Poster on the Luas??

Eglinton

I was travelling on the Green Line Luas last night and there was a poster advertising Paddy Power bookmakers. Selotaped on this was an A4 sheet of paper that read "Paddy Power Pedophilia" in big black letters (spelled like that)

Anyone got any ideas what this is supposed to mean or has seen similar elsewhere? The evils of gambling; Vendetta against Mr. Power himself?; Some nutjob showing off his skills with an inkjet printer?

Blisterman

Maybe it's their new contraversial advertising campaign.

Rhyme

Blisterman wrote: »

Maybe it's their new contraversial advertising campaign.

Hiding in plain sight.

pyramuid man

Blazing skills on the inkjet I think. Probably did it with MS word :eek:

Dinter

New line of business?

Eglinton

It was obviously premeditated; unless someone's got a printer in their pocket and thinks "hey, this would be a good idea". So some twat is going around the place with a bundle or these sheets plastering them to posters.

whiskeyman

Eglinton wrote: »

It was obviously premeditated; unless someone's got a printer in their pocket and thinks "hey, this would be a good idea". So some twat is going around the place with a bundle or these sheets plastering them to posters.

I wonder if these the posters of the current campaign (for paddy power trader) showing a small midget man in a limo with two hot models... perhaps some old biddys glasses aren't thick enough and they think he's actually a young child, and they're exposing him to a scene of a possible sexual and adult nature??

RxQueen

I think it the new thing to do, somebody is going around putting up prints along them lines around waterford to.

Genghiz Cohen

[scarcasm]It's a real catchy line too[/scarcasm]

Eglinton

whiskeyman wrote: »

I wonder if these the posters of the current campaign (for paddy power trader) showing a small midget man in a limo with two hot models... perhaps some old biddys glasses aren't thick enough and they think he's actually a young child, and they're exposing him to a scene of a possible sexual and adult nature??

That's the particular poster alight. Although I didn't think it was a dwarf. It looked like a Japanese man sitting in the Limo. Will look at again.

Maximilian

I wonder would Paddy Power give decent odds on he himself being discovered as a pedo.

FunkZ

They're taking bets on whether Gary Glitter will bring out a new album...

Eglinton

FunkZ wrote: »

They're taking bets on whether Gary Glitter will bring out a new album...

Photo album?

FunkZ

Eglinton wrote: »

Photo album?

I hope not!

Eglinton

Eglinton wrote: »

Photo album?

FunkZ wrote: »

I hope not!

... surrreee ...

You'd be the first in the queue to get it signed, right?

GhostInTheRuins

Deleted User wrote: »

... surrreee ...

You'd be the first in the queue to get it signed, right?

Not if I have anything to do with it

Cheeky_gal

ha interesting thread cuz not too long ago I was driving through town with the mother and she points out their add of I think what was supposed to be a pregnant man with something like "where have all the women gone?"....she was DISGUSTED!! ha her reaction was comical, i on the other hand thought it was supposed to be a turkey in his stomach advertising christmas (it was xmas at the time)

togster

Maximilian wrote: »

I wonder would Paddy Power give decent odds on he himself being discovered as a pedo.

lol:D

dsmythy

Maximilian wrote: »

I wonder would Paddy Power give decent odds on he himself being discovered as a pedo.

If he gives you 1,000,000/1, you have your answer.

dsmythy

Whoever it is, is likely a nutjob. Maybe it was the Jesus playing poker ad or the large sum they gave to a gay rugby tournament. Maybe it's just someone who is very very strange.

6th

Some people have issues with the image of a man breastfeeding a baby in their ads and assume that the image of a baby suckling on a mans nipple is promoting pedos ..... some people is loco!

Eglinton

whiskeyman wrote: »

I wonder if these the posters of the current campaign (for paddy power trader) showing a small midget man in a limo with two hot models... perhaps some old biddys glasses aren't thick enough and they think he's actually a young child, and they're exposing him to a scene of a possible sexual and adult nature??

Eglinton wrote:

That's the particular poster alight. Although I didn't think it was a dwarf. It looked like a Japanese man sitting in the Limo. Will look at again.

Looks like we were both right. I wonder did someone actually think it was a kid. And even if they did, so what!

Chinafoot

Offendedblogger.com wrote:

London Underground has banned an ad campaign by bookmaker Paddy Power that features a man who appears to be breastfeeding a baby.

The poster ad, one of three that promotes the company's new online bingo business, has been banned by LU operator Transport for London's compliance committee.

A spokesman for Paddy Power said that the poster, which uses the strapline "Where have all the women gone?", was banned on the grounds that it had the "potential to offend public decency".

The Irish bookmaker will now invest more money into other media where the ads are running, such as 48-sheet and six-sheet posters and national and regional press.

"We are completely astonished by the reaction of the London Underground to our advert," said the spokesman. "Fun is central to the Paddy Power brand and we strive to communicate this in all of our advertising."

It is not the first time that the company has run into problems with its advertising.

It's this pic.....