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Oh this advert has got me sooo mad that I need to vent somewhe here... My sister and I had always shared this thing for analysing adverts. Is this weird, or do you find yourself critiquing adverts or discussing what makes a good/bad advert? At the moment I am currently quite angry about the Sugar Puffs advert. I love the Mighty Boosh and all of its weird genius. And I've turned on the tv to see the Sugar Puffs have done the most pathetic rip-off in the attempt to be "on the pulse" of what's funny. Aww it's so bad I had to leave the room before I shouted and got angry! (6) Seriously, who was the cretin who stood up in the ideas meeting andput that shambolic idea forward - they need a good slap! Ahhhhhh... feel all better now. Thanks guyz >:D<

Funny this thread should pop-up as I had a nosey through their window this morning. Looks like they're making progress. I hope so, because I was looking/hoping for a job there. I've been working at Firefly in Clapham and am tired of taking a 3am bus home with the resident drunk and druggies (of course I am always a model of composure when I get drunk in Clapham and catch the 37!) >:D< I can give/make some great cocktails James. My latest fave is an After Eight Martini :)-D

I think it's pretty clever. Not necessarily how it works, but how it fooled the likes of Heidi, myself (gone pink at this point) and everyone else. Brilliant

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Brendan Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I like kids. Having once been one myself I tend to > identify with them more so than with adults who I > am still trying to get used to. I too still feel like a child to be honest. I even threw a tantrum in Glastonbury because Mr VBC told me off for being mardy! I think having a child would be too much competition >:D< No, but on a serious note. I think the honesty on here is great and I do think it's something you don't hear as often as you should. My friend gave birth a few days ago and is still reeling from the birthing nightmares she keeps having. And that is only the beginning. All she could say was, "Why did no one ever tell me how horrific it would be?" But then again, I think we as a species would die out...

ha ha ha walla walla walla ooomph!

ha ha ha If you want to have a laugh

Moos Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Just teasing you, VBC. Don't be angry, or I'll > point my revolting snotty child at you. ha ha ha! Don't shoot! Don't shoot! no worries, I took it as read.

Moos Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > ...but just to be a bit naughty, I will add that I > reckon some of the posters on here may change > their minds in the fullness of time, ha ha > haaaaaaaaa. Oh you cheeky Moo! It was all quite nice till you dropped that grenade in - ha ha ha! (duck for cover!) I have to say that I wanted children, right from as far back as I can remember. I also remember having a friend who didn't want kids and I threw that line out to her during deep and meaningfuls, and watch her face go pink and steam come out of her ears. I used to find her reaction very amusing. Until a good few years later when I realised that I'd done a complete 180 on the whole kids thing. Now I understand why she got so damn mad! It's like telling everyone you like the colour blue and they keep telling you, "no, you'll change you mind and like green one day!" (because obviously havings kids is just like picking your favourite colour! >:D< ) Not going to stress though B). Each to their own. Some people were born to parents and some weren't. The only sad thing is when people who would make the amazing parents can't have children.

NatashaD Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > As I have already said, (they) make you broke > they are expensive > you have to act responsibly > crying, screaming and general noise > mess > cooking cleaning for them everyday > pooey nappies, vomit, wee > they embarass you > they stress you out > you constantly worry about them > etcetera etcetera This just sounds like a week with Mr VBC >:D<

Oh damn! Sorry guyz

Jeremy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > OK, so if it's not racist to find a certain "type" > particularly attractive, is it racist to find a > certain "type" generally unattractive? > > The main problem was that the guy said it out > loud, clearly within earshot. I think that makes > him rude and sexist, I don't think it necessarily > makes him a racist. Yeah I see you have a point. Where is that fine line between personal taste and racism. I have to say I still think it was a racist comment. I think it's different to say, "she's not my type, but she's attractive" compared to "I think all black women are unnattractive, but she's pretty considering she's black" (to ruthlessly paraphrase). What underlines this in not a personal preference on what's attractive (yes, it does play a part), but a general derrogatory remark based on colour.

Jeremy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > OK, so if it's not racist to find a certain "type" > particularly attractive, is it racist to find a > certain "type" generally unattractive? > > The main problem was that the guy said it out > loud, clearly within earshot. I think that makes > him rude and sexist, I don't think it necessarily > makes him a racist. Yeah I see you have a point. Where is that fine line between personal taste and racism. I have to say I still think it was a racist comment. I think it's different to say, "she's not my type, but she's attractive" compared to "I think all black women are unnattractive, but she's pretty considering she's black" (to ruthlessly paraphrase). What underlines this in not a personal preference on what's attractive (it does playa part), but a g

NatashaD Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > I love my kids, but am not sure my life is > 'better' as a result of having them. I think somewhere in some far flung laboratory, they did a massive study on the effects of children on our lives. And the result was that people without children are proportionatly happier. People with kids will generally, never get any "happier" for having kids. I'm not sure how you measure happiness though - or compare it to others. But it's still the cornerstone of my "no-mini-VBC's" policy

georgia Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I can think of 5 reasons why I don't want any.... > actually more than 5...so you will never convince > me My running total is about a thousand and one... My friend has just had a baby boy. And after hearing about that I have at least 10 more!

Ant Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Jeremy Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Just to play the devil's advocate... if someone > > found people of a certain race to be > particularly > > attractive, would that be considered racist? > > > I think the difference here is that you can't > control who you find attractive. Yeah I agree, some people prefer blondes, slim, large, tall, short etc... and I think many have a general "type" that they find attractive. However, I do find it odd when, for example, a girl wants to date a brown boy solely because they want a particular skin-coloured baby! And I am surprised at how frequently I have heard this said. Trust me, you don't want to deal with afro hair unless you really have to! >:D<

Ha ha ha! funnily enough, You have reminded me of something else that was said during this conversation. It's not so much about racial slurs as about negative stereotypes in general. He was a seasoned Glastonbury-er and was saying that the new fencing was great too because it kept all the theiving scousers out! Maybe i'm too naive and need to change my rose-tinted contact lenses to a cold hard shade of reality-blue. But I really find these stereotypes so abhorrant. Yes, we share similarities with people, whether it's colour, sexuality, nationality, hair colour. But above and beyond all of that we are all different people, with indiviudal thoughts, beliefs, styles, attitudes etc... Why pigeon-hole people when you can invest a little more time getting to know them and see how interesting and different people's live are. (There's a crackly vinyl playing Loius Armstrong's It's a Wonderful World" in VBC rose-tinted world right now)

Muffintop, I think there must be something going on with people on trains at the moment. It could be an epidemic (;-)) I was on a train yesterday and was chatting to a guy who'd been at Glastonbury too, working as a steward. All going nicely and then he started to tell me how he was surprised at how few thefts there were at Glasto this year considering Jay Z was playing!!! I sat there open-mouthed (caught a few flies too) while he explained how he thought Jay Z and "his sort of music" would bring in more black people and (obviously) this would men that there would be more thefts as a result! Once again, I really didn't have a clue how to react to this. I wanted to say something smart and funny and put him in his place, but nooo, could I utter a word?

Wow! i wish I had read the whole thread before I bounced in with my relaxed hair and inane banter!

muffintop Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Any suggestions anyone? > > By the way I am mixed race, but invariably get > classed as black, I don't have a problem with it, > but I am half white too and people rarely > acknowledge that fact. __________________________________________________________ Hi Muffintop, This is one of my favourite quotes by a comedienne, Sarah Silverman, and it sums up for me the baffling and bizarre attitudes that people have towards race. Sarah Silverman I too am mixed-race and the whiole "black" label, I have to say drives me a little nutty. Exactly like you say, no one seems to want to acknowledge that I come from different heritages. I understand that it's difficult for people to know what is the 'correct' thing to say... But then, just ask. I would rather people ask me what my heritage is, than make arbitrary and usually incorrect judgements. Btw, for anyone who cares, my mother is 1/2 mixed South African and 1/2 Mauritian, and my father is English... (confused or what? :-S)

Oh my didn't this come around quick! What am I talking about... A drinking opportunity can never come around quick enough :)-D Unfortunately, I've gotta work to pay the bills for my liver transfer. So i'll have to try and make next months. Still on for the Pubcrawl - something more "hardcore" sounds right up my street... I'll see you all from my vantage point, hanging from the pavement soon >:D<

LostThePlot Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Oh, and not a malaprop, but why the hell do people > in the west midlands talk about "Islands" instead > of roundabouts like the rest of us....never got to > the bottom of that one. ------------------------------------------------------- Ha ha ha - funny, coming from the W Mids myself I have never noticed that we do that (we do). Or that no-one else in the country does.

Ooh, I love when I find a new proper word for things! Mine was Billy Idol's, Hot in the City. I thought it was, Hot Lemon City, and that the song was about hot lemon curd!

Franki Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- oh no wait I wouldn't at > the moment as I'm a bit too obsessed with when we > were orphans > > but mustn't get my threads mixed up, on my way to > book club thread in a mo...the old familiar > turf... Hi Franki, How's the book going? Have you bee nable to get straight into it and engrossed? I have yet to even get a copy! *slaps own wrist* "Naughty VBC!"

And here's some tautologous bushisms too... "It's very important for folks to understand that when there's more trade, there's more commerce." ?George W. Bush, at the Summit of the Americas in Quebec City, April 21, 2001 "If affirmative action means what I just described, what I'm for, then I'm for it." ?George W. Bush, during the third presidential debate, St. Louis, Mo., October 18, 2000 ". . . the past is over." ?George W. Bush, after making up with John McCain, Dallas Morning News, May 10, 2000