Worst/Best Radio Ads

locum-motion · 17-07-2019 09:40AM

paddylonglegs wrote: »

...The guy endorsing the product has such a low voice it sounds like it’s one of those voice camouflage applications you hear on crime watch ...

Morgan O'Driscoll?

He was in my class in school for a couple of years as a kid.
Didn't meet him again til we were in our late 30's.
Couldn't get over how deep his voice was. It really is that deep.

Ol' Donie · 17-07-2019 09:50AM

flazio wrote: »

I blame Captain Jean-Luc Picard for my pronunciation of Data.

The correct pronunciation is the way Flight of the Conchords do David Bowie saying it.

whisky_galore · 17-07-2019 10:15AM

tototoe wrote: »

That Donnelan Joyce Galway property auction ad is back. His accent wrecks my brain.

It's like he's got a mouthful of marbles.
"Golway"

rino87 · 17-07-2019 10:35AM

Hector Mildew wrote: »

I hear “go to hell” instead of “go loud.” It took me a few listens to cop it (not that I had to wait long for a repeat)

Ha, same here, GO TO HELL is all I hear with that ad!

chalkitdown1 · 17-07-2019 12:03PM

"We declare the right of the people of Ireland to the ownership of Ireland, and to the unfettered control of"....

Every bloody ad break on TodayFM. :pac:

Macdarack · 19-07-2019 08:42AM

That pink run ad, it's awful, I've pulled my car over to comment! Is he purposely trying to sound like Shirley temple bar. Cringe.
Theres another one and he's singing to the tune of "head shoulders knees and toes" jesus Christ it's cat.

Macdarack · 19-07-2019 09:37AM

Macdarack wrote: »

That pink run ad, it's awful, I've pulled my car over to comment! Is he purposely trying to sound like Shirley temple bar. Cringe.
Theres another one and he's singing to the tune of "head shoulders knees and toes" jesus Christ it's cat.

"head to NI climbing frames"
Awful, just awful.

19-07-2019 06:43PM

The ad where a father discovers his daughter has started smoking.

Calm down man ! Its not like you murdered her !!!!

carq · 21-07-2019 10:03AM

DAY FACTO shaving !

Who is that guy ?

whisky_galore · 22-07-2019 04:05PM

5555555555 wrote: »

The ad where a father discovers his daughter has started smoking.

Calm down man ! Its not like you murdered her !!!!

And your wan that has to endure a transatlantic flight without a fag break. Spare me.

The My taxi/Free now ad is starting to get on my tits.

PopePalpatine · 22-07-2019 08:56PM

I can't wait to see the spike in fare dodging caused by that stupid name change.

flazio · 22-07-2019 10:22PM

"I thought you said you were free now"
Almost as stupid as the diet 7up changing to 7up free.

23-07-2019 10:54AM

carq wrote: »

DAY FACTO shaving !

Who is that guy ?

A raving jaysus bollix with very dubious claims about his product.

whisky_galore · 23-07-2019 12:54PM

A Tyrant Named Miltiades! wrote: »

A raving jaysus bollix with very dubious claims about his product.

And paraphrasing Gilette's slogan at the end.

fryup · 24-07-2019 10:43PM

The GAA ad with the young kid saying

"my daddy said the GAA is in our DNA" :rolleyes:

so whats that trying to suggest if you're not into GAA you're not truly irish??

Dan Jaman · 25-07-2019 05:33AM

fryup wrote: »

The GAA ad with the young kid saying

"my daddy said the GAA is in our DNA" :rolleyes:

so whats that trying to suggest if you're not into GAA you're not truly irish??

Maybe the kid's Ma was a bit overfriendly with a hurling star?

Mr E · 25-07-2019 06:01AM

The Wok of Cashel actually sounds better than the Rock of Cashel.

Does that Aquazone lady talk like that in real life?

ford fiesta · 29-07-2019 11:52AM

the copperface jacks the musical ad has been updated...this time it's longer :-(

plodder · 30-07-2019 08:44AM

Mr E wrote: »

Does that Aquazone lady talk like that in real life?

That must take the award for unintentionally funniest ad of the moment. She is trying so hard to keep the pitch high, to sound like a child I presume, but she just loses it a couple of times and seems to give up at the end.

whisky_galore · 30-07-2019 05:28PM

plodder wrote: »

That must take the award for unintentionally funniest ad of the moment. She is trying so hard to keep the pitch high, to sound like a child I presume, but she just loses it a couple of times and seems to give up at the end.

She's supposedly a frog judging by the intro... rather like that new Galway Races themed filling station ad with a man posing as a horse.

fryup · 01-08-2019 10:59AM

is that actor Brian Cox doing the virgin media ads??

whisky_galore · 01-08-2019 07:50PM

Another entry for a Paddy voiceover doing a dodgy foreign accent.

The latest Moretti ad goes from "Italian" to Irish to something like Sesame Street's Count Von Count.

jeremyj1968 · 02-08-2019 08:01AM

Is Deirdre O'Kane actually having a stroke during that latest Appliances Delivered ad?

At this stage I don't know whether to just turn off the radio (as normal) or ring for an ambulance for her.

For Forks Sake · 02-08-2019 08:35AM

jeremyj1968 wrote: »

Is Deirdre O'Kane actually having a stroke during that latest Appliances Delivered ad?

At this stage I don't know whether to just turn off the radio (as normal) or ring for an ambulance for her.

Any brand that hires her to do their ads should be subject to public boycott.

Pineapple1 · 02-08-2019 08:45AM

I know this is a thread for radio ads but sweet suffering jesus everytime I turn my TV on I see Dermot Bannon's smug face on that Vodafone ad helping the young wan baking in the kitchen. Its the part where he stares down at ya smiling smugly before preceeding to pop a glace cherry into his gob, definition of annoying man.

QueensGael · 02-08-2019 10:43AM

"Are ya goin' to de flahhhhhh?"

ollaetta · 06-08-2019 10:17PM

jeremyj1968 wrote: »

Is Deirdre O'Kane actually having a stroke during that latest Appliances Delivered ad?

At this stage I don't know whether to just turn off the radio (as normal) or ring for an ambulance for her.

Turn off the radio is a fairly mild reaction. I want to beat mine with a club whenever she starts.

jeremyj1968 · 07-08-2019 04:48AM

"And when all those half priced tables and chairs are gone, they're really gone".

How many years are they going to keep delivering this same stupid cliché. I think at least for the mental health of the voiceover guy, they should move to a different advertising slogan.

plodder · 07-08-2019 07:50AM

QueensGael wrote: »

"Are ya goin' to de flahhhhhh?"

I have an image of this crazy person following you around:

"Are ye goin' to the fleadh?

Are ye goin' to Drogheda?

Are ye goin' to the fleadh ...."

Mr E · 07-08-2019 07:53AM

jeremyj1968 wrote: »

"And when all those half priced tables and chairs are gone, they're really gone".

How many years are they going to keep delivering this same stupid cliché. I think at least for the mental health of the voiceover guy, they should move to a different advertising slogan.

Marketing by repetition. It works - you're talking about it!

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