to university. My quesstion - where the heck are they driving? You see them going up & down this dirt road. Regina to
Saska toon on a dirt road? Is the the Americans version of what Canada is like? Hello, the prairies do have pavement.
It also makes my jaw drop to see these car commercials where they speed all over the place. Why is there never a cop around these guys?
what do you hate about commercials?
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badly done West Indian/Caribbean accents..in movies, commercials, whatever. I know the difference between a Jamaican accent, Barbados accent, Trinidad&Tobago accent, St Lucian accent and it absolutely grates at my nerves to hear everyone of these countries depicted in the same lamo "Jamaican" accent...oh puhlease. Prime example, a radio commercial for some type of beer, a bunch of people from different countries on a mountaintop, saying hello I think? Anyways, the announcer says the guy is from Barbados but some accent comes out the guys mouth that is no where near a Bajan (Barbados) accent. I wish they'd be a litte more authentic for petes sake! Shows a great deal of ignorance.
The one comercial i do find funny is all the people standing around the groundhog hole, waiting to see if there will be 6 more weeks of winter, They are all freezing when they turn around and see a sign for "Tim Hortons" and they all take off for Tim's. The next you see is the groundhog pop out of his hole in the ground, look around and Nobody is there! They all left for Tim Hortons hehhehehe Poor Groundhog, they left him all alone heheh, course i would be running for Tims too! heheh
jenjen....A for effort! :D Now lets just convert everyone else! lol
Now that reminds me of the show " prison break", where that inmate use to have his prison slave, hold the inside of his pocket, as a sign of " he is mine" :confused:
Now I've got the stupid hands in my pocket song in my head and its time for bed. :(
jenjen....A for effort! :D Now lets just convert everyone else! lol
Know that one, but surely no one is going to be dumb enough, to want to try that? Then again.............
I think the one that annoys me most is the one where they drive the car up the ski jump slope - fine print on bottom says "rally studs were used" and when they get to the top and stop it says "a special safety device was used to stop the car rolling back downhill"; yet they expect you to believe that the car did it on its own ???
Perhaps they should introduce the TV LICENCE scheme that we have in the UK, that allows you to watch shows and movies on the BBC channels, with no interruptions.
Also nudity is only allowed after the "watershed" ( after 9pm )
They give an animal a human personality and then think you want to go out and buy if for dinner.
Repeated commercials. I don't want to watch any commercial two times in a row. And the same commercial repeated several times in an evening and then show after show after show.
Mel,
I read NO snottiness into your response at all....
and your welcome.
Must soon visit that beautiful province of yours!!
whatever turns you on eh ;)
well i'd rather put up with a stuffed up nose than a bleeding stomach...wouldn't you??
marma....i wonder if sometimes if it would be better to put up with what you have and take the chance or let the side effects do you in..LOL
perhaps innit
Thanks Obella..that is a beautiful ad. I appreciate you posting the link for me. As I reread my post..I thought I sounded snotty..that was NOT my intention.
:) Mel
ahhh gotchya...thank you for clairiying
marma....i wonder if sometimes if it would be better to put up with what you have and take the chance or let the side effects do you in..LOL
Doesn't suprise me really, tell me something new :rolleyes: Cockney accent, is an accent from London UK. Am sure some people know what am talking about,or not.
Think Jamie Oliver, Bob Hoskins, et al
How about those creepy pharmaceutical commercials...you know the ones that say “ask your doctor if is right for you…” and bombard you with a humungous list of side effects "...impairment of motor skills, loss of bladder control, your extremities may shrivel up and drop off..." or something like that...
at first i thought you said cocky...smart ass like...not what you're thinking...and unless you're green.....
love the Geico greco...ah, an accent gets me everytime!
You will like mine then, because that is exactly how I sound, being a cockney lad from London :D
Mel,
if you want to check it out
[url]www.newfoundlandandlabradortourism.com[/url]
click on sights & sounds
scroll to Beauty on Film
it's the 2nd one..."Around here...."
you would...LOL
No, Obella, I don't think I've seen that one. But then again..why would they show NL tourisn ads in NL?? LOL
Also..I'm sorry ladies..but i think the hands in my pocket one is really funny. I don't know why..but I giggle my butt off everytime i see it.
:) Mel
isn't it a bank...i'm thinking INGd
we are singing that "hands in pocket" song around our house. :D May be annoying, but sure is effective. Now, if I can only recall who the sponsor is? :D :confused:
when the 3 of start singing i open up a big can of WHOOP A$$!!!!
lol toooooooooo funny
jenjen...oh my gosh, so does mine and he even gets the kids doing it
smiles
janetc
my husband calls the "hands in my pocket" the Liberal Party of Canada commercial
tell me about...it's even worse when DH walks around singing it :mad: :rolleyes:
this one drives me crazy lately.........hands in the pocket...hands in the pocket
smiles
janetc
I see those jeep commercials where they drive up the mountains and think
"Isn't that an environmental issue?" get your jeep out of that creek. The dripping oil is killing the fish! Out of of your vehicle and backpack. You see, feel and smell more that way.
dark...light...i don't mind...but he broke my heart doing that one...boooohooooo :D