In the same vein as these classic Nova ads:
I experienced a similar, almost cliche, Nova-moment on a recent Melb to Syd Virgin Blue fight.
Scenario
Predictably good looking Virgin Blue stewardess begins introducing the flight crew as passengers nestle into their seats.
She turns to introduce the "customer service" crew over the PA system:
"Up front, we have Paris and myself, Nicole.
In the middle, there is Hilary.
And finally we have Tom (who was clearly gay) up the rear [emphasis added]."
*Cue screaming pandemonium*
[Names have been changed for protection of privacy]
I had a mini chuckle to myself. On the subject of unsavoury material, I attended the Office of Film and Literature Classification (OFLC) content assessment course a couple of weeks back now, i.e. the place that stamps the PG/M/MA15+/R18+/X18+/RC symbols. Can you believe that we got to watch FULL-ON PORN! Might sound good for some (HT), but when you have to watch 10 minutes of hardcore porn with 8 other people, all the while disecting every frame, e.g.
... it all gets a bit cumbersome. One interesting revelation is that if a computer game involves sexual gratification as a reward (think Leisure Suite Larry), then it is REFUSED CLASSIFICATION and cannot be imported, hired or sold to the public.
And lastly, I heard on the radio the other day that a gang of what can only be described as unambitious idiots, confronted a man coming out of a car wash, and stole his TOYOTA CAMRY. Surely you wouldn't even bother flirting with the law for a Camry?
I think that'd be a cool job, working for the Office-of-Whatever-Classification. I could seriously handle that job! It's practically the same as what I do now... i.e. sit on couch watching mind-numbing brain-melting mojo-depleting television shows.
ReplyDeleteThough I guess having to stop every few seconds to put ticks in boxes or whatever would change the whole thing... could be better? hmm...
Why were you doing that course miss Marissa? How did you get into that? I can't imagine they'd have a large calling for porn-watching at TEAM-TELSTRA!! do they?
As for games classification... as a gamer... I am OUTRAGED that they don't have an R rating for games. It's so dumb! so many adults (i.e. 18+) play games of one kind or another these days... it's stupid not to have that rating available.
ANd what's wrong with having sex as a reward... in a game anyway. What the hell is the deal with that? It's just a game - what's with the whole 'moralistic' attitude? damn wowsers....
/end-rant.
hey and are you dissing Camry's? They're not THAT bad are they? some of them are even V6 right? And they're probably held in higher esteem that my family's seeming-obsession with Mitsubishi cars... like my Verada and my brother's Magna...
Actually this car-jacking thing is pretty scary. I can't say I heard much of it happening until recently (i.e. this year). Seems we're copying the US in that regard :(
Why can't we copy the GOOD things like having kick-ass Internet and cool jobs earning mega bucks (though they can keep the 2 weeks annual leave thing... I like my holidays)
oh well...
My, they've really had to nail it down with the classifications. In my day, they only had G, PGR and AO. I think in this day and age, everything would be AO!! :)
ReplyDeleteCamry's suck, and when you drive behind one, you can then say, 'Camry drivers suck'. Ok, don't all you camry drivers take offence now, it's probably not you but your camry driving peers I'm talking about :P
ReplyDeleteCamry's suck, and when you drive behind one, you can then say, 'Camry drivers suck'. Ok, don't all you camry drivers take offence now, it's probably not you but your camry driving peers I'm talking about :P
ReplyDeleteCamry's suck, and when you drive behind one, you can then say, 'Camry drivers suck'. Ok, don't all you camry drivers take offence now, it's probably not you but your camry driving peers I'm talking about :P
ReplyDeleteKen, you suck so much that you have to post the same comments x 3! haha. ;-p
ReplyDeleteAs a GOLD CAMRY driver I will defend myself and say that:
1. I love knowing that no one will steal my ugly GOLD camry - I am disgusted that someone would try to steal it!
2. I love that it's got V6 power and can carry a full car with 5 'beck-sized' passengers up and down to the snow/coast/inland for long trips with no worries!
3. I love the big fat boot for all my shopping/paddling gear/ mobile wardrobe/ ikea flat packs
4.I love that I can find my gold car in the carpark!
-The original RC.
damn... I came back to this blog and saw 6 comments and thought DAMN MARISSA's BLOG IS POPULAR lately.
ReplyDeletebut then found 2 of them to be doubles - DOH.
Ah well.
HEY my next car is going to be a nice small yet swift car I hope... I want something with say... a 4 cylinder 2.0L engine, with foldable rear seats... preferably a 4-door hatchback. CAR GODS - which car should I drool over???
Not that I'm going to be buying any time soon, or probably EVER... but I like to have my preferences worked out, kinda like working out your sexual preferences - it's a good thing to have worked out so you know what to drool over when you're out on the streets strutting your stuff ;)
Next time we karaoke, you must sing the "GOLD" song RC.
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