10-10-2001, 03:23 AM | #1 |
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OK, time to lighten things up a bit …
The following quotes are taken from an Australian Consumer magazine, which has a section showing outrageous advertising claims and printing errors for various products. All of these are genuine advertisements as published, nothing falsified. I have removed the brand names to protect the guilty. ( and couldn't resist adding a few of my own comments ) Read and enjoy the unusual things you can buy down in the land down under. ----------------------------------------------------- Electric toothbrush: "Plague Remover" ( Useful in case of biological attack, perhaps? ) Cleaning product: "Cleans and Kills Germs" ( Nothing worse than dirty dead germs ) Skylight: "Get the sun for free !! From only $329 fully installed" ( Sorry, don’t want a sun installed in my house.) Butter Chicken: "Served with an erotically spiced tomato cream sauce" ( A new reason to eat TV dinners? ) Pita Bread: "Store at room temperature ( 221 Celsius )" ( Some houses BADLY need air-conditioning … ) Margarine Spread: "2 tubs for $1 - Limit of 1 per person" Telescope: "View the solar system from a safe distance" ( Nah, I wanna do it at close range …) Bottled Spring Water: "Original recipe" ( 2 of H and 1 of O ?? ) Shower Curtain: "No poison, tasteless" ( In what country in the world do they eat shower curtains? ) Clothes Pegs: "Not a toy - for apes 3 and up" Instruction booklet for electronic spelling checker: "Owenr's Manual" Sofa: "Simply oozes quality but it will sponge off" Vacuum Cleaner: "Comes with 100 channel tuner and on screen display, and child lock" Tanning salon: "Our sunbeds help relive the days stress and anxiety" ( Once was enough, thank you very much !! ) Toilet paper: "Disposable" ( Didn't know there was any other type ... ) Cordless drill: "Comes with 8 tongue settings" ( A new innovation for dentists that I do not want to see !! ) Floor mop: "Cleans all types of clean surfaces" Hope you like these - if a get a favourable response I will post some more …. Pangur Ban |
10-10-2001, 06:34 AM | #2 |
Baaz Draconian
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LOL I luv that bottled spring water "original recipe" LOL please do post more.
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10-10-2001, 06:43 AM | #3 | |
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10-10-2001, 06:45 AM | #4 |
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lol, very funny. The shower curtain one was the best...
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10-12-2001, 07:58 PM | #5 |
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OK, Drake, heres a few more ...
Another brand of spring water: "Crystal clear, natural and free from nuclear pollution" Plastic garbage bin, pictured in the advertisment full of rubbish: "Accessories not included" Bottle of whisky: "40% bottled in Scotland" ( Does this mean they part fill the bottle in Scotland, seal it, ship it to another country, open it up, and put the rest in ?? ) Bottle of fabric cleaner: "Price slashed, was $5.44, now $5.44 " ( Rush in for this bargain, folks ! ) CD travel case: "Unit automatically becomes portable when carried" ( ??? ) Butcher shop advertisment: "We specialize in spit hire and aged care" ( Not at the same time, I hope. ) Ad for Furbys: "6 fur colours and 4 eye patterns make each Furby unique" Picture on a box of breakfast cereal, showing a surf lifesaver bursting out out of a bowl of milk and cereal: "Serving suggestion" ( Not likely !! ) Investment service: "5.25% interest for a 100 day deposit. $5000 Minimum interest paid at maturity" ( Can I invest $1 ? ) Enjoy .... PangurBan |
10-12-2001, 08:06 PM | #6 |
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ROTFLLLLLLLLLL!!!!
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