From sexual innuendos to brash examples of tomfoolery, the following ads are just a sample of the misplaced pun today.
Ivory Soap (1947)
I understand that the “soap floats” angle was actually a factory mistake where too much air was injected into the soap during processing. Voila! an advertising angle is born. Wonder if they ever really pictured how men in a shower bending over for a bar of soap would translate.
Griffin Microsheen (1957)Advertising has drawn some bold connections over time, but I’m still at a loss as to how cleavage and shoe polish go together—or maybe that was the point. Somehow, I picture Mrs. Cleaver not allowing this particular brand in her home.
Mixed metaphorsI couldn’t help myself. The following ads are for everything from frankfurters to office projection equipment that had to have been over the top both now and then.
