The Postcode Lottery is basically a lottery where you sign up and if your postcode is chosen then everyone on your street who has signed up gets a share of the winnings. Whatever.
The thing that caused me to lose all faith in the organisation was the set of celebrity endorsements that they had on the back of the envelope. Lorraine Kelly and Chris Packham I am sure they probably could get to endorse the Postcode Lottery. It’s just that sort of level of thing. I could maybe believe that they could have got Sir Richard Branson to endorse it if they struck up some deal with him and he happened to be the second cousin twice removed of the owner of the lottery. However with Tony Blair, they were pushing it and former US President Bill Clinton?
Going to go out on a limb here and gamble that FORMER US PRESIDENT BILL CLINTON DOES NOT ENDORSE THE POSTCODE LOTTERY. To be honest I would be amazed if he had heard of it.
So the people at the People’s Postcode lottery seem to have discredited themselves so much that now I question if they could even get an endorsement from Lorraine Kelly. A true lesson in how things backfire when you lie.
Took this photo of this fish and chip shop in Clydebank in Glasgow last week. It is very proud of the fact that in 1994 and 2000 it was Fish and Chip Shop of the Year. Not making such a big deal about the fact that they were actually runner up (still not bad, you should be proud, not ashamed, McMonagles)
Well Ralph Lauren don’t want anyone to see this ad, because it’s a bit crap. They’re so embarrassed by it that they are threatening to take bloggers to court for showing it (so don’t tell them you saw this here).
Controversial-with-the-Advertising-Standards-Authority brewery BrewDog have just brought out the world’s strongest and most expensive beer. The End of the World, as it’s called, is 55% proof lager and comes with a £500 per bottle price tag. It’s infused with nettles and juniper berries and only 12 bottles have been made so far.
Oh yeah, and it comes served in a real life stuffed stoat.
BrewDog’s own blog entry on the beer can be found here
This artist’s impression of an ad appeared in an Evening Times article on the 27th May this year.
But this ad will not run as it has been banned by Glasgow City Council as it has been deemed just a bit too racy for the general public. If you can’t see why, let’s take another look at it, but this time in close-up.
I think when you look at the ad a little but closer, then you do finally realise what the problem is – it does in fact contain the word ‘bum’. What Reebok were thinking when they considered posting this ad is beyond me. Maybe they were trying to court controversy, just using shock tactics to sell trainers, or maybe Reebok’s advertising agency is nothing but a cesspool of depraved filth and obscenity.
How proud I am to live in a city where we, the citizens and the children of our communities can be protected from the menace of these vile people. I’m glad I’ll never have to see that word anywhere.
Although, having said that, when I got home I did in fact see this when I was sitting down to watch some teatime TV:
