What's with this bloke?
This is a snapshot from some insurance advert on TV. I don't get why they chose THIS bloke?
What are your thoughts? I just don't get it!
It's the smile that I can't get my head around.




Greg James|05:02 UK time, Thursday, 7 August 2008
This is a snapshot from some insurance advert on TV. I don't get why they chose THIS bloke?
What are your thoughts? I just don't get it!
It's the smile that I can't get my head around.



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Comment number 1.
At 05:10 7th Aug 2008, jinmaster wrote:Ive seen him, he freaked me right out, wouldnt want to meet him down a dark alley!
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Comment number 2.
At 05:14 7th Aug 2008, toppy7 wrote:Greg is it just me or does that look like u in the morning!
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Comment number 3.
At 05:15 7th Aug 2008, alexlloyd wrote:this guy looks very wierd as for how he made it on tv he must be a relative of the director.
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Comment number 4.
At 05:16 7th Aug 2008, jinmaster wrote:Actually i swear ive seen him before, on one of those cheaply put together kid shows on five.
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Comment number 5.
At 05:17 7th Aug 2008, luani86 wrote:wow this is disgusting
but i've seen worse, believe me there are worse adverts than this one
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Comment number 6.
At 05:17 7th Aug 2008, alastair-bias wrote:what a weird shaped heard
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Comment number 7.
At 05:17 7th Aug 2008, Soldierboy2515 wrote:how do they expect us to belive there a couple?? a fit bird like that with a wrong un like that!!
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Comment number 8.
At 05:19 7th Aug 2008, BLOGDODGER wrote:He's a runner. Maybe the director likes to drive down country lanes and the guy's not afraid to accept a lift!
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Comment number 9.
At 05:33 7th Aug 2008, alexlloyd wrote:I didn't realise humans and fruit can mate.
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Comment number 10.
At 05:36 7th Aug 2008, jinmaster wrote:Ive found that all the adverts made by this company (confused.com) hire very weird actors, none of them are normal, i think they like the quirky side of it.
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Comment number 11.
At 06:05 7th Aug 2008, M_phuket wrote:Never seen the ad but he looks like Beaker from The Muppet Show.
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Comment number 12.
At 06:29 7th Aug 2008, twinklejuliaann wrote:What a weirdo, hes really creepy
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Comment number 13.
At 10:22 7th Aug 2008, LoveMonkey15 wrote:Greg
How can you not recognise your Radio1 Colleague Vic Galloway from Thursday Nights?!?
Only joking Vic!
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Comment number 14.
At 12:35 8th Aug 2008, jasminian wrote:He looks like a Conehead. Here's his baby picture:
https://www.wondermill.com/conehead.gif
This dude needs to fire his hairstylist!
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Comment number 15.
At 18:53 8th Aug 2008, Alex Killby wrote:what a screwed up do. i mean... why? gah
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Comment number 16.
At 15:11 9th Aug 2008, Crissicris wrote:Insane! He looks like a psycho who's just about to kill that woman behind him Oo
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Comment number 17.
At 21:37 17th Aug 2008, kimstericegirl wrote:Well, unfortunately I can't see this advert because I'm not from UK! However, in my country, we have an advert quite... Bizarre, you can watch it here : https://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=m6qWhsbrI_0
Anyway, I like what you're doing at BBC radio 1 and I'm becoming a faithful listener :) (and sorry for my English)
Juliette from France.
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