In the chat forum, talking about debt advertising to kids, someone wrote “advertisers think that anything goes these days: 3.45pm Channel 4 the ‘do you have erection problems?’ ad. Even my 14yr old was horrified. Someone needs to take a stand and well done to Martin.” I love the phrasing!
All stand up!
8 June 2005
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