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Bah, humbug
by loiswakeman @ 14/12/2007 - 12:23:06

'Tis the season to install flashplayer, ready to view the electronic greetings cards from clients and service providers.

ecard 2Today I had 2 such missives. The first from the Design Council, a relatively tasteful and mercifully almost silent eco-plea, to save trees by sending virtual cards.

Happy Christmas Trees

ecard 1The second (how apt: number two!) was from Business Link Southwest, who tell me that they "commissioned a South West based creative to design a holiday animation to celebrate the season". I hope they didn't pay him/her more than sixpence for this over-long, noisy festival of tat and cheesiness - or perhaps it was really the office boy wot did it. My son knocked out this sort of thing when he was about 10.

Santa's Workshop - then and now

It starts with an outright lie "(best watched with sound...)" - unless they forgot to put "turned off" at the end.

If you actually get as far as 'Now' - have you any idea what the bastard child of a JCB and an industrial robot is supposed to be doing behind the conveyor belt? Watching a tennis match perhaps...

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jackfrostjackfrost pro
14/12/07 @ 13:53

I can see why you were not best pleased...merry christmas.

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loiswakemanloiswakeman [Member]
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14/12/07 @ 15:31

And a merry Yule to you too - I'm not all Scrooge!

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jackfrostjackfrost pro
14/12/07 @ 16:32

A the Germanic pagan greeting I see, wiccen perhaps? a very merry Yule back at you.:)

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MrFlightyMrFlighty [Member]
14/12/07 @ 15:53

As if there isn't enough Christmas tat around as it is!

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loiswakemanloiswakeman [Member]
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14/12/07 @ 16:20

Talking of tat - did you see the Working Lunch interview with the rather charmless bunch of women who worked in the only tinsel factory in Wales?

A sour bunch of people who couldn't wait to get another "proper" job.

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MrFlightyMrFlighty [Member]
14/12/07 @ 19:21

No, thankfully by the sound of it, as I watch very little TV nowadays.

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LissaTLissaT pro
14/12/07 @ 16:13

I send virtual cards to quite a lot of people, but I was very careful when choosing http://www.jacquielawson.com/thecards.asp
and these really are charming.

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MrFlightyMrFlighty [Member]
14/12/07 @ 19:18

I send these and, as you say, they really are charming!

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