# Funny Advertisement **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 20, 2002, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-advertisement/124726 "2002-08-20T12:07:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Gozu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gozu/32/6615_2.png) [@Gozu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gozu)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2002, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-advertisement/124726/1 "2002-08-20T12:07:01Z")
I had to look at it for about 20 seconds before understanding. And it’s damn funny! [Take a look!](http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/~ulzkls/Advertisement.htm) ---
**Author:** ![Crusoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/49beb7/32.png) [@Crusoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crusoe)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2002, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-advertisement/124726/2 "2002-08-20T12:09:25Z")
If this is one of those pictures-with-sudden-loud-things-happening, you might want to ask a mod to close it. IIRC the board administration does not like these posted since people often access the site from work. ---
**Author:** ![dantheman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dantheman/32/9421_2.png) [@dantheman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dantheman)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2002, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-advertisement/124726/3 "2002-08-20T12:10:29Z")
Great ad. Don’t know if there’s any sound - I have no speakers here. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Crusoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/49beb7/32.png) [@Crusoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crusoe)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2002, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-advertisement/124726/4 "2002-08-20T12:10:33Z")
…and if it’s not, I’m very sorry. I didn’t look as our firewall policy is a lot more restrictive than it used to be. ---
**Author:** ![Gozu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gozu/32/6615_2.png) [@Gozu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gozu)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2002, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-advertisement/124726/5 "2002-08-20T12:29:19Z")
Don’t worry. No nasty surprises or anything. Just plain html with a few lines of text and totally unoffensive jpg image. Very subtle humor. ---
**Author:** ![Crusoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/49beb7/32.png) [@Crusoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crusoe)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2002, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-advertisement/124726/6 "2002-08-20T12:34:30Z")
Ah, thanks for clearing it up. Maybe I’ll go look! ---
**Author:** ![Stccrd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8797f3/32.png) [@Stccrd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stccrd)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2002, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-advertisement/124726/7 "2002-08-20T13:23:34Z")
I don’t get it…of course i haven’t slept for quite some time… ---
**Author:** ![crazy4chaucer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b5e925/32.png) [@crazy4chaucer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crazy4chaucer)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2002, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-advertisement/124726/8 "2002-08-20T13:28:25Z")
It took about 30 seconds. Then I got it. All I can say is, ouch! ---
**Author:** ![milquetoast](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/258eb7/32.png) [@milquetoast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/milquetoast)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2002, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-advertisement/124726/9 "2002-08-20T13:51:44Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by crazy4chaucer \* > \*\*All I can say is, ouch! \*\* Thanks, **c4c**. I honestly didn’t get it until I read your post. ---
**Author:** ![slortar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6bbea6/32.png) [@slortar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slortar)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2002, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-advertisement/124726/10 "2002-08-20T15:02:56Z")
Took me a little while as well. Kinda glad I stuck with it. All I can is “1…2…4…5…yikes…” ---
**Author:** ![Iteki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/eada6e/32.png) [@Iteki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iteki)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2002, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-advertisement/124726/11 "2002-08-20T15:22:02Z")
I am such a dork… I have seen that ad numerous times and I always assumed that it was “she is as wet as the ocean” sort of thing… ---
**Author:** ![Athena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/35a633/32.png) [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2002, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-advertisement/124726/12 "2002-08-20T15:27:58Z")
So, are they trying to say the lady is sitting on… ouch! ---
**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2002, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-advertisement/124726/13 "2002-08-20T16:32:51Z")
The French appears to translate to “Manix Gel high capacity lubricant.” She probably needs some. ---
**Author:** ![friedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2002, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-advertisement/124726/14 "2002-08-20T17:32:29Z")
I had to look back about three different times before I got it. :eek: ---
**Author:** ![murky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9d8465/32.png) [@murky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/murky)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2002, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-advertisement/124726/15 "2002-08-20T19:34:43Z")
brilliant. It took me a minute to get it. but those are the best ads after all. ---
**Author:** ![h.sapiens](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e0b2c6/32.png) [@h.sapiens](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/h.sapiens)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2002, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-advertisement/124726/16 "2002-08-20T20:06:01Z")
In the words of my 2-1/2 year-old nephew, “Owie, owie, owie!” ---
**Author:** ![Rhythmdvl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85f322/32.png) [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2002, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-advertisement/124726/17 "2002-08-20T21:06:55Z")
Great ad! But “ouch”? That’s the whole point (heh heh) of the ad. Their product is _that_ good! Pity the poor woman without Mannix. ---
**Author:** ![World\_Eater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@World\_Eater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/World_Eater)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2002, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-advertisement/124726/18 "2002-08-20T21:33:16Z")
Pity the guys that have to live up to that standard as well. ---
**Author:** ![Manduck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/manduck/32/256_2.png) [@Manduck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Manduck)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2002, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-advertisement/124726/19 "2002-08-21T02:59:42Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Rhythmdvl \* > \*\*Great ad! > > But “ouch”? That’s the whole point (heh heh) of the ad. Their product is _that_ good! Pity the poor woman without Mannix. \*\* Here’s [Mannix](http://www.geocities.com/area51/aurora/5150/mannix.jpg) 😛