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Here is one for our American cousins - Do you know?

In a TV ad on UK television for Yellow Pages an inept American detective is listing the requirements he has for the job. One of them is "Some of those great jam rolls you Brits have at fancy parties". What is he talking about?

Update:

I am sorry that some of the people who answered interprted the question as an attempt to denigrate our colonial cousins across the pond. This was not the intention and the only reason was to increase the fund of human knowledge. To be described in common american slang for aspiring to this end is incomprehensible to me.

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  • 1 decade ago
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    Swiss roll???

  • 1 decade ago

    Perhaps the producer or ad exec handling the making of the commercial was a fool. Granted it doesn't take much these days to verbally assault Americans, some of us clearly have it coming, but if one is going to go to the trouble of insulting us, at least get it right and make a bit of sense while you're at it.

    In short, no one knows what the hell the character in the ad was jabbering about. But then again, it's a commercial and most of us use that time to either empty one tank or fill another, so does it really matter?

  • 1 decade ago

    Perhaps a scone? He's probably talking about a tea and not a fancy party, like a ball or something like that. But Americans think everything you Brit's do is fancy :)

  • 1 decade ago

    Its a telly ad dork. It is a dumb play on a stereotype that police and detectives love donuts and can always be found at the coffee and donut shop. I am sure there are many who only wish their jobs were so easy or that they had time or the money to go to the coffee shop.

    I promise not to judge you by Simon on American Idol, if you do not judge me by a television advertisement.

    The Skeptical Christian, JPO

    Grace and Peace

    PEG

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  • 1 decade ago

    You know, I think that ad was written BY a Brit to make fun of Americans, which is his right, but it doesn't make any real sense over here!

  • 1 decade ago

    "Is that a pickle in your pocket or are you glad to see me?"

  • 1 decade ago

    new one on me !!!

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