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One TV advert that used to annoy me in the 1980s and still does now is the Cadbury one that mentions "Glass and a half", but never ever tells you what capacity of glass is being referred to.
Let me guess... a small glass?!One TV advert that used to annoy me in the 1980s and still does now is the Cadbury one that mentions "Glass and a half", but never ever tells you what capacity of glass is being referred to.
I spent a couple of summers working in a seaside Wimpy Bar and we served a milk shake, that incorporated a scoop of ice cream, in a tall glass. When we got busy we ran out of tall glasses, and poured the liquid from the metal container into a shorter, wider glass. No-one would ever believe that we had to pour every drop from the container to fill the replacement glass, whereas there was some left over when poured into the long glass and got thrown away!One TV advert that used to annoy me in the 1980s and still does now is the Cadbury one that mentions "Glass and a half", but never ever tells you what capacity of glass is being referred to.
I spent a couple of summers working in a seaside Wimpy Bar and we served a milk shake, that incorporated a scoop of ice cream, in a tall glass. When we got busy we ran out of tall glasses, and poured the liquid from the metal container into a shorter, wider glass. No-one would ever believe that we had to pour every drop from the container to fill the replacement glass, whereas there was some left over when poured into the long glass and got thrown away!
Absolutely, in fact it was probably the Knickerbocker Glory I was thinking of, but same principle - the apparently smaller glass had more volume. No tips if the customer thought they were getting done, but then very few tips anyway unless you were female (sexism works both ways!)The same glass as for the Knickerbocker Glory I presume ?
Was this ever the subject of an annoying television advert, or are we drifting off topic?I spent a couple of summers working in a seaside Wimpy Bar and we served a milk shake, that incorporated a scoop of ice cream, in a tall glass. When we got busy we ran out of tall glasses, and poured the liquid from the metal container into a shorter, wider glass. No-one would ever believe that we had to pour every drop from the container to fill the replacement glass, whereas there was some left over when poured into the long glass and got thrown away!
It relates to the ad showing how many glasses of milk in Cadbury's DairyMilk and very much counts as adding to the subject, in a Gold Medal sort of way.Was this ever the subject of an annoying television advert, or are we drifting off topic?
Absolutely, in fact it was probably the Knickerbocker Glory I was thinking of, but same principle - the apparently smaller glass had more volume. No tips if the customer thought they were getting done, but then very few tips anyway unless you were female (sexism works both ways!)
The constabulary, I am sure, would have reasons for wanting to speak to such a person that has been portrayed in such a scenario.Halfords ads (usually as pop-ups on the computer) for electric scooters, which it is legal for them to sell, but virtually impossible to use legally, with no mention of this in the ad. Note: I saw one yesterday in SW London, the rider on the pavement, not wearing a helmet, one hand on the very narrow handlebar, with his left hand holding a phone to his ear.
I spent a couple of summers working in a seaside Wimpy Bar and we served a milk shake, that incorporated a scoop of ice cream, in a tall glass. When we got busy we ran out of tall glasses, and poured the liquid from the metal container into a shorter, wider glass. No-one would ever believe that we had to pour every drop from the container to fill the replacement glass, whereas there was some left over when poured into the long glass and got thrown away!
Ah the good old Wimpey Bars - Brown Derby's and Beanburgers !!
Brown Rolls were quite a novelty then.
Are there any left ? - sure there was a thread about them a few years ago.
Loughton as well. Lovely stuffThere is one in Swanage.
Anything with Rylan in it.
Who or what is Rylan?...which seems to be pretty much every advert on TV these days.
Who or what is Rylan?
Thanks, can't say as I've ever seen or certainly remember seeing him unlike Philip Schofield who seems to advertise everything.Came to fame on X-Factor and has turned into a half-decent career as a presenter.Rylan Clark - Wikipedia
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Anything with Rylan in it.
Even if I were tempted to buy an England cricket replica shirt*, I'd be totally deterred by the fact that it would be emblazoned with the name of the second hand car sales outfit that Rylan so annoyingly advertises.Came to fame on X-Factor and has turned into a half-decent career as a presenter.Rylan Clark - Wikipedia
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Is he that "smarmy" one in the Cinch "car" adverts? In one of those adverts, he really annoyed me (being as I am the father of twins albeit 45 years ago) and he appears in the house of the parents of newly born twins, making a suggestion that the father should have a vasectomy (he used the word "snip"), as that family had two children. How dare he make such a comment, as those parents could well have been pleased to have had their twins and as being there, he should have been ejected by the family concerned unceremoniously.Who or what is Rylan?
Is he that "smarmy" one in the Cinch "car" adverts? In one of those adverts, he really annoyed me (being as I am the father of twins albeit 45 years ago) and he appears in the house of the parents of newly born twins, making a suggestion that the father should have a vasectomy (he used the word "snip"), as that family had two children. How dare he make such a comment, as those parents could well have been pleased to have had their twins and as being there, he should have been ejected by the family concerned unceremoniously.
Far from it - Experian etc actually advertise that you can do this!Not being knowingly concerned with credit scores, as I mentioned on another thread, I have seen an advert for cars, where a man looks at what I assume is called a smart phone, where once he strokes his finger across the screen, the credit score increases. He does the same thing another couple of times, increasing his credit score each time. Do companies such as Experian make complaints about adverts such as this, as it looks to be a fraudulent increase in a credit score.
Is he that "smarmy" one in the Cinch "car" adverts? In one of those adverts, he really annoyed me (being as I am the father of twins albeit 45 years ago) and he appears in the house of the parents of newly born twins, making a suggestion that the father should have a vasectomy (he used the word "snip"), as that family had two children. How dare he make such a comment, as those parents could well have been pleased to have had their twins and as being there, he should have been ejected by the family concerned unceremoniously.
The mother and father in the TV advert did not seem unduly distressed by the fact that they had a new set of twins. However, the salesman in the house was only concerned with convincing the parents that they now needed a bigger family car. How had he obtained entry to the premises, had he been invited in by the parents?To be fair, I get the point.
Having one child seems like hard enough work from what I've seen from friends, let alone four !