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Orange - Animal Balloons

24 March 2008 by Silky

I’ve mentioned before that I’ve got a dog.

Just as millions of people have done before us with their dogs, when it’s time for him to go for a walk we say “Walkies!” to him.

I tried to convince my wife that when it was time for him to do his business we should say “Shities!”.

But she vetoed it. We say “Toilet!” instead.

So once in the morning and once at night I stand in the back garden shouting “Toilet! Toilet!” to my dog and to all my neighbours as well.

I’ve even rewritten the rules of English grammar and say “Do Toilet! Do Toilet!” hoping that the crime against syntax will make him piss his little furry pants.

But rarely does it make any difference and I’m stood there jibbering like a fool “Toilet! Toilet! Come on, do toilet!”.

I find it terribly embarrassing.

Yet not as embarrassing as the situation I found myself in the other day…

My mobile contract with Orange is due for renewal. So I popped along to the shop to check out their deals.

“Have you got anything better?” I asked.
“What animal plan are you?” She asked me back.

A shiver went down my spine. My face screwed up like I was chewing a bumble bee that had just eaten a lemon.

“I’m a…”

Just. Can’t. Say. It.

“I’m a Racoon!”:

9Responses:

Jeff

March 25th, 2008 12:15 pm

Having worked on orange as they were releasing these plans, racoon was previously ‘monkey’ but they thought that might offend people, telling them that they’re monkeys…
They’ve really lost their way with this animal stuff.
snooks

March 25th, 2008 1:22 pm

Ornage?
Silky

March 25th, 2008 5:47 pm

Cheers for that, snooks.

I’ve fixed it now
Jonny Chestwig

March 25th, 2008 5:57 pm

I think the twee music and absurdly ‘down-home’ Scottish accent of the narrator are the most lamentable aspects of this ad. It’s not quite as awful as the ‘good things should never end’ on with the coloured ribbons. A sub-standard Bravia rip-off if ever there were one.
chris

March 26th, 2008 12:30 pm

Its a shame they didnt decide on names like “SHARK” or “LION”. That something to be proud of!!
Dave

March 26th, 2008 6:50 pm

Agreed Chris it needs better names, how about DONKEY, WOMBAT, SLOTH, JELLYFISH, GANNET, things that reflect the personality of its users. On another point, not this ad but the earlier ‘good things should never end’ one, was the young woman in the ad trying to portray someone with special needs? It was in poor taste if she was.
Pete The Pedant

March 31st, 2008 9:45 pm

If that balloon in the advert is a panther then I’m an aardvark’s adopted nephew. It reminds me of Arnie getting his Ace Rimmer training in Red Dwarf. “You are a cougar. BE the cougar”. Cue hamster in a wheel.
Think I might give O2 a call - they only rip you off. They don’t try humiliating you too.

Jeff, was Monkey dropped because PG tips had already rescued him from the wreckage of ITV digital? And just imagine a big orange Johnny Vegas balloon.
Annoyed veiwer

May 7th, 2008 11:42 pm

Whats with advertisers and shitty hippy indie themes?
Cathryn

August 12th, 2008 11:15 am

shitty hippy indie themes?
what are you on about
this advert iscool
and has nothing to do with hippy, or indie themes at all