tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78162280346002804352024-02-19T15:56:28.705+00:00Content Flavoured TrousersJohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04556239287871303487noreply@blogger.comBlogger566125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7816228034600280435.post-67976331450633216022015-08-25T18:23:00.002+01:002015-08-25T18:23:34.783+01:00How To Write For Radio<div class="MsoNormal">
<b>FX:</b> BAGPIPES, DIAL TONE, FROGS, THAT SORT OF THING. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">MALE VOICE OVER </b>–
A BIT RESONANT YET ALSO REASSURING, BUT NOT THAT SEMI-SCOUSE BLOKE OFF THE
SANTANDER ADS AND EVERYTHING ELSE AT THE MINUTE. OH AND DEFINITELY NOT SEAN
PERTWEE. I CAN’T STAND HIS BREATHING.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>MVO: </b><o:p></o:p></div>
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Balls. (Very deliberate pause) They catch your attention.
Don’t they? (Make actor raise eyebrow, and quizzically pitch voice). Because
saying balls (which must be unnaturally emphasized on the B), or any other single
word on its own, will give those balls (with a capital B) gravitas (which will
get changed to “stand out” by the client). No matter whose…. (no, don’t
pronounce the ellipsis dickhead, it’s just to indicate rhythm) balls they
are.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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SOARING SENTIMENTAL MUSIC FADES IN – PROBABLY ‘FINGAL’S
CAVE’ OR AN UNLICENSED RIP-OFF.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>MALE VOICE OVER</b> – SHIFTS TONE TO PATRONISING FOR THE PRODUCT
DESCRIPTION.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>MVO: </b><o:p></o:p></div>
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If you’re thinking about balls, it’s time to stop whatever,
and start something or other (opposites are fun and catchy! Say them with a
smile). For as little as fourteen ninety-nine a month (typed out verbally so we
can time the read- through) you can get free balls delivered absolutely free
(confirm offer with client).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Just call
us now on (confirm number with client) or visit us online at (confirm URL with
client). That’s (repeat the number) or (repeat the URL). <o:p></o:p></div>
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MUSIC CUTS – CLUMSY SPLICE OF END OF SONG ON TO END OF AD.<o:p></o:p></div>
Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04556239287871303487noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7816228034600280435.post-42919360106396809582015-08-20T17:20:00.000+01:002015-08-20T17:20:17.780+01:00Songologues #1<div class="MsoNormal">
Madame, forgive me.<o:p></o:p></div>
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May I just say that I have never seen you, or anyone for
that matter, looking <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">quite</i> so lovely
as you did tonight.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Indeed, you might say I have never seen you <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">shine so brightly</i>, to coin a phrase? </div>
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Ahem… </div>
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But what a silly old fool you must think I am, what with
so many… green eyes on you this evening… <o:p></o:p></div>
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So many men asking if you wanted to dance or, dare I say,
looking for a little… <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Romance</i>? <o:p></o:p></div>
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The devils… <o:p></o:p></div>
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Still. I – I shan’t keep you. <o:p></o:p></div>
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I simply wanted to compliment you. <o:p></o:p></div>
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It’s not often that a man like myself sees anything <i>like</i>
that dress you’re wearing… <o:p></o:p></div>
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Or those, um… what are those called…? <o:p></o:p></div>
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Those highlights! <o:p></o:p></div>
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Yes, those highlights. </div>
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The ones in your hair… <o:p></o:p></div>
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It’s almost as if they… </div>
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They catch your eyes… <o:p></o:p></div>
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Really, I’ve been so… </div>
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So <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">blind</i>,
madame.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Or... should I say… </div>
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<i>Lady</i>?<o:p></o:p></div>
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For you are… quite the lady, are you not.<o:p></o:p></div>
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My lady.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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In red… <o:p></o:p></div>
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<br /></div>
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Oh, how I can see us now… <o:p></o:p></div>
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Dancing…. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Cheek to cheek…<o:p></o:p></div>
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Ho ho that’s the ticket!<o:p></o:p></div>
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That’s where I want to be….<o:p></o:p></div>
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The way you fuck – I MEAN LOOKED! tonight.</div>
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(Shit!) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04556239287871303487noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7816228034600280435.post-73730827725471140662015-06-26T12:15:00.000+01:002015-06-26T12:15:47.177+01:00So you want to be a copywriter?<div class="MsoNormal">
It’s D&AD New Blood next week – something very close to
my (blackened) heart. So in the spirit of nurturing all the fine young fillies
out there, I thought I’d do a little bit horse whispering to gee up any
aspiring copywriters unfortunate enough to read this blog. Sorry. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">1. It’s a none horse
race<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></b></div>
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Nobody under 25 wants to be a copywriter anymore. This is
good news and bad news. The good news is that New Blood (and the industry as a
whole) is dominated by visual arts students. So if you’re peddling words you’ll
stand out like a juggler at a funeral. The bad news is that you’ll have to be
100 times more engaging than the fluorescent typefaces and experimental motion
graphics that pass for advertising concepts these days. So saddle up and get
ready to sell hard… <o:p></o:p></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">2. Be the horse,
jockey and trainer all in one <o:p></o:p></b></div>
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The best writing projects its own world. Reading it (or even
hearing it) should take you out of yourself and into another place. Forget
about tones of voice and think about creating characters - ones that inhabit
unusual situations, or better still, alternate realities. Make them your own
and they can only ever be yours. Suddenly the none-horse race has a single
contender. In other words, carve a niche and do what no one else does in a way that
only you can. Then whip it! If you’re unhappy with how something turned out,
tell people. There are all kinds of obstacles a writer has to face and the race
rarely goes smoothly. Just because the client loved it doesn’t mean you have
to. I always used to put work I was unhappy with in my portfolio because it
meant I could talk about how I’d compromised. After all, it aint just the
winning, it's the taking part. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">3. Erm, when your
extended horse metaphor starts to wear thin John, say something about The Lone
Ranger <o:p></o:p></b></div>
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Writing is a solitary endeavor, and the sooner you accept
this the better. If you happen to be in a team that’s because at least one of
you is a sociopath and is currently using the other. But in time you will
almost certainly split up. You’ll probably want different things, or get lured
away by a boardroom position in Beijing, or maybe even die in a plane crash, so
get used to working by your self right now. In the meantime, understand the
limits of your joint creative tension and what you both bring to the party. Agencies
are a lot more fluid than they used to be which means can’t afford to live in a
bubble. You both have to make time to do your own thing. Yes, solo albums tend
to be shit, but they do make the band’s next record all the more interesting. This
should also preclude you from calling yourself “DanTom” like you’re a fucking
Push-Me-Pull-Me. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">4. Horses for courses<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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There are as many kinds of writers as there are kinds of
writing. So you’re going to have to work out which one you are and which ones
you’re good at. This may sound obvious, but it’s also spectacularly difficult
at the moment. Here’s why. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Most agencies (or at least the ones you want to work in) are
fevered, inter-disciplinary cluster-fucks. They camp out at the “crossroads of
branding and social”, and tell “brand stories” (presumably around a digital
campfire). Because the industry moves so fast, and clients become more and more
demanding agencies can’t accurately explain what they do to anyone over the age
of 30, let alone have clearly defined roles for writers. So be prepared to
enter a world of paranoia and fear. Most days will feel like being inside the
mind of Philip K. Dick after 4 nights without any sleep. One minute you’ll be
writing a radio ad, the next you’ll be proofreading a letter from the chief
exec (this did actually happen to me). If this sounds scary then you should quietly
go and finish that novel in a coffee shop. But if, like me, you find this
sadistically thrilling, then welcome to the party. The truth is there’s never
been a more exciting time to be a copywriter – to learn, to develop and try
your hand at anything and everything; forms, styles, voices, the lot. Likewise,
the industry needs writers more than ever. Not just to cut through the
increasing noise, but to make sense of the all the chaos. Embrace it and ride
it like you own it. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">5. Take off your blinkers and ride like the wind</b><o:p></o:p></div>
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A good writer is also a good reader. So read widely and
voraciously. Those of you who do will know that it was William Faulkner who said,
“In writing you must kill your darlings.” So please, let’s start by killing
David Ogilvy. He may be long dead but his twee and genial ghost still haunts
the industry like a mischievous fart. No one, save for SEO, has done more to
limit the scope and remit of what copy can do and how it should be used. This
isn’t to say Ogilvy was wrong. It’s simply that over time his (blandly
aphoristic) wisdom has been co-opted by clients, to the extent his thinking is now
regarded as stricture. Likewise, Dave Trott, the legendary art director-turned
writer-turned-predatory raconteur. Unless your idea of writing is having a shot
of scotch between every line-break, you’ll learn nothing from Dave other than
how to make a very obvious point sound like a cold Boxing Day walk back from
the pub with your granddad. But ironic character assassinations aside, you
really need to make your own rules. Conventional wisdom is just that.
Conventional. Learn these rules, break them and make your own. Be mad, bad and reckless.
The only way to surprise an audience is to surprise your self. Think the
unthinkable and say the unsayable. Remember, you are a writer and you can go
wherever your imagination takes you, so enjoy the ride.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04556239287871303487noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7816228034600280435.post-43813565591486652132015-06-11T11:39:00.000+01:002015-06-11T11:39:38.437+01:00Sipping With the Big BoysYesterday, I found myself in the rare position of chatting to an industry colleague.<br />
<br />
Suffice to say this was very shocking.<br />
<br />
No one ever talks to me about anything these days.<br />
<br />
Not even my sister.<br />
<br />
So you can imagine how shocked I was when I learned that this person actually shared the same opinion as me.<br />
<br />
I couldn’t believe it.<br />
<br />
And to make matters worse, this person had reached that opinion entirely by them selves.<br />
<br />
It was astonishing.<br />
<br />
Seriously. There I was, sipping my coffee, and not two feet away from me was another human being, in broad daylight, and with no obvious mental impairment, brazenly agreeing with me.<br />
<br />
Who in the hell did they think they were? Independently validating my deeply unpopular opinions like that. Some kind of amiable freak?<br />
<br />
For a moment I felt ill. Sick to my rotten core.<br />
<br />
But then something began to dawn on me.<br />
<br />
Slowly –ever so slowly - at first, like a stifled yawn.
<br />
<br />
And as the penny dropped, so did my jaw.<br />
<br />
(Along with the quality of my metaphors).<br />
<br />
Here in this ordinary café, on an ordinary morning, we had found a universal truth.
A truth so apparent to us, yet so hidden from the wider industry.<br />
<br />
“Why?” we asked each other. “Why is it so hard to find decent mid-weight copywriters at the moment?” There simply seemed to be none.<br />
<br />
The waitress brought more coffee and we began to talk.<br />
<br />
We’d agreed on our problem and now looked to each other for answers.<br />
<br />
Opinions became theories, and theories became arguments.<br />
<br />
Do junior writers just get bored and want to play elsewhere?
<br />
<br />
Has freelance culture killed them off?<br />
<br />
Or has the fluidity of disciplines in studios simply rendered them obsolete?<br />
<br />
The answer it seemed was not to be found in this blogpost.<br />
<br />
By turning a tedious anecdote about coffee into a mock existential noir, I had learned just one thing about copywriting.<br />
<br />
It takes a senior to write this kind of shit.Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04556239287871303487noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7816228034600280435.post-60987272692154233792015-06-11T00:45:00.001+01:002015-06-11T00:48:21.389+01:00Advice to Young Creatives<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04556239287871303487noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7816228034600280435.post-36588996534329166222015-06-04T12:41:00.002+01:002015-06-04T12:41:57.624+01:00Uh oh.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04556239287871303487noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7816228034600280435.post-8549991831295147972012-03-01T10:19:00.006+00:002015-06-04T15:44:01.743+01:00Can't think of a title. It's been a while.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghAduWeHzusZ6bxXtQOHZ-t-Wu_vDB0kyVyy4E80-YKCkTQvih7BCHhmNoWJTeGmd4C1yZHdmQWpvKJolGCiZ41j1v5qIvAd_YwPqi2ap-4XNkDkfvJGGrbMONmEGhJBRuKkHHCO_4VI1a/s1600/tumblr_kvf8ec9K1F1qa1b44o1_400.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714872255987146466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghAduWeHzusZ6bxXtQOHZ-t-Wu_vDB0kyVyy4E80-YKCkTQvih7BCHhmNoWJTeGmd4C1yZHdmQWpvKJolGCiZ41j1v5qIvAd_YwPqi2ap-4XNkDkfvJGGrbMONmEGhJBRuKkHHCO_4VI1a/s400/tumblr_kvf8ec9K1F1qa1b44o1_400.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 376px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><br />
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Welcome back.<br />
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And what better way to mark my return to blogging than by pouring tepid bile over that big, fat, sexless something-or-other of an industry we call Advertising, eh.<br />
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So let's go! For those of you of a literary bent (i.e. those who spend less time gawping at shapes and colours than the rest of us) "big and fat" is the theme of today's post. So write that down in your £15.99 Moleskine before your get distracted by a Twitter feed or a beautiful account manager. It's an important part of this module.<br />
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Thanks.<br />
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Whilst many of us creative types (ponces) will have had the displeasure of working in vast, constipated network agencies, on sprawling global accounts managed by inexperienced young women who diet a lot, it's always heartening to see lithe young agencies picking up high profile jobs from lithe young clients. I'm fantasising about that now, in fact. Watching their delicate, young bodies dancing and frotting together in some blissful creative harmony. In a meadow perhaps... With lots of sunshine... And strawberries for eyes... <br />
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See, I told you it was a fantasy. Not least because that doesn't <span style="font-style: italic;">ever</span> happen like that. At all. But as a bitter old shit, I like to imagine it does, right. Because it gives me hope that we're not all doomed to be whores and parasites, clinging to the ankles of our flabby clients, like abused orphans. So when I saw The (very, very good) Neighbourhood had picked up the (arguably very, very good) food pornographer Heston Blumenthal as a client, my tiny mind reeled once again with the thought of happy creative people skipping in fields, as naked and free as the day they were born.<br />
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<a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/restaurants/9110968/Heston-Blumenthal-launches-The-Fat-Duck-reservation-experience.html">And here's the result of their frolics.</a> <br />
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Looks beautiful don't it. Fedoras off to everyone involved, I have to say. <br />
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But ask yourself this: when half the world is starving, could you skip naked through a (metaphorical) field with a man who makes iced-cream using liquid nitrogen? <br />
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Or to put it another way, would you be satisfied servicing the profligate whims of the world's most self-indulgent man? <br />
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'Course you could you fat ducks.Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04556239287871303487noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7816228034600280435.post-16879928006969408562011-12-20T09:26:00.002+00:002011-12-20T09:35:51.261+00:00Twistlemoe & Brine<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilUmvz19QbKZ3sPS7b1MjU0rOo7ozJfJJbCkECM2RhFIYjq6xSkZ9QY_W71tpzKKsGMeDTjltXRBmhEI7Q3mj-JrmyoB-SwbwRH2rsLv3jidkgsQ1EP1lJe4L0h9H24g-SzCpHKUmJJGKC/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-12-20+at+09.26.34.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 219px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilUmvz19QbKZ3sPS7b1MjU0rOo7ozJfJJbCkECM2RhFIYjq6xSkZ9QY_W71tpzKKsGMeDTjltXRBmhEI7Q3mj-JrmyoB-SwbwRH2rsLv3jidkgsQ1EP1lJe4L0h9H24g-SzCpHKUmJJGKC/s400/Screen+shot+2011-12-20+at+09.26.34.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688139849774735746" /></a><br /><br />Seasonal greetings.<br /><br />It's been a while hasn't it blah blah blah. How's your mother? We must get together for a drink soon.<br /><br />Anyway,<a href="http://www.designbymusic.com/christmas/season/index.html"> I've just done this for the lovely people over at Music.</a> <br /><br />I hope you enjoy it. With a mince pie, or a glass of sherry.<br /><br />Meantime, may Santa block all your chimneys with joy.<br /><br />xxJohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04556239287871303487noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7816228034600280435.post-76294856449019457002011-09-13T23:16:00.001+01:002011-09-13T23:20:25.911+01:00The Future of Advertising<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0h-GwYdXtvqTciI61iFPDEnx0Uv1ce7Ne5948eU-9T16HmN2QNYVMO0Zd4BykM-0kK5piJlXfRMBydwz1pOL8DlTeuZ6IpPHQ59cPIfp7l0VtnwiTSNG83KtSPSmJ1DdQJNwqw26Ie3az/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-13+at+23.15.04.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 276px; height: 212px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0h-GwYdXtvqTciI61iFPDEnx0Uv1ce7Ne5948eU-9T16HmN2QNYVMO0Zd4BykM-0kK5piJlXfRMBydwz1pOL8DlTeuZ6IpPHQ59cPIfp7l0VtnwiTSNG83KtSPSmJ1DdQJNwqw26Ie3az/s400/Screen+shot+2011-09-13+at+23.15.04.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651971620360618642" /></a><br />(That bitter enough for you all?)Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04556239287871303487noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7816228034600280435.post-73255773367249524192011-09-01T11:12:00.008+01:002011-09-01T13:03:44.970+01:00Direct Marketing for Pheasants<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi457ej4VQtqeMFr23728IH0qytw4_9f3RrPQnWeNOKXZ7WoqX4Hg-U4kKJKI3wlEYsLnTaK2H4qO7xIRubyeBnqWXgZxdEJJLA9Q_TnvvCh4Ggzou6CgGBpqr_1x1bpeRijC7z9hvS_TNx/s1600/pheasant.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi457ej4VQtqeMFr23728IH0qytw4_9f3RrPQnWeNOKXZ7WoqX4Hg-U4kKJKI3wlEYsLnTaK2H4qO7xIRubyeBnqWXgZxdEJJLA9Q_TnvvCh4Ggzou6CgGBpqr_1x1bpeRijC7z9hvS_TNx/s400/pheasant.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647332572234526594" /></a>Tapping into new markets is a ball ache for any brand. But with Britain's pheasant population on the increase, more and more businesses are seeing these beautiful, playful wild birds, not only as a target for their rifles, but also for their offline marketing activities. <div>
<br /></div><div>PHEASANT FACTS:</div><div>
<br /></div><div>-Pheasants have 60% more disposable income than grouse, partridge and ducks... put together!</div><div>-Pheasants are key influencers in many areas including flapping, fighting and flying into greenhouses</div><div>-High response (100% conversion rate on seeds, plums and grit)</div><div>-High response to seasonal promotion/activity (e.g driven mad by colours in Spring)</div><div>
<br /></div><div>Brands already targeting pheasants include:</div><div>
<br /></div><div><b>Unilever</b></div><div><b>Pets at Home</b></div><div><b>Argos</b></div><div><b>William Hill</b></div><div><b>Littlewoods</b></div><div><b>Heineken</b></div><div><b>Umbro</b></div><div>
<br /></div><div>Once converted pheasants are loyal brand advocates, displaying repeat behaviour until death (usually Autumn). Next, chop 1 onion, 2 cloves of garlic and pre-heat your oven to 180C. Season the bird and place in a large casserole along with the onion, garlic and bouquet garni. Add the juice and zest of an orange, and top up with enough red wine to cover the bird. Finally, cook slowly for 2 and 1/2 hours or until the liquid has reduced by half. Serve warm with roast vegetables and a full-bodied claret. </div><div>
<br /></div><div> </div><div> </div>Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04556239287871303487noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7816228034600280435.post-32495899821289121032011-07-21T09:07:00.002+01:002011-07-21T09:27:37.578+01:00First Draft Classic Ads No. 1: Yellow Pages<span style="font-weight:bold;">FIRST ATTEMPT</span><br /><br />[AN ELDERLY, TWEEDY SORT OF GENTLEMEN ON THE PHONE]<br /><br />MAN: Hello? Yes, I wondered if you could help me. I’m looking for a book called "Hartley's Illustrated Dictionary of Sexual Perversion"<br /><br />…<br /><br />You do! Oh, wonderful. Could you save it for me?<br /><br /><br />My name? Yes, it’s J.R [COUGHS NAME] .<br /><div><br /></div><div><b>SECOND ATTEMPT</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">MAN: Hello? Yes, I wondered if you could help me. I’m looking for a book called “Fist Fucking, by J. R Hartley”</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">…</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">You do! Oh, wonderful darling! Could you save it for me?</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">My name? Why, it’s J.R Hartley of course! [SQUIRMS WITH DELIGHT]</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></div><div>THIRD ATTEMPT</div><div><br /></div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">MAN: Hello? Yes, I wondered if you could help me. I’m looking for a book called "Fly Fishing, by J. R Hartley"</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">…</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">You do! Oh, wonderful. Could you save it for me?</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">My name? Yes, it’s J.R Hartley [WINKS AT CAMERA] .</span></div></div></b></div>Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04556239287871303487noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7816228034600280435.post-72824992445405080302011-07-12T21:35:00.005+01:002011-07-12T22:19:34.151+01:00The 10 kinds of owl Rupert Murdoch would be1. Cunty owl<br /><br />2. Sneaky owl<br /><br />3. Mother fucking owl<br /><br />4. Crimin-owl<br /><br />5. Definitely not the sort of owl to have round kids or do a Disney film. More like those 3D armoured owls in what was that called again? film you know last year<br /> <br />6. An owl married to a graceful young ostrich from Hong Kong <br /><br />7. The kind of owl that, I suspect, would get short shrift from Chris Packham and the BBC wildlife crew<br /><br />8. The kind of owl that makes politicians shit their nests <br /><br />9. An unwise owl! And whoever heard of one of those, hmm?<br /><br />10. Wapping great bastard owlJohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04556239287871303487noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7816228034600280435.post-54794715485669438472011-07-05T21:57:00.005+01:002011-07-05T22:20:45.870+01:00Careful down there boys. You can really smell the brimstone!BEFORE:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPArbs_hzZdtrYyNrpDtZRa2G3pbe7YHoj8MenkEAKSOGYF7f6HmX43GK2dQZ1tEdP5m2mLCvaLwepqtHdy_z5bk5yys7HaW_RFfe4z3k6qe1bmnoJkR2AvlkMNYBOToiSbOYMV81rdY0y/s1600/Rebekah-Brooks-001.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPArbs_hzZdtrYyNrpDtZRa2G3pbe7YHoj8MenkEAKSOGYF7f6HmX43GK2dQZ1tEdP5m2mLCvaLwepqtHdy_z5bk5yys7HaW_RFfe4z3k6qe1bmnoJkR2AvlkMNYBOToiSbOYMV81rdY0y/s400/Rebekah-Brooks-001.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625975434373581714" /></a><br />AFTER:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR-PbL9hx7Nt1MuZOI5Sk1mLvRQLrEEU5XVlZ9T6tkD2X7ss9qIcoVVgw6FDOpTOrbACmhJySZ-nhBu6EbiF3WqJ0oujWoXbvgB2-_q2m2x5qkY3u5sB_5hWMGLLRou1a3UVv1041-hDVN/s1600/Unknown"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 215px; height: 234px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR-PbL9hx7Nt1MuZOI5Sk1mLvRQLrEEU5XVlZ9T6tkD2X7ss9qIcoVVgw6FDOpTOrbACmhJySZ-nhBu6EbiF3WqJ0oujWoXbvgB2-_q2m2x5qkY3u5sB_5hWMGLLRou1a3UVv1041-hDVN/s400/Unknown" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620179665969876402" /></a>Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04556239287871303487noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7816228034600280435.post-12231473308032928692011-07-05T21:52:00.000+01:002011-07-05T21:53:55.880+01:00I wrote something very similar to this just last week<iframe width="425" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/g7fp4v8bTEo" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04556239287871303487noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7816228034600280435.post-44126625839406923682011-06-23T13:25:00.003+01:002011-06-23T13:37:26.584+01:00It's Been a WhileFinally, finally finally, after being SO busy these last few weeks, months, years, I've just popped down to the canine rescue centre to visit my favourite golden retriever and advertising enthusiast, Goldie.<br /><br /><a href="http://bitchwithworms.blogspot.com/">Here's what she had to say for herself.</a>Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04556239287871303487noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7816228034600280435.post-59055053717840740472011-06-22T20:15:00.005+01:002011-06-23T13:29:07.066+01:00How to get a job in Advertising: Part 3Where were we?<br /><br />Ah, yes. Lesson 3: There is Truth in Advertising.<br /><br />So you should maybe think about doing something like this. That is, if you aren't already doing it. Unwittingly, I mean. Which you probably are. And if you're not, you soon will be. Ripping it off for your grad show I mean.<br /><br />That's how good it is. <br /><br />Enjoy. <br /><br /> <iframe width="425" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/3v8DbLWAXvU" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br /><a href="http://pseudocidaltendencies.blogspot.com/2011/03/how-to-get-job-in-advertising-part-2.html">You can read Part 2 here.</a>, <a href="http://pseudocidaltendencies.blogspot.com/2011/02/how-to-get-job-in-advertising-part-1.html">and here's Part 1 look.</a>Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04556239287871303487noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7816228034600280435.post-1038879334149700862011-06-20T07:06:00.003+01:002011-06-20T09:36:43.601+01:00Advertising Feature<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR-PbL9hx7Nt1MuZOI5Sk1mLvRQLrEEU5XVlZ9T6tkD2X7ss9qIcoVVgw6FDOpTOrbACmhJySZ-nhBu6EbiF3WqJ0oujWoXbvgB2-_q2m2x5qkY3u5sB_5hWMGLLRou1a3UVv1041-hDVN/s1600/Unknown"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 215px; height: 234px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR-PbL9hx7Nt1MuZOI5Sk1mLvRQLrEEU5XVlZ9T6tkD2X7ss9qIcoVVgw6FDOpTOrbACmhJySZ-nhBu6EbiF3WqJ0oujWoXbvgB2-_q2m2x5qkY3u5sB_5hWMGLLRou1a3UVv1041-hDVN/s400/Unknown" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620179665969876402" /></a>Hullo. I'm the Burger King's wife.<br /><br />If you stare into my eyes for 5 minutes, I'll give you a free Whopper.<br /><br />Stare at my buns for 5 minutes and I'll give you extra sauce.<br /><br />Stare at my meaty flaps for 10minutes and I'll give you a dip in my boneless bucket.<br /><br />Push my button handsome!Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04556239287871303487noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7816228034600280435.post-55016853384804410022011-06-16T20:59:00.006+01:002011-06-21T21:38:50.597+01:00Happy HourSo I'm really, really busy. <br /><br />What do you think about that then?<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Nothing, John. Nothing at all. We're not here to listen to you bragging.</span><br /><br />But I'm not bragging.<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">You know what we mean. You smug fucking tittins.</span> <br /><br />What's a tittins? And who's we?<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">You know. We, we, we. Us lot. The three fucking people who bother to read all this shit.</span><br /><br />Oh. The ones who never ever comment. Ever.<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">That's us.</span><br /><br />How come?<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">How come what?</span><br /><br />How come you never comment?<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">[.....]</span><br /><br />I'm shy too you know... <br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Bollocks.</span><br /><br />Seriously...<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Well, we're not shy at all actually. We're just...er...busy... </span><br /><br />Like me?<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">No. I mean, we - All of us, we're...um... Oh, let's talk about something else.</span> <br /><br />All right. Like what?<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Like your usual...bloody.... things. Taking the piss out of the ads...</span> <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">And the agencies!<span style="font-style:italic;"></span></span><br /><br />Oh, hello. Who are you?<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">I was just behind him. Reading what was going on.<span style="font-style:italic;"></span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Who? Me?</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Yeah. Sorry I didn't mean to startle you.<span style="font-style:italic;"></span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">That's all right. I just wasn't expecting anybody else to be here. Least of all you.</span><br /><br />Eh? But I'm always here. When I'm not busy.<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Not you, tittins. Him! Him behind us. In the bold font.</span> <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Hello.<span style="font-style:italic;"></span></span><br /><br />Yeah, hi. So, um... Listen, I was just saying how busy I've been.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">So I believe.<span style="font-style:italic;"></span></span><br /><br />Which is why I haven't been blogging as regularly. But I've been working with some really fine folks...<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">How many times!? We're not FUCKING INTERESTED!!</span><br /><br />There's all sorts of exciting things in the pipeline...<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Whoa, whoa whoa there, hang on a minute mate. Erm... I'm not all that interested in hearing this either actually. Not at all in fact.</span> <br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">You see? Now get back to your swearing. Go on.</span> <br /><br />But -<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">But no! Tittins. You be irreverent, lad. It's what we expect. We can get all this mealy-mouthed "Oooh, it's an interesting time for me and the industry" stuff on Ben Kay.</span> <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Faggots.</span> <br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Precisely. And the last thing you want is people thinking you might actually be good at this stuff. Let alone fucking care about it.</span><br /><br />Oh... Right. Ok. So I'll just draw Bertrum Thumbcat then... giving himself a handjob or something?<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Perfect!<span style="font-style:italic;"></span></span>Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04556239287871303487noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7816228034600280435.post-90245027186800615312011-06-10T08:33:00.003+01:002011-06-10T08:48:06.410+01:0010 Things You Can't Do Without the Internet1. Trigger political unrest at the flick of a Facebook.<br /><br />2. Poke your own father<br /><br />3. Email a man in Portsmouth<br /><br />4. Stream footage of illegal fox hunt<br /><br />5. Work at the BBC<br /><br />6. Digitise a horse <br /><br />7. Chat with online genitals <br /><br />8. Enjoy your latest crazes<br /><br />9. Go viral!<br /><br />10. Write a blog post any longer than thisJohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04556239287871303487noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7816228034600280435.post-16557287400101400202011-06-03T09:34:00.004+01:002011-06-03T11:54:35.271+01:00Advertising Feature<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil5kIjXNYzF_GbzMQNYjylnWIpf7O3_X0vhizTGnQb3ozezZfGwb481ooOVvDQzV7a09Mems7VVpzGKSbgW6LILKMzmg0sDmFHog0J-L_ajzBJDFYcqxlgAVi3knDq21n5Udd8pPlVG6Yk/s1600/600full.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 230px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil5kIjXNYzF_GbzMQNYjylnWIpf7O3_X0vhizTGnQb3ozezZfGwb481ooOVvDQzV7a09Mems7VVpzGKSbgW6LILKMzmg0sDmFHog0J-L_ajzBJDFYcqxlgAVi3knDq21n5Udd8pPlVG6Yk/s400/600full.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613909461531027666" /></a>Whoa, whoa, whoa what the fuck is all this shit? <br /><br />Putting old Maxie up on the internet? <br /><br />I'm fucking Max Bygraves, I am.<br /><br />Do I look like I'm for fucking sale? <br /><br />Put *me* on the internet and I'll put you in a fucking hole, sunshine. <br /><br />I'll fuck you a new hole, in fact. <br /><br />Where I can fuck right into your soul.<br /><br />Fuck it right up. <br /><br />Cos I'm Max fucking Bygraves, yeah. <br /><br />Good night!Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04556239287871303487noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7816228034600280435.post-41138487874691730382011-06-02T11:56:00.005+01:002011-06-02T15:59:10.015+01:00The Official BrandMaster Flash "Legends of Advertising" Play Mask No.2<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBfgzls1JgOQrno8TsP3fncMOLRBxkMJIuoewM3hHs0T_LYC0pRN8g-j50Wlhq8M86175FJSq7SQQAsCsv_BfZqNuEpIsUwkAy2x9zye1xGWjhQfZ9NhqwN0UKlfp7yQ5YO2O73m2ZR7Dl/s1600/robertseniormask.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 281px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBfgzls1JgOQrno8TsP3fncMOLRBxkMJIuoewM3hHs0T_LYC0pRN8g-j50Wlhq8M86175FJSq7SQQAsCsv_BfZqNuEpIsUwkAy2x9zye1xGWjhQfZ9NhqwN0UKlfp7yQ5YO2O73m2ZR7Dl/s400/robertseniormask.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613574832669339778" /></a><span style="font-weight:bold;">NAME:</span> Robert "Junior" Senior<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">SPECIAL POWER</span>: Intense stare, A-Level General Studies <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">FAVOURITE FOOD:</span> Little bananas<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">FAVOURITE COLOUR</span>: Mercy<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">FAVOURITE THING</span>: "There's nothing like the smell of Ralgex in the morning." <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">BRAND MASTER RATING:</span> Somewhere between Colgate and Pedigree ChumJohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04556239287871303487noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7816228034600280435.post-48136553050336185552011-05-25T08:56:00.007+01:002011-05-25T09:11:55.137+01:00The Official BrandMaster Flash "Legends of Advertising" Play Mask No.1<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-3WxWXmut8aJZ6u6kLyTxxpJ99DnEwYiVHbJ7XANd_p5PlH_jSngWL4ZNBGYhMdcLHnm-NTYsRWXaNJAWb8hsuP7xJkk3TI99geS6WXCRGbdXeN7LnzzNkRLAl7YrG8UybJZGPgigGJJf/s1600/trottmask.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 281px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-3WxWXmut8aJZ6u6kLyTxxpJ99DnEwYiVHbJ7XANd_p5PlH_jSngWL4ZNBGYhMdcLHnm-NTYsRWXaNJAWb8hsuP7xJkk3TI99geS6WXCRGbdXeN7LnzzNkRLAl7YrG8UybJZGPgigGJJf/s400/trottmask.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610560364207220466" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">NAME:</span> David "Rodney" Trott<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">SPECIAL POWER:</span> Double-line spacing<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">FAVOURITE FOOD:</span> Sheaves of delicious wheat<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">FAVOURITE COLOUR</span>: Hove<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">FAVOURITE THING:</span> Paul Arden<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">BRANDMASTER RATING:</span> Asda/WalMartJohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04556239287871303487noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7816228034600280435.post-69593516260373852132011-05-12T12:20:00.000+01:002011-05-13T21:43:05.679+01:00Emergency Blog PostDIRECTIONS FOR USE:<br /><br />APPLY ONCE DURING BUSY PERIODS. <br /><br />FOR BEST RESULTS, PLEASE COMPLETE AND POST IN COMMENTS SECTION. <br /><br />Hello ________________________ . I hope you are __________________ . <br /><br />Gosh/wow/bollocks. Things have been really ____________________ recently, what with all the _____________ and the _______________ making us all feel/look/taste _________________ .<br /><br />But in ____ news, I've discovered this brand new _____________ which I'd love to share with you all.<br /><br />[insert you tube link]<br /><br />I really ________ the _______________ , not to mention _____________________ . <br /><br />Which reminds me. Thanks for all the offers of _________________ by the way. Me and _____________ absolutely _____________ . <br /><br />Sorry this is a short blog post, only I've _____________________________ . <br /><br />But check back soon for more ________________________________ . <br /><br />Take _____________ and speak soon.<br /><br />Lots of __________________ <br /><br />Mr/Mrs ______________________Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04556239287871303487noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7816228034600280435.post-76428682647778030652011-04-28T10:15:00.002+01:002011-04-28T10:24:35.675+01:00On the Royal WeddingBlah balh blah balh balh blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blahblah blah blah blah blah blah blah <br />blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blahblah blah blah blah blah blah blahblah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blahblah blah OLD FASHIONED blah blah blah blah blahBlah balh blah balh balh blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blahblah blah blah blah blah blah blah Blah balh blah balh balh blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blahblah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blahblah blah blah blah blah blah blahblah blah CREEPY blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blahblah blah blah blah blah blah blahBlah balh blah balh balh blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blahblah blah blah blah blah blah blah Blah balh blah balh balh blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blahblah blah blah blah WEIRD blah blah blah Blah balh blah balh balh blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blahblah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blahblah blah blah blah blah blah blahblah blah blah blah blah blah MORBID blah blah blah blah blah blah blahblah blah blah blah blah blah blahblah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blahblah blah blah blah blah blah blahblah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blahblah blah blah blah blah blah blahblah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blahblah blah blah blah blah blah blahblah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blahblah blah blah blah blah blah blahblah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blahblah blah blah blah blah blah blahblah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blahblah blah blah blah blah blah blahblah blah blah blah blah blah blah<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cf3p1mXHfqY">ALWAYS THINK OF THIS WHEN I SEE THEM</a>Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04556239287871303487noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7816228034600280435.post-53521955669960508982011-04-23T13:38:00.002+01:002011-04-23T13:39:18.339+01:00Happy Easter<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNOiMNzaeRCitFV2mlE88A5Uhdaf9f-rcLG3Q5NF0lhPkpKJSnCt8iZUSotBXJEpfwtmCJhdgbRCo8N7DiGfUDGzzz31Wr79NvotpWiCafpr0VYivc3KEE2SXifaVH4C_4oW5WeLhGLUZu/s1600/rolyweek.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 256px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNOiMNzaeRCitFV2mlE88A5Uhdaf9f-rcLG3Q5NF0lhPkpKJSnCt8iZUSotBXJEpfwtmCJhdgbRCo8N7DiGfUDGzzz31Wr79NvotpWiCafpr0VYivc3KEE2SXifaVH4C_4oW5WeLhGLUZu/s320/rolyweek.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598757633069664386" /></a>Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04556239287871303487noreply@blogger.com0