Bosco Billboard

Fidelis · 19-10-2002 02:55PM #1

Just noticed this billboard this morning. I couldn't make out any company logo/symbol anywhere on the board. Does anyone know what it's about?

DRakE · 19-10-2002 05:19PM

ahaha!

funny stuff

Mixie · 19-10-2002 05:26PM

Theres one near connolly station too, doesnt have anything apart from a picture of bosco and the text "what a muppet".

CuLT · 19-10-2002 05:31PM

Another one in Rathmines, weird.

ondafly · 19-10-2002 06:20PM

saw one too on Manor Street - anyone any idea wat this marketing display is all about ? Whatever it is - its getting people talking !

Repli · 19-10-2002 07:35PM

The 1 on manor st says 'not a puppet'
i have no idea what its all about..

Dustaz · 19-10-2002 07:37PM

I guess well find out when the teaser has done its work

(probably less than a week)

damnyanks · 19-10-2002 07:42PM

On the bus from Town to Rathfarnam we counted about 7 of those posters!

Samson · 19-10-2002 11:23PM

If I recall correctly, there was an advertisement campaign about a year ago which was using the "what a muppet" line also.
Might be related.
Anyone remember it?
Could have been for some sort of financial or insurance product, can't really remember though.

KdjaCL · 20-10-2002 12:07AM

Boscos coming back.

Makes sense when ya think about it

2 weeks i think,

kdja

Tellox · 20-10-2002 12:58AM

a load of em all over waterford..
its a shame they dont have the famous "bosco is a b****cks" pic there

DMC · 20-10-2002 09:25AM

But but but, Bosco ain't a muppet.

Could the Jim Henson Company sue?

Cabaal · 20-10-2002 11:57AM

Originally posted by DMC
But but but, Bosco ain't a muppet.

Could the Jim Henson Company sue?

Hmmm so it must be a advert for a law firm then

Could people into the mood for sueing..

sceptre · 20-10-2002 03:46PM

Originally posted by DMC
But but but, Bosco ain't a muppet.

Could the Jim Henson Company sue?

I'd imagine "muppet" has become something of a generic term for an entertaining puppet (amongst other things). Wasn't registered as a trade mark anyway but if it had been, it'd probably be like "aspirin" or "yoyo" and free for the taking.

"Dad, what's a muppet?"

OLDYELLAR · 20-10-2002 09:22PM

yeah i saw one o them posters , bosco rules! he saved me from lots of cuts as a child , making me get parental help and all. bosco is soooo the man!!!!!!!!!

PPC · 20-10-2002 09:40PM

Originally posted by OLDYELLAR
bosco is soooo the man!!!!!!!!!

You sure, i thought it was half and half

Makaveli · 21-10-2002 01:12AM

Originally posted by PPC
You sure, i thought it was half and half

Yer, I always thought this way too.

OLDYELLAR · 21-10-2002 10:52AM

I will do further research into this people, but in my mind bosco is sooo the man!

smoke.me.a.kipper · 21-10-2002 02:43PM

speaking of bosco, anyone know where i can get the theme tune in midi format, so i can convert it to a nokia fone?

the fnj · 21-10-2002 03:20PM

The backround colour is the same as playstations. I wonder if it's somthing to do with a new ps2 ad campaign?

Qualm · 21-10-2002 04:38PM

Have a good few of them round.
Theres another similar one with the text "I'm running late" and the picture of a womans hand holding a pregnancy test.

They'reweird but very interesting adds (if indeed that'swhattheyare) /me watchesthis space (well, not*this* exact space, the billboards:D )

Apologies, the spacebar on this pc is fecked.

beardedchicken · 21-10-2002 09:01PM

my guess is that they're for O2, the ads have the same corporate colours, and the slogans read like text messages- doesn't take a huge leap of the imagination!

Victor · 22-10-2002 06:45PM

There is a similar ad. "I'm running late" with someone holding what I presume is a pregnancy test kit.

Ajnag · 23-10-2002 12:57AM

****ing Bosco, arch-nemisis of my child hood, creator of a generation of lost souls looking for that magic door, and always with a ****ing hand up his ass giving him those red cheeks, ahhh.......ahhh ................aggggggggggggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhgggggg<runs from the screen>

Its the second coming

They are preparing us for the 80's all over again*

[Edit]Even my childhood spelling mistakes are coming back to haunt me.[/Edit]

Michael Collins · 23-10-2002 10:25PM

Originally posted by Ajnag
...creator of a generation of lost souls looking for that magic door...

Yeh some magic door, it always ended up in Dublin Zoo for some reason...

sceptre · 24-10-2002 08:17PM

Originally posted by Michael Collins
Yeh some magic door, it always ended up in Dublin Zoo for some reason...

Or Stephen's Green

Or somewhere with lots of feet. Just feet. Must have been Cow & Chicken Land

Can't think of anywhere else. Santa came through once but it was just FortyCoats dressed up.

PPC · 24-10-2002 08:24PM

Originally posted by smak
speaking of bosco, anyone know where i can get the theme tune in midi format, so i can convert it to a nokia fone?

http://www.dialaring.com/tones/ram/5020.ram in ram format

Maybe someone who has a good audio knowledge can make a ringtone :rolleyes:

lordsippa · 24-10-2002 09:53PM

Ok... erm... nobody's figured out what it IS yet though?

DAMMIT! I WANNA FIND OUT!

Samson · 28-10-2002 05:13PM

Originally posted by PPC
You sure, i thought it was half and half

Hermaphrodite is the correct term I believe.

Victor · 28-10-2002 06:13PM

The Halloween edition of South Park (Hitler Cartman) was on last night. Was stan dressed up as Bosco? Ye know big red cheeks and dangly red hair?

damnyanks · 28-10-2002 07:01PM

Maybe if someone phones up the ad's company and asks who placed the ad we will finally know!

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