Ryanair's "Hottest Back-to-School" fares, um, what?

Oh, it seems the bbcode parser doesn't apply to the question text!

Anyroad:

The airline hit back, saying the number of complaints was insignificant when compared to the newspapers’ combined readership.

So, that's all right then!

wow... I saw that cockfarmer who heads Ryanair yesterday and was kicking myself all afternoon for not punching his face in.

Perhaps we ought to alert Operation Ore to have a look at his files...

http://img.thesun.co.uk/multimedia/archive/00427/RyanairAd_682_427306a.jpg

In the interests of research..

This just in: Sun editor Ross Kemp seized in a police swoop as part of the Sun's BURN THE PAEDIATRICIANS campaign.

After an investigation, the ASA said the model’s clothing strongly suggested she was a schoolgirl.

To say nothing of standing in a classroom, waving a ruler, etc etc..

She could have been a teacher.

i don't understand the ad.

Is she Erwin James?

It's saying if you flying with Ryanair, you'll have money left to pay for child prostitutes.

NONCEair morelike

"The Daily Mail and Scottish Daily Mail had not received any complaints from readers but said they would not run the promotion again."

how does the scottish daily mail differ from the daily mail?

it's not in bold

it comes wrapped in deep fried batter

i don't understand the ad.

It's crap. It's like a throwback to plumbers ads with scantily clad women holding wrenches.

I wonder who is behind this story. Ryannair (who have just been told off by the ASA for another ad promising £10 fares incidentally) have nothing to gain from this but more publicity have they?

What about all those St Trinian's ads though?

indeed.

http://eur.i1.yimg.com/eur.yimg.com/ng/mo/mrib/20071221/15/1582882710.jpg

Worse/Better/Same?

I think the appropriate term here is "either shit or get off the pot," i.e. ban all of it or none of it. If newspapers don't ban this sort of advertising then they have no moral right to drone on about OUR CHILDREN'S INNOCENCE, walk it/talk it, practise/preach &c.

b-b-b-but the model isn't a schoolgirl- she's over 16 right? and not actually doing anything.

this is just very silly, isn't it?

the fact that the ad doesn't make any sense (back to school offers?) is more of a complaint.

Maybe she's a teacher, who's just flown back to school. And her skirt's a bit overtight and come open at the waist, etc..

Maybe she's part of the Britney Through The Ages tribute show currently doing the rounds of selected West London pubs.

that St Trinians ad is pretty tame. no navels, cleavage, very little leg showing. a huge relief for us all.

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don't worry, no one saw the film either

originally meant to be a vehicle for kelly brook and keira knightley. lucky escape there.

i'd be a vehicle for kelly brook and keira knightley alright

STOUT HESSIAN GIRDLES: Melanie Phillips writes

they could lucky escape me any time they want

Has everyone turned into Russell Brand, suddenly?

I saw the film.

You could Russell Brand me anyt...no, wait....

yeucchhhh

just don't see the appeal of RB, I'm afraid; a misguided cross between Noddy Holder and Timothy Claypole.

I saw the film.

-- Alba, Wednesday, 30 January 2008 16:04

bleak but effective.

I hear it had a good script.

It wasn't actually used but I understand Henry Porter got paid his fee anyway.

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I saw the film too actually. Worse still, I liked it.

I don't think I'd have seen it without your recommendation, Anna.

is it better than I Want Candy?

Oh, I didn't see that. Carmen Elektra is getting on a bit.

methinks thou all doth protest too much

I Want Candy is really bad altho i did laugh a couple of times.

Oh, I didn't see that. Carmen Elektra is getting on a bit.

-- Alba, Wednesday, 30 January 2008 16:52 (19 minutes ago) Bookmark Link

Still want to give Joan Jett kudos for bagging that, though.

The girl in the ad is about 25, ffs.

Paedomarketing continues apace

Woolworths withdraws Lolita bed

I was about to start a 'Rolling Crap PR' thread precisely for that story. Although it would fit on a 'Rolling Clueless Branding Consultant' thread as well.

A Woolworths spokeswoman said: "Now this has been brought to our attention, the product has been removed from sale with immediate effect.

I cannot believe that no-one knew what Lolita was about.

lol reading books

Argos, however, defended its range of underwear for girls as young as nine including G-strings and padded bras as products in demand among children.

the fact that the ad doesn't make any sense (back to school offers?) is more of a complaint.

^^^^ this

they should just rebrand the beds as lololololita

From another news item...

...the staff running the Woolworths' website "had no idea about that word".

The press officer told her: "They'd never heard of the word and in fact, neither had I. I had to go on to Wikipedia to find out the meaning of the word."

It's not even not reading books is it. How could they have not heard the word!

lol at press officer doing search for 'lolita'.

"I had to go on to Wikipedia"

This is what is called a fucking liar.

Yeah, and according to Wikipedia it's the name of a popular mp3 blog that started in 2002.

That bad was one click away from being called "Cookham Blogsplot"

Welcome back to 1971, people.

My lawyers have been suitably alerted (xpost).