John Lewis Xmas ad

the bloke out of Elbow ^


average ad this year imho!

Beatles track

180% turnaround??? 180% of what exactly?

Thanks Delta.  The tune had a familiarity to it, for me.

180 degree, I think the op meant NL.

I've just had 2x 'Breaking News' major news company notifications that this ad is out.

Beggars belief

I have noticed an increase in the number of inter racial couples in these Christmas ads. A disproportionate number! Blue Mink got their wish!

The original track was on the Beatles "White Album". Carry That Weight segued into Golden Slumbers. This version by Elbow is sure to hit the charts, but of course I know The Beatles were a different class because I can tell my a**e from my elbow!

Not from 'White Album' but 'Abbey Road'.

Can't believe anyone would watch adverts with the advent of sky plus etc

OOOPs-a senior moment. Of course it was Abbey Road. Thanks for correcting me. It shows what age and infirmity can do to a memory. I really must stop posting this sort of stuff because my memory is not what it was but at least I am now realising it and it proves I don't use google much (my days of googling stopped a long time ago, but that is a different matter altogether). I remember when the White Album was released. There was much excitement amongst my friends and about 12 of us sat and listened to it all the way through and then debated its merits. At least I know that Elbow is a well respected popular music combo and A**e isn't (yet)! Thanks for putting me right.

Meanwhile, in over news, allow me to bring Tesco's utterly tragic and cringeworthy Christmas/Winterval advert to your attention… and please don't shoot the messenger.

They just can't stop themselves can they?


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https://uk.yahoo.com/news/tesco-responds-racist-backlash-shoppers-100057834.html

Ah that clears it up, thought I was going mad.

Last years advert was better though.

OP post removed


madness

PC mob busy on the report button.

tbf he was beautiful kid, one made for acting. He in his role is exactly that is displayed throughout the uk today.

but it isn't wonderful to see such a colourful xmas

What was the Bing Crosby Christmas song? Struggling to remember it.

Poor old trilby, he is now stuck as original poster.

I requoted Twizzle's innocent but mistaken original post, together with examples that contradicted his view, but that got taken down as well. 

Hard to have a debate on here.

one of my favourite disclaimers that blackbarn, but I'm sure the powers that be will see little intent.

Hello?  What's been going on here then?

sorry for being so pernickety but "Golden Slumbers" segues into "Carry that weight"

rofl, the delicate ones have been very busy, must have little else to do.

Mr 3- just another mistake of memory in a senior!

Slicer Spot ,on will the BEEB be running any Articles on Alternative Xmas , must be Millions wondering what the
Slim community do over the Xmas Period .

I don't know what most of the Not Fat community will be doing over Xmas, but I know some will be laughing out loud at all the hand holding, candle lighting, teddy bear and flower laying. songs of peace singing response to certain events. But of course, according to the Merde of London, its just part of living in London. Clearly he has not heard of events in other parts of the UK! Anyway we must not let these events spoil this Christmas advert thread.

I see the Tesco ad hasn't gone down well with them showing Muslims celebrating Christmas !

I mentioned that and a delicate one had it removed. I'm surprised that Muslims have not complained about the ad tbh.

Think they are saddo :(

event  !!!    even   doh!!!

that last post sort of hesitated if you know what I mean
are certain words already flagging up???

not that I am paranoid

I just know they are out to get me

I cancel one in every five posts I want to put up on here !

orwell warned about re writing history and language

it is already happening  ha ha!!!

two legs bad four legs good - remember the ending of the farm   - it swapped round

While it is at the discretion of the moderators to remove posts for any reason, if one posts the truth, one may be accused of a phobia, but one is NOT GUILTY of any kind of phobia.

Is your point that you CANNOT be Guilty of phobia  but simply you can HAVE a phobia??   he he!!!

I have a phobia about being told porkies by the media and politicos

oops!! should I have mentioned Porkies  ooooh!!  All part of my many phobias.

Yes Moisok, I am fully aware of it.  A horrendous black comedy, but the joke is on the law-abiding citizen and taxpayer.

My post about Guinness ad and the travelling community removed.

Suppression of argument is the first resort of those who are losing one.

John Lewis should have used their original choice. Far better.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXLMzrhsxF8

Nov 10, 2017 -- 7:08AM, Slicer wrote:

OOOPs-a senior moment. Of course it was Abbey Road. Thanks for correcting me. It shows what age and infirmity can do to a memory. I really must stop posting this sort of stuff because my memory is not what it was but at least I am now realising it and it proves I don't use google much (my days of googling stopped a long time ago, but that is a different matter altogether). I remember when the White Album was released. There was much excitement amongst my friends and about 12 of us sat and listened to it all the way through and then debated its merits. At least I know that Elbow is a well respected popular music combo and A**e isn't (yet)! Thanks for putting me right.

What do you think of the white album, for me it's the Beatles great 'what could have been' record.  Has the vibe of a band that's completely fallen apart, which even the last 2 records don't have.  The Paul songs especially are just missing that extra something a fully committed band would have provided.

Wow, that's much better Kenny.  How on Earth is that not the official one?  Too white, I s'pose

fk me the sainsburys xmas advert is diabolical

yet another mixed race couple in Debenhams ad. Waitrose is the only one I seen without a mixed race couple! Totally disproportionate!

dr slicer - it will be so bland if we didn't have such colourful adverts  er hmmmm!!

Colourful is different from misrepresentative. Loads of lefties on twitter getting aggressive! Heehee!

I have never been on twitter and facebook

that is interesting

he means fake news not real news...

oh that stuff that politicians spew out regularly hiding the real things that are going on that some of us know about

The Toulouse atrocity was on twitter a good 30 mins before Sky or the Beeb reported it!

I have tried it - can't stand it  urgh !!  Weird how one dislikes trends sometimes.

Fair enough. As Frankie Howard once said to Bob Monkhouse (as reported by Monkhouse) "How do you know if you haven't tried it"!

Lack of moral fibre, effort and discipline on my part.

My part has not had much effort on it for some time!!!

Opening up the chardonnay  to go with some excellent gammon  carrots broccoli peas

M&S a splendid place to shop

however if you are into bare knuckle fighting we have fine proponents of the art in west landan

even in a supermarket  ho ho

Enjoy your tiffin. After I have layed 3 horses in the 19.13 at Parx it will be time for my tiffin and a couple of hours of telly and then some golden slumbers. Enjoy it and have a good night!

laying the draw engerlundisch v the vibrants

likewise irons v denmark

with a 0 0  cover on both

0  1   and  1  0  on denmark for trading

good luck and may your wives be bountiful and camel herd grow, along with your wealth

Good luck to you too. Only layed 1 horse, others too high a price.