2006 Miss Australia Erin McNaughtrecently attracted some undue attention from conservative grandmothers and other like-minded wowsers.
Erin — whose nickname is ‘McNaughty’ — has been featured in an advertising campaign by wine-maker Cockatoo Ridge. The campaign has caused controversy due to a billboard featuring innuendo playing upon the name of the company.
Apparently it’s the first time [...]
A new study has been performed by the University of Michigan, which proves conclusively that any old idiot can get a research grant at an American university. If you like, you can read the full article [archive].
Dr Frank Stafford, the researcher responsible for the study claims that women do indeed do more housework than men. [...]
Not long ago, I ranted about how five cent coins are useless. Today, budget airline Jetstar has responded with a hearty ‘fuck you’. That’s right folks, this was all orchestrated to discredit me… or maybe not.
From 19:00 to 23:59 (that’s 7pm to 11:59pm) tonight, Jetstar will be offering 5,000 all-inclusive flights to a limited number [...]
Music in advertising is a big deal. We associate with it to the point where even years later when we hear a song it can remind us of the commercial that ruined it forever. Marketers know this very well, which is why I’m quite surprised to see two overlapping campaigns using the same song.
Get the [...]
This is one of those ‘news’ items that really makes you feel better about yourself. Sure, maybe your life is a bit dull, but at least you’re not as dumb and unlucky as this guy.
Here’s the story from the wire:
A Geelong Cats supporter wanting a permanent reminder of the team’s AFL triumph is ruing his [...]
In its quest for the holy grail of customer service, the Bank of Queensland is promising customers a bank manager for the life of their loan.
I’m not sure how they can hope to deliver that on a 30 year mortgage. Check out the ridiculous claim yourself on the promotional site.
Perhaps they’re just claiming that bank [...]
I believe… If you’re going to run a network promo 10,000 times a day you should ensure that the script employs correct grammar.
Network Ten runs these black and white promos featuring the stars from all their TV shows imparting their character-driven wisdom by telling us what they believe. The Neighbours promo featuring Nicky Whelan is [...]
You may remember 16 year old Turkish girl, Ayten Ahmet (now 17) from around this time last year.
She was subject to some idiotic comments made by Melbourne cleric Sheik Mohammed Omran and Islamic leader Yasser Soliman when she decided to enter the Miss Teen Australia pageant in 2006. They called her desire to pursue a [...]
The morons at Ten News have put to air a story about MySpace taking some token PR steps to increase the safety of kids on their service. Basically it was a fluff-piece for MySpace, helping them address the PR concerns which have been plaguing them precisely because mainstream media has blown everything out of proportion [...]
I couldn’t resist adding this image to my header rotation. It’s a cheeky ad for Ché Men’s Magazine, in Belgium. I can’t help thinking how quickly an ad like this would be banned in Australia.
I know I keep complaining that what passes for news here is a steaming pile of bullshit intended to waste our time, and I realise that I might be getting a bit boring about it… sometimes I’m even tempted to bow to the ever-present pressure to stop moaning about it, but that’s exactly what those who wish to obfuscate [...]
Watch the Schick Quattro television advertisement, then tell me what was Schick thinking and what the hell is the old guy doing using a phrase like ‘off the hizzy’ anyway?
American television strikes a new low this morning, when ABC’s infotainment program Good Morning America legitimises the selfish ramblings of a stupid old British man attempting to promote a future novel.
Peter Houghton has been living with a Jarvik 2000 cardiac implant for seven years, and now claims that the device which augments his heart has robbed [...]
