Pot Noodle in trouble again as complaints made over man with the horn

[SoCalDem]

If Guckert/Gannon hears about this, he'll be on the next plane for an audtiton...

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Pot Noodle in trouble again as complaints made over man with the horn
by Julia Pearlman Brand Republic 18 Mar 2005
http://www.brandrepublic.com/bulletins/media/article/467044/pot-noodle-trouble-again-complaints-made-man-horn/

Pot Noodle Horn: cleared for broadcast

LONDON - Pot Noodle has courted more controversy with its advertising, with 65 people complaining about the latest 'Have you got the Pot Noodle Horn' campaign, which shows a man with bulging trousers. In the 40-second execution, created by HHCL/Red Cell, a man is seen walking into a bar with a noticeable bulge in his trousers, and his friends accus him of "having the horn".The man denies it at first but then admits that he does have the horn, at which point he pulls out a real hunting horn from his trousers and blows it loudly.

He then goes away and returns dishevelled but relieved with a bit of Pot Noodle spilt on his clothes. His trousers return to normal after he has had his fill of Pot Noodle.The ad had been cleared by the BACC for broadcast after the watershed, but the Advertising Standards Authority is now investigating the ad after the complaints.

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In January, radio ads for Pot Noodle were also banned from being broadcast before the watershed after complaints that the ads were found to be unsuitable for children to hear.In another ad in this new television campaign, a man is shown trying to stuff his trouser bulge under his desk with great difficulty, with pens and a computer falling off the desk. Eventually his boss orders him to take a pile of Pot Noodles, two good-looking assistants, and take 10 days off. "Don't come back until you've done the lot," the boss insists.

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[fleabert]

1. what in the world is a pot noodle horn?

maybe I am just too tired to think, but it isn't clear to me at all what they are trying to sell. :wtf:

is this one of my Jessica Simpson moments and everyone else gets it but me?

[SoCalDem]

2. I think it's soup in a cup

:)

[fleabert]

3. oh. okay. that still makes no sense to me.

is this an ad campaign that is supposed to make no sense?

btw, I adore your egg pooping bunny!

[SoCalDem]

4. Thanks.....Just don't eat the chocolate eggs

:)

[fleabert]

9. ah ha! I need to remember this....

[mr blur]

5. Pot Noodle is a plastic tub of chemical crap

to which you add boiling water, and end up with piping-hot chemical crap. It's truly disgusting "instant food" for people who don't care what they eat. A friend came over from the US once and brought something called (I think) "Riceroni" - same kind of instant garbage. The ad suggests that when you "get the horn" (snigger snigger) for chemical crap then you just have to satisfy the urge. People complaining about the ad is just what they want - after all they can't advertise it as being Good For You in any way, so all publicity is good publicity.

[SoCalDem]

6. Ramen in a cup :)

:)

[fleabert]

8. got it! Thanks. Kinda like Ramen I guess. gross. nt

[SoCalDem]

7. You can see some of the ads at this site..funny

http://www.visit4info.com/details.cfm?adid=21037


others @
http://www.visit4info.com/details.cfm?adid=5100