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Selling Sex and Candy?

wtf2 Wrote: Aug 31, 2012 11:07 AM
The no-nookie ad is just wrong, and not just because it's crude and shocking and takes advertising to a new low. I take offense as a woman to that stereotype of women using sex as a punishment/reward system, aren't we past that? Is that really supposed to be funny anymore?
David238 Wrote: Aug 31, 2012 1:19 PM
The worst part is that you can't put down two words in Scrabble.
lamiablk Wrote: Aug 31, 2012 12:31 PM
Really? My husband thought it was hilarious. So did I for that matter. Maybe it's because we tease each other about that. Besides, if someone cheated at a game with me, I certainly wouldn't feel very charitable toward him. :)
Anominus Wrote: Aug 31, 2012 1:14 PM
Fair enough, but how about when your kid(s) ask you what "nookie" means? It's not like this ad just runs at late night...
Mag14 Wrote: Aug 31, 2012 4:18 PM
It's not 'nookie' it's 'nonookie'. Only single words are allowed in Scrabble.

I watch some commercials on television and am amazed that the corporate sponsor really signed off on the product. Think about the expressions on the faces of the dark suits in the executive boardroom when they were presented with some of the commercials running on TV right now.

Take Jack in the Box. "Jack Box," the fast-food chain's mascot -- a man wearing what looks like a Ping-Pong-ball head or a snowman getup with a clown hat -- is sitting playing a game much like Scrabble with a beautiful blonde. He lays out the nonword "swavory," selling a waffle...

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