Born and raised on an estate in rural England, Lord Furnival soon established himself as one of the upcoming players to watch on the UK poker circuit. This blog aims to give an amusing insight into the life and times of a British Lord trying to win over America.

Sunday, May 13, 2012

Advertising: The perils of American understanding

Having just been sat, enjoying my morning cup of tea, watching the wrapping up of the premier league football season, when this pops up on a TV commercial.


For our American cousins in the advertising world, Newcastle is a town in the north of England. Bollocks is an expletetive of the highest order, and should not be used on television before 9pm. Especially when the majority of American 'soccer' players are children under 16 years old. For the record, Bollocks are in fact the two dangling things most males have between their legs, so what this commercial is actually saying is that Newcastle is a fearful, weak place which no one would want to go to, or that its full of women.
In any case I'm pretty certain last time I checked that no beer I have ever drunk has any 'Bollocks' anyway.

Make of that what you will

Lord F

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