Hey all
Thought I’d steal a page from Joe Lennon’s book, and write about something that truly annoys me. His rants are quite fun and I’d recommend reading them (although I don’t know if he’ll put them on his facebook after deleting his bebo account). Mine is to do with all those annoying text subscription service ads that seem to come on just to annoy me.
We all know them, two minutes of incessant blabbering from someone with a voice as grating as nails on a chalkboard. They sell the most ridiculous things – if they were to be believed I wouldn’t be able to have a successful relationship without checking if me and my partner’s names are compatible (otherwise she may be crying on the steps of a church), I could know anyone’s location at any time through my phone (boy I bet the garda have bought a shitload of those ones), and my phone would spout “Silence – I KEEEELLLLLLLL YOU” over and over. Add to that that most are subscription services and you can bet that there were alot of shocked parents when little Timmy’s phone bill was €68.50.
Now someone could correct me if I’m wrong, but was “No Penis Allowed” crazy frog the first of these to really make it big?? Anyone else wish they could go back and place a magnum on that frog’s temple, smile and ask him if he’s feeling lucky?
But there’s one in particular that really makes me want to shred my ears in hopes that it will end my suffering. Anyone who listens to the Adrian Kennedy phone show will know Bongo. A guy and girl sitting down talking, and he’s asking her all sorts of personal questions. She won’t answer, so like the good little stalker he is, he texts Bongo to find out!!! Ad ends with the line “Bongo is for Fun – Bongo may not always be accurate.“. Immediately I was thinking I bet you my €2.50 (yes, €2.50 per text message, that’s more expensive than sex lines…. so I’m told *cough*) will get me answers like “Oh Michael is a Marine Botanist with a penchant for midnight gardening and collects stamps”. But no, after checking their website (I’m not going to link to it) they retrieve their answers through their extensive database and extensive research.
I for one don’t like the idea of someone even remotely being able to get that information about me through this service (you could argue that I’ve put the information out there myself but that’s through restricted channels and I have a measure of control over who can access it and what exactly they can see) and I’m wondering if they have a way to make yourself “X directory” as it were.
Short and sweet today 
So, any of these ads annoy you? Or do you love it? Comments appreciated, as always.
Michael
