Well At Least Granny Isn’t Pissing On A Test Diaper Here

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Many brands use analogies to help explain their product features and benefits. Even makers of diapers for grownups. But seriously, WTF?

Giant Orange Balls Are Coming

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Hey, that’s all the information we have for you.

Carl’s Jr. Urges Doctors to Have A Bourbon Before Surgery

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For a company like Carl’s Jr. to say “Eat Responsibly” is a joke.

Blackberry Drives Formula One Race Car? You Decide

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Real? Fake? Oh, who cares. After all, it’s really not the point.

OMG! Actual Humans to Answer Phones!

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Hmm. Maybe it’s like that scene in the Sylvester Stallone/Sandra Bullock movie Demolition Man where future cop answers the phone saying, “Hello, this is the Los Angeles police department. Press one for an automated attendant or stay on the line to speak to me” or something like that.

Pulling John, Pissing Ads, Weird PSAs, RevenueScience Becomes AudienceScience

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There’s been movies about boxing. There’s been movies about wrestling. Now there’s a movie about…wait for it…arm wrestling.

Animals Get Weird, Pretty PA Wanted, Zugara Twits, Mullen Tweets

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Like animals? Like strange “viral” videos? Jonesing for anything Samsung? Then check out this seeded video from The Viral Factory.

Army of Flight Attendants Tout Utility Company Benefits

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So…what do you do if you are a boring electric utility no one really cares about yet, for some reason, you still need to spend money on marketing?

Bathing Beauties More Delicious Than Napping Sumo Wrestlers

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And in today’s weird for weird’s sake, we have this commercial for Wai Wai in which fat, swollen noodles become lithe, slim…hot noodles.

Man and Robot Have Earnest but Unconvincing Pizza Debate

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Not completely sure what to make of this one. For pizza franchise Mr. Jim’s, AdWise put together this weird ad where founder Mr. Jim goes head-to-head with “Doughby,” his dough-making robot.

Former President Bush Appears in Doritos Crash the Super Bowl Ad

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Yes, the Super Bowl is Over. Yes, all those Doritos ads seem to have garnered all the love they’d hoped to achieve. And, yes, there are still a lot of consumer-generated Crash the Super Bowl commercials floating around.

Colgate Gives You Fresh Breath That Turns You On

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The name of this commercial, Naughty Boy, and the tagline, “Fresh breath that turns you on,” might lead one to believe Colgate has added some sort of aphrodisiac to its toothpaste.

Men Don’t Always Want Their Equipment to be Bigger

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There isn’t much that skeeves a guy out more than alluding to testicular injury and that’s the nut this PSA from the Government of Ontario cracks.

Comcast to Luddites: GET READY (for __________).

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A year and a half ago, a survey was taken pegging seniors as among the most likely to be negatively affected by the upcoming digital TV transition.

A Girl. A Guy. A Horse. A Boat. A Whip. A Chain. Yea, It’s Diesel

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The girl is hot. The guy is not. Shades of Twin Peaks. Shades of Planet of the Apes. A hint of S&M. A dash of whack. A little sex and some quivering legs.

This Robot Doesn’t Commit Suicide. It Brings Joy (We Think)

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OK it’s not the GM suicide robot but watching this SantaClaraNitro-created commercial for Eldorado Shopping Center and listening to its soundtrack from Made of Chalk, leaves one with an eerie feeling.

Anything For A Kiss

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Thank God there are a lot of different cultures in this world.

Versus Wants to See Your Hooha

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Sporting site Versus has launched a recent promotion entitled Show Me Your V. Yes, this is where that is going.

What’s That? It’s a Phone Charger, Powered By My Mooooves.

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European mobile carrier Orange has launched a phone charger powered by dance energy.

Mathew McConaughey Intones Creepiness in Beef Spots

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Defamer is obsessed with the new Matthew McConaughey-voiced radio spots for the National Cattleman’s Beef Association.