Barclays ads

[Mod]

What is the source of the words used in the new Barclays ads featuring Samuel L.Jackson?

[Bosco]

The dictionary. It is the source of all words and a mighty fine book. I have 3 copies of it and would recommend it to everyone. Now available in many different languages. Just Kiddin' Bosco (On the Jazz)

[Mod]

hey, you're funny

[MarkVent]

Depends which one you mean - 1st ad is "Can I help you?" He said. "Nice shoes." I said. "You bet." He said. "How much?" I said. "You can't put a price on the stars." He said. "Talk straight." I said. "Or the moon." He said. "These shoes," he said "are almost like something being said." "Cat sure ain't got your toungue, so say it," I said "as you see it." I said. "I could talk about these shoes forever." He said. "You have." I said "So how much?" I said. "Hundred bucks." He said. "I'll take them." I said. "Too late." He said "Shop's closed." He said. I can't repeat what I said. 2nd Ad is Upon my life, by some device or other The villain is o'er-raught of all my money. They say this town is full of cozenage, As, nimble jugglers that deceive the eye, Dark-working sorcerers that change the mind, Soul-killing witches that deform the body, Disguised cheaters, prating mountebanks, And many such-like liberties of sin: If it prove so, I will be gone the sooner. I'll to the Centaur, to go seek this slave: I greatly fear my money is not safe. which is from A COMEDY OF ERRORS by Shakespeare (its right at the end of Act 1)

[bladebabe]

the first ad was the one with the pig...the words were "This little piggy went to market. He had a monkey on his shoulder and a skip in his step. On the way he met a matador. You going to market? the matador says. Indeed I am says the pig, where are you going? Home, says the matador, today's a bear market and I'm a bull man. Little piggy skipped on. Soon he found himself being turned over and under by hungry bears. They ate the shirt from his back and turned his monkey into a hill of beans. The moral of this is this: Don't go to market unless you know whos you're dealing with."

[Mod]

Thanks for writing out the whole ads but thats not what I asked. I asked what piece of literature was the source of the dialogue used in the ads. Comedy of Errors answers one. I still don't know the piggy one and I think there's a third ad too isn't there?

[peteroops]

I had the same question - it's that first one which really gets to me. Sounds like gibberish but HAS to be something deep and profound . . . surely . . !

[samhill86]

There's a new ad now. I'v only seen it once, and that was at the cinema (Goldmember, actually). SLJ was talking about the Evils of money, i cant remember it word for word. Something about "Tap dancing lessons", and "only love of money is evil" etc, etc, the same old stuff.

[regdotcom]

The ads were created by Bartle Bogle Heggarty ad agency in London and I believe that only the "Comedy of Errors" speech is not original copy. What do you guys think of them?

[badger]

regdotcom.....i think they are the most annoying adverts i have seen for many years.of course i'm sure other people love them,as proved by their interest on this site