howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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#1
At first I thought it was a spoof and a funny one at that but it seems Christian beliefs can be mocked whilst nobody would dare to do the same with Islam.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/41997936/greggs-sorry-for-swapping-jesus-for-sausage-roll-in-nativity-sceneGuest 1467 likes this
Brian Dixon
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 23 Sep 2008
- Posts: 23,940
#2
is there such a thing as an lslamic sausage roll.
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Weird Granny Slater
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 7 Jun 2017
- Posts: 3,095
#3
Cynical and cowardly marketing by a 'quality' food outlet. Cynical because they knew this would get a better response than the normal 'we've got some crap stuff in for Christmas and we really want you credulous fools to buy it' campaign; and cowardly because, as has been pointed out, they wouldn't have dared use imagery from any other religion. Not that I'm respectful of any institution that's based on fairy stories, and I'm happy to draw attention to the absurdities, contradictions and blind spots in any fantasy system that holds folk in thrall or seeks to spread de-enlightenment, irrationality, the supernatural or violence. But if a secular culture is going to imply a shallow culture then I'll pack up my whisky, my library and my wind-up torch and disappear into the nearest priest hole, thank you very much. As for Greggs, well 'business ethics' is surely contradictio in terminis.
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Captain Haddock
- Location: Marlinspike Hall
- Registered: 8 Oct 2012
- Posts: 8,397
#4
Leonardo Da Vinci portrait of Christ sells for record $450.3 million in New York auction.
"The world is still a weird place, despite my efforts to make clear and perfect sense of it".
Dr. Hunter S Thompson
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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#6
After discovering the ad was real and not a spoof I thought that the top brass at Greggs were total bell ends for thinking that it wouldn't be controversial. Looking around the interweb every spoof site and some serious ones are banging on about it making me realise that Greggs planned this all along and have got fantastic coverage for their business. Most people have now forgotten the John Lewis one.
Reginald Barrington
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 17 Dec 2014
- Posts: 3,261
#7
It cost them how much to produce? and they have been splattered across every national newspaper and international news channel, very clever and cheap advertising. Ok the Golders Green branch might see a drop in sales and an increase in bricking but c'est la vie
Arte et Marte
Guest 1033- Registered: 23 Aug 2013
- Posts: 509
#8
Being a cynic, and no fan of xmas either, I find nearly all xmas advertising cynical. It appears from social media sites that some members of the public actually look forward to the John Lewis advert, and other such epics.
My wife and I were about to go shopping a few days ago, and she made me change our destination because the town centre would be really busy. This was because the coca cola lorry was visiting !!
Jan Higgins
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 5 Jul 2010
- Posts: 13,931
#9
I must say I prefer most of the Christmas adverts to the endless insurance and loan shark ads we get the rest of the time. I would not cross the road to see the coca cola vehicle after all it is only a big red lorry for goodness sake.
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Captain Haddock- Location: Marlinspike Hall
- Registered: 8 Oct 2012
- Posts: 8,397
#10
My kids (seriously) have told me they can't think of anything they want for Christmas! (phew)
Fortunately I've found that the excellent Vistaprint will print almost anything as long as it's not illegal.
5 tee shirts (one for self) ordered.
Can't wait to see their little faces on Christmas morning - or indeed the vicars when I turn up for the Christmas service!
"The world is still a weird place, despite my efforts to make clear and perfect sense of it".
Dr. Hunter S Thompson
Weird Granny Slater- Location: Dover
- Registered: 7 Jun 2017
- Posts: 3,095
#11
Best put on some builders' gloves before you dip in.
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