sassermaet Posted May 18, 2008 Report Share Posted May 18, 2008 I know this isn't TV, but... I can't STAND those ads you get on free websites that pop out when you roll over and get in the way. I find Yahoo is particularly bad for them, and it's especially annoying when you're trying to check your mail and they're in the way of your inbox... They annoy me so much that I don't even bother checking what they're trying to sell to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArabiaTerra Posted May 18, 2008 Report Share Posted May 18, 2008 I use this:https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1865 With Firefox, of course. It kills 99% of those pop-ups (and most other adverts). In fact, if there is an advert that it doesn't block, on a web site you visit often, simply right-click on the ad and select block, and you will never see it again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJ Posted May 19, 2008 Report Share Posted May 19, 2008 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2aRDacKANs well first of all there's the music, then the endless questions about "how did they do that?", and to be honest it's not very nice water.For any of you who's got a marionette off us over the years, it's advisable not to let the child attempt it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sassermaet Posted May 20, 2008 Report Share Posted May 20, 2008 ^^^I'm sorry, but I think that's a great advert. I was watching telly last night and it came on, and I couldn't stop laughing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sassermaet Posted May 23, 2008 Report Share Posted May 23, 2008 Sheila's Wheels was a bare-able outrage but now "Diamond" is back too. So, can someone please explain to me what part of 'equal rights' these companies do not flout. As both a woman and an employee of the company, I find Boots' advertising to be sexist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rizzo Posted October 27, 2008 Report Share Posted October 27, 2008 Lloyds TSB - that irritating music! Curently the Rice Krispies ad, with the boy making chocolate Krispies and all the Nat west ads, in fact most ads on TV are really dull and irritating these days. However the Mars Bar Monk ad when they ring the bells is pretty good and always gets a laugh from me and my friends. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulb Posted October 27, 2008 Report Share Posted October 27, 2008 the halifaxs ads going on about giving you extra and then charging you £39 for not paying someone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeemsie1989 Posted October 28, 2008 Report Share Posted October 28, 2008 Lloyds TSB- Trying to be too conceptual The New Guiness advert- a big drop in standards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeAyBee Posted October 28, 2008 Report Share Posted October 28, 2008 Lloyds TSB- Trying to be too conceptual The New Guiness advert- a big drop in standards Which one? The one with all the people pretending to be bubbles? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeemsie1989 Posted October 28, 2008 Report Share Posted October 28, 2008 ^^^ Yeah, it's stupid and nonsensical. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kephas4 Posted October 29, 2008 Report Share Posted October 29, 2008 Gripes past and present: Bl**dy 'Howard's' insufferable smugness, from his days as a CGI muppet right through to the cover version c**t he turned into (did wonders for his bank ). The peerie lass from the P*t*t F*l**s advert ("'Elps your bones grow stronger-er" Aaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrgh). In fact any contrived cuteness in an advert tends to induce spontaneous projectile vomiting. Act*v*a. "It's really smooth and creamy, it's like a dessert." Is this a description of the yoghurt or the intended t*rd? There's only so much huffing about "bloating" you can listen to before screaming, "just fart, you pretentious old b*st*rd!" "This woman is about to treat her thrush." Aaaaaargh, no, no, for God's sake, no! Lorraine, quitting with N*cqu*t*n. Whether on the wagon or off it, always felt the urge to punch her nose out through the back of her skull. "Roll me over in the Cl*v*r" with every has-bean and non-entity media whore available. And no, we don't all love Cl*v*r, if the ad's anything to go by we're all borderline depressive. That little sod with the elbows singing about Fr*st**s. Tragedy is he probably got his Equity card for that. Git. Chewing gum, bad mime and mariachi guitar - que-est-ce que f*ck? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeemsie1989 Posted October 29, 2008 Report Share Posted October 29, 2008 The admiral insurance adverts! The admiral is a pain in the f'n ass!! A man obviously from the school of BS acting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeAyBee Posted October 29, 2008 Report Share Posted October 29, 2008 @KEPHAS4 - bang on the money there! I was watching a low grade satellite channel - no, one of the ones where the people *keep* their clothes on and act badly - and an ad sequence started with laxatives, moved on through menstrual cleanliness, anti-diarrhea and then to a chatline ad via a Durex foaming massage spot. What the hell were they thinking the audience demographic was? Or was there a message? If I haven't had a good dump, been roller skating and climbing ladders while wearing tight white shorts, kept control of my bowels (obviously the dump can't be that extensive), and bought some slippy fist cream, I'm not going to get a shag? I was only watching Frasier! (Edited to adjust my poor spelign) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misty25 Posted October 29, 2008 Report Share Posted October 29, 2008 the werthers original ads wi da grandad an peerie boy AAARRGHH!!! christmas ads in august, and those stupid catalogue ads you get in january tellin u to save for next christmas, after spendin a fortune on the one that's just past!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unlinkedstudent Posted December 10, 2008 Report Share Posted December 10, 2008 DirectLine ever since they put the dog insurance up without notifying me from £24.11 to £38.32 per month, forgot to add my other dog/send me a quote for both dogs, put the excess up from £60 to £80 but even more annoyingly, when I phoned them said the best price they could do was £34 (why not quote that in the blooming first place then?) Not only that, why do DirectLine have to smash everything up? Needless to say, cancelled the pet insurance and say f*** off every time their ads come on the telly. Definitely Barry Scott/Cillit Bang - I dread to think what chemicals are in that stuff. Advert I liked which many may find annoying ... Was it Skoda who had the car cake with Julie Andrews singing My Favourite Things? What did they do with the cake? Why didn't the marzipan melt/disintegrate under the studio lights? Oooh, another pet hate is Everest installing the solar panels at the most northern pub in Scotland (do they say UK though and where is it?) ever since they just charged a pensioner I know £9k rising to £20k if she don't pay in 1 month for solar panels/hot water system which anyone else charges £4k to £6k for ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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