Bizare Ads On Newstalk

RE*AC*TOR

Anyone hear those bizarre ads on Newstalk this morning. One at about 7:20 and another about an hour later.
The first was a guy pretending to be gerry Daly, asking people to donate to "Donkeys of Darfur", "Donkeys are people too". Then he started saying how he quit the gardening and was listening to Rap. Then he started singing a Rap about licking Pussies and cracks.
The second was a "fake" Vodafone ad. With a "small business"man talking about how Vodafone helps him in his smuggling operation and get rides off the women, and how he's never caught with his kaks down.

I have no idea what was going on, possibly someone was trying to get fired.

RE*AC*TOR

Heard another this morning at around 8:25.
"This Christmas don't miss the Pope's hilarious new stand-up show..."
The Pope: (hear the Pope in a series of mumbles)
*Canned Laughter"
Repeat for a couple of mins....

Very strange!

Genghis

That Vodafone ad was class - best I have heard in ages! Didn't realise it was part of a series of ads ... when Dunphy started the show someone texted him in to see if he would be including an element of comedy into the show a la Navan Man. He said that they had a few ideas but nothing concrete until the show bedded in. Maybe this is the start of it?

RE*AC*TOR

I like it too, but i think its in bad taste. Donkeys for Darfur? The whole Darfur thing is still happenning, its a bit much taking the piss out of it. Similarily making fun of an old/semi-senile man. I couldn't give a monkeys about taking the piss out of Vodafone, but I'm not sure what Vodafone's lawyers might have to say.

mayordenis

there was a movie one ther that was mental

RE*AC*TOR

mayordenis wrote:

there was a movie one ther that was mental

think before you type

gobby

RE*AC*TOR wrote:

Heard another this morning at around 8:25.
"This Christmas don't miss the Pope's hilarious new stand-up show..."
The Pope: (hear the Pope in a series of mumbles)
*Canned Laughter"
Repeat for a couple of mins....

Very strange!

Yeah, heard that one too. I was half asleep as per usual but I do remember thinking wtf!??

aphex™

Is it to encourage u to listen to the ads on newstalk? Because the ads on that channel are seriously boring.
My dad- a typical newstalk advertisment target just changes the channel when they come on. I can't stand them either. One last week had an alarm clock sound in it and, well, lets just say i was looking forward to not hearing that noise again for 23 hours.

Needless to say i haven't heard these ads. The vodafone one sounds funny, the pope one sounds quite good too. Dunno about the Darfur one. That sort of joke means they hired a professional anyway, nobody trying to get fired.

Still, i think i'd rather not listen to the ads. Why would ya when theres the same news but different views on other stations?

mayordenis

RE*AC*TOR wrote:

think before you type

yeah sorry i made no sense there

there was a one for a movie the guy who i was in the car with said the first time he heard it he thought it was for a fake movie.

flogen

Sounds like Newstalk trying to challenge gift grub or something

It's about time they did something other than talk shows, I'd love some documentaries tbh

flogen

vibrant

RE*AC*TOR wrote:

The first was a guy pretending to be gerry Daly, asking people to donate to "Donkeys of Darfur", "Donkeys are people too". Then he started saying how he quit the gardening and was listening to Rap. Then he started singing a Rap about licking Pussies and cracks.

You know, I heard this one yesterday morning... I was half asleep at the time and I remember being completely confused and somewhat disturbed by hearing "Gerry Daly" rapping "lick my...." ... er, the places you mentioned *blush*

Seriously though: WTF?

laptopper

Yep, I heard them too... its was either an insane attempt at humour or someone trying there best to get the sack before christmas.....

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Dunphy had to apologise about the Vodafone one, I didn't hear that one, so I don't know what it was about.

His apology was about as sincere as....(insert soething not sincere in here), he was laughing his way through it.

RE*AC*TOR

i've heard the gerry daly one again minus the rap

madmorphy

There was some other mad add on rte the other morning,something about Dr (somethin can't remember), the elf doctor."Are u ready to push the elfdestruct button ?Is you elf esteem suffering? if so call dr (whatever).
Again i was half asleep,just though it was very strange !

stevenmu

There was the news bulletin one where they announced the pope had died aswell. I think they're just causing controversy to get some free publicity.

monkeyfudge

I'd be very interested to know what other ones come up...

Myself and a friend of mine went to NewsTalk when they first started up with some comedy ideas. Part of our portfolio of work was fake adverts.

Let me know if they do one for Magnum icecream or Skoda..... what other ones did I do....?.... there may also be one for Cartier that I did...