Tag Archives: worst advertising

They’re all gone Man

Posted on July 3, 2008 by AHC McDonald

They’ll stone you when you’re trying to be so good They’ll stone you just like they said they would They’ll stone you when you’re trying to go home They’ll stone you when you’re there all alone But I would not … Continue reading →

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Flipper

Posted on June 25, 2008 by AHC McDonald

I sometimes wonder whether it is EVER possible to do something good with a dolphin, graphic design wise. This looks like an aquatic version of a dog covering a fresh turd with dirt. What is it about the dolphin that … Continue reading →

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Career opportunity, the ones that never knock (twice)

Posted on June 18, 2008 by AHC McDonald

Career opportunities are the ones that never knock Every job they offer you is to keep you out the dock Career opportunity, the ones that never knock – The Clash Isn’t “career” opportunity a little rich for motorcycle postie? I … Continue reading →

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Natures Hideaway

Posted on June 12, 2008 by AHC McDonald

Strange that the apostrophe police haven’t hit Natures Hideaway yet. It’s a pretty horrible sign apart from that. Maybe nature is hiding from this Elmar sign across the road. For some reason I always thought he was hacking away at … Continue reading →

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Pizza Showtime

Posted on June 6, 2008 by AHC McDonald

“His face was a pizza pie, like you don’t get with delivery, only straight out of the oven, where the pepperoni is sizzling with fat, and you just know you’re gonna burn that spot right behind your front teeth.” Moonish … Continue reading →

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I’m a Dickhead

Posted on June 2, 2008 by AHC McDonald

Is this the level Perth’s graffiti has sunk to? No Hitler mo or glasses? Just white spraypaint and “I’m a dickhead”? Perhaps the young people of today don’t remember Hitler. Or glasses.

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There’s No Such Thing as Free Tofu

Posted on May 28, 2008 by AHC McDonald

SOAK: Sir! This beer has the taste of a kitchen sponge, the nutritional value of a lentil enema, the alcohol content of a fart in a bottle and the texture – er also very much like a kitchen sponge. I … Continue reading →

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Noo Yoik Days, Noo Yoik Nights

Posted on May 26, 2008 by AHC McDonald

In dress, habits, manners, provincialism, routine and narrowness, he acquired that charming insolence, that irritating completeness, that sophisticated crassness, that overbalanced poise that makes the Manhattan gentleman so delightfully small in his greatness. O. Henry First time submitter Ant was … Continue reading →

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Roof 2K

Posted on May 23, 2008 by AHC McDonald

How often have I lain beneath rain on a strange roof, thinking of home. William Faulkner A nice first submission from Turf. Turf says… I have driven past this one for years, and wonder if the sign has been left … Continue reading →

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Jimmy and Marilyn

Posted on May 13, 2008 by AHC McDonald

Suggested by at least three people. The cake sign on Beaufort Street Inglewood. At least you can tell who they are. Seems like the wedding was in a war zone judging by Jimmy’s arm. Let’s hope this iconic sign will … Continue reading →

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