Saturday, August 11, 2007

I don't believe it!

I don't watch a lot of television and when I do, it's usually BBC. On those rare occasions when I tune in to ITV, I turn into my granny.

'They're not advertising that on television, surely?'

First it was towels with wings, then sachets for cystitis, but last night was the end: Soften hard stools with Dulcoease.

In the words of Victor Meldrew, 'I don't believe it!'
xx

10 comments:

Elsie said...

It could be worse. Try explaining erectile dysfunction to an eight-year-old girl when an ad for viagra airs during a family program. I couldn't change the channel quick enough -- so now this mom is ALWAYS in charge of the remote!

Liz Hinds said...

Oh, I don't think we've gone that far!

YTSL said...

This all gets me remembering that when my sister (who's 9 years younger than me) was really young, one time, an ad for a particular sanitary napkin aired on TV -- whereupon my sister proceeded to announce loudly to everyone in the room "That's what big sis uses!" ;(

Welshcakes Limoncello said...

Neither do I!

Ruthie said...

Liz, we have gone that far.... at least here.

I often see commercials for herpes medication, erectile disfunction, and weight-loss aids (complete with scantily clad models) during family programming.

So I just don't watch TV anymore. And the boy watches none.

If I turn into a granny when I watch TV-- and I do-- then I don't think you have anything to worry about.

Liz Hinds said...

That must have been so embarrassing, ytsl!

I'm afraid it's true, Welshcakes.

During family programming, Ruthie?! Are there no controls at all any more? As granny would say, 'What is the world coming to?'

Anonymous said...

We have half a dozen (free) porn channels here in Germany. Much like the snooker channel, except sometimes they confuse the pink with the brown ;-)

Clare said...

Oh god I've just seen the Dulcoease advert. I am considering myself disturbed!

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