Tuesday 23 February 2010

Extracts from a cigarette company boardroom

Boss: First order of business, can we sell to minors?
Suit 1: 'Smoking against Ageism' got alot of peoples attention..
Suit 2: ..But the 'Benson's Babies' commercials aren't taking off like we expected.
Boss: The adorable little kids in the angel constumes?
Suit 1: Public reaction ranges between "disturbing" and "nightmare fuel" sir.
Boss: Did you remember the harps?
Suit 1: Gold-plated just like you requested.
Suit 2: It's the children raising concern sir.
Boss: Those rosey cheeked bastards haven't got a thing right! I want those child actor contracts terminated you hear me?
Suit 2: We had several award winning actors in that spot.
Boss: Award winners, you mean some blonde haired freak gets an award for putting on a blue t-shirt and selling cereal?
Suit 2: Sir we had Thomas Haughton from the Yakult advert.
Boss: Yakult?
Suit 1: He's best known for his part in the NSPCC spot.
Boss: The cry baby ..little Johnny keeps falling down the stairs?
Suit 2: Spiralled with a mahogany gloss..
Suit 1: The very same sir, the director also singled out your daughter in particular for special praise.
Suit 2: ..and an unforgiving marble finish.
Boss: She's bug-eyed like the rest of 'em.
Suit 1: How a boy's expected to grow in an airing cupboard I'll never know.

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