tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post9082549150238629493..comments2024-03-29T09:54:08.208+00:00Comments on Magnon's Meanderings: Cro's Banality Awards 2017.Cro Magnonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-69819605335759546232017-12-07T04:17:43.055+00:002017-12-07T04:17:43.055+00:00My old friend Jock used to tell me of an Aussie be...My old friend Jock used to tell me of an Aussie beer that advertised by saying 'It gets you drunk'. No point beating about the bush!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-26316696376451979982017-12-07T04:16:18.357+00:002017-12-07T04:16:18.357+00:00It's a different world, Weave.It's a different world, Weave.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-30966275658983861122017-12-06T21:45:06.390+00:002017-12-06T21:45:06.390+00:00Australian quick-start spray for the carburettor: ...Australian quick-start spray for the carburettor: 'START YER BASTARD'. True.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-647604827294589622017-12-06T16:20:56.197+00:002017-12-06T16:20:56.197+00:00DEAR OH DEAR INDEED.DEAR OH DEAR INDEED.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-3875859423885983882017-12-06T13:50:17.957+00:002017-12-06T13:50:17.957+00:00As do all the most banal of product names.As do all the most banal of product names.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-48131707699594675822017-12-06T13:41:39.121+00:002017-12-06T13:41:39.121+00:00I might buy Homeshine. It is a very positive name...I might buy Homeshine. It is a very positive name and promises the impossible.Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-16277514115331282282017-12-06T12:51:03.793+00:002017-12-06T12:51:03.793+00:00What is the world coming to!What is the world coming to!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-10957881261441037052017-12-06T10:59:52.057+00:002017-12-06T10:59:52.057+00:00I just caught a glimpse of the v.i.poo one the oth...I just caught a glimpse of the v.i.poo one the other day...oh dear indeed!!gzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08034777779347889773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-46960601698126761072017-12-06T10:37:05.613+00:002017-12-06T10:37:05.613+00:00Good to see you're getting into the spirit of ...Good to see you're getting into the spirit of things. 'Blotto' must be a sure winner!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-86300487662820494062017-12-06T10:35:45.241+00:002017-12-06T10:35:45.241+00:00I'll pretend I haven't seen your comment!I'll pretend I haven't seen your comment!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-18833699759696349272017-12-06T10:33:06.655+00:002017-12-06T10:33:06.655+00:00I'm just off to the supermarket having added t...I'm just off to the supermarket having added the following to my list:-<br />"Dermo Clean" soap<br />"Cover Stinks" air freshener<br />"Blotto" red wine<br />and "Wipe-O-Fat-Arse" toilet tissue (36 roll pack)Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-30641667968926665562017-12-06T10:18:59.362+00:002017-12-06T10:18:59.362+00:00I have to confess that I have a little bottle of P...I have to confess that I have a little bottle of Poo Pourri in the bathroom cupboard .... a nicer version of V.I.Poo !!! It works !! Hope you're still talking to me !!! XXXXJacqueline @ HOMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06154045482594773377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-72129368410186954672017-12-06T09:45:12.629+00:002017-12-06T09:45:12.629+00:00Not too long ago they wanted to bring back the Gui...Not too long ago they wanted to bring back the Guillotine for people who used 'Franglais' (Jacques Toubon), but it seems to have got worse over the years. Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-61254938706343809072017-12-06T09:43:28.578+00:002017-12-06T09:43:28.578+00:00Jack Allgood (Jacques Toubon) would turn in his gr...Jack Allgood (Jacques Toubon) would turn in his grave, with all this Franglais about. I like the idea of the Mr Humphries voice; perfect.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-1978987288709385422017-12-06T09:41:20.665+00:002017-12-06T09:41:20.665+00:00K and X are found a lot in US radio station names ...K and X are found a lot in US radio station names too. Similar reasons I presume.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-29954505695106907442017-12-06T09:01:19.343+00:002017-12-06T09:01:19.343+00:00What has happened to the organisation that came up...What has happened to the organisation that came up with a very cumbersome French phrase for a Walkman?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-8288742648918543922017-12-06T08:28:04.231+00:002017-12-06T08:28:04.231+00:00I was told that K and X are "aggressive"...I was told that K and X are "aggressive" letters in the advert world; the message is clear, DisenfeKto (K)ills germs. <br />Banality in a cleaning product is easier to remember. Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01525028325800849416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-21186211584936838242017-12-06T08:11:22.464+00:002017-12-06T08:11:22.464+00:00I love the Anglais that's gently slid into the...I love the Anglais that's gently slid into the DesinfeKto label.... to be read in a high-pitched Mr. Humphries sort of voice... "It's clean"Le Pré de la Forgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02396822372095610004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-75743837832330575062017-12-06T07:54:11.579+00:002017-12-06T07:54:11.579+00:00The robot vacuum was invented, so a Dig-o-earth co...The robot vacuum was invented, so a Dig-o-earth could be next...or a chop-them-logs:)<br />Greetings Maria xMariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01525028325800849416noreply@blogger.com