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needlessly messianic articles written by ankur banerjee on anything that catches his fancy, which is quite a lot indeed - stuff like tech, quizzing, h2g2 - and cups of filthy liquid almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea


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Y!M-ing, on the go

Filed Under (Mad Ads, The Idiot Box, Vidddeos, Yahoo-niverse) by Ankur on 08-04-2008

An advertisment for Yahoo! Messenger on the Reliance Mobile network, which has been doing the rounds recently. While certainly not something as stunning as some Airtel ads et al, it definitely caught my attention because of its fresh outlook. More specifically, because it’s something I do a lot - check email and IMs on my cellphone - and that too right from the time when I get up in the morning (like that guy in the Yahoo! Messenger ad). Plus, I like the chicks - especially the one in the last scene; and the last scene itself because of a) the nice idea b) nice beach c) (repeat) nice chick (/repeat).

The IPL Ad

Filed Under (Mad Ads, The Idiot Box, Vidddeos) by Ankur on 11-03-2008

I’m not the one who likes cricket too much, but then, this new advertisement for the Indian Premier League has got such a unique visual style that you just can’t ignore it. Especially the 300-style splatter effects. Stupid song, but hey, India does seem to be going places in advertising.

Financial Ads Can Be Funny Too

Filed Under (Mad Ads, Vidddeos) by Ankur on 18-02-2008

I just love this advertisement, from HDFC Infrastructure Funds or something like that. Least bothered about what it’s about. But it’s damn funny!

Desi ‘Hips Don’t Lie’!

Filed Under (Funny Bone, Groovy Tunes, Mad Ads, Vidddeos) by Ankur on 27-07-2007

Hell this was funny. I haven’t come across this ad on TV yet, but came across it on my pal Naman’s blog. Here ya go…I don’t like the original Shakira song that much, but this is so funny!

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