Hurrah!
Cat out of the way. Won’t have to take it for another twelve months, thank God! Lousy paper. I bet those IIM profs are having a laugh. Nutcases. Or, as the Two Ronnies would put it – Jockstraps. Ha ha. I’m a bloody riot.
If you’re looking for good sandwiches in Madras, come home. Or go to Subway. Really great sandwiches, ridiculous prices, tiny tables and crap ambience. The music was AWFUL. It’s the sort of thing you wouldn’t risk listening to without earplugs. A mix between Cacofonix and My Heart Will Go On. Well, Cacofonix is okay. Apparently, the songs were Hindi remix videos. You know – BabyH, BabyDoll, BabyShutupandgotobed etc. Funnily enough, I’ve watched a lot of these videos, but I couldn’t recognize the songs. Maybe next time I should turn the volume up. On second thoughts, maybe not. But I’ll stop cribbing, I liked my sandwich.
Some of the ads on TV these days are atrocious. The VIP Frenchie X ad features this lovely lacy pair of pink knickers flying through the air, until it lands on the same clothesline as the men’s (massive) Frenchie X. It’s explicit, it’s disgusting, and it seems to be on 24 hours a day. What were those ad execs thinking? A more pertinent question would be: 'What were those ad execs drinking?!?'. This is what watching cricket is like these days:
--INDIA BATTING--
Manjrekar: Dravid, facing McGrath… he’s on 2… and that’s Bowled Him!!! Through the gate, McGrath will be delighted with…
--CUT TO ADS(Manjrekar still talking)--
Irritating colorful lines appear on screen. Hutch TV. Nausea.
Knickers fly through air, copulate with Frenchie X
More Hutch TV. Nose bleed this time.
--BACK TO THE MATCH --
Manjrekar(still talking): And it’s Laxman facing the last ball of the over… beautiful shot, that’s gone for four through mid wicket, super start to Laxman’s inni…
--CUT TO ADS again!--
More vertical lines. Hutch TV. Dandruff.
AIRTEL ad. Stupid girl calls her dad from the depths of the Amazon. I recall Arvind couldn’t call HIS dad from DELHI, and he uses Airtel. Propaganda.
Hutch TV yet again. I look for something to throw at the TV, but the cricket’s back, thank God.
Anyway, you get the picture. I’ll go watch some cricket now.
If you’re looking for good sandwiches in Madras, come home. Or go to Subway. Really great sandwiches, ridiculous prices, tiny tables and crap ambience. The music was AWFUL. It’s the sort of thing you wouldn’t risk listening to without earplugs. A mix between Cacofonix and My Heart Will Go On. Well, Cacofonix is okay. Apparently, the songs were Hindi remix videos. You know – BabyH, BabyDoll, BabyShutupandgotobed etc. Funnily enough, I’ve watched a lot of these videos, but I couldn’t recognize the songs. Maybe next time I should turn the volume up. On second thoughts, maybe not. But I’ll stop cribbing, I liked my sandwich.
Some of the ads on TV these days are atrocious. The VIP Frenchie X ad features this lovely lacy pair of pink knickers flying through the air, until it lands on the same clothesline as the men’s (massive) Frenchie X. It’s explicit, it’s disgusting, and it seems to be on 24 hours a day. What were those ad execs thinking? A more pertinent question would be: 'What were those ad execs drinking?!?'. This is what watching cricket is like these days:
--INDIA BATTING--
Manjrekar: Dravid, facing McGrath… he’s on 2… and that’s Bowled Him!!! Through the gate, McGrath will be delighted with…
--CUT TO ADS(Manjrekar still talking)--
Irritating colorful lines appear on screen. Hutch TV. Nausea.
Knickers fly through air, copulate with Frenchie X
More Hutch TV. Nose bleed this time.
--BACK TO THE MATCH --
Manjrekar(still talking): And it’s Laxman facing the last ball of the over… beautiful shot, that’s gone for four through mid wicket, super start to Laxman’s inni…
--CUT TO ADS again!--
More vertical lines. Hutch TV. Dandruff.
AIRTEL ad. Stupid girl calls her dad from the depths of the Amazon. I recall Arvind couldn’t call HIS dad from DELHI, and he uses Airtel. Propaganda.
Hutch TV yet again. I look for something to throw at the TV, but the cricket’s back, thank God.
Anyway, you get the picture. I’ll go watch some cricket now.
posted by Vishnu @ 3:56 AM
7 Comments:
At 11/22/2004 9:05 PM,
Anjana said…
LOL, very true! But see, the explicit VIP ad promoted brand recall!
At 11/23/2004 5:43 AM,
Vinod said…
Anjana's absolutely right. That means the ad was a success and I thought it was pretty neat too. :)
And about those hindi remixes - they totally rock da. How can you watch them on mute and all?
And ya, screw DD. How cheap can they get? They cut off the poor commentators in mid-sentence exactly like you pointed out and that 'Fourth Umpire' show - OH MY GOD!
At 11/23/2004 5:12 PM,
Anjana said…
I kinda liked the ad frankly. It's creative. There aren't too many innovative ways of selling underwear
At 11/23/2004 11:55 PM,
Vishnu said…
somehow, I always watch those videos late at night after everyone's gone to bed :) and the ad IS creative, but it's still sick. (hot) Girls in underwear would be MUCH better!
At 11/24/2004 2:29 AM,
What is MYPD? said…
i dont think the vip ad as obscene. infact its kinda cute.i agree totally with anjana. but nice blog da...:)...seriously
At 11/28/2004 8:19 AM,
Sarath Srinivasan said…
Totally agree with you,except i think Mr. Manjrekar is really not that much better than the ads..or for that matter Slater...and for now,even the cricket is as boring..as manjrekar.
At 12/07/2004 4:50 PM,
Vinod said…
ME WANT NEW POST!
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