ext_20884 ([identity profile] jane-somebody.livejournal.com) wrote in [personal profile] philmophlegm 2012-08-06 05:17 pm (UTC)

The problem with this is that there is a Cadbury's Wispa advert around at the moment along very similar lines - 3 friends just decide to take a giant inflatable to the top a mountain, explicitly described as a crazy pointless thing to do, but just you know, for fun. Which undercuts the TA advert (and I'm pretty sure it's not deliberate referencing at all, just a very similar idea at the same time but with totally different goals) by (a) emphasising the daft, pointless, lulz aspect of the venture, and (b) okay it's an inflatable not a billboard, but still the civilians just do it as the three of them, in ordinary gear, without needing the briefing/backing/equipment of an entire army troop :-p

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