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THIS ISN’T FUNNY*
Tried out new stand-up material on just about everyone I met earlier this week. There was one joke that absolutely everyone thought I shouldn’t use. I still think its kinda funny: That new Eircom ad is stupid. I’d never say I was going out with a great Dane.
What if you were going out with Hans Christian Anderson?
I’d say he was a great children’s author, just to avoid any confusion.
* Verified not funny by Perrier award-winning comedian David O’Doherty.
December 9th, 2009.
December 9th, 2009 at 11:12 pm
still not doing it for me…
December 9th, 2009 at 11:45 pm
It’s the way I tell them.
December 10th, 2009 at 8:49 am
I think its funny!
December 10th, 2009 at 9:29 am
Fuck the begrudgers eoin, i think its funny. Eircom ad is annoying but seriously though how is the beardy guy from the meteor ads going to survive through to new year without people killin him?
Well the beard has to go for starters!!
December 10th, 2009 at 10:14 am
@ Massey – yeah poor guy seems to getting a lot of heat. It’s the bit where he puts his hands up in the air. Take that bit out and he’d be just your average guy-in-ad-you’d-like-to-punch…
December 10th, 2009 at 11:27 am
I’d give the joke 7/10 Eoin.
Needs a better punchline. Or ANY punchline!
December 10th, 2009 at 11:39 am
Hey, for a joke with no punchline… seven out of ten ain’t bad!
December 10th, 2009 at 5:13 pm
Meteor guy have to……
shave his head
shave his beard
change his identity
fake his own death
pay fifty million compo to victoms of that ad!!
December 10th, 2009 at 8:25 pm
For the expats among us who’ve never seen these eircom or meteor ads would anybody be able to offer pithy synopses of the same?
December 10th, 2009 at 9:50 pm
had to hunt this down for myself too lisa
http://www.windmilllane.com/our_work/showreel_view/946/
still confused.
December 10th, 2009 at 10:44 pm
This is the Meteor Ad version that has people up in arms against Smug Bearded Man – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0XlyLyhbDow
And yeah, it’s that tuck of the head and shooting up of the arms that really sells the smug and makes you want to punch him. HARD.
The guitarist with him I think is from that comedy trio that performed after you, Eoin, on the night.
December 11th, 2009 at 12:49 am
Lisa – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0XlyLyhbDow
Colin – I didn’t see any of the acts before or after. What did i miss??
December 11th, 2009 at 11:52 am
why all the hatred for the bearded man..his nemesis in the ad is even more annoying. they’re all just the equivalent of ‘haaarvy norman’ or ‘d.i.d. electrical open till niune’ radio ads. designed to annoy and get people talking of the annoyance whilst simultaneously reinforcing the meteor brand..suckers
December 11th, 2009 at 11:56 am
oh speaking of ads check out bendunne.com..no moderator on the site so some pretty funny abuse of the system going on..
http://www.bendunne.com/ads/7420-golf-clubs-for-sale
also talk about not having your finger on the pulse..has he never heard of gumtree or buy & sell..all of which are free
December 11th, 2009 at 1:23 pm
i didn’t realise the ben dunne thing was already all over the net..thought i had a ‘scoop’
December 11th, 2009 at 2:55 pm
Well it was a scoop to me albinicus – I didn’t even know he had a site… Might get into a bit of that classified advertising myself!
December 11th, 2009 at 5:38 pm
“For sale. Baby’s shoes. Never worn.”
http://www.bendunne.com/ads/9220-baby-s-shoes
Sticking it to Ben Dunne and Ernest Hemingway with one single swift thrust. Very nice.