# Strange/memorable/laughable local ads/campaigns of yours

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-memorable-laughable-local-ads-campaigns-of-yours/608221>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [January 3, 2012, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-memorable-laughable-local-ads-campaigns-of-yours/608221 "2012-01-03T02:57:34Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\
**Post date:** [January 5, 2012, 8:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-memorable-laughable-local-ads-campaigns-of-yours/608221/21 "2012-01-05T08:25:01Z")

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> [@Harvey\_The\_Heavy](#):
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> Haven’t seen [Crazy Gideon](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QbVkTk9nvt0) in a while.

Gideon retired a while ago.

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**Author:** ![Untoward\_Parable](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/51bf81/32.png) [@Untoward\_Parable](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Untoward_Parable)\
**Post date:** [January 5, 2012, 9:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-memorable-laughable-local-ads-campaigns-of-yours/608221/22 "2012-01-05T09:56:39Z")

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I ran into a candybar ad awhile ago in my CVS that Annoyed the heck out of me. It was in front of the pharmacy, 3 feet tall with teachers holding candybars all over it. Why do they even sell candy at the pharmacy all the time?

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**Author:** ![Atomic\_Mama](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b5ac83/32.png) [@Atomic\_Mama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Mama)\
**Post date:** [January 5, 2012, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-memorable-laughable-local-ads-campaigns-of-yours/608221/23 "2012-01-05T14:39:20Z")

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Hey, I live in Belfast, Maine now, but am formerly from Chicago. There is a carpet dealer in BANGOR that uses the old Empire/Chicago jingle! 😃

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**Author:** ![Tom\_Scud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@Tom\_Scud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Scud)\
**Post date:** [January 5, 2012, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-memorable-laughable-local-ads-campaigns-of-yours/608221/24 "2012-01-05T14:52:02Z")

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> [@voguevixen](#):
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> I’ll throw out [Empire Carpets](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GyL5y0OZHyM), which used to be Chicago only and featured the live action guy, not the cartoon.

RIP, Empire Carpet guy, who died in the middle of last year.

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**Author:** ![kushiel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/bbce88/32.png) [@kushiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kushiel)\
**Post date:** [January 5, 2012, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-memorable-laughable-local-ads-campaigns-of-yours/608221/25 "2012-01-05T16:05:19Z")

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[Pork the one you love!](http://failblog.org/2009/01/27/billboard-slogan-fail/)

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