Laluuon August 25 2013 14:39:23
Is that title sincere?
I remember that ad from my time in the UK - I loved it.
What part don't you understand? You've never heard the old phrase: "The devil makes work for idle hands?" It means that when you have nothing sensible to do, you are likely to be tempted to do something silly/stupid/evil. It was also the premise for the wonderful film Idle Hands.
When texting (in pre-smartphone days) people used their thumbs. So the ad suggests that when you're not texting, you will do other stupid stuff with your thumbs.
Note: all the mischievous acts in the ad are performed with thumbs.
Jogvanthon August 25 2013 15:06:16
It is simply so extremely besides the point, that it actually illustrates the point perfectly. I love it, especially now you've confirmed it as a real ad
OKJones 07/08/2025 14:24 This banner is the best so far
Grizlas 25/07/2025 07:25 works with no issues in normal version of Firefox. I'm guessing you either did not do CTRL+F5 or are using some adblock plugin.
Norlander 25/07/2025 04:52 Use Firefox and it blocks all sorts of unwanted stuff of course.
Grizlas 24/07/2025 14:57 Using some ad-blocker? Try ctrl+F5
Norlander 24/07/2025 12:25 its mostly just grey for me...
Grizlas 24/07/2025 12:07 This banner is the best we've had so far.
Fun
