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Lee Gordon A Zillion
Joined: 25 Jul 2008 Posts: 6855 Location: West Hartford, CT
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Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2014 3:53 pm Post subject: Yule prolly laff at this |
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I occasionally rant about the lack of brain power among radio account execs who write their own commercials. I work with a group of radio stations where command of the English language does not seem to be a requirement for employment on the sales staff. So, when the production guy sent me a piece of copy turned in by one of the sales geniuses and told me he thought I'd get a laugh out of it, I wondered how it could possibly stand out against the mountains of dreck we see from them on a regular basis. Turns out, I didn't have to venture beyond the opening two sentences:
"SINCE THE BEGINNING OF TIME, PRECISION AND ACCURACY HAS LED THE WAY. MICHAELANGELO PAINTED THE 16TH CHAPEL WITH PRECISION. "
_________________ Lee Gordon, O.A.V.
Voice President of the United States
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Twitter: @LeeGordonVoice
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Kim Fuller DC
Joined: 29 Jan 2011 Posts: 641 Location: Portlandish, Oregon
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Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2014 4:08 pm Post subject: |
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Best laugh I've had all day |
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todd ellis A Zillion
Joined: 02 Jan 2007 Posts: 10512 Location: little egypt
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Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2014 4:09 pm Post subject: |
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it's really less impressive after you know he had 15 others to practice on. _________________ "i know philip banks": todd ellis
who's/on/1st?
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Matto Club 300
Joined: 27 Nov 2007 Posts: 390 Location: Vancouver Island, British Columbia
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Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2014 4:55 pm Post subject: |
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Quote: | MICHAELANGELO PAINTED THE 16TH CHAPEL WITH PRECISION. |
Was the spot for this product?
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Diane Maggipinto Spreading Snark Worldwide
Joined: 03 Mar 2006 Posts: 6679 Location: saul lay seetee youtee
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Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2014 5:11 pm Post subject: |
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oh. my. hell. ! _________________ sitting at #8, though not as present as I'd like to be. Hello!
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melissa eX MMD
Joined: 20 Oct 2007 Posts: 2793 Location: Lower Manhattan, New Amsterdam, the original NYC
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Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2014 5:26 pm Post subject: |
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can't ...stop...laughing |
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Scott Pollak The Gates of Troy
Joined: 01 Jun 2010 Posts: 1903 Location: Looking out at the San Juan mountains
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Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2014 5:51 pm Post subject: |
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todd ellis wrote: | it's really less impressive after you know he had 15 others to practice on. |
_________________ Scott R. Pollak
Clients include Pandora, NPR Atlanta, Wells Fargo, Cisco, Humana, Publix, UPS, AT&T, HP, Xerox and more.
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ccpetersen With a Side of Awesome
Joined: 19 Sep 2007 Posts: 3708 Location: In Coherent
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Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2014 9:14 pm Post subject: |
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You know, when I stood in the Sixteenth Chapel, I wondered why they wouldn't let us see the other 15... _________________ Charter Member: Threadjackers Local 420 |
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Bruce Boardmeister
Joined: 06 Jun 2005 Posts: 7964 Location: Portland, OR
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Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2014 8:29 am Post subject: |
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I'm thinking we have a contest here for most idiotic statement.
SINCE THE BEGINNING OF TIME, PRECISION AND ACCURACY HAS LED THE WAY.
I'm sorry but some of our ancestors were such klutzes that we're all lucky to be here at all. Oh, and let's not forget the verb agreement in "precision and accuracy HAS led the way."
Quite a mindfield (sic) of idiocy you've got there.
B _________________ VO-BB Member #31 Enlisted June, 2005
I'm not a Zoo, but over the years I've played one on radio/TV. . |
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Lee Gordon A Zillion
Joined: 25 Jul 2008 Posts: 6855 Location: West Hartford, CT
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Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2014 11:42 am Post subject: |
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Oh, the entire piece of copy, from the bogus premise, to the atrocious grammar, to the complete omission of any mention of where the client is located, is idiotic. After the "16th Chapel" mention, it goes on to reference "Alexander the Great conquer[ing] new worlds by using a precise military strategy." And this is for a place that does automotive tune-ups.
I'm not even going to get on him for his spelling of "Michaelangelo." At least he didn't put a space between "Michael" and "Angelo."
I know there's a difference between ignorance and stupidity, but some of these sales guys have managed to deftly combine the two. "16th Chapel" unseated the previous winner, courtesy of another member of the same sales force: "Egg corn squash." _________________ Lee Gordon, O.A.V.
Voice President of the United States
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Twitter: @LeeGordonVoice
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ccpetersen With a Side of Awesome
Joined: 19 Sep 2007 Posts: 3708 Location: In Coherent
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Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2014 2:58 pm Post subject: |
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Egg Zacktly. _________________ Charter Member: Threadjackers Local 420 |
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Frank F Fat, Old, and Sassy
Joined: 10 Nov 2004 Posts: 4421 Location: Park City, Utah
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Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2014 3:21 pm Post subject: |
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That copy is just egg-scrw-she-ating. And "I'm 'enery the eighth, I am.
Not the Sistine(-th).
FF _________________ Be thankful for the bad things in life. They opened your eyes to the good things you weren't paying attention to before. email: thevoice@usa.com |
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Drew King's Row
Joined: 27 Sep 2005 Posts: 1118 Location: Tumbleweed Junction, The Republic of North Texas
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Posted: Sat Jul 26, 2014 9:20 pm Post subject: |
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Had an art history series narration a few months back. I'm sure, according to one of the scripts I received, It's not the 16th Chapel, but the "Pristine" Chapel. _________________ www.voiceoverdrew.com
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Fran McClellan The Thirteenth Floor
Joined: 15 Feb 2010 Posts: 1313 Location: Middle of Nowhere, PA
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Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2014 9:54 am Post subject: |
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LOL! Thanks for the belly laugh _________________ Back into the murky lurk from whence I came
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Rob Ellis M&M
Joined: 01 Aug 2006 Posts: 2385 Location: Detroit
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Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2014 11:24 am Post subject: |
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I'm quite sure that I once worked with that salesperson |
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