Most n00b Ad ever

Psych0_Cr1tt3r · Post by **Psych0_Cr1tt3r** » 02 Jan 2004, 00:42

What is the lamest, n00best attempt of an AD you have ever seen. It can be anywhere: TV, net, mag, radio

Website · Post by **hamin_aus** » 02 Jan 2004, 09:28

The net wins hands down for stupid ads that only a fooool wil click. My dad has been caught by almost every one of them......

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and then the most clicked on newbie ad

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Post by **OnlyOneKenobi** » 02 Jan 2004, 09:51

The cell C CY ad makes me want to beat the living hell out of someone, I've never been so irritated by any ad in my life...

Psych0_Cr1tt3r · Post by **Psych0_Cr1tt3r** » 02 Jan 2004, 19:37

Thats the spirit

The most recent annoying ad on tv is that Standard bank one (I think its standard

)
I hate it when someone acts so stupid and they act bad aswell.

garp · Post by **garp** » 02 Jan 2004, 19:43

I hate the corsa lite ads then again I hate all

ads they take too much time

skunkymunky · Post by **skunkymunky** » 02 Jan 2004, 19:44

OnlyOneKenobi wrote:The cell C CY ad makes me want to beat the living hell out of someone, I've never been so irritated by any ad in my life...

arrgh dood i luv those ads
except for tht last one with the chick and the accidents

i luved the karate one

Psych0_Cr1tt3r · Post by **Psych0_Cr1tt3r** » 02 Jan 2004, 19:49

I hate the CellC and corsa ads too.

The only ad I didnt hate, ever: I dont remember what they where advertising but the guy drove, redlight to redlight and a guy on a bike leans against the car at every stop. At the last one the guys backsup and the biked00d falls down.

[sarcasm]What an unexpected twist[sarcasm]

Dragoneyes · Post by **Dragoneyes** » 03 Jan 2004, 00:50

that was a good one................. the fiat palio

Post by **OnlyOneKenobi** » 05 Jan 2004, 13:18

skunkymunky wrote:
OnlyOneKenobi wrote:The cell C CY ad makes me want to beat the living hell out of someone, I've never been so irritated by any ad in my life...
arrgh dood i luv those ads
except for tht last one with the chick and the accidents

i luved the karate one

I like the normal Cell C ads, but I'm talking about CY - the one you'd normally see in movie theatres, where the camera follows several people talking on the phone then the guy leans up against a wall and say "ya know what I'm sayin' " in his best imitation american accent... the whole thing is so fake!!

Post by **Synkronos** » 05 Jan 2004, 14:09

Ye, I agree with you, Only1. They all sound like they are reciting lines, rather than chatting naturally.

Post by **Kronos** » 05 Jan 2004, 14:55

People, People, people...

Has EVERYONE forgotten the CTM Adds??? 8O 8O 8O 8O 8O 8O 8O 8O 8O 8O 8O 8O 8O 8O 8O

Those have got to be just the worst EVER. They are so 1985. I wish CTM will find some other idea or ad agency.

NinjaTic · Post by **NinjaTic** » 05 Jan 2004, 15:21

South African TV Ads are, in general, pretty kuk! Those people can't act, making the ad look so fake!

One ad that pisses me off is the (I think) Caltex or maybe Shell where the guys from the oil research department have races with the oil down the bonnet of the BMW!

style121 · Post by **style121** » 05 Jan 2004, 15:59

What this country lacks is competitive advertising like in the states. Except for the occassional Opel ad taking a dig at VW or BMW at Merc, but those can somtimes be a little sublime.

What happened to freedom of speech? Someone up there doesn't want to get anybodies feelings hurt, but in truth, competitive advertising makes for great viewing, and is always going to force everyone to do a little better.

Worse yet, ads that are a little controversial are just thrown out (Nandos in particular) completely leaving us with the "ho hum" of CTM and Corsa Light (bringing out the dark side of my life). Come on censors, get a life!!!

Post by **OnlyOneKenobi** » 05 Jan 2004, 16:10

yeah competitive ads are pretty funny, I've seen a lot from the states - the Coke vs. Pepsi thing is amusing, I think coke used a photo of some sort of Pepsi delivery truck driver - in his pepsi uniform, drinking a coke.

GreyWolf · Post by **GreyWolf** » 05 Jan 2004, 16:36

some interesting facts:

-A lot (and I do mean a LOT) of ads for the international market are shot ands even produced in sOuth Africa. (Go figure)
-the one guy from the CTM ads is the brother to my former ComSci Lecturer.
end.

most noob add? Come on people! The DRAIN SURGEON add is the worst thing I have ever seen!

Other stupid ones: Most SuperSport ones really get me upset. They try to put so much effin feeling to the whole "sport is serious" message that they just come out so CRAP!

Any tampon add and any add that has anything to do with Vaginal Thrush! WHY THE F*** ARE THEY PLAYING IT DURING "THE SIMPSONS"!!!!?!?!?!?!

bb_matt · Post by **bb_matt** » 05 Jan 2004, 17:28

style121 wrote:What this country lacks is competitive advertising like in the states. Except for the occassional Opel ad taking a dig at VW or BMW at Merc, but those can somtimes be a little sublime.

What happened to freedom of speech? Someone up there doesn't want to get anybodies feelings hurt, but in truth, competitive advertising makes for great viewing, and is always going to force everyone to do a little better.

Worse yet, ads that are a little controversial are just thrown out (Nandos in particular) completely leaving us with the "ho hum" of CTM and Corsa Light (bringing out the dark side of my life). Come on censors, get a life!!!

I agree with you but sometimes "majority rule" is totally ineffective - ofen, the whim of some specialist group is what goes.

Comparative advertising in this country is still illegal. I reckon it's illegal because the Ad agencies want it that way and use thier power to make sure it sticks.

It keeps a certain status quo and makes everyone (the ad agencies that is) happy.

Controversial adds are also usually singled out by the minority group they may be featuring.
If for instance, a minority group such as the Chinese are used in what could be considered derogatory in an advert and a Chinese minority group complains, the advert can be banned.

So, in a way, minority rulings are what determine the adverts we get to watch and there is no freedom of speech in that media genre.

Interesting.

zimdollar · Post by **zimdollar** » 05 Jan 2004, 20:04

I loved thise cell c ads with the bad dubbing kung fu! One thing is, a good ad can be bad if u see it too much .

8O

snipeers · Post by **snipeers** » 05 Jan 2004, 20:05

jamin_za wrote:The net wins hands down for stupid ads that only a fooool wil click. My dad has been caught by almost every one of them......

interesting point of view.

it could have been better without making a fool out of your dad.

Website · Post by **hamin_aus** » 06 Jan 2004, 08:39

snipeers, you havent watched my Dad surf the net...
He's works with steel erection and can build an oil tanker or a skyscraper in CAD, so he's no fool - but he is absolutey inept online. Its not like we havent tried to help him, but I wasnt joking when I said he is the type of guy that those stupid banner ads target.

Post by **Kronos** » 06 Jan 2004, 08:53

jamin_za wrote:He's works with steel erection...

8O 8O 8O

OOOOOOO K

Post by **OnlyOneKenobi** » 06 Jan 2004, 08:57

Hehe I think that's too much info for most of us

1338_h4x0r · Post by **1338_h4x0r** » 06 Jan 2004, 13:02

steel erection 8O

1338_h4x0r · Post by **1338_h4x0r** » 06 Jan 2004, 13:02

only joking

Website · Post by **hamin_aus** » 06 Jan 2004, 13:11

Very mature guys....

1338_h4x0r · Post by **1338_h4x0r** » 06 Jan 2004, 13:13

mmm yeah. but whats steel erections got to do with noob ads?