McDonalds TV ad

ckerrd

shellsuit wrote: »

Yep, I know that, but I thought from the saying, that there were a ten bob note, which there never has been.

That probably doesn't make sense, but saying that, not much of what I say actually does!

Why do you think there has never been a 10 bob note?

They were around for years and was withdrawn in 1969

shellsuit

ckerrd wrote: »

Why do you think there has never been a 10 bob note?

They were around for years and was withdrawn in 1969

Ooh I didn't know there really was one!

Thank you, I always learn something new on here!

Storck

pitkin2020 wrote: »

ur so pathetic, do you think i really care what your opinion is regarding my spelling or grammar i didnt realise i was being graded on something as trivial. If you dont like it dont read it, grow up and get a life and stop nit picking its not my fault if your own hobby is scrolling through forums finding fault with peoples grammar and spelling. Maybe you should go and find a friend, move out your mums basement and go and get a job i think at the age of 40 you should be standing on your own two feet by now!!!

I presume by the fact that you have posted a comment you actually want people to read it. I did try and read it but gave up as it was mostly unintelligible.

As for your personal abuse, I do have a large number of friends, own my house, have a job and luckily I am not 40 yet. :beer:

Dave101t

as old money is a redundant format, ive always taken 'a bob or two' to be a phrase in its own right similar to a 'couple of quid' might mean 2 quid or 20,000 quid depending on the conversation.

LemonGrove

Maybe we should consolidate all our points of view one the use of the word 'bob' into one email to McDonalds and allow them to make their own decision on whether it should be broadcast again, and it can be taken into account on future advertisements.

...where they won't dare mention a fcuking bob again!

Mike_K_2

What an irritating advert! Some of the confusion seems to be the fact that "a few bob" has long been used for slang to signify any unspecific small amount of money in context to the conversation. Specifically it's the slang term for a shilling and subsequently 5p piece.

McDonalds are stating that a "bob" is a specific term for £1 though, which has never been the case. While some people may think this pedantic, the advert's blatant statement as a 'fact' just comes across as extremely ignorant from McDonalds corporation and it's presumed attitude to it's customers intelligence, or lack of...errrm like most of their adverts come to think of it! "Lovin' it, innit".

raebhoop

Not surprising that they have made up their own language.Kids hearing the ad will probably start to use the expression more and more,incorrectly.
I've heard kids talking about a few bob without having the faintest idea what the expression referred to.

It's a wonder their corporate whizz kids didn't call it an 'Mac'

pitkin2020

LOL now McDonalds are just making it up as they go along. They would have done market research on people of the age the advert was aimed at. It obviously cant be that bad or it would have been pulled by the Advertising standards agency by now. Maybe you should contact them.

I'm sure McDonalds PR team have seen this thread as they now seem to announce the "BOB" term a few more times in the advert now!.
If the bob term is so incorrect surely the "squid" term is aswell as everyone knows a squid lives in the sea and can't be used to buy med fries!!

Norant

rapido wrote: »

I'm in my late 20s and have NEVER heard "bob" used for "pound", only to mean a shilling, and it's not so common these days. What do young people call a pound... a "quid" usually, maybe a "nicker" or "sov" - but never "bob".

Twenty years ago, my father had a shop, and I remember shillings and florins were still circulating along with 5p and 10p coins, and hearing things like "ten bob" and "thirty bob" wasn't unusual, and everyone knew what "bob" meant... i.e. not a pound!

I guess they are aiming the advert at teenagers who know no better.

-rapido

Hello Rapido.


Are you certain that a florin was still about twenty years ago,aswell as the shilling?,i know a shilling is the old 5p coin but i always knew them as five pence but not a shilling,and i certainly do not remember the Florin.

Twenty years ago i was in my early twenties so i would have remembered.

Mind you thinking about it some of the older generation back then may have still called them that but i never.

Interesting thread though.

Norant

raebhoop wrote: »

Not surprising that they have made up their own language.Kids hearing the ad will probably start to use the expression more and more,incorrectly.
I've heard kids talking about a few bob without having the faintest idea what the expression referred to.

It's a wonder their corporate whizz kids didn't call it an 'Mac'

raebhoop.


I have two teenage children and i dont understand there language half the time.


But then again in there eyes im just old.