I always mute the adverts to avoid filling my head up with annoying tunes and wotnot
I still haven't purged the Gino Ginelli or Shake'n'Vac adverts from my head.

However, when you watch adverts on mute you notice the over-exaggerated smiles and looks of joy the actors affect, yet their eyes remain COLD AND DEAD. Disturbing stuff, but then "The Sweeny" (or The Professionals) comes back on and I can resume my evening of shouting "SHUT IT!" at the cat.
( Colonel Dracula Two manky hookers and a racist dwarf, Mon 21 Mar 2011, 12:03, 4 replies, latest was 15 years ago)

This^
God bless Sky Plus and fast forward x30
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Mon 21 Mar 2011, 12:04, Reply)

SHUT IT!
sorry...another Reagan flashback. They're getting less frequent.
( Colonel Dracula Two manky hookers and a racist dwarf, Mon 21 Mar 2011, 12:07, Reply)

"minty choccy chip an' toffee foo-jee"
Gino oh Gino Ginelli!
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Mon 21 Mar 2011, 12:09, Reply)

*holds head in hands*
Why won't they leave my head? The horror...the horror...
( Colonel Dracula Two manky hookers and a racist dwarf, Mon 21 Mar 2011, 12:11, Reply)

Back in the day
my friend Paul convinced our mate Donut that he'd bought a wicked new Gino Ginelli jumper. Lolled like mad, we did.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Mon 21 Mar 2011, 12:13, Reply)

We managed to convince a mate that
Jimi Hendrix was white and played onstage in a mask as he was shy
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Mon 21 Mar 2011, 12:16, Reply)

Fucking hell 80s adverts were shit
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Wu-aNr7v0U
(Bazongaloid, Mon 21 Mar 2011, 12:13, Reply)

Christ! I clicked on that and franticly hit the "back" arrow when I saw the title
*shudders*
( Colonel Dracula Two manky hookers and a racist dwarf, Mon 21 Mar 2011, 12:18, Reply)

that'll teach you not to be working
what kind of a fictitious husband are you?

apart from fictitious
( rachelswipe with a fork, Mon 21 Mar 2011, 12:20, Reply)

I managed most of the morning before giving in to B3ta
i'm not completely weak and pathetic
( Colonel Dracula Two manky hookers and a racist dwarf, Mon 21 Mar 2011, 12:24, Reply)

that's ok
a bit of weakness and therefore the ability to be helplessly manipulated is an essential quality in a man.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Mon 21 Mar 2011, 12:25, Reply)

^this

( girlinthehole, Mon 21 Mar 2011, 12:33, Reply)

i can still quote the entire bloody pepsi advert from about 1992
lip-smackin' great-tastin' etc.

yet when my boss asked me what i had researched about easements on friday afternoon...
( rachelswipe with a fork, Mon 21 Mar 2011, 12:11, Reply)

Didn't you win something doing that for a competition?
or was it another trick played on you?
( Colonel Dracula Two manky hookers and a racist dwarf, Mon 21 Mar 2011, 12:14, Reply)

no, your memory is as flawless for b3ta triva as it is for adverts
i won a cd. it was shit, so i took it to hmv and swopped it for something better.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Mon 21 Mar 2011, 12:17, Reply)

I imagine your usual stand by on leaning forward a little wouldn't work, either
given that he's the sort of man who uses products other than those intended for keeping his manly side-parting in place.
( Kroney, Mon 21 Mar 2011, 12:16, Reply)

i don't mean to lean forwards
it's just that gravity is a bit of a bitch
( rachelswipe with a fork, Mon 21 Mar 2011, 12:17, Reply)

Oh ok, so your manipulation of men
via a large pair of bouncing sweater puppies is entirely accidental.

Right.
( Kroney, Mon 21 Mar 2011, 12:19, Reply)

That sounded rather hostile
edit: plus sweater puppies is the stupidest term ever. We're not American
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Mon 21 Mar 2011, 12:20, Reply)

frustration is a cruel mistress, amberl

( rachelswipe with a fork, Mon 21 Mar 2011, 12:21, Reply)

Oh, it wasn't mean to.
oops.
( Kroney, Mon 21 Mar 2011, 12:21, Reply)

also, if men weren't fucking hypnotised by even the merest little jiggle
then we wouldn't even be able to manipulate them, intentionally or otherwise.

I have been a wicked flirt ever since I was a little girl. Most daddy's girl types usually do know how to get round men. It mostly involves wide eyes and smiling.
( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Mon 21 Mar 2011, 12:23, Reply)

That's no reason to tease the afflicted.
Poor men.
( Kroney, Mon 21 Mar 2011, 12:24, Reply)

Sorry, what are you on about now?
I've been somewhat distracted since the introduction of the phrase "bouncing sweater puppies" above
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Mon 21 Mar 2011, 12:26, Reply)

boing boing boing

( Kroney, Mon 21 Mar 2011, 12:27, Reply)

Tempted to change my sig to
"is in the happy visual place" but some cunt would be sure to take it as a challenge
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Mon 21 Mar 2011, 12:36, Reply)

I am that cunt

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Mon 21 Mar 2011, 12:40, Reply)

I was trying not to mention you by name
The rumours are rife enough already
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Mon 21 Mar 2011, 12:44, Reply)

i wish i could flirt
i never flirt
( rachelswipe with a fork, Mon 21 Mar 2011, 12:24, Reply)

Haha!

( girlinthehole, Mon 21 Mar 2011, 12:26, Reply)

how very dare you!

( rachelswipe with a fork, Mon 21 Mar 2011, 12:27, Reply)

That's why I used it :P
The last couple of threads have wound me up a bit, I think. I must be posting with some residual annoyance.
( Kroney, Mon 21 Mar 2011, 12:26, Reply)

The Sweeny is on more than the Professionals
this is sad
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Mon 21 Mar 2011, 12:17, Reply)

Not sure which one I prefer
"The Professionals" has the better theme tune, but "the Sweeny" has more toerags being given a kicking down the station.
( Colonel Dracula Two manky hookers and a racist dwarf, Mon 21 Mar 2011, 12:27, Reply)

This is true
but the Professionals also have Cowley
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Mon 21 Mar 2011, 12:31, Reply)

"DAMMIT BODIE, WE HAVE RULES!"
but Bodie doesn't play by the rules, he gets results
( Colonel Dracula Two manky hookers and a racist dwarf, Mon 21 Mar 2011, 12:34, Reply)