A letter sent today to the Advertising Standards Authority:
Dear Sirs,
I am writing to complain about an advertising slogan soon to be seen on the side of a buses in central London. It proclaims, in large letters, that there DEFINITELY is a God. I find this interesting, as my long-term agnostic stance would most definitely be softened if there really was a God. I have always found the thought of eternity in Heaven an attractive prospect (who wouldn’t), but the arguments for God (all of them, I am not discriminating by picking on any one of them) seemed weak at best, and laughable at worst.
So as you can imagine, I was delighted to see this advert. Imagine, proof at last that there was, without doubt, DEFINITELY a God watching over us!
So I got in touch with The Christian Party to enquire about this new proof, and to see if I could help spread the word of it’s arrival. It is after all, a momentous occasion in the history of our planet. Who wouldn’t want to be a part of that?
Do you know what I found out? NOTHING has changed! I know, it was shocking to me too. In fact, all I found was a suggested donation on their home page of TWO HUNDRED POUNDS! I found nothing to show there definitely is a God. Nothing whatsoever.
I can therefore only conclude that this is an elaborate money-making scam. Perhaps it is one of those pyramid things I have seen on Watchdog. I don’t know. All I know is that there will be many consumers that, like me, fall into this trap after seeing an advertisement promising there DEFINITELY is a God. I believe this is what you call “false advertising” and I would like to know what you plan to do about it.
Yours sincerely,
Mr Angry.
I will post any response I receive.
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KIll them! Kill them all!
No… too harsh
And many false profits shall rise, and shall deceive many.
Matthew 24:11
Scaryduck – I know many question their work, but you’re right, it’s a bit harsh on the ASA.
Cliff – Is that the chapter on Enron?
Wow a poster on the side of a bus telling me there is definitely a God what other proof do you need?
That’s me convinced Praise The Lord Brothers for I have seen the Light Hallelujah !!
I’m a total convert. I had this history of dating emotionally abusive guys who were just awful in the sack. I mean AWFUL. Then my friend made me put a profile up on one of those dating sites and I said “Oh God!”. I got 10 responses in less than 10 minutes. I met in person with the hottest guys I’ve ever seen. 2 dates later, we were in the sack and H-E-L-L-O, 45 minutes, non-stop, hardcore *******. The guy could have been dubbed the real foot long, you know what I mean? Just when I thought it was too good to be true, he came back the next night and it was literally all night long. I was saying “OH GOD!” in an entirely different way.
Lucky Lucky Aimee, does he have a brother?
Have endless fun* here, making up your own slogans to put on the side of a bus:
http://ruletheweb.co.uk/b3ta/bus/
(* May not actually provide endless fun…)
There is a God! I saw him last week end drinking wine with Elvis. Marilyn was waitressing.
You can get the toasting fork ready, Ba‘al Zebûb, he’s not one of mine.
HE is alive and well and living in my fridge.
Did the advert say which god, exactly? Because without specifics I don’t see I’m any better off.