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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsBWHAHAHA: Australia BANS Ad with Barbara Bush Look-Alike: ‘There’s Only One Dick I’ll Be Eating’
Australian food entrepreneur Dick Smith says that the Commercials Advice (CAD) board was wrong to effectively ban his advertisement full of Dick jokes by giving it a PG rating instead of the required G rating. According to ad creator Dan Ilic, Dick Smith foods had planned to run over $100,000 in advertising on Saturdays Australia Day, but it was given a PG rating because of a scene showing refugees escaping from a burning boat to enjoy Dick Smiths OzEmite, an alternative to the Vegemite product marketed by American-owned Kraft Foods.
But for many, it will be the barrage of penis innuendos like I love Dick that raise eyebrows.
This is as wrong as a dead dingos donger, Smith says in the advertisement, referring to false patriotism in competing food commercials. Theres a quick and easy solution to this, the blog dlisted explained on Thursday. They should just edit the commercial all the way down and only show the true star, the Barbara Bush-looking memaw who says, Theres only one Dick Ill be eating on Australia Day. Shes at the 0:20 mark and she delivers her line like a memaw who knows her Dicks.
Smith admitted to Australias Herald Sun that he was horrified the first time he saw the ad. But I showed it to my staff who are mostly a lot younger and they thought it was great they love dick jokes, he explained. Its all a bit of harmless fun but I may get a few calls from the refugee community I think its light-hearted, its supposed to be tongue in cheek.
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/01/24/australia-bans-ad-with-barbara-bush-look-alike-theres-only-one-dick-ill-be-eating/
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BWHAHAHA: Australia BANS Ad with Barbara Bush Look-Alike: ‘There’s Only One Dick I’ll Be Eating’ (Original Post)
Segami
Jan 2013
OP
Historic NY
(37,449 posts)1. It a bit dickish..
Segami
(14,923 posts)2. More like ' cockeyed '....
Oilwellian
(12,647 posts)3. ROFL
"I love Dick."