Tell me that this isn't ironic! I'm in my car on the way home from work last Friday, listening to CBC Radio 2 Drive as usual, and on comes an ad. 'An ad?' you might say. 'Isn't that unusual? CBC doesn't have advertising.' Well, true. Our national broadcaster IS advertisement-free except when it comes to tooting their own horn (and taking up yet more time in their otherwise vacuous schedule -- I mean, really, have you listened lately? Have you ever heard -- and this goes for CBC TV too -- an organization that takes SO much bloody time telling you what they're about to do? What the heck is the point?!). But I digress; sorry about that. Back to the point that I was trying to make. I'm listening to this ad and what is that ad about? It's about the fact that CBC Radio 2 doesn't have ads (and is thus worth listening to)! It makes this statement at least 4 times during the ad! Do they ever even proof-listen this stuff?!
But that isn't the best part: the best part is that this ad is ONLY on CBC (for CBC). Has anyone out there heard this ad on any other staion? Nope! Shouldn't it be on OTHER radio stations (which btw everybody else is listening to -- EVEN WITH ads?!!). I know, I know, CBC (aka Canada) is TOO DAMN POOR to contemplate paying to have their ad run on other stations so instead they run it on their own. PULLLLEASE!
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
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