# Strange Ad Campaign

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-ad-campaign/437589>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [February 14, 2008, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-ad-campaign/437589 "2008-02-14T14:20:36Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\
**Post date:** [February 20, 2008, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-ad-campaign/437589/41 "2008-02-20T04:49:18Z")

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The Toronto Star [notices the campaign](http://www.thestar.com/News/GTA/article/304963).

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**Author:** ![Green\_Cymbeline](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/green_cymbeline/32/9244_2.png) [@Green\_Cymbeline](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Cymbeline)\
**Post date:** [February 20, 2008, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-ad-campaign/437589/42 "2008-02-20T04:51:38Z")

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[A blog post about it,](http://www.joeydevilla.com/2008/02/15/mysterious-ads-for-obay/) in which a commenter says:

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> They are ads for Ontario Colleges, I work for a College in Ontario and have had some dealings with the marketing firm who created this. They were also responsible for the United Church of Canada campaign that garnered some attention from the press.  
> An interesting campaign to say the least, hopefully it will spark some discussion about post-secondary education in Ontario and in Canada.

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