Created Tue 16th Dec 2008 12:49pm PST by

kruijs [Power User]

Which commercial will win the Dutch "Loden Leeuw" (Lead Lion) as the most irritating advertisement?

Settled as Specsavers

"Specsavers"

Background:

Background: The "Loden Leeuw" (Lead Lion) is a Dutch TV award for the most irritating commercial.

The prices are rewarded annually in the television program "radar" of TROS broadcast station. Propositions can be made by the viewers on the website of "radar", whereupon the editorial staff selects the nominees. Afterwards the viewers can participate in a polls to determine who will win the Loden Leeuw.

Votes can be submitted until Dec. 20th - the winners will be announced in the show on Dec. 22nd.

http://www.trosradar.nl/index.php?id=lodenleeuw<; (dutch)
http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loden_Leeuw (dutch)

The commecrials:
Peijnenburg
http://download.omroep.nl/tros/FLV/radar/lodenleeuw2008/Peijnenburg_vader_zoon_fiets.flv
Bolletje
http://download.omroep.nl/tros/FLV/radar/lodenleeuw2008/Sonja_Bakker_bakkerij.flv
TELE2
http://download.omroep.nl/tros/FLV/radar/lodenleeuw2008/Tele2_Zwarte_schaap.flv
AXE
http://download.omroep.nl/tros/FLV/radar/lodenleeuw2008/Axe_175478.flv
Specsavers
http://download.omroep.nl/tros/FLV/radar/lodenleeuw2008/Specsavers_178566.flv

Settlement details:As reported by a major mainstream news source.

Forecast history %

Peijnenburg

14%

Bolletje

29%

TELE2

16%

AXE

24%

Specsavers

16%

Settled as Specsavers on Mon 29th Dec 2008 2:13pm PST

Activity: H$2,345
Predictions: 61
Comments: 6

Suspend date: Mon 22nd Dec 2008 11am PST
Settlement date: Mon 29th Dec 2008 2:13pm PST
Prediction cut-off: Predictions on this question after Mon 22nd Dec 2008 11am PST have been voided because they were made after the question could be settled

Initial likelihoods: Peijnenburg: 20%, Bolletje: 20%, TELE2: 20%, AXE: 20%, Specsavers: 20%

Action history:

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... a> SPECSAVERS <object embed type="application/x-shockwave- ... .swf" quality="high" wmode="transparent~~" ~~ " flashvars="usefullscreen=false~~&~~ fsbuttonlink=http://www.trosradar.nl/ ... /FLV/radar/lodenleeuw2008/Specsavers_178566.flv~~&~~ file=http://download.omroep.nl/ ... /FLV/radar/lodenleeuw2008/Specsavers_178566.flv~~&~~ autostart=false~~&~~ displayheight=205~~&~~ displaywidth=325~~&~~ image=http://www.trosradar.nl/fileadmin/GFX/lodenleeuw2008/Specsavers_178566.jpg~~&~~ logo=http://www.trosradar.nl/fileadmin/GFX/radar2008logo.png~~&~~ streamscript=lighttpd" width="325" height="205~~" /><~~"></object>

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... a> SPECSAVERS <~~object~~ embed type="application/x-shockwave- ... br/> width="325" height="205"></~~object~~embed>

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... /> width="325" height="205"></embed> <object width="215" height="215"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/uRv4CoXQoAQ&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x402061&color2=0x9461ca&border=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/uRv4CoXQoAQ&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x402061&color2=0x9461ca&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="215" height="215"></object>

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... param name="movie" value="http://~~www~~download.~~youtube~~omroep.~~com~~nl/vtros/~~uRv4CoXQoAQ&~~FLV/radar/lodenleeuw2008/Specsavers_178566.flv" hl=en&fs=1& ... value="always"><embed src="http://~~www~~download.~~youtube~~omroep.~~com~~nl/vtros/~~uRv4CoXQoAQ&~~FLV/radar/lodenleeuw2008/Specsavers_178566.flv" hl=en&fs=1&

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... /FLV/radar/lodenleeuw2008/Specsavers_178566.flv~~" hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x402061&color2=0x9461ca&border=1~~"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true ... /FLV/radar/lodenleeuw2008/Specsavers_178566.flv~~" hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x402061&color2=0x9461ca&border=1~~" type="application/x-shockwave-flash

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... radar/lodenleeuw2008/Specsavers_178566.flv</a> SPECSAVERS <embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://www.trosradar.nl/fileadmin/SWF/mediaplayer.swf" style=""> id="mediaplayer.swf" name="mediaplayer.swf" quality="high" wmode="transparent" flashvars="usefullscreen=false fsbuttonlink=http://www.trosradar.nl/fileadmin/HTML/flashFS.html%3Ffile%3Dhttp://download.omroep.nl/tros/FLV/radar/lodenleeuw2008/Specsavers_178566.flv file=http://download.omroep.nl/tros/FLV/radar/lodenleeuw2008/Specsavers_178566.flv autostart=false displayheight=205 displaywidth=325 image=http://www.trosradar.nl/fileadmin/GFX/lodenleeuw2008/Specsavers_178566.jpg logo=http://www.trosradar.nl/fileadmin/GFX/radar2008logo.png streamscript=lighttpd" width="325" height="205"></embed> <object width="215" height="215"><param name="movie" value="http://download.omroep.nl/tros/FLV/radar/lodenleeuw2008/Specsavers_178566.flv"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://download.omroep.nl/tros/FLV/radar/lodenleeuw2008/Specsavers_178566.flv" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="215" height="215"></object>

Suspended Mon 22nd Dec 2008 11am PST : Suspend date reached

Settlement requested Mon 29th Dec 2008 1:51pm PST by

kruijs [Power User]

: Please settle "Specsavers"
Please settle "Joop Braakhekke", http://www.trosradar.nl/index.php?id=lodenleeuw

Settled as 'Specsavers' Mon 29th Dec 2008 2:13pm PST by

destry [Admin]

: "Specsavers"

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Predictions (61)

1 year ago

excontender Level 13, Psychic (H$87,935)

predicted Bolletje (H$20 at 29%)

1 year ago

devil_may_care Level 6, Player (H$2,165)

predicted AXE (H$20 at 24%)

1 year ago

devil_may_care Level 6, Player (H$2,165)

predicted Bolletje (H$50 at 29%)

1 year ago

hoernla Level 13, Psychic (H$76,823)

predicted Bolletje (H$100 at 28%)

1 year ago

kida

predicted Bolletje (H$100 at 23%)

Comments (6)

kruijs [Power User]

you need an FLV player like the VLC media player (http://www.videolan.org/vlc/)

posted 1 year ago

kruijs [Power User]

or a cated to embed the videos here :)

posted 1 year ago

gtown

They can all be played on the link you provided as well: http://www.trosradar.nl/index.php?id=lodenleeuw

posted 1 year ago

deanthoreau

I want a Lead Lion....it will look great in the cardboard box i live in

posted 1 year ago

jeannenotborntorun Level 1, Newbie (H$896)

please put embedded vids here.

posted 1 year ago

jenniandboys [Admin]

Well I tried, but the format appears to be not working. Any htlml experts who want to figure out how it needs to be written, I'm happy to listen. Until then, you'll have to go look at them yourselves here: http://www.trosradar.nl/index.php?id=lodenleeuw (left hand side is the irritating commercials and the right hand side is the irritating celebrities)

posted 1 year ago

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