Hoser 27 September 2004, 15:40

A Toronto photographer has captured the essence of Canadian taste. Here is a billboard for a local radio station.

I’m often boggled by radio (and other) advertising. There was a campaign in the Edmonton area regarding some kind of lottery: “It’s up to you how you spend the money” with a picture of a weird-looking loser somehow (I guess) livin’ large in his or her weirdo loser way. Huh?

I’ll never understand the innate hooliganism of this great nation. For commercial radio, I have no words.

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  1. # And then like 1516 days ago chris goes:

    "Its Toronto." Thats all one needs to say.

    — chris · 1516 days ago · #

  2. # And then like 1516 days ago Pam goes:

    No. Dude. Away with your regional rivalries! I live in Edmonton, remember? The town people like to say bad things about. And Vancouver? Same shite, different city.

    — Pam · 1516 days ago · #

  3. # And then like 1515 days ago jaime goes:

    we have different shite here in Thunder Bay. It's cuz we are closer to America land than anything else.

    — jaime · 1515 days ago · #

  4. # And then like 1515 days ago Oorgo goes:

    It's either veiled/non-veiled sexual jokes, or just un-funny redneck hillbilly here in Edmonton. "Celebrating 25 Big Ones" - 97 K-Rock. "See... they're nuts!" - also K-Rock http://www.k-rock973.com/freebies-wallpapers.html

    — Oorgo · 1515 days ago · #

  5. # And then like 1515 days ago Darren goes:

    In a fit of geographic weirdness, that shot looks like it's taken on 97th St in Edmonton, heading out of Chinatown.

    — Darren · 1515 days ago · #

  6. # And then like 1514 days ago Pam goes:

    See above, under "Same shit, different city." All Canadian cities are the same.

    — Pam · 1514 days ago · #

  7. # And then like 1512 days ago Chris goes:

    And I get stuck doing the dishes. Fuck you Toronto.

    — Chris · 1512 days ago · #

  8. # And then like 1508 days ago Jen goes:

    gotta say it reminds me of the grossness of the Larry and Willie ads on buses here in Vancouver a while back, naked, butt-ugly dj on a bus, just tasteless crap, but I gues it gets attention - I still remember the ad, don't I

    — Jen · 1508 days ago · #

  9. # And then like 1507 days ago Pam goes:

    Let's just say that radio is not a very visual medium, so when they finally get access to visual media they sort of go to town in a freakishly primitive way.

    — Pam · 1507 days ago · #

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