I just posted "it's a Kodak moment" on another thread and it got me to wondering...
What was your favourite jingle / slogan /advert as a kid (or otherwise) that's no longer with us?
I remember trying to learn:
a) The "Um Bongo" song;
b) And this:
(http://www.adslogans.co.uk/site/media/.gallery/main8434.jpg)
So, what's yours?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYj5o4kQsXs (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYj5o4kQsXs)
There you go!
Yorkie, mid 70's
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCeQNPJtMWY (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCeQNPJtMWY)
Fruit and Nut with Frank Muir
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJMAVfkI0io (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJMAVfkI0io)
Cadbury's Flake bath
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMwMKJhaf7A (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMwMKJhaf7A)
Toblerone
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvdH-dsExQc (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvdH-dsExQc)
Have you noticed these are all for chocolate? :-\
Hamlet cigars
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIckHmwZAeI (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIckHmwZAeI)
(Photobooth at 5:31.)
Hai Karate
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWn9EmbFTRo (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWn9EmbFTRo)
Then there were the Cinzano ads with Leonard Rossiter, a finger of Fudge, the Guinness Toucan, the orange man in "you know you've been Tango'd", Henry Cooper's Brut 33 "splash it all over", the Milky Bar kid, Gareth Hunt advertising coffee, "what eaz Cointreau?", Fanny Craddock advertising Fairy ... and this is why I can't remember where I left my keys.
Just a quick one, you can embed the YouTube videos again now. You only need the code/letters/numbers in the YouTube url, so everything after the '=' sign.
So for this one:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWn9EmbFTRo
... you'd only need the 'FWn9EmbFTRo' from the end of the url. Stick that bit inside the [youtube] brackets and you're good to go.
8)
Cadbury's flake...oh, I'm back somewhere VERY pleasant :D
Hamlet cigars; genius use of Air on a G-String (oh dear, what have I done?)
Quote from: Leon on 28 March 2015, 05:18:18 PM
Just a quick one, you can embed the YouTube videos again now. You only need the code/letters/numbers in the YouTube url, so everything after the '=' sign.
So for this one:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWn9EmbFTRo
... you'd only need the 'FWn9EmbFTRo' from the end of the url. Stick that bit inside the [youtube] brackets and you're good to go.
8)
Handy to know ;)
Hovis Ad, 1973
... and the youtube thing works!
Oh yeah, forgot Holistic. Anyone remember the spoof someone (for the life of me I can't remember which comedian) once did?
I remember the line: "Thy great spawny eyed wazzoc!" in it :-\
Two Ronnies?
Tony Capstick
Nah, wasn't the Two Ronnie; seem to remember it was a monologue :-\
This is my favorite, Gorilla on drums for Cadbury's
That was a really random but utterly brilliant advert :)
This is my all time favourite as it is funny on so many levels:
Rob :)
Yeah that's a goody ;D
we didnt have funny adverts in NI, just violent driving ones that can only be shown past 9pm
for anyone with a daughter
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjJQBjWYDTs
My eldest daughter requested this one:-
Aarrrrr! :ar!
Quote from: Redstef on 28 March 2015, 10:39:20 PM
for anyone with a daughter
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjJQBjWYDTs
WELL SAID =D> =D> =D>
One in the Czech Republic, showing an unexpurgated x-ray of a couple doing the deed. On a large billboard. I can't remember the product.
Quote from: Redstef on 28 March 2015, 10:39:20 PM
for anyone with a daughter
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjJQBjWYDTs
As a school we showed this to every tutor group.
Brilliant advert. :)
Opal Fruits, made to make your mouth water,
Fresh with the tang of citrus,
Four refreshing fruit flavours:
Orange, lemon, lime, strawberry.
Opal Fruits, made to make your mouth water.
WTF are Starburst? If they were going to change the name they should have opted for Chimpie Chompies. And don't get me started on Marathon (lets change the name to something that sounds like women's underwear}, or Jif (lets change the name to something that sounds like shorthand for a STD). Ad men really are madmen.
Quote from: Redstef on 28 March 2015, 10:39:20 PM
for anyone with a daughter
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjJQBjWYDTs
=D> =D> =D>
Quote from: Leman on 29 March 2015, 07:20:11 AM
Opal Fruits, made to make your mouth water,
Fresh with the tang of citrus,
Four refreshing fruit flavours:
Orange, lemon, lime, strawberry.
Opal Fruits, made to make your mouth water.
WTF are Starburst? If they were going to change the name they should have opted for Chimpie Chompies. And don't get me started on Marathon (lets change the name to something that sounds like women's underwear}, or Jif (lets change the name to something that sounds like shorthand for a STD). Ad men really are madmen.
I think Opal Fruits and Marathons were re branded so they were called the same thing all over the world
I seem to remember this getting stuck in my head.
Quote from: Leman on 29 March 2015, 07:20:11 AM
WTF are Starburst? If they were going to change the name they should have opted for Chimpie Chompies. And don't get me started on Marathon (lets change the name to something that sounds like women's underwear}, or Jif (lets change the name to something that sounds like shorthand for a STD). Ad men really are madmen.
Agreed,
Agreed,
Agreed,
Yep; they really are! :)
Quote from: fsn on 29 March 2015, 08:13:09 AM
I seem to remember this getting stuck in my head.
This was one weird advert!
Quote from: Fenton on 29 March 2015, 08:12:49 AM
I think Opal Fruits and Marathons were re branded so they were called the same thing all over the world
So why aren't they called Opal Fruits and Marathons? Silly decision to not use the
British name! Just another example of the insanity that pervades the world. :P
Quote from: fsn on 29 March 2015, 08:16:42 AM
So why aren't they called Opal Fruits and Marathons? Silly decision to not use the British name! Just another example of the insanity that pervades the world. :P
Maybe they thought Deep fried Snickers sounded better
Marathon actually means something; what the hell is a "snickers?"
Isn't it that odd nasal noise made by horses?
Funny you should say that Nobby
In 1930 Mars introduced Snickers, named after the favorite horse of the Mars family
Horse nasal chocolate...yum yum :-&
Eat your Snickers, you lot. You know you're not you when you're hungry.
Wasn't Snickers the name in the US - bigger market, hence name change to detriment of smaller UK market?
Quote from: Westmarcher on 29 March 2015, 09:11:21 AM
Wasn't Snickers the name in the US - bigger market, hence name change to detriment of smaller UK market?
For sure; globalisation rears its ugly head.
Shouldn't really bother me...
BUT IT DOES! >:(
Makes me wonder what it tastes like in the US after reading this?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-31924912 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-31924912)
It tastes different in Oz as they put an enzyme in it to prevent it melting as quickly
So it's not the same worldwide, so why change the bloody name to something ridiculous. Anyway, awkward beggar that I am I always ask for a Marathon (blank look, I point and say that one with the stupid name), or a packet of Chimpie Chompies (blank look, I point and say that one, where they chose the wrong name). Works every time.
This year is the 25th anniversary of the name being changed from Marathon to Snickers
Gadzooks! :o
American chocolate tastes like most American food; fatty, sugary and bland! :-&
As for Cadbury's, since being bought out by Kraft, they have looked for ways to reduce cost by using cheaper ingredients (your Crème Egg is no longer Dairy Milk for example).
If you want chocolate however, you will have to look the continent. I do not include Belgium though; too sweet.
French chocolate is superb and, if you're ever in Boulogne, I suggest you check out Chocolat du Beussent.
That still puts me at 37 when the name changed - too far on to adopt such a stupid name. And Marathon is still my sweetie chocolate bar of choice. Otherwise it's dark chocolate 80%+.
I am not sure where its from but the milk chocolate you can buy in Lidl and presumably Aldi is nice
Aldi chocolate is great, especially if you can get the one with chilli.
Quote from: getagrip on 29 March 2015, 09:45:39 AM
American chocolate tastes like most American food; fatty, sugary and bland! :-&
As for Cadbury's, since being bought out by Kraft, they have looked for ways to reduce cost by using cheaper ingredients (your Crème Egg is no longer Dairy Milk for example).
If you want chocolate however, you will have to look the continent. I do not include Belgium though; too sweet.
French chocolate is superb and, if you're ever in Boulogne, I suggest you check out Chocolat du Beussent.
There are some very agreeable surprises in American food, actually. Certainly enough for it to be unwise for those in the glass house of English cooking to indulge in petroballistics.
Quote from: FierceKitty on 29 March 2015, 10:20:46 AM
There are some very agreeable surprises in American food, actually. Certainly enough for it to be unwise for those in the glass house of English cooking to indulge in petroballistics.
The fact you use the term
"agreeable surprises" shows quite clearly what the (your?) perception of American food is!
What's the difference between perception and reality? ;)
That Americans have persuaded the world that it's all fats and sugars, whereas in reality it's delicious hams, delicate frothy fruit creams, superb seafood, fragrant crusty bread. It was worth the trip to the US just to learn how much better the reality was than the common misperception.
Though there were other delightful discoveries too.
I find it slightly irksome sometimes when American sitcoms denigrate British cuisine. This is quite rich (a case of the pot calling the kettle, 'black') having experienced American cuisine myself on the many occasions I have visited the States.
Whilst this may be partly due to what kind of food and tastes people have been brought up on, I suspect that part of the reason US visitors may not rate British food (and vice-versa) is that they don't know any better and where they eat is very much a shot in the dark. They have a short time in the country they are visiting, their choice of establishment is probably driven by budget and/or location and so they end up going to the wrong places to eat. As a visitor, I can think of a few poor food experiences in London and some great ones (with the amount of money you spend often, but not always, being a factor). When someone with local knowledge took me somewhere, the experience was usually better.
I can also say the same about Rome and a lot of other places I have visited throughout the world. Often its just 'nice' (i.e., average) or disappointing, then, sometimes you stumble into a gem of a place where the food and value for money is superb. British cuisine can be excellent. You can get some lovely pub food at a great price, provided you go to the right places. My experience in America has often been hit or miss. But with a population of roughly 4 times the UK's, I would have thought the US would have been able to boast more than roughly 15 more Michelin Star restaurants than the UK (UK has roughly 170). There. Rant over.
Good rant: 7.9 =D>
Quote from: Westmarcher on 29 March 2015, 11:36:23 AM
I can also say the same about Rome and a lot of other places I have visited throughout the world. Often its just 'nice' (i.e., average) or disappointing, then, sometimes you stumble into a gem of a place where the food and value for money is superb. British cuisine can be excellent. You can get some lovely pub food at a great price, provided you go to the right places. My experience in America has often been hit or miss. But with a population of roughly 4 times the UK's, I would have thought the US would have been able to boast more than roughly 15 more Michelin Star restaurants than the UK (UK has roughly 170). There. Rant over.
You need to go to Ludlow in Shropshire, more Michelin stars per head of population than anywhere outside London!
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You need to go to Ludlow in Shropshire, more Michelin stars per head of population than anywhere outside London
Yes indeedy and we have famous sausages
Quote from: Matt of Munslow on 30 March 2015, 11:50:12 AM
Yes indeedy and we have famous sausages
Why, what have they done?
Ludlow sausage trail is world reknowned (apparently)
Quote from: Matt of Munslow on 30 March 2015, 01:13:49 PM
Ludlow sausage trail is world reknowned (apparently)
Never heard of it and I'm a bit of a foody.
Might have to hunt some down :-\
Got any links?
;)
World reknowned in Shropshire is to be known about anywhere betwixt welsh border and Wolverhampton. We is an insular folk
Quote from: Matt of Munslow on 30 March 2015, 01:21:38 PM
World reknowned in Shropshire is to be known about anywhere betwixt welsh border and Wolverhampton. We is an insular folk
;D ;D ;D
Quite a few places like that ;)
http://www.foodfestival.co.uk/page.php?P1=3&P2=27&P3&Plv=2
We have very famous World Renowned links in Merseyside, two of which are often used for the Open.
Quote from: Fenton on 29 March 2015, 08:12:49 AM
I think Opal Fruits and Marathons were re branded so they were called the same thing all over the world
The rumour I heard was that Europe were concerned that people going into sweet shops for Opal Fruits may have left with Opel Cars instead.
Quote from: Tommy Atkins on 30 March 2015, 04:56:23 PM
The rumour I heard was that Europe were concerned that people going into sweet shops for Opal Fruits may have left with Opel Cars instead.
Yeah, that could happen. ;D
Back in line Atkins, you 'orrible little man!