Another rant at an out of date advert

What is it with people in adverts? Do advert makers deliberately make them stupid?

We used to have the More Than family, who demonstrate the wisdom of having insurance by recklessly allowing their out of control dog to go around and nearly cause fatal accidents, to which the family just look at each other, sigh and say a crappy catchphrase.

There was the one where the dog (I believe him/her to be called Lucky) is left in a car parked on a slope whereupon he/she takes off the handbrake and almost causes the deaths of countless young mothers and their babies.

Firstly, don't leave a dog in a car with a dodgy handbrake. Simple enough. It's an accident waiting to happen.

Secondly, leave the car in gear. If it's pointing downhill then put it in reverse, uphill put it in first. If the gear holds then the car won't move.

Thirdly, steer the wheels so that they point to the kerb, that way the car rolls into the kerb and stops.

Three simple little rules. Not too difficult to remember. Still, they had car insurance, so the replacement vehicle and speedy claims process would have made up for the lifelong guilt, shame and hatred from society had the car actually crashed into a child.

The utter irresponsibility of this disgraceful family is then shown again when they go to a summer fete. The idiot parents have got no control over the jonah dog or their idiot children, so they barely have stopped when the kids open the door (CHILDLOCKS FOR GOD'S SAKE!) the dog runs out.

So what do they do? In the middle of a busy fete? With children and families running around having a carefree pleasant time?

They get back in the car and drive after the dog. Oblivious to the fact that just a year ago they almost caused the deaths of three young mothers after the handbrake incident, having learnt nothing from the potentially life destroying near miss, they speed into the crowd after the dog like the irresponsible halfwits that they are.

And the numbskull father isn't even looking where he's going! He's looking at his wife! KEEP YOUR EYE ON THE ROAD YOU UTTER MORON! Even if you forget about the countless families you could crash into, what about the fact that you've just driven into what seems to be a stock car race! Your children are in the back! Did you not see what happened to Ayrton Senna? Racing is a killer. And you're not insured for it. And yet still he turns to his wife with a bemused expression that says, eeh what fun.

So seeing he's in a near death situation he continues to drive, at clearly stupid speeds, and proceeds to win the race. His family are in the back! His children. Risking their lives. And what do the fete and race organisers do? Do they call the police and get him done for reckless driving, causing danger to the lives of others? Do they ban him from the fete for ruining the car race? Do they recognise him as the reckless fool who almost killed the mayor's wife and child when his car ran down a hill a year ago?

No, they cheer and give him the prize, even though he only did half a lap, and he didn't have the right type of car and he wasn't entered into the race in the first place.

He and his family are a disgrace to mankind. Put them in a rocket and send them into the Sun. Let them burn.

Monday night's viewing consisted of the following:

• GBM - Brilliant, now the public can choose who wins. Let's get a bit of interaction here. Now Mickey can choose who wins. It's all I've ever wanted, the empowerment to influence a cookery competition. All these weeks I've watched helpless as Fort, Leath and the other one choose the winners without my say so, but now the boot is on the other foot.
• Prison Break - Surprisingly there seemed to be a coherence to the plot that has been lacking of late. It appears that the writers may have a plan for the next few episodes, probably as it's coming to the end of the season. Oh will they Break out of the Prison? I for one cannot wait to discover the answer to this question.
• Heroes - It's really really good. Christopher Ecclestone is in it now, but not in this episode. And George Takei off of Star Trek was in last week and his car registration was NCC 1701. I didn't know whether to laugh or cry. But then I realised I was crying already. Crying over my empty life.