Saturday, February 14, 2004
Manix lube
Clicking on the ad will take you to Manix's website . . .
Can you might appreciate the subtlety of this ad, done by a Brazilian agency, for a lubricating gel (K-Y equivalent) targeting the French market? It appears the Brazilians were trying to come up with an ad that was neither offensive nor tasteless.
The picture looks completely innocent...until the details sink in.
Apparently, this ad has created quite a buzz in Europe. The ad company has won several awards for it, including 18th Annual London International Advertising Awards and the LEAFyear2 Awards Ceremony announced at the Galveias Palace in Lisbon, Portugal. (See the ad agency Ansell for more details).
If you don't get it, take your time. All I can say (as a hint), apparently, the stuff really works.
via Grayson
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Comments
Hi, sorry - i really don't get it - can someone pls explain?
Posted by: Hi | Feb 19, 2004 2:49:40 PM
Loser,
She's got one of those posts inside her... Whatz there to xplain!!
Real good ad!
Posted by: Pinky | Mar 8, 2004 3:40:25 PM
Pinky is a meathead. Don't be so mean to others. I didn't get it at first either.
Posted by: Shannon | Aug 16, 2004 1:07:56 PM
Hm, that was the worst of their print ads. The other ones are very clever and suggestive (and naughty, esp the sauna one)
Posted by: Tecla | Aug 16, 2004 2:33:39 PM
She appears to be sitting on this side of the post, though, so only the folks who don't see well, or maybe those folks who get upset by naked invisble men and the like, will "get it".
Posted by: QrazyQat | Aug 16, 2004 4:11:34 PM
As you can see from the edging around the bottle, the picture has been photoshopped to shorten it. The original is here.
Posted by: Ashley Y | Aug 16, 2004 5:34:28 PM
Post in French is a "bite" as in "Bite d'amarrage" and bite in French means also.... dick.
Posted by: Karl Dubost | Aug 16, 2004 5:54:46 PM
this is the best way to say industries r cashing on morons .there is nothing in this crap ad its only fooling around getting its publicity......people who r forwarding or appreciating r jus fools
Posted by: cool | Feb 22, 2006 11:54:21 PM
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