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Why aren't adverts funny anymore

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

Anyone else remember when they used to make great TV adverts?

Carling Black Label

Hamlet

Castlemaine xxxx

Man from milk tray

Cadbury's flake nearly caused the premature demise of the slow motion button on our video player.

These and more were fantastic.

Have all the great minds in advertising retired ??

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By *ools and the brainCouple
over a year ago

couple, us we him her.

No it's because everyone panders to the sensitive minority who claim to be offended by just about everything. if they make a funny advert some bored over sensitive sole will complain about well anything.

So I am guessing that they just don't bother trying to be funny.

We are heading towards a sterile vanilla society where everyone is too scared of offending anyone and humour does not compute.

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By *achel SmythTV/TS
over a year ago

Farnborough


"No it's because everyone panders to the sensitive minority who claim to be offended by just about everything. if they make a funny advert some bored over sensitive sole will complain about well anything.

So I am guessing that they just don't bother trying to be funny.

We are heading towards a sterile vanilla society where everyone is too scared of offending anyone and humour does not compute."

Completely agree

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

You've been tangoed absolute classics

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By *olden PoleMan
over a year ago

Kent


"No it's because everyone panders to the sensitive minority who claim to be offended by just about everything. if they make a funny advert some bored over sensitive sole will complain about well anything.

So I am guessing that they just don't bother trying to be funny.

We are heading towards a sterile vanilla society where everyone is too scared of offending anyone and humour does not compute.

Completely agree "

Absolutely spot on answer.....but what a shame!

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By *xtrafun4youMan
over a year ago

Dunstable


"No it's because everyone panders to the sensitive minority who claim to be offended by just about everything. if they make a funny advert some bored over sensitive sole will complain about well anything.

So I am guessing that they just don't bother trying to be funny.

We are heading towards a sterile vanilla society where everyone is too scared of offending anyone and humour does not compute."

Spot on.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

There is to much advertising as well.

On the tv i would estimate that out of every one hour of programming 15 -20 minutes is advertising, on the radio its even worse, play two songs then about five minutes of advertising.

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By *uke olovingmanMan
over a year ago

Gravesend

Everyone is just insanely dancing in their kitchen/lounge/bedroom/bathroom holding their new gadget aloft with a stupid look of glee

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Actually I never noticed, I hardly watch TV, but yeah, everything is so po faced and humourless now, I remember some adverts being proper laugh out loud funny and loved them when they come, this is what happens when you water everything down to try and please everybody, but you just end up with bland and banal.

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By *ostafunMan
over a year ago

near ipswich


"No it's because everyone panders to the sensitive minority who claim to be offended by just about everything. if they make a funny advert some bored over sensitive sole will complain about well anything.

So I am guessing that they just don't bother trying to be funny.

We are heading towards a sterile vanilla society where everyone is too scared of offending anyone and humour does not compute."

you have got that spot on .

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By *luebell888Woman
over a year ago

Glasgowish

Haribos and Spec Saver ads are funny.

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By *abs..Woman
over a year ago

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"Haribos and Spec Saver ads are funny."

I love the Haribo adverts

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"No it's because everyone panders to the sensitive minority who claim to be offended by just about everything. if they make a funny advert some bored over sensitive sole will complain about well anything.

So I am guessing that they just don't bother trying to be funny.

We are heading towards a sterile vanilla society where everyone is too scared of offending anyone and humour does not compute.

Completely agree "

Absolutely this

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"No it's because everyone panders to the sensitive minority who claim to be offended by just about everything. if they make a funny advert some bored over sensitive sole will complain about well anything.

So I am guessing that they just don't bother trying to be funny.

We are heading towards a sterile

vanilla society where everyone is too scared of offending anyone and humour does not compute."

Exactly this

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Perf with surf

Hilarious ads

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