Dumbest Ad Slogans

Dunder Mifflin... Limitless paper in a paperless world.


Priceless.

I remember one, not sure if it was a slogan or what the exact product was, but it was a pregnancy testing kit, and the line was;

"The most advanced piece of technology you will ever pee on."

Surely this would be made void if you peed on a new Honda?

Have a happy period.

Shadow_Ferret said:

Have a happy period.

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Oh I hate that one!!! Why, it makes me go all PMS!!!





By the way, an aside to III, it's nice to see you around here again.

Jesus Saves.

I mean, can there be any less helpful ad? Perhaps if they saw fit to clue us in as to where Jesus shops, then maybe we all could save.

It must be one of those club member thingy's where you need a card to get in and have to buy in bulk.

"With a name like Smucker's, it has to be good." Uh, why exactly?

"Think different." A grammarian's nightmare. Should be "Think differently" but someone at Apple must have thought it contained too may syllables.

Make Seven Up Yours.


Run for the border (Taco Bell)


I'm Lovin' It (McDonald's -- No, I'm hatin' it)

maestrowork said:

Make Seven Up Yours.


Run for the border (Taco Bell)


I'm Lovin' It (McDonald's -- No, I'm hatin' it)

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Uncontract it and you get;

I Am Loving It.

Which in turn becomes;

Ailing Vomit.

I don't think they quite understood the meaning of "I'd hit it"...

Jcomp said:

I don't think they quite understood the meaning of "I'd hit it"...

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That's twisted.

Jcomp said:

I don't think they quite understood the meaning of "I'd hit it"...

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Like a hurricane.

Curtis-Mathis.
The most expensive television set in America. And darn well worth it.


And where are they now?

there was one in garden city, kansas for a carpet outlet. it had a spanish version "se vende carpeta aqui!"--only carpeta in spanish means a file folder or a binder. --s6

Well, they're not really slogans but two commercials make me mildly postal.

First is the Charmin bears in general, and the ones with the butts full of klingons in particular. Come on, we all know what bears do in the woods but do we have to watch 'em wiping it off and having a problem with dingleberries?

Also, the air freshener (maybe Air Wick) that has the elephant married to a centipede? Imagining what goes on in their bedroom has given me many a horrific nightmare.

quickWit said:

Jesus Saves.

I mean, can there be any less helpful ad? Perhaps if they saw fit to clue us in as to where Jesus shops, then maybe we all could save.

It must be one of those club member thingy's where you need a card to get in and have to buy in bulk.

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I always thought that referred to basketball: "Jesus saves! Passes to Moses - he shoots, he scores!"

What was that big thing decades ago? "Jesus Christ Basketball Superstar"

JoeEkaitis said:

"Think different." A grammarian's nightmare. Should be "Think differently" but someone at Apple must have thought it contained too may syllables.

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That may well be an improvement over "Insanely Great." Maybe someone at Apple got their sanity back.

Not quite a slogan, but a few years back some "jenious" got the idea to use the opening riff of The Smiths' "How Soon Is Now" in a car commerical. Now, the opening riff is cool - but it's attached to one of the most depressing songs ever written. Someone really needed to think that through.

And as much as I love the Fixx, "Saved By Zero" should never have been used in a car commerical. Ever.

Anything by GEICO. Geckos, cavemen, voiceovers...

MY EYES, THEY BURN everytime I see one of their commercials.

"Have it your way."

Not exactly.

"Nothing sucks like Electrolux!"

"Okay, America! Show us your UNDERALLS!"

Jcomp said:

I don't think they quite understood the meaning of "I'd hit it"...

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American Pie goes Double Cheeseburger. (Thinks of all sorts of inappropriate things.)

Where did you find that? It's hilarious, and sort of scary. Perhaps someone should write McDonald's.



I'm going to have to show that to my brother.

shakeysix said:

there was one in garden city, kansas for a carpet outlet. it had a spanish version "se vende carpeta aqui!"--only carpeta in spanish means a file folder or a binder. --s6

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When Parker Pen entered the Mexican market, its advertisements which claimed that Parker Pens "won't leak in your pocket and embarrass you" was mistranslated to "No te embarazará chorreándose en tu bolsillo" which means "Won't leak in your pocket and impregnate you".

This one's from the Way-Back Machine, Mr. Peabody...

Does she or doesn't she?
Only her hairdresser knows for sure.

(Don't suppose they did bikini waxing back then, did they?)