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Christmas Ad's

  • 25-11-2013 10:40pm
    #1
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭


    Why do all the of the Christmas Ad's have snow in them, when actual snow at or around Christmas is as rare as hens teeth in Ireland?.


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  • #2
    SV
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,534 ✭✭✭SV


    mariaalice wrote: »
    Why do all the of the Christmas Ad's have snow in them, when actual snow at or around Christmas is as rare as hens teeth in Ireland?.

    Cos even in the home of the black stuff, we're dreaming of a white one.


  • #3
    El Guapo!
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,438 ✭✭✭✭El Guapo!


    mariaalice wrote: »
    Why do all the of the Christmas Ad's have snow in them, when actual snow at or around Christmas is as rare as hens teeth in Ireland?.

    Yeah. And the cheek of those summer break ads having sun in them too.

    I'm with you, OP. All ads should be filmed in a grey room with no windows.


  • #4
    deseil
    Closed Accounts Posts: 333 ✭✭deseil


    Because its nice and Santa lives in the North pole where theres loads of the stuff...wouldnt look quite the same in grey drizzle dont you think?


  • #5
    The Backwards Man
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,299 ✭✭✭✭The Backwards Man


    Because Santa's sleigh has runners instead of wheels and if there was no snow on the roads him and his reindeer would get stuck in a pothole and die.


  • #6
    ham_n_mustard
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 641 ✭✭✭ham_n_mustard


    snow looks better than drizzle for marketing purposes, just like drink ads show pubs full of young attractive people and not ould fellas propping up the bar with their ass-cracks hanging out


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  • #7
    Lapin
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 18,184 ✭✭✭✭Lapin


    mariaalice wrote: »
    Why do all the of the Christmas Ad's have snow in them.......

    Name me one ad on the radio with snow in it?

    Just one.


  • #8
    hfallada
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,180 ✭✭✭hfallada


    Because advertising is often about the soft sell. If we see snow without realising it , we think about the happiness we felt at christmas as a child.

    You hardly think of Christmas even if you have someone dressed as Santa singing jungle bells if it was shot on a beach in miami


  • #9
    Mr. Tom
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 49 ✭Mr. Tom


    I'd like to know why hens teeth are rare? Why is this ? Do some hens have teeth? Do all hens have teeth? Why are hens teeth so rare?


  • #10
    The Backwards Man
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,299 ✭✭✭✭The Backwards Man


    Lapin wrote: »
    Name me one ad on the radio with snow in it?

    Just one.
    There was a time snow was never off the radio.
    Always thought the lrics were

    I lick your bum bum now
    :pac:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=StlMdNcvCJo


  • #11
    pharmaton
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,192 ✭✭✭pharmaton


    yeah they should be more reality based and just use Santa and maybe Jesus in the rain, with camels and mince pies for seasonal effect


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  • #12
    Frosty McSnowballs
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,396 ✭✭✭Frosty McSnowballs


    Jeez...people will moan about anything.


  • #13
    Lapin
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 18,184 ✭✭✭✭Lapin


    The Backwards Man wrote: »
    There was a time snow was never off the radio.

    I thought you were on about Gerry Ryan there for a sec. ;)


  • #14
    Kiwi in IE
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,063 ✭✭✭Kiwi in IE


    I'm not usually one to even notice ads, but I LOVE the John Lewis Xmas ad. Although I had no idea what they were advertising until I'd seen it about 10 times.


  • #15
    camel jockey
    Closed Accounts Posts: 909 ✭✭✭camel jockey


    mariaalice wrote: »
    Why do all the of the Christmas Ad's have snow in them, when actual snow at or around Christmas is as rare as hens teeth in Ireland?.

    Miserable git. Get with the program.


  • #16
    ColeTrain
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,681 ✭✭✭ColeTrain


    mariaalice wrote: »
    Why do all the of the Christmas Ad's have snow in them, when actual snow at or around Christmas is as rare as hens teeth in Ireland?.

    It's because of the corporations man, the corporations..


  • #17
    kneemos
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,618 ✭✭✭✭kneemos


    Mr. Tom wrote: »
    I'd like to know why hens teeth are rare? Why is this ? Do some hens have teeth? Do all hens have teeth? Why are hens teeth so rare?

    Hens have cocks,no teeth.


  • #18
    Mint Aero
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,570 ✭✭✭Mint Aero


    hfallada wrote: »
    Because advertising is often about the soft sell. If we see snow without realising it , we think about the happiness we felt at christmas as a child.

    You hardly think of Christmas even if you have someone dressed as Santa singing jungle bells if it was shot on a beach in miami

    Them green pak recycling ads used piss me off :mad: haven't seen them yet this year. F*cking! Green?! Green??! On me christmas fooking tv!!!!

    YUCK!!!!!!!!! Haven't recycled since :)


  • #19
    WoollyRedHat
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,462 ✭✭✭✭WoollyRedHat


    MariaAlice, have you considered forwarding on your claims to the ASAI on the basis of false advertising? They would defintely be interested in your complaint especially considering the number of ad agencies who brazenly try to put snow in their landscapes as if we lived in Alaska or somewhere equally snowy.

    Personally, it does upset me, and I would be inclined to complain under the affect of emotional distress, when the inevitable comes to fruitation and there is no snow for Christmas, despite the fallacy that various ads shown to us year on year would try to suggest.

    I find hearing songs living in Ireland such as Let it Snow etc. upsetting also, it does get my hopes up terribly, but I digress.


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