October 24, 2005

French kissed goodbye

I.
Women should never aspire
To be a real highflyer
Crap, they wimp out
As they suffer a bout
Of momhood, said Neil French sans ire.

II.
Women are crap - they soon buckle
With a wimpy desire to suckle
This comment did vex
The fairer sex
And earned French a rap on his knuckle!

III.
His comments on women did flip
WPP, who gave him pink slip
The once-matador
Was shown the door
For carrying on his shoulder, a chip!

IV.
Neil French later said he was joking
But left many womenfolk choking
In today’s age, an attitude
Of political inexactitude
Is deemed as extremely provoking!


Ad Guru Resigns Over Comments About Women. Get the story here and here.

5 comments:

  1. A friend N.Madhavan has edited the verses for me and now they do read much better. Posting the revised version here:
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    I.
    A woman should never aspire
    To be a real high-flier
    "Oh dear! They wimp out!
    On every motherly bout,"
    Said ad guru Neil French, sans ire.

    II.
    He said:"Women are crap;they soon buckle
    With a wimpy desire to suckle"
    This comment did vex
    Those once dubbed fair sex
    Earning Mr.French a rap on his knuckle!

    III.
    His comments on women did flip
    WPP,which gave him a pink slip
    The redoubtable matador
    Was promptly shown the door
    For carrying on his shoulder, a chip!

    IV.
    Mr.French later claimed he was joking
    But still left many women choking
    In the New Millennium, an attitude
    Of such political inexactitude
    Is deemed as extremely provoking!

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  2. i didn't know about him earlier. after reading the press reports i realized that he is based in Singapore.

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  3. Kaps, he is quite a legend of the ad world, having made some brilliant ads across categories, one of the most famous being for Chivas.

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  4. awesome limerick aparna (both versions)!!

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  5. Thanks Sowmya. Am glad you enjoyed them :-)

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