Dick Smith TV ads

[Phil Allison]

Hi,

so Dick has made another cringe worthy TV ad:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7y6iE0aB5s

Like this one from 1982:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbCr15KkBxY



.... Phil

 

[swanny]

On 24/01/2013 10:15 AM, Phil Allison wrote:

Hi,

so Dick has made another cringe worthy TV ad:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7y6iE0aB5s

About as cringe-worthy as the Coles Quo ads too.
This kind of advertising is looking more American every day!

Like this one from 1982:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbCr15KkBxY

ROTFLMAO, I hadn't seen that one before!

... Phil

 

[Trevor Wilson]

On 1/24/2013 10:15 AM, Phil Allison wrote:

Hi,

so Dick has made another cringe worthy TV ad:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7y6iE0aB5s

Like this one from 1982:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbCr15KkBxY



... Phil

**Pretty sneaky too. None of the TV stations will air his ads, but the
public interest is so great that millions will watch them on youtube. He
doesn't have to pay the TV stations a single cent to air them. Brilliant!

--
Trevor Wilson www.rageaudio.com.au

 

[Phil Allison]

"Trevor Wilson"

**Pretty sneaky too. None of the TV stations will air his ads,

** Not entirely true.

The ad will run but not during the evening TV news as booked, since it has a
PG rating.

Ch 9 have told Dick he will be billed for the time slot in any case -
unless he can come up with a new, less " adult " ad for them to run.

The ad going "viral" is probably as intended.



.... Phil

 

[swanny]

On 24/01/2013 11:22 AM, Phil Allison wrote:

"Trevor Wilson"


**Pretty sneaky too. None of the TV stations will air his ads,


** Not entirely true.

The ad will run but not during the evening TV news as booked, since it has a
PG rating.

Ch 9 have told Dick he will be billed for the time slot in any case -
unless he can come up with a new, less " adult " ad for them to run.

The ad going "viral" is probably as intended.



... Phil

Very cunning. Getting 'free' publicity from the press and TV stations
via the censorship bureau.

 

[T.T.]

"swanny" <swanny@nospam.net> wrote in message
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On 24/01/2013 11:22 AM, Phil Allison wrote:
"Trevor Wilson"


**Pretty sneaky too. None of the TV stations will air his ads,


** Not entirely true.

The ad will run but not during the evening TV news as booked, since it
has a
PG rating.

Ch 9 have told Dick he will be billed for the time slot in any case -
unless he can come up with a new, less " adult " ad for them to run.

The ad going "viral" is probably as intended.



... Phil



Very cunning. Getting 'free' publicity from the press and TV stations
via the censorship bureau.

Poor old Dick. Suffering acute delusions of relevance.

 

[geoff]

"Phil Allison" <phil_a@tpg.com.au> wrote in message
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Hi,

so Dick has made another cringe worthy TV ad:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7y6iE0aB5s

Like this one from 1982:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbCr15KkBxY

How appropriate - Dick Smith selling groceries....

geoff

 

[Don McKenzie]

On 24-Jan-13 4:57 PM, geoff wrote:

How appropriate - Dick Smith selling groceries....

Nice twist.

BTW When I have my two kids telling me about it, and my wife showing it to me on her iPOD, then it has gone viral, and
Dick has done his job. All sorted.

As Ugly Dave would have said "Clever Dick"

Don...


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[Dennis]

On 26/01/2013 12:27 PM, Don McKenzie wrote:

On 24-Jan-13 4:57 PM, geoff wrote:

How appropriate - Dick Smith selling groceries....


Nice twist.

BTW When I have my two kids telling me about it, and my wife showing it
to me on her iPOD, then it has gone viral, and Dick has done his job.
All sorted.

As Ugly Dave would have said "Clever Dick"

Don...

If Graham hadn't fallen down the stairs pissed he'd have said "Faaark!"

 

[Don McKenzie]

On 26-Jan-13 5:35 PM, Dennis wrote:

On 26/01/2013 12:27 PM, Don McKenzie wrote:
On 24-Jan-13 4:57 PM, geoff wrote:

How appropriate - Dick Smith selling groceries....


Nice twist.

BTW When I have my two kids telling me about it, and my wife showing it
to me on her iPOD, then it has gone viral, and Dick has done his job.
All sorted.

As Ugly Dave would have said "Clever Dick"

Don...



If Graham hadn't fallen down the stairs pissed he'd have said "Faaark!"

Wasn't that after he had fallen down the stairs?

Don...


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Add VGA Monitor/TV, and PS2 Keyboard, or use USB Terminal
Arduino Shield, Programmed in Basic, or C.

 

[swanny]

On 24/01/2013 10:15 AM, Phil Allison wrote:

Hi,

so Dick has made another cringe worthy TV ad:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7y6iE0aB5s

Like this one from 1982:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbCr15KkBxY



... Phil


Dick is clearly the long-lost brother Wiggle, cast out from the core

group for his bespectacled look! He must have attempted to form his own
electro-wiggle group, but it did not appeal to the masses!

 

[Dennis]

On 27/01/2013 3:16 AM, Don McKenzie wrote:

On 26-Jan-13 5:35 PM, Dennis wrote:
On 26/01/2013 12:27 PM, Don McKenzie wrote:
On 24-Jan-13 4:57 PM, geoff wrote:

How appropriate - Dick Smith selling groceries....


Nice twist.

BTW When I have my two kids telling me about it, and my wife showing it
to me on her iPOD, then it has gone viral, and Dick has done his job.
All sorted.

As Ugly Dave would have said "Clever Dick"

Don...



If Graham hadn't fallen down the stairs pissed he'd have said "Faaark!"

Wasn't that after he had fallen down the stairs?

Don...

Probably, I'm going on media reports...