Minor Pleasures (13 Viewers)

[pete]

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[pete]

Picked up a set of bongos last night for €15 .

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[Cormcolash]

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RACIST!!!

 

[nuke terrorist]

at the time they also had a similar advert for another drink called Moonshine

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around the same time there was infamous the 'BIG ED LOVES MONA' ad campaign in Ireland.
there was some weeks of five second adverts featuring only those four cryptic words for an unknown as yet unlaunched product.
after weeks of anticpation the full advert finally emerged -

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click the link and poster writes about anticipation the mysterious campaign managed to whip up. we were fierce disappointed, like, when we realised it was just some shite yogurt after all that and it went off the market after a couple of years, I think.

 

[therealjohnny]

at the time they also had a similar advert for another drink called Moonshine

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around the same time there was infamous the 'BIG ED LOVES MONA' ad campaign in Ireland.
there was some weeks of five second adverts featuring only those four cryptic words for an unknown as yet unlaunched product.
after weeks of anticpation the full advert finally emerged -

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click the link and poster writes about anticipation the mysterious campaign managed to whip up. we were fierce disappointed, like, when we realised it was just some shite yogurt after all that and it went off the market after a couple of years, I think.

From MONAghan co-op
Short thread on it here which includes a clip featuring one of those, adverts. The Mona ad is quite well done, the others are hilariously bad

Big Ed loves Mona

Back in the early 80s, ads started appearing saying things like 'Big Ed loves Mona'.

www.boards.ie

 

[chris d]

https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2022/0228/1283509-jeffrey-donaldson/

 

[egg_]

we were fierce disappointed, like, when we realised it was just some shite yogurt after all that and it went off the market after a couple of years, I think.

Haha good lord I haven't thought of that in years

 

[seanc]

In the "mates from home" Whatsapp someone put up one of those Facebooky "97% of people can't solve this lol" things.
And I got it. And quickly. This has NEVER happened before. Obviously it seems simple when you get it, but I usually find this sort of thing maddening and stupid.


Here it is:
1+1=4
3+3=36
5+5=100
7+7=????

 

[Cormcolash]

???? for real????

 

[seanc]

Don't know what you mean by that, but the answer isn't Azov Battalion. Calm yourself.

 

[Unicron]

In the "mates from home" Whatsapp someone put up one of those Facebooky "97% of people can't solve this lol" things.
And I got it. And quickly. This has NEVER happened before. Obviously it seems simple when you get it, but I usually find this sort of thing maddening and stupid.


Here it is:
1+1=4
3+3=36
5+5=100
7+7=????

Spoiler

196?

 

[Cormcolash]

Spoiler

196?

Like, obviously. Where's the fucking hard bit??

 

[seanc]

Like, obviously. Where's the fucking hard bit??

well, the fact that none of the established symbols used are what they are supposed to be. This stuff is just intellectual bullying to a lot of people.

Edit: the dude who posted it didn't get it. He's a Silicon Valley tech entrepreneur Mr. Brainy Pants tyoe person.

 

[Cormcolash]

Edit: the dude who posted it didn't get it. He's a Silicon Valley tech entrepreneur Mr. Brainy Pants tyoe person.

Aye, sounds like most bosses. "Entrepreneur" usually = fucking moron that just has enough money to get other people to do everything for you.

 

[dudley]

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[seanc]

Rsounds like most bosses. "Entrepreneur" usually = fucking moron that just has enough money to get other people to do everything for you.

Ehhh no. Stop slagging my mates please.

Go eat a fucking snickers or something.

 

[magicbastarder]

i think i finally found the leak in the pond.

 

[Space]

i think i finally found the leak in the pond.

Is that a euphemism?

 

[therealjohnny]

Steve Albini liked a picture of my dog on twitter

 

[GO]

I'm enjoying shopping for a new synthesizer