1. From a billboard advertising a Chiropractor:

"When T Rex his back,
He goes to [John Doe] Chiropractor"

2. From a local plumbing company:

"Don't go to bed with that drip tonight."

3. From a 50s TV commercial for a savings & loan association. It was an animated cartoon of a number One wearing a straw hat and singing this jingle to "Sailing, sailing over the bounding main":

"Saving, saving, the [...]Federal way.
The dollars mount in your account,
With the dividends we pay.
Saving, saving. Insured?
You bet! OK!
To gain the goal your aiming for*
Start an account today."

*shooting an arrow into the bullseye.

1. From a billboard advertising a Chiropractor:

"When T Rex his back,
He goes to [John Doe] Chiropractor"

2. From a local plumbing company:

"Don't go to bed with that drip tonight."

3. From a 50s TV commercial for a savings & loan association. It was an animated cartoon of a number One wearing a straw hat and singing this jingle to "Sailing, sailing over the bounding main":

"Saving, saving, the [...]Federal way.
The dollars mount in your account,
With the dividends we pay.
Saving, saving. Insured?
You bet! OK!
To gain the goal your aiming for*
Start an account today."

*shooting an arrow into the bullseye.

Here goes another load of "You know what."

From the back of an electrician's van (I forget the name of the electrician):
Let us remove your shorts.

On the back of a Gai's bread truck:
We really move our buns for you.

Alex
O..O
=o=

"I'll tell you what Jee-sus would do," the Reverend fervently assures us. "He'd buy a tee shirt for each and every one of His friends!"

There ought to be a Commandment against this. == Johnny

I nominate every Coldseal radio ad ever done - anyone in Britain who listens to local radio stations will support me on this.

The all-time cashing in award though has to go to Microsoft's anti-DOJ T-shirt. Having spent a couple of grand on MS products, you too can spend another $10 on a T-shirt to say you support Microsoft's pricing policy!

Grab.

Bob S.

But Songster Bob, even easier to remember than 169 and 174 is © (©) and ® (®). You can find the complete list of mnemonic ampersand codes at this site.

BB

In Scotland I repeatedly saw shops (one assumes for the insomniacs of the area) such as McLeod Tyres and Exhausts. (It works much better with the American spelling "tires", but I've not seen anything similar here yet...)

McKnees

I thought I'd Lobster, but then I flounder.

and then the classic:

Our fish are so fresh, you'll slap 'em.

By the way I'm looking for a joke/poem/etc. using the name of the ancient Greek philosopher Erasmus (pronounced Er-ass'-mus). It's got potential!!

The ad simply says: MILK GIVES

They don't say what it gives, of course...tooth decay, health problems, and a f*cked up digestie system...IMO. I never drink the stuff at all. Bleagh! :-(

- LH

Ebbie

In 58 years I thought I'd seen some BAD ad campaigns, but never have I encountered one as irritating as the current "Who let the dogs out?" pitch for some car company.

Running a pretty close second, though, was the series of ads a few years ago with some pimply-faced dork yelling Ca-CHING! over and over.

Thank goodness for VCRs so I can zap through commercials on the few shows I watch on channels that run commercials.....

crotchety ol' David

david

"The Best Place In Town To Take A Leak."

But okay, that's just me, anal in funny little ways. But you woulf think that if you're paying that much to put commercials on in an English speaking country, you'd get the grammar right?

-J

Post-Star Trek but pre-Hooker, Bill Shatner used to do commercials for a Canadian grocery store chain called Loblaw's (the owner was, of course, Robert Loblaw, known as "Bob Loblaw" to his friends -- try saying that name aloud). At any rate, the chain's slogan was "It's Mainly Because of the Meat!" Can't you just see ol' Kirk emoting that?

Lynn

"I'm a walkin', talkin' biscuit, but you can call me B-eeeeeee."

And to think I used to like their food.

-J

- Al

LFF

- LH