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[pensnest]

I have, not surprisingly, been watching more television than usual of late, and because of my addiction to wedding dress shows, particularly a lot of advertisements (because they are on the cheap channels).

I have decided that:

a) the cutest guy on telly is the man who just bought a Wren kitchen, because seriously, what a sweetie,

and

b) it is impossible to decide which is the more annoying, the man who drones about how free should mean free (comfused.com) and the one who gets irritatingly excited about TOP things that are TOP. To the guillotine!

I am also bafflingly fond of the bingo-playing woman who plays a pink guitar with her toes. She is none of the things I would wish to be, but I love her.

Comments

[frausorge]

Playing a guitar with one's toes sounds like a very impressive trick!

[pensnest]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZ_ilYA8PS4

[frausorge]

The accent nail is slaying me.

[mordorbot]

I haven't got a tv, but reading your description it seems like ads are wilder than shows.

[pensnest]

Back when I used to watch the classier channels, the ads also had better production values, but the ones on the cheap channels are pretty awful in that respect.

[antisoppist]

I am still amused by the man being interrogated about his door lock. This bemuses my children but I say this is because they have never had to buy home insurance.

I don't know what it says about my viewing choices but recently I have had a lot of beautiful women energetically leaping off to work having cured their constipation. They don't look like people whose diet contains no natural roughage.

Otherwise I watch a lot of soothing crime on ITV3 and it is all Sad Donkeys and sick children and lonely cats wanting my theoretical old age pension.

[pensnest]

You remind me that there is a lot of advertising about female incontinence nowadays. In some ways I welcome this, as it is a thing that is a thing, and should be talked about... but, hmm.

Also, where did the VAGINAL DRYNESS woman go?

The man being interrogated about his door lock - chilling!!

[antisoppist]

The vaginal dryness woman has been replaced by the Durex lube women
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FyWULO5BTk

I saw this for the first time last night but the 18 year-old says oh no, she sees that one a lot and is worried she is being targeted by it. I approve of the statistics and the "you are not malfunctioning" message but I wasn't expecting it.

[pensnest]

Oh yes, I've seen that one, too.

Some very eyebrow-worthy comments to the YouTube ad, though. Dear me.

[vae]

(psst the advert with the man being interrogated about his door lock is a filthy rotten lie - some people DO still get asked that question!)

[pensnest]

Iniquitous!

[turps]

I'm amazed at just how many wedding dress shows are out there now. Between all the versions it's hard to keep up. Though my favourite will always be Curvy Brides Boutique.

[pensnest]

That's my favourite too! With Gok in Lancashire in second place. Jo and Al are *so* adorable! And Jo has an *incredible* ability to pick the right dress for the woman.