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Guess Who Don't Sue - Dec 2008

By: John Davidson, Singapore
Published: Jan 22, 2009

Who is the fashion magazine editor who was recently refused entry at a very exclusive high-end fashion label launch party? To make matters worse, she had come from another event that afternoon, where she had one champagne too many. Amusing other guests while slurring your words in an attempt to argue with a PR executive - not a good look.

 

Which senior motor vehicle marketer finally passed his driving test last week? What did he do to celebrate? Drove his car to work. Oh yes, he has owned the car for three years - he was forced to buy it because he lied about his drivers license status in his job interview. The license is a relief, as he had ran out of excuses as to why his motor stays at home months ago.

 

Who is the celebrated, award-winning creative whose friends recently received this SMS message? "I have just found out I have contracted chlamydia from a girl I've been having sex with. If you have had sex with me between now and August please message me back for more details." Talented? Yes. Thoughtful? Definitely. Subtle? No.

 

Who were the two idiot newbie magazine ad sales execs who set fire to their office recently? Working late one evening to compile client spend data for their boss, the two space spruikers ventured into the vacant editorial section and discovered the PR courtesy booze stash. Down went the vodka, out came the cigarettes, up in flames went the trash bin.

 

Which creative agency was recently caught nicking an idea from a local entertainment magazine and passing it off as its own to the client? Behind deadline with a challenging creative brief, one of the creative team took a break, flicked through a local rag and hit gold - an easy-to-produce way to express embarrassment. Pity the client's wife worked on the same entertainment magazine.

 

Which radio DJ, on a sponsor-funded post-Olympics junket, annoyed the rest of his travelling party with his diva behaviour? They got their own back though, with the knowledge that his diarrhoea wasn't just verbal, chuckling at the news that the arrogant announcer failed to get out of bed in time during one urgent dash to the toilet. Housekeeping please.





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