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Started by Stottie Girl, March 22, 2026, 05:20:43 PM

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Stottie Girl

I was flicking about on Youtube and stumbled on this old Guiness advert. I remember it so vividly, possibly one of the best ads ever in fact. It came from a time when adverts were almost as good as the entertainment. I wonder if you remember any classic ads from yesteryear? Yes, I am bored!

A wise man once said don't judge a man until you've walked a mile in his shoes, that way when you judge him you're a mile away and you have his shoes!

Never trust a man who, when left alone in a room with a tea cozy, doesn't try it on - Billy Connolley
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big kim

The Smash instant potato robots.
The horrible  little brat who offers a Rollo to an elephant then eats it himself. A few years later the elephant belts him with its trunk
 
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Lori Dee

I like the John West Salmon ad:

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Stottie Girl

Quote from: big kim on March 22, 2026, 05:33:05 PMThe Smash instant potato robots.
The horrible  little brat who offers a Rollo to an elephant then eats it himself. A few years later the elephant belts him with its trunk
 
Ha! Forgot the rollo advert! And I am old enough to remember the SMASH Martian robots!

Lori - definitely remember the John West ad too. Was a goodun.
A wise man once said don't judge a man until you've walked a mile in his shoes, that way when you judge him you're a mile away and you have his shoes!

Never trust a man who, when left alone in a room with a tea cozy, doesn't try it on - Billy Connolley
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Dawn Kellie

There was a radio show when I was an apprentice. The manly manual, usually ended up with the man getting pepper spray or kicked in the... I've found it on YouTube
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