Pale Blue Dot Cotton writes:
“Even by their (lack of) standards, this is pretty bad.”
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Pale Blue Dot Cotton writes:
“Even by their (lack of) standards, this is pretty bad.”
Previously: Bubble Dog Explained
Ha! That is…savage.
Yep. Funnier if you live in England and have to put up with the anti emigration bullshit
Paddy Power seems like one huge advertising copywriter studio full of lads in their 20s thinking they’re hilarious.
they remind me of many modern comedians, and there’s a big audience who confuse crass for talent.
#topbants
Do you not think they are making a legitimate point about the english POV towards immigrants and the slow shift towards a closed door policy? Most of their advertising is satirising current social issues.
Some of it is crap, for sure
…are you suggesting that that is meant as satire…..?
Yes, I reckon it is.
Mo Farah is (or was until very recently) treated as a hero by the same tabloids who would delight in dog whistle racism about other Somalians.
Well the hit gold with this one in fairness.
Bad?
Bad.
Why is Andy Murray included?
He’s British when he wins, but Scottish when he loses…I think its very funny!
Ahhhhh okay.
Britain/ Scocth-land- Tomayto / Tomato
http://www.rte.ie/news/2014/0919/644818-scotland-vote/
The implication here being the the English love a foreigner so long as they add to the national talent pool.
I’d say it fairly strongly underlines the hypocrisy in a nicely satirical way. Kudos.
Exactly.
And I reckon that driver will roll on and roll off that ferry twice a day for the next four – with no load.
Yet to be final in some singles sport. Both contestants are female.
Two girls one cup.
You’re welcome Mr. Power.
Fantastic advertisement , It obviously works you guys are giving them tons of free views.
suckas
An advertisement works when it makes you buy the product.
I wonder how many people here have placed a bet today as a result of that ad?
It’s more about brand presence, less about instant monetisation.
that’s pretty much the standard get out clause for every rubbish campaign, brand awareness.
If someone is humoured by their campaigns and has a positive impression of the firm but doesn’t have an account…chances are that when they DO wish to have a flutter, they will remember just that brand. We all ingest what we see around us and, try as we might to resist, our consumer activity is influenced.
yeah but making jokes out of the immigration nightmare is not a good base for positivity. Just a cheap shot.
I’d say immigrants find this funny too.
so if the theme was the Irish famine for example, would those affected by it also find it funny?
People dying of starvation, no. Britain’s questionable immigration policy, yes.
this advert however addresses the victims, not the British government, hence the comparison.
I did. I had to spend the 280 yoyos I won on Japan v England last night.
I think Paddy is a legend, and Im not offended at all by their banter.
The lily livered who are offended by this are probably the least likely to open a Paddy Power account.
It is funny. Sorry, what I mean is it’s only funny at the permission of the lily livered left wing PC pinkos.
Good try, jimmee. Overplayed a bit with lily livered left wing PC pinkos remark at the end, though. Gamblers are idiots.
How are gamblers idiots?
I would suggest that this is the most left-wing ad for a commercial business that I’ve seen in a long time.
It’s funny if some loud sweaty beer-swilling buffoon says it is, you mean.
Actually, I think it IS funny, and quite nasty. It highlights the horrible plight of immigrants thanks to current policies and conditions and explodes the hypocrisy of anti-immigrants. It’s a sharp piece of pro-immigrant satire posing as ad copy. Or it’s ad-copy posing as sharp pro-immigrant satire. Either way, it’s sharp.
Don’t forget “Marxist”.
It’s funny to idiots.
Odd that they left out Chris Froome considering the Tour de France kicks off on Saturday
Wiggins, too – sure all of their talent is imported.
Yes, England be damned with their multi-cultural society and use of foreign managers for their national Rugby and Football sides.
You wouldn’t catch us at that or exploiting the Granny rule either for that matter
There’s a separate truck planned with only Chris Froome and the caption “Send immigrants back to France.”
Cretinous
+1
But targeting cretins, so it works out.
paddypowers; fueled by shock factor.
Ben Dover
That is all.
https://youtu.be/rMHTo4sAYKA?t=1m
Very good.
This spotted at Dover rather than where? They’re obviously playing to the UKIP demographic which despite the general election results is definitely growing.