Fuppin’ headbangers.
John Gallen asks:
“Current billboard campaign [Dublin today] for BuyandSell.ie. Is this sexist or witty ;) I think it’s witty…”
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Fuppin’ headbangers.
John Gallen asks:
“Current billboard campaign [Dublin today] for BuyandSell.ie. Is this sexist or witty ;) I think it’s witty…”
*horn sign*
Fight!
Ironic sexism.
Casual hipster sexism. The worst kind
I was just punning on iron. Also, d’you remember when hipsters were low-slung jeans. Around 2002? Is that still a thing? You wouldn’t iron them.
Sorry, my pun-catcher wasn’t on. It was a goody though.
Apparently you never wash jeans, low-slung or otherwise….. *disgusted face*
What? That’s *very* casual.
Washing your jeans makes you a square apparently. You’re supposed to just wear them in and then stink forever. All the cool kids do it!
*vomits a little*
That’s nonsense. Someone’s having you on I’d say. Surely. Surely.
My rule is, if I can smell them from up here, I should wash them. I don’t go seeking out the problem, but woe betide anyone 4 foot or under.
No. I swear! You are supposed to freeze the, spot clean only or swish around on the bath with a tiny tiny amount of soap. Though some guy just invented a spray you can use instead.
Its a stupid idea but people are stupid.
raw denim only
Another taboo broken. More free time for me. Me and my stiff jeans.
Don’s right, hipster’s freeze them or just keep spraying their manky jeans in febreze
http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/how-to-clean-your-jeans-withou-109266
Freezing sounds like a lot more work to me. And what happens when the mould from your ethically sourced organic soup stains defrost?
I don’t want to think about Sidewinder. Or all the slowly defrosting flakely old skin…
And the sweat. My god. You’d have enough in the fibers to perfume a bladder factory.
+9.99 ono
Of course it’s not sexist. Women iron – men drink beer, scratch and fart.
And shoot things and build shelves
*man growl*
crooked shelves… ;)
That’s the last time I put up shelves for you, Janet.
:D
Ok ok I’ll drink and put up the shelves, you can just hand me the hammer and nails etc…you talked me into it :)
tip for you janet, don’t use a hammer and nails, use screws. and a level.
carry on.
I was going for old school ! Actually I just wanted to have a go at the hammer :)
And never read the instructions
instruction sheets are really only mats to put your mug o tay on.
Well, scottser, instructions books aren’t even allowed into my house
*grabs big manly balls manfully, sits with legs far too far apart on the bus*
..just like conor pope does..
I don’t iron, and i drink beer and fart. I don’t think this is sexist but that isnt how stereotypes and sexism works
You sound lovely.
I am. do you not fart? That would be very unhealthy
Maidens, being maidens, don’t tend to have long term partners, so if its just they need an iron to do their own ironing, it could hardly be sexist.
On an aside, does anyone have one of those big fancy irons with the bucket of water underneath?
I’d happily pay the €200 quid if it made me hate ironing a bit less, but if it didn’t make a significant difference, it would just make me hate ironing more because there would be the large and constant reminder of having wasted a load of cash on an iron that didn’t make much difference.
Rob. Ironing is a sham. Don’t buy into and your life will be much improved.
I had something that needed ironing. Took it out the back, doused it in petrol, and burnt it to a crisp. Ironing issues resolved.
That was completely the right thing to do.
Or give your washing a quick flick straight out of the machine – shakes out the wrinkles. Or hang in the bathroom while you shower to steam them out.
#lifehack
Im with Don on this.
Ironing is the devils work and should be ignored unless someone has died.
Yep. In fact the last time I ironed a shirt was my Gran’s funeral and even then it was because it had been stuffed in a bag before I tried it on.
Do what I do Rob just don’t iron ever
My mum has one, I’ve used it – no difference except that it’s hugely cumbersome.
Yes. They work. Had one for a while. Mo messing. Not sure how people don’t iron. Weird.
I have one, they’re brilliant, you fly through the ironing.
I have one of those fancy jobs. I love ironing. I do it when watching tv. I iron everything except my underwear. Sometimes I iron Mr Andy’s jocks, though, for the craic.
Livin’ the dream.
Have one and can’t comment on if it’s easier coz I’ve never not had one but it’s a pain in the backside to take it out, it’s a but like the deep fat fryer, taking that out makes you work for whatever you’re frying.
Unless I’m looking like a bag of crisps I usually just get the hair dryer out, just don’t get too close ;)
Last sting of a dying wasp.
Donedeal ate their lunch.
Rejected slogans:
Gardener seeking hoe
Breeder flogging b****s
Brasssection offerstrumpet
I saw a smaller version of this ad this morning in Pearse station and thought “that has to appear in Broadsheet this week”
And so what I foresaw came to pass :)
It’s just poor. There are a number of different versions and they’re of the same standard. It’s neither funny nor charming. I have a feeling that instead of hiring an ad agency, this campaign was done *in house*.
In house in a ruppled shirt with a sad face.
While listening to Radio Nova
You forgot to mention Buy & Sell now owned by Denis O’Brien, so really there’s something for almost everyone.
I thought this would be the headline. Lazy fuppers haven’t updated their DOB wall of hate
Could also have done Iron Man, probably more topical – so yea, sexist.
http://m.kxly.com/news/catholic-nun-makes-ironman-history-again/28396062
especially considering this nun is one of the most impressive Iron Men ;)
I love Iron Maiden.
Got ‘Children Of The Damned” in my head now.
Oh yeah, Denis O’Brien, ironing boards, sexism, grrrr & all that.
does this make everything ok?
http://www.theironmaidens.com/
Run of the mill pun.
Nothing sexist at all, try harder next time.
Yes. Absolutely nothing in the ad could possibly be linked to gender roles.
It’s not that I don’t see what is potenitally wrong with it.
The point is that if anyone is offended by this in any way shape or form they should seek help. The context is the pun, not enforcing gender roles.
So you see what could be wrong about it but what’s wrong about it isn’t sexist. What is wrong with it, in your opinion?
No, you see Rotide doesn’t see how anyone could see it as offensive therefore it’s not.
Ah but you are wrong .
I didn’t say that pallava yesterday wasn’t offensive (actually, I said it was), I said it wasn’t racist. Stop being wrong please.
Also, this isn’t offensive in the slightest.
Palaver.
I’m highly offended by your getting that wrong. In fact, I’ve gone from indignant right up to enraged.
bugger, before you know it, we’re going to have a kerfuffle on our hands
You’ve lost me on the remark about yesterday. I haven’t looked on BS in a week or so. What happened there?
I was being a bit of bollix, there, but I do hate people stubbornly refusing to regard anyone else’s opinion.
With regard to the ad; it has been pointed pointed out that it could be a bit sexist. Being a fella, I am not very offended but I can see why someone would or might be and who am I to claim it’s not offensive because I don’t find it so?
This is the thing. It has been pointed out that it enforces gender stereotypes.
It could just as easily be pointed out that saying the word ‘Jaysus’ is blashphemous and offensive.
It’s not though. It’s silly and so is being offended by this in any way.
Not really what I said there rotide but go on with your bad self
Basically, yes
Trooper seeks Union Jack.
It might be inoffensive but it’s not as clever as the original
Also, I think you mean Union Flag.
Either, actually.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01jph1l
Also apparently not that inoffensive when Iron Maiden play it in Ireland. They got booed for waving the Flag of the United Kingdom (to avoid any arguments!) during the Trooper.
There’s always a few eejits. I saw them many moons ago and there was a bit of that. Not much, but a bit.
69 comments and the ironin’s not done!
I wrote a load of them. I think they have used about five of them. Anyhow, the plan was to catch attention. And to amuse. It seems to have worked somewhat.
My favourite out of the ones they used so far is the wedding dress:
Very Very Nearly Used Dress Seeks Second Chance.
There was another one that they don’t seem to have used, yet anyhow, which is a bit of a shame.
Was along the lines of ring seeks new finger cos “he said ‘I do’ but he didn’t.”
Well… I’m sure ye knew there may be a little bit of controversy over these, but without setting the place into a rage… fair play :)
I’m sure the client will like there’s been some chat about their posters, good or just a little bad.
The ring one sounds familiar… may have seen it online maybe? Maybe not…
One always hopes for a little controversy. Especially if it is much ado about nothing.