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From: Jim on 29 Mar 2006 03:30 zoara <me3(a)privacy.net> wrote: > Actually, even before I read that, it was one of my favourite adverts. I love-to-hate any advert where the main spokesdroid has been very, very obviously dubbed. Jim -- Find me at http://www.ursaminorbeta.co.uk AIM/iChatAV: JCAndrew2 Skype: greyarea
From: zoara on 29 Mar 2006 03:35 On Wed, 29 Mar 2006 09:30:39 +0100, Jim wrote: > zoara <me3(a)privacy.net> wrote: > >> Actually, even before I read that, it was one of my favourite adverts. > > I love-to-hate any advert where the main spokesdroid has been very, very > obviously dubbed. What were those ones for some automatic-spray air freshener? Where the (dubbed) family waited excitedly for the next timed puff of toxic-smelling artificial scent, and went wild when it happened? That was *good*. But not quite Cillit Bang! good. -z-
From: Bella Jones on 29 Mar 2006 04:10 zoara <me3(a)privacy.net> wrote: > On Tue, 28 Mar 2006 21:33:39 +0100, Bella Jones wrote: > >> 1960 - Chris Barrie, British actor > >> 1961 - Byron Scott, American basketball player > > > > As I read down the list, I conflated these and wondered why on earth the > > bloke from the Cillit Bang advert was in there. > > I read an interesting little article that 'exposed' Barry Scott as a > completely fictional character. It was talking about the way that they'd > managed to pull a brilliant bit of marketing by making you feel like it > must be a celebrity endorsement - you *must* have seen him somewhere - > otherwise why would he introduce himself by name *as though you should know > who he is*? A friend of mine reckoned Cillit Bang was a large job lot from Israel or Turkey or somewhere, that needed shifting in another market. > Even for people who didn't fall for celebrity endorsements ("You mean And > and Dec use Pampers pull-ups? They *must* be good.") there was that > unsettling feeling you *should* know the guy. Or that Trinny and Susannah actually drink Nescafe. Someone did a Barry Scott blog, didn't they - I think the company was responsible for it though. > And a little bit of googling has turned up some more interesting > controversy [2] including fictional blogging/blog commenting, hardcore > remix videos, and best of all the fact that they use a copper coin to > demonstrate Cillit Bang's 'powers', despite there being warning on the > bottle not to use it on copper. Actually, I think the adverts tell against it. It looks like pure acid and your bathtub and kitchen floor would wear out in weeks. Something that stripped a coin like that, no thanks. -- bellajonez at yahoo dot co dot uk
From: zoara on 29 Mar 2006 04:16 On Wed, 29 Mar 2006 10:10:07 +0100, Bella Jones wrote: > zoara <me3(a)privacy.net> wrote: > >> On Tue, 28 Mar 2006 21:33:39 +0100, Bella Jones wrote: > >>>> 1960 - Chris Barrie, British actor >>>> 1961 - Byron Scott, American basketball player >>> >>> As I read down the list, I conflated these and wondered why on earth the >>> bloke from the Cillit Bang advert was in there. >> >> I read an interesting little article that 'exposed' Barry Scott as a >> completely fictional character. It was talking about the way that they'd >> managed to pull a brilliant bit of marketing by making you feel like it >> must be a celebrity endorsement - you *must* have seen him somewhere - >> otherwise why would he introduce himself by name *as though you should know >> who he is*? > > A friend of mine reckoned Cillit Bang was a large job lot from Israel or > Turkey or somewhere, that needed shifting in another market. Heh. That was another appeal of the adverts. It looked so *cheap*. >> Even for people who didn't fall for celebrity endorsements ("You mean And >> and Dec use Pampers pull-ups? They *must* be good.") there was that >> unsettling feeling you *should* know the guy. > > Or that Trinny and Susannah actually drink Nescafe. Yup. > Someone did a Barry Scott blog, didn't they - I think the company was > responsible for it though. They were, see the Wikipedia entry in my previous footnote. Scandal! >> And a little bit of googling has turned up some more interesting >> controversy [2] including fictional blogging/blog commenting, hardcore >> remix videos, and best of all the fact that they use a copper coin to >> demonstrate Cillit Bang's 'powers', despite there being warning on the >> bottle not to use it on copper. > > Actually, I think the adverts tell against it. It looks like pure acid > and your bathtub and kitchen floor would wear out in weeks. Something > that stripped a coin like that, no thanks. Tasty, though. -z-
From: Antony Lacey on 29 Mar 2006 05:48
Jim <jim(a)magrathea.plus.com> wrote: > > Today is Antony Lacey's birthday! > > > > Happy Birthday, Antony. Hope you have a good one! > > Happy birthday mate! > > I'm still holding you to that deal with the Mint Bailey's. Right-o. Some days it seems possible still! -- Antony Pull the plug to reply. |