We all know the company’s slogan: TIDY UP! In this video compilation of six banned and funny IKEA commercials, you will surely wish to tidy up! Warning: the first commercial involves lots of male nudity (yay! hehe) and the last one has a very disturbing scene — losing your baby amidst all the untidyness!
This has got to be the most painful and brutal TV commercial I’ve ever seen! I’m not being racist or something, but the Japanese are really weird and so into pain! This banned commercial (not shown on TV) is for a Japanese TV (cable?) network.
And it was banned not because of its anti-Christian themes or magical effects, but because the said guide “appropriates too much of Rowling’s creative work for its purposes as a reference guide.” Yup, the upcoming Harry Potter series guide is not made by Ms. Rowling but by a fan of her work. According to reports, it was written by Steve Vander Ark based on his Harry Potter fan website, Harry Potter Lexicon (HPL). He denied claims of plagiarism, and says the book was intended to help readers and celebrate Rowling’s work. However, the British author didn’t see it his way, and said her creativity was being “plundered” and that it “really decimated my creative work over the last month.”
The New York judge (Judge Robert Patterson) handling the case said in his ruling that Rowling’s views had been “overstated” but he agreed with her that the Lexicon had gone beyond the fair use of her work in creating a volume of reference. He found that the Lexicon would have harmed her intention to produce her own Harry Potter encyclopedia, the proceeds of which she has promised to charity. Warner Brothers and JK Rowling, were awarded damages of £430 for each of the seven novels about the boy wizard and £3,888 for two companion books she wrote.
Have you ever found monkeys to be sexy? NO? Then watch this funny underwear commercial below and you might change your mind! Monkeys can be “sexy” too, you know.. Umm, more like bawdy! Hehe!
Ever saw a man in suit come out from a sewage? He’s all wet with sewage stuff of course, hehe! In the super-funny prank below, unsuspecting pedestrians are asked with ‘what is the time?’ by a man who comes out of a sewage tank. The pedestrians’ reactions are hilarious! ^_^ Have a fun weekend everyone!
According to reports, 2 movie posters for Angelina Jolie’s hit action movie “Wanted” have been banned by the U.K.’s Advertising Standards Authority. The reason? The sexy, weapon-baring promotional images glamorize the use of guns and violence and are unsuitable for children. A total of 17 complaints were lodged against the ads, one of which features Angelina Jolie draped over the hood of a car brandishing guns.
ASA said in a statement, “We acknowledged most viewers would understand the posters reflected the content of an action film. However, we considered that because the ads featured a glamorous actress, action poses, several images of, or related to guns and aspirational text, they could be seen to glamorize the use of guns and violence.”
With the US elections drawing closer and closer (it’s on November!), it’s no wonder why a lot of goofy people are getting busy – to produce spoof election materials of course! Hehe! The video below is one of those anti-Obama campaign ads supposedly “endorsed” by John McCain. Funny and irreverent!