Last X-mas for Guinness advert

RandomName2

This will be the last Christmas we get to see this particular advert (provided that Fine Gael stays in power into the summer) so enjoy it while it's around!

(to be banned as a non-factual based alcohol advert by Varadkar's legislation)

wilhelm roentgen

Stout of order

Fleawuss

The film itself is beautifully done: a sentimental vignette of how we like to think of ourselves. Guinness should donate it to the nation and leave it open to further additions: cut the drink ad bit and add something more. I love that ad: it's Dublin and Ireland and just the way we were.

Don't Chute!

Haven't seen it yet this year. Thought they had stopped it already.

Buona Fortuna

I'm struggling a little with the outrage.

Leave it with me, I'll work on it and get back.

riffmongous

I'm more annoyed by use of 'X-mas', secular or xtian or whatever I'll never get used to it

Ruu

Buona Fortuna wrote: »

I'm struggling a little with the outrage.

Leave it with me, I'll work on it and get back.

'Won't someone think of the children!' wait, that's not it either..:o

thee glitz

RandomName2 wrote: »

This will be the last Christmas we get to see this particular advert (provided that Fine Gael stays in power into the summer) so enjoy it while it's around!

(to be banned as a non-factual based alcohol advert by Varadkar's legislation)

D'you know you're actually right. It's a load of nonsense. FG seem worth a vote some of the time but to do so would be to condone their nanny state policies.

Ally Dick

And Yankee O'Connell's pub in Skyrne Tara featured heavily. RIP Mrs O'Connell. You were a legend

RandomName2

Ruu wrote: »

'Won't someone think of the children!' wait, that's not it either..:o

Actually it kind of is... as alcohol related advertising is also to be banned on the street if it is within the vicinity of schools and creches... and even factual adverts will be banned before 9pm to help discourage all those 6 year old drinkers, presumably.

riffmongous wrote: »

I'm more annoyed by use of 'X-mas', secular or xtian or whatever I'll never get used to it

the "X" comes from the Greek letter Chi, which is the first letter of the Greek word Χριστός which comes into English as "Christ"

Actually I secretly agree... but shorter titles get more hits. <shameless>

mad muffin

Better get me self a Guinness so…

*strains sewerage through dirty old socks*

Fox_In_Socks

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nC2UO1JGAtU

Lets get wankered!

riffmongous

RandomName2 wrote: »

the "X" comes from the Greek letter Chi, which is the first letter of the Greek word Χριστός which comes into English as "Christ"

Actually I secretly agree... but shorter titles get more hits. <shameless>

riffmongous wrote: »

I'm more annoyed by use of 'X-mas', secular or xtian or whatever I'll never get used to it

You sold out OP, you've got to have strength of conviction! Otherwise soon people will be advertising X Xtoffersson concerts

murpho999

It will always be on YouTube and also who watches ads nowadays. I record everything and fast forward through them.

DOJ

thee glitz wrote: »

D'you know you're actually right. It's a load of nonsense. FG seem worth a vote some of the time but to do so would be to condone their nanny state policies.

In the past 5 years FG have proved they are never worth a vote and only get into power for 1 term after the county has hit rock bottom

This FG government has only made things worse and hidden the real facts from the people

For me hearing The Pogues, Fairy Tale of New York is the beginning of Christmas but it needs to be followed by the Guinness ad to really make it Christmas

Other ads have to be the Coca Cola Christmas truck ad or the Budweiser ad ( i hate budweiser)

Yet the Dunnes Stores ad will be allowed, a man getting off a train and looking into peoples houses whilst walking home, the whole narrative is that of a peeping tom

c_man

Ah balls to Diageo OP. We really need to disassociate our national identity from Guinness, now they're an integral part of Christmas?! Nah. I imagine they'll be keeping a low profile for the 1916 anniversary and how much of an Irish institution Guinness was then...

smash

riffmongous wrote: »

I'm more annoyed by use of 'X-mas', secular or xtian or whatever I'll never get used to it

Back in your box!

Xmas is a common abbreviation of the word Christmas. It is sometimes pronounced /ˈɛksməs/, but Xmas, and variants such as Xtemass, originated as handwriting abbreviations for the typical pronunciation /ˈkrɪsməs/. The "-mas" part is from the Latin-derived Old English word for Mass, while the "X" comes from the Greek letter Chi, which is the first letter of the Greek word Χριστός which comes into English as "Christ".

There is a common belief that the word Xmas stems from a secular attempt to remove the religious tradition from Christmas by taking the "Christ" out of "Christmas", but its use dates back to the 16th century.