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  • #152
    whisky_galore
    Registered Users Posts: 15,713 ✭✭✭✭whisky_galore


    Cole wrote: »
    Just wait for the 48 (fordy eight) mobile ads. I haven't heard them on radio yet...only TV...awesome dude.

    Dairy Council(?) ad extolling the taste of real 'budder'.

    Also 'Coat' Devil.


  • #153
    HildaOgdenx
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 6,385 Mod ✭✭✭✭HildaOgdenx


    Cole wrote: »
    Just wait for the 48 (fordy eight) mobile ads. I haven't heard them on radio yet...only TV...awesome dude.

    Yes, awful stuff.

    And there's an ad for job oppordunidies which makes me want to smash the radio.


  • #154
    Bard
    Registered Users Posts: 12,309 ✭✭✭✭Bard


    whisky_galore wrote: »
    The return of the tiresome stupid man/smart woman schtick.

    Return? Had it gone away? ;-)


  • #155
    Kalimah
    Registered Users Posts: 1,101 ✭✭✭Kalimah


    The Irish Life one with the guy playing table tennis with his daughter, and attempting to set up a pension or life assurance. If I was the agent on the other end of that call I'd terminate it for sheer bad manners.


  • #156
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 3,656 ✭✭✭[Deleted User]


    Typer Monkey wrote: »
    Bookending your oh so busy day killing it at work by standing staring into the fridge looking at cheese while on the phone to your mother...so strange!

    thats just the weirdest ad and I absolutely hate it! All said in a monotone with no punctuation. Someone thought this was funny and clever..............its REALLY not!


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  • #157
    jojofizzio
    Registered Users Posts: 5,906 ✭✭✭jojofizzio


    I’m absolutely sick of the back teeth of the one that’s on constantly since March telling us how to behave this week(as opposed to last week) because of the coronavirus...her voice goes through me...I and to think we’re going to have her on our radios lecturing us On what to do to avoid a resurgence for the foreseeable......grrrrr


  • #158
    padd b1975
    Registered Users Posts: 10,698 ✭✭✭✭padd b1975


    jojofizzio wrote: »
    I’m absolutely sick of the back teeth of the one that’s on constantly since March telling us how to behave this week(as opposed to last week) because of the coronavirus...her voice goes through me...I and to think we’re going to have her on our radios lecturing us On what to do to avoid a resurgence for the foreseeable......grrrrr

    Niamh from Fair City I think.


  • #159
    jojofizzio
    Registered Users Posts: 5,906 ✭✭✭jojofizzio


    padd b1975 wrote: »
    Niamh from Fair City I think.

    Really?? I didn’t know it was her actually.....well I spose that will keep her going while Fair City isn’t filming....(if she’s even still in it:confused:


  • #160
    flazio
    Registered Users Posts: 12,781 ✭✭✭✭flazio


    Is that the one with a supermarket jingle at the start?


  • #161
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 3,656 ✭✭✭[Deleted User]


    padd b1975 wrote: »
    Niamh from Fair City I think.

    It’s definitely not Niamh


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  • #162
    whisky_galore
    Registered Users Posts: 15,713 ✭✭✭✭whisky_galore


    [Deleted User] wrote: »
    It’s definitely not Niamh

    Whoever it is I'm shıt sick of her.


  • #163
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 3,656 ✭✭✭[Deleted User]


    whisky_galore wrote: »
    Whoever it is I'm shıt sick of her.

    Me too, her droning voice goes through me ! Seems so patronizing and condescending after months of this .....do this, don’t do that, we’re still in this together ! :mad:


  • #164
    dogmatix
    Registered Users Posts: 1,404 ✭✭✭dogmatix


    Deleted User wrote: »
    Me too, her droning voice goes through me ! Seems so patronizing and condescending after months of this .....do this, don’t do that, we’re still in this together ! :mad:

    But it could be so much worse.

    I started to think about this the other week, and somehow this irrational fear has been growing in me ever since: what if some "bright spark" in an ad agency somewhere says "here, whatever happened to that bloke who does Goat from the bothar ads - he's comedy gold, he'd be great for the covid19 infomercials, wha?"


  • #165
    EmmetSpiceland
    Registered Users Posts: 10,519 ✭✭✭✭EmmetSpiceland


    dogmatix wrote: »
    But it could be so much worse.

    I started to think about this the other week, and somehow this irrational fear has been growing in me ever since: what if some "bright spark" in an ad agency somewhere says "here, whatever happened to that bloke who does Goat from the bothar ads - he's comedy gold, he'd be great for the covid19 infomercials, wha?"

    The “rumour” was that it was Neil Delamere Who was the goat but he’s never admitted to it and seems to get, genuinely, annoyed when asked about it.

    The tide is turning…



  • #166
    dogmatix
    Registered Users Posts: 1,404 ✭✭✭dogmatix


    EmmetSpiceland wrote: »
    The “rumour” was that it was Neil Delamere Who was the goat but he’s never admitted to it and seems to get, genuinely, annoyed when asked about it.

    And who could blame him - he would not want to degrade his comedy reputation by having that job on his CV.


  • #167
    Klim
    Registered Users Posts: 283 ✭✭Klim


    Not an ad, as such, but the lad who voices all the promos for all the 2fm shows absolutely does my brain in. And he's everywhere!!

    'Ready for a qwooud on your van insurance? Call Liberdee insurance'

    'Qwalidy coffee'

    He actually says 'charidee' on recent one, without a hint of irony


  • #168
    SpitfireIV
    Registered Users Posts: 4,504 ✭✭✭SpitfireIV


    That smug git doing the lottery adverts at the moment. The same one that was flogging Dacias some time back.

    If memory serves me right, before all this covid stuff he was scoffing at the idea of holidaying in Wexford! Hah, how times have changed.

    Yeah, I find him annoying...


  • #169
    The Mighty Quinn
    Registered Users Posts: 1,228 ✭✭✭The Mighty Quinn


    SpitfireIV wrote: »
    That smug git doing the lottery adverts at the moment. The same one that was flogging Dacias some time back.

    If memory serves me right, before all this covid stuff he was scoffing at the idea of holidaying in Wexford! Hah, how times have changed.

    Yeah, I find him annoying...

    The Republic of Telly guy, he's not funny on that either


  • #170
    ford fiesta
    Registered Users Posts: 3,421 ✭✭✭ford fiesta


    jojofizzio wrote: »
    I’m absolutely sick of the back teeth of the one that’s on constantly since March telling us how to behave this week(as opposed to last week) because of the coronavirus...her voice goes through me...I and to think we’re going to have her on our radios lecturing us On what to do to avoid a resurgence for the foreseeable......grrrrr

    Anyone know who this is ? ...."Avalable"


  • #171
    corcaigh07
    Registered Users Posts: 6,237 ✭✭✭corcaigh07


    Nobody hating on that Dub girl asking us to “mind ourselves” in that painful Covid Ad tone?


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  • #172
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 3,656 ✭✭✭[Deleted User]


    corcaigh07 wrote: »
    Nobody hating on that Dub girl asking us to “mind ourselves” in that painful Covid Ad tone?

    Of God I hate it so much !! Just heard it yet again on way home from work.

    It’s “all about dem “ they,re confused and scared :eek:,
    Oh yeah and “mind yourself” too or you’re no good to them .

    Such patronizing condescending guff ..........coming from someone that sounds like 14 years old :mad:


  • #173
    flos1964
    Registered Users Posts: 149 ✭✭flos1964


    SpitfireIV wrote: »
    That smug git doing the lottery adverts at the moment. The same one that was flogging Dacias some time back.

    If memory serves me right, before all this covid stuff he was scoffing at the idea of holidaying in Wexford! Hah, how times have changed.

    Yeah, I find him annoying...

    Better get used to him because he seems to have got access to the same photos Jennifer Zamparelli has.


  • #174
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 13,712 ✭✭✭✭[Deleted User]


    corcaigh07 wrote: »
    Nobody hating on that Dub girl asking us to “mind ourselves” in that painful Covid Ad tone?

    Yes. "Mind yourself" is supposed to be a chirpy, casual salute when you're saying goodbye to someone.

    I know the intention is kind, but someone looking at an acquaintance and saying "Mind Yourself" in that deliberate tone is almost as bad as the deep and meaningful "But how are you?"

    "How are you?", while I'm at it, is a rhetorical question. The answer is silence, or maybe "Fine". But maybe we are old and repressed :o


  • #175
    Dickie10
    Registered Users Posts: 3,862 ✭✭✭Dickie10


    anyone hear the suzuki car ad? jane has been geting record times in her 10k during lockdown while john has been doing yoga in his living room. of course jane is sound effects of focused , rythmic breathing because shes a woman but john you can hear him falling over and breaking the vase in his living room because hesa stupid ,awkward man. if it were the other way around there would be some outcry.


  • #176
    whisky_galore
    Registered Users Posts: 15,713 ✭✭✭✭whisky_galore


    "Wanna talk pensions while playing table tennis wid yer dawder."


  • #177
    Gen.Zhukov
    Registered Users Posts: 1,858 ✭✭✭Gen.Zhukov


    whisky_galore wrote: »
    "Wanna talk pensions while playing table tennis wid yer dawder."

    I'd love to give them a ring while I was cutting up a tree with a chainsaw.


  • #178
    Kalimah
    Registered Users Posts: 1,101 ✭✭✭Kalimah


    whisky_galore wrote: »
    "Wanna talk pensions while playing table tennis wid yer dawder."

    That one drives me mental


  • #179
    whisky_galore
    Registered Users Posts: 15,713 ✭✭✭✭whisky_galore


    Kalimah wrote: »
    That one drives me mental

    Stupid series of ads, maybe they'll have someone calling Irish Life mid way through the birthing process because we are oh-so-busy now.


  • #180
    whisky_galore
    Registered Users Posts: 15,713 ✭✭✭✭whisky_galore


    Tourism ad for the invented "Fingal" County.


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  • #181
    Dakota Dan
    Registered Users Posts: 3,761 ✭✭✭Dakota Dan


    ford fiesta wrote: »
    Anyone know who this is ? ...."Avalable"

    I’m fairly certain it’s that Niamh wan from fair city with a silly mournful girlish accent. Anyone notice how the evening after they made the decision about keeping the pubs closed your wan was in first thing the following morning with her renewed commands, obviously recorded well in advance of the decision by the government.


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