First there was the real commercial from Dove:

 

 

Spoofs inevitably follow. Here's one of the better ones so far.

 

 

Now this is what I call getting sucked into an online relationship.

This can't be for real.

 

Who knew WASPs could rap so fluently? Must be the summers in Cabrini (Green, that is).

Ads to Be Printed on Grocery Store Conveyor Belts: "'Conveyor belts have never been on anybody's radar screen for marketing,' said Frank Cox". Yeah, there's a reason why. What's next? Ads on funeral caskets, toilet bowl seats, medical supplies? Drink Coca-Cola on a catheter?

 

Ads in textbooks: Actually, what a great idea. Next to the biology chapter about evolution, the "You're going to hell for reading this" ad from Landover.

 

Gross billboards: Now we know it's for the Cartoon Network. Oh well, not all their stuff can be gems.

The Proscenium building in midtown Atlanta, Georgia was the scene of an explosive advertising campaign:

 

"The package turned out to be a prop used by one of the advertising agencies in the building."

 

Store near Liverpool Tube station in London. At least it was when I took the picture. Bet they're still mad that the placard to the right of their store has fallen down.

The Lilliputians meet the Monolith. Here's a reason not to do something just because it can be done: A $1.5 million bed that floats by maglev (magnetic levitation).

I love these kinds of mistakes. Big oops.

 

Story at http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/apology-over-cruise-ships-crude-ad/2006/06/14/1149964582254.html.