Comments on: Surfing in Brisbane

By: Karen

Karen — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:08:23 +0000

People sitting on surfboards (I hesitate to call them ‘surfers’) in the water chatting about how great it would be if they could bring their laptop out the back, their phone, their board meetings (and I mean like the CEO type of board, not the fibreglass/epoxy/foam/whatever they make them from these days kind of board) and so on. I’ve heard it at Manly and I’ve heard it at Bondi.

And the ad? It’s obvious. If you try to escape from the clutches of Telstra and get a new line, your internet is down for 5-6 weeks. During which time, you have no choice but to go surfing somewhere far away. Reality is your stuck with Telstra and their sharks keep circling.

(Ahem, I just looked at the ad again and that ‘shark’ is the dude’s board. Oh well. Subliminal messages and all.)

By: Mark C

Mark C — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:56:02 +0000

more proof that Bondi is surfing’s Sodom and Gomorrah

By: Bud Lover

Bud Lover — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 07:41:55 +0000

what a waste of buds. smoke em don’t put em in your ears. Ew too.

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 07:32:41 +0000

Ew.

By: Thomas

Thomas — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 03:04:41 +0000

perhaps one can think too deeply about the motivations of Advert execs that think very little:
surfing is ‘cool’; surfing is ‘soulful’; surfing is’Australian’; so gimme that image and i will stick my brand on it ta very much.

I have seen a surfer with a mobile in the water at Bondi.
I have also seen a surfer wearing an ipod strapped to his arm in some waterproof housing affair and buds firmly planted in ears so he could he could not hear me calling him all sorts of names .. again at Bondi.

By: scat

scat — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 20:51:13 +0000

you just feel like you’re there huh? out in the blue yonder thinking about this mobile phone company and asking ‘how are my T2 shares doing?” What a company! What a corporate vision! What marketing! Second to none! One more exclamation mark!