swee'pea99
Legendary Member
But your call is very important to them.
Things that have bothered you for a long time.
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Nigeyy
Legendary Member
- Location
- Massachusetts, USA
Well car adverts have bothered me for a long time: inaccurate and implausible (car zooming around completely empty streets in a city or being driven -gasp -off road), marketing bs (car to be sold has good looking occupants), pandering to mindless and careless dolts (look! we have lane detectors, auto correction, automatic parking, why would you ever need to concentrate? etc), the list goes on....
But... recently they've hit an even lower low. At least over here in the New England area, they are now trying to position themselves as saviours and humanitarian charitable organizations with big huge cuddly soft warm hearts:
"we've been with you through thick and thin..." Really. REALLY? WTF? What does that mean exactly? What marketing genius came up with this one?
"we care" Yes, they do. About you paying for their vehicles.
"we'll get through this together" I'm out looking for manufacturer's* reps to be on my driveway right now, with them earnestly asking it there is anything they can do for me. I might have a long wait. Still, if I get sick, it will be good to know they'll get through it with me.
"we understand" This means they'll offer longer car loans to the vulnerable and less financially and intellectually capable
There are more that I can't remember but it's noticeable how they have stepped up the ads (marketing folks must have advised them to be cuddly and warm during this time). These really are a new low with completely meaningless and disingenuous words. Quite frankly vomit inducing.
*in all fairness, it might not be the manufacturer but the distributors.
But... recently they've hit an even lower low. At least over here in the New England area, they are now trying to position themselves as saviours and humanitarian charitable organizations with big huge cuddly soft warm hearts:
"we've been with you through thick and thin..." Really. REALLY? WTF? What does that mean exactly? What marketing genius came up with this one?
"we care" Yes, they do. About you paying for their vehicles.
"we'll get through this together" I'm out looking for manufacturer's* reps to be on my driveway right now, with them earnestly asking it there is anything they can do for me. I might have a long wait. Still, if I get sick, it will be good to know they'll get through it with me.
"we understand" This means they'll offer longer car loans to the vulnerable and less financially and intellectually capable
There are more that I can't remember but it's noticeable how they have stepped up the ads (marketing folks must have advised them to be cuddly and warm during this time). These really are a new low with completely meaningless and disingenuous words. Quite frankly vomit inducing.
*in all fairness, it might not be the manufacturer but the distributors.
Garry A
Calibrating.....
- Location
- Grangemouth
I like to think of car ads as being similar to the old tobacco ads, hopefully they will go the same way.
Not a long time, more a short time:
If you're trying to avoid Coronavirus from other pedestrians by walking on the road instead, you're an absolute and utter idiot. Pretty sure the chances of someone sneezing in your face as you pass them are probably less than being run over but a bloody big red van.
If you're trying to avoid Coronavirus from other pedestrians by walking on the road instead, you're an absolute and utter idiot. Pretty sure the chances of someone sneezing in your face as you pass them are probably less than being run over but a bloody big red van.
Chris S
Legendary Member
- Location
- Birmingham
Why do people update adverts with 'Now Sold' instead of just removing them? Are they from Yorkshire and just trying to get their money's worth?
swee'pea99
Legendary Member
Why are all vegetables called something starting with A, B or C? Artichokes, aubergines, asparagus, beans, brussels, broccoli, carrots, cabbage, courgette, cauliflower, cucumber, (sweet) corn, cale 
, I mean I know peas start with a pea, but apart from them...
, I mean I know peas start with a pea, but apart from them...
mudsticks
Obviously an Aubergine
Why are all vegetables called something starting with A, B or C? Artichokes, aubergines, asparagus, beans, brussels, broccoli, carrots, cabbage, courgette, cauliflower, cucumber, (sweet) corn, cale
Is an oft remarked upon phenomenon, mongst those of us who spend much time perusing seed catalogues.
But I'm afraid I can't shed much light 'pon the cause
DaveReading
Don't suffer fools gladly (must try harder!)
- Location
- Reading, obvs
I think you'll find that cale actually starts with a JJ.
Or a K, if you mean the vegetable.
Beebo
Firm and Fruity
- Location
- Hexleybeef
That’s a turnip for the books.Why are all vegetables called something starting with A, B or C? Artichokes, aubergines, asparagus, beans, brussels, broccoli, carrots, cabbage, courgette, cauliflower, cucumber, (sweet) corn, cale
mudsticks
Obviously an Aubergine
I think you'll find that cale actually starts with a JJ.
Or a K, if you mean the vegetable.
Except it is a corruption of Cole.. Which doesn't..
They were trying to move away from the C's, but didn't quite pull it off..
classic33
Leg End Member
Potato's start with a PWhy are all vegetables called something starting with A, B or C? Artichokes, aubergines, asparagus, beans, brussels, broccoli, carrots, cabbage, courgette, cauliflower, cucumber, (sweet) corn, cale
Turnips with a T
Sprouts an S, as do Swedes
mudsticks
Obviously an Aubergine
Chris S
Legendary Member
- Location
- Birmingham
gourd, lettuce, parsnip, radish, spinach, tomatoes, yams ...Why are all vegetables called something starting with A, B or C? Artichokes, aubergines, asparagus, beans, brussels, broccoli, carrots, cabbage, courgette, cauliflower, cucumber, (sweet) corn, cale
mudsticks
Obviously an Aubergine
I could compile a list, that would show a disproportionately high level of a's b's and c's in the commonly grown vegetable world.
It might however have to wait.. But not forever.
I did once compiled two contrasting lists in order to establish the proper* pronunciation of scone.. So I do have form
And of course, we here are all agreed that it *should rhyme with.
bone
cone
clone
drone
hone
lone
stone
tone
xylophone.
and
zone.
But some will insist upon making it sound like gone
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