Comments on: When a Stroke Strikes, Act FAST

By: INR dropped/Brain attack song « After Stroke Party

INR dropped/Brain attack song « After Stroke Party — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 10:23:29 +0000

[...] them. I love that they’ve done something less grown up and much more catchy than the FAST adverts we have on TV. The producion is bad, the outfits worse, the acting from the neuro before the song [...]

By: heatherdinho (Heather)

heatherdinho (Heather) — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 09:07:28 +0000

@nicolas_bdydrm I told you it was a stroke. http://tvs-worst-adverts.co.uk/when-a-stroke-strikes-act-fast/ SEE!!!!!!!!

By: Daniel Newton

Daniel Newton — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 10:03:37 +0000

Ahhh Ad Hater 2.0; I’m there with you, hating the latest government drivel.

First up, I’m sick to death of hearing the kids on the stop smoking advert saying “Id do anything for your smile…” thoroughly sick of that now and its only been on a few weeks.

Next up the chlamydia campaign; in my opinion this has gone TOO FAR the slogan “Chlamydia, worth talking about” disgusts me its not ‘worth talking about’ because its just not a generally nice topic for discussion, yet these adverts seem hell bent on making it seem like something you have a chat with over tea and biscuits with your Nan… not only that every 10mins the advert is on the telly AND RADIO and here in Manchester there are posters everywhere – talk about going over board, I too understand the importance but its gone too far now…

And finally an advert that has nothing to do on this page but since the site is pretty much dead in the water I’m going to post it here;

Everest, these adverts always end with “You wouldn’t expect Everest to be doing that today would you?” – well quite frankly know I wouldn’t because I don’t know who ‘Everest’ are and I don’t really care however after seeing the first advert 500 times I was completely under the impression that they had something to do with Double Glazing but now a new advert implying that they quite possibly have something to do with Kitchen work surfaces as well as Windows has cropped up has left me looking like the woman at the top of the page trying to determine what it is exactly that Everest do…

P.S. I think “You wouldn’t expect to be doing that today” only works for big national company Everest quite frankly we don’t have a fucking clue what you do apart from stroke kitchen benches and open windows?

By: Ad Hater 2.0

Ad Hater 2.0 — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 16:13:41 +0000

This is not related to the Stroke ad at all but it’s the closest thing I could find that resembles NHS. I just want to say that I’m so fucking sick of the “quit smoking” ads NHS insists on shoving in my face every fucking ad break!
The one where they use children is just wrong! I HATE adverts that use kids! If I have to hear “I’d do anything” again then I’m gonna go MENTALLY FUCKING INSANE!!
Those other ads about contraception & chlamydia are just disgusting. I know they are getting an important message across but PLEASE quit showing them every 10 fucking minutes!
That window cleaner ad makes no sense. They’re saying that he can’t afford a ladder but he can afford a MASSIVE FUCKING TRAMPOLINE?! Surely a trampoline is just as expensive!
Finally, that ad where the guy is carrying a TINY umbrella in the rain just makes me think “WTF?!” Then we see him standing in the rain reading a paper but he’s standing next to a fucking BUS SHELTER! Surely, you could stand under there!

By: JAYNE KING

JAYNE KING — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 14:16:53 +0000

I TOO HAD A STROKE IN FEB 2008 AGED 39. THE ONLY THING I DONT LIKE ABOUT STROKE ADVERT IS WHEN IT SAYS THE FASTER YOU ACT THE MORE OF THE PERSON YOU SAVE! WHICH IN CARLISLE IN 2008 WAS A JOKE. THIS COMMENT UPSET ME AND MY HUSBAND AS WE PHONED FOR AN AMBULANCE WIYHIN 10 MINS OF MY STROKE STARTING BUT WHEN I ARRIVED AT HOSPITAL WE WERE TOLD THROMBOLISATION COULD ONLY BE DONE MONDAY TO FRI 9 TO 5 AS THIS IS WHEN CONSULTANT WAS AVAILABLE. I WAS UNLUCKY MY STROKE HAPPENED ON A SUNDAY DINNER TIME SO I AM NOW LEFT UNABLE TO USE MY LEFT ARM AT ALL AND I CANNOT WALK PROPERLY EITHER, I AGREE WITH SHOWING THE ADVERT BUT DO NOT AGREE WITH THE WORDING OF IT.

By: Tarquin Fintimblimwimlim Biscuit-Barrel

Tarquin Fintimblimwimlim Biscuit-Barrel — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 13:52:53 +0000

They didn’t act so fucking fast when the woman in the ad was having a stroke, they made damn sure they finished filming!

By: CovertJellyfish

CovertJellyfish — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 17:05:38 +0000

Yep. Right up to the balls….

By: rik o shea

rik o shea — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 17:05:36 +0000

when a stroke strikes ;first find out if the patient is a 2 stroke or a 4 stroke, if its a 2 stroke make sure you add the oil to the petrol before pouring it down its neck otherwise it wont start , if its a 4 stroke use neat petrol .kick it over till it fires up. there you go job done .

By: R E Krishna

R E Krishna — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 12:15:16 +0000

Deep man!!

By: CovertJellyfish

CovertJellyfish — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 18:18:24 +0000

Hmmm… …ok… ….aliquid stat pro aliquo….

By: R E Krishna

R E Krishna — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 12:11:08 +0000

Quod erat demonstrandum

By: CovertJellyfish

CovertJellyfish — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 17:45:31 +0000

To Pedants Anon :-

The choice of word also denotes the tense as well, at least I seem to remember it did from my english comp lessons. This is what happens when you drop Latin from the curriculum, the whole idea that a sentence is a composed whole, not a collection of words, gets lost

By: CovertJellyfish

CovertJellyfish — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 17:33:14 +0000

I thought the national sport was getting pregnant at 14 and trying to never get a job? Unless you’re a politician, then you get to screw everyone AND when you are caught you say “I made an error” keep getting paid and ask for a golden handshake.

I’d just like to point out that £13,000 is enough to buy a full kit of body armour for a British soldier, yet many of our “leaders” have attempted to embezzle far greater sums of money. But they acted within the rules, didn’t they…..

By: rik o shea

rik o shea — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 15:46:31 +0000

re: covertjellyfish 1st june; chav scum , hoody wankers, it should be a national sport to burn them alive, preferably in their poxy little crappy cars with their tarty slapper half wit girlfriends.feel better now.

By: R E Krishna

R E Krishna — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 12:56:04 +0000

While we’re being pedantic…. OED states that some words can be used as both adjectives and adverbs. FAST is such a word.
“a fast horse (adjective) he ran fast (adverb)”

Even if that weren’t true, “quickly” doesn’t really work with the advert……OR DOES IT?????? Answers please on a postcard.

THIS ADVERT HAS BEEN FINANCED BY PEDANTS ANONYMOUS

By: CovertJellyfish

CovertJellyfish — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 23:10:40 +0000

Or a bright orange Saxo, with a fucking spoiler. Who the fuck is dumb enough to put a spoiler on a car that (a) Can’t get over 100 mph, and (b) is FRONT WHEEL DRIVE!!!

By: rick o shea

rick o shea — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 20:38:13 +0000

re : covertjellyfish 10th may, oh well, it could be worse it could of been a renault clio spasmobile with a bodykit and wayne and tracy on the windscreen!!.

By: rick o shea

rick o shea — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 17:33:09 +0000

Q . what city has the highest incidence of heart problems ?
A . STROKE ON TRENT !!!!!!

By: Andy

Andy — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 14:04:42 +0000

No, that’s acting quickly ,not fast.

By: R E Krishna

R E Krishna — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 12:51:48 +0000

Since first seeing this advert I have been in strict daily training. I am proud to announce that I can now perform Mark Anthony’s speech to the Romans (Friends Romans countrymen etc.) in under 30 seconds. You gotta admit that is acting FAST.