Mhm, fired designer, more like.

( Bats, Thu 25 Jun 2009, 8:39, archived)

National coverage in the paper for free.
Raise and a new car for the designer.
( BindiBaji, Thu 25 Jun 2009, 8:41, archived)

Yes, that's true.
I hadn't thought of it like that.
( Bats, Thu 25 Jun 2009, 8:42, archived)

I liked the you've been tangoed adverts that got banned.

( BindiBaji, Thu 25 Jun 2009, 8:46, archived)

It seems school was more fun years ago.
I'm sure they'd ban pogs these days, in case a kid threw a slammer at someone's precious Tarquin.
( Bats, Thu 25 Jun 2009, 9:03, archived)

pogs got banned while i was at school

( manolith hooray for me, Thu 25 Jun 2009, 9:03, archived)

Really?
Oh. Maybe I had a liberal-minded school, I don't remember them being banned.

My point stands: Why can't kids beat each other senseless with ill-advised toys and excuses from TV these days?
( Bats, Thu 25 Jun 2009, 9:05, archived)

they were banned because fights were erupting
i was fucking brilliant at pogs
( manolith hooray for me, Thu 25 Jun 2009, 9:08, archived)

Conkers being banned is madness.
And something that makes me angry.
( BindiBaji, Thu 25 Jun 2009, 9:11, archived)

That's crap
Pogs are ace.
( Pickle Fairy is clumsily dancing away this fear, Thu 25 Jun 2009, 9:07, archived)

This^^
is true. Remember the Asda 'Microsoft' bras. So much publicity for so little money.
( lion-cake Bad lion-cake, bad., Thu 25 Jun 2009, 8:51, archived)

Link, please?
Google doesn't like me.
( Bats, Thu 25 Jun 2009, 8:58, archived)

The Asda/Microsoft spat is difficult to find.
But Asda advertised a range of lingerie made from a type of material they decided to call 'Microsoft Fibre', in the knowledge that Microsoft wouldn't be able to resist making a fuss.

It was all over the papers for a few days. Publicity worth, well, perhaps not 'millions' but a lot.
( lion-cake Bad lion-cake, bad., Thu 25 Jun 2009, 9:13, archived)