# The worst place you can think of to place ads **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [May 6, 2004, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worst-place-you-can-think-of-to-place-ads/243856 "2004-05-06T16:57:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2004, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worst-place-you-can-think-of-to-place-ads/243856/1 "2004-05-06T16:57:32Z")
Since advertising is pushing it’s way in to more and more places, lets think up some of the worst places to put them. So the Catholic Church can make up for some of those lawsuit settlements they could offer sponsorship rights for the Stations of the Cross. Jesus is Condemned to Die - Brought to you by the American Trial Lawyers Association. Jesus Falls for the Third Time - Brought to you by Medic Alert I’ve fallen and I can’t get up. Jesus Rises from the Grave - Brought to you by Viagra. ---
**Author:** ![Rufus\_Xavier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eada6e/32.png) [@Rufus\_Xavier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rufus_Xavier)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2004, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worst-place-you-can-think-of-to-place-ads/243856/2 "2004-05-06T17:03:39Z")
Worst place I can think of to encounter advertising: In your dreams. ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2004, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worst-place-you-can-think-of-to-place-ads/243856/3 "2004-05-06T17:55:46Z")
I guess having the “I’m naked in public” dream could only be made worse if it were brought to you by Old Navy. ---
**Author:** ![Evil\_Captor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f17d59/32.png) [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2004, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worst-place-you-can-think-of-to-place-ads/243856/4 "2004-05-06T18:10:25Z")
True story: I was recently accused of using a thread in the BBQ Pit to promote my artwork. My heartfelt reply was, “I cannot think of a stupider place to promote one’s commercial endeavers.” ---
**Author:** ![Scarlett67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scarlett67/32/7387_2.png) [@Scarlett67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scarlett67)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2004, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worst-place-you-can-think-of-to-place-ads/243856/5 "2004-05-06T18:15:14Z")
“This funeral proudly sponsored by Puffs Plus” – inside the casket lid. ---
**Author:** ![Ghanima](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Ghanima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ghanima)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2004, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worst-place-you-can-think-of-to-place-ads/243856/6 "2004-05-06T18:16:32Z")
I’m picturing a “mentos” ad on the inside of the lid at an open-casket funeral… Or maybe a condom with "hungry yet? near the base and a fast-food logo near the top… How about an audio ad every time you start your car? “GEICO!! Start saving today!” Or diapers with advertisements? “Is your baby a Gerber baby?” Best place I can think of…on toilet paper. Then I could actually do with them what I’d like to do with every stinkin’ ad I see. ---
**Author:** ![BrotherCadfael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@BrotherCadfael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrotherCadfael)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2004, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worst-place-you-can-think-of-to-place-ads/243856/7 "2004-05-06T18:19:56Z")
> [@Zebra](#): > > I guess having the “I’m naked in public” dream could only be made worse if it were brought to you by Old Navy. It’s already been done: “I dreamed I was sworn in as Chief Justice. In my _Maidenform_\* Bra!”. ---
**Author:** ![BrotherCadfael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@BrotherCadfael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrotherCadfael)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2004, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worst-place-you-can-think-of-to-place-ads/243856/8 "2004-05-06T18:21:00Z")
Coding. Sheesh. “I dreamed I was sworn in as Chief Justice. In my _Maidenform_ Bra!” ---
**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:** [May 6, 2004, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worst-place-you-can-think-of-to-place-ads/243856/9 "2004-05-06T19:02:13Z")
I predict that within a few years, we’ll see an ad in place of the Presidential Seal on the podium during the State of the Union address. Now, whether the ad will be for Haliburton or Heinz… ---
**Author:** ![clayton\_e](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c57346/32.png) [@clayton\_e](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/clayton_e)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2004, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worst-place-you-can-think-of-to-place-ads/243856/10 "2004-05-06T19:06:17Z")
Wow, the OP is pretty much exactly the idea behind a somewhat crudely drawn comic I made awhile ago in protest of my old Catholic high school’s policy of selling every square inch of space it could to coke and Channel 1 news. ---
**Author:** ![FatBaldGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ecd19e/32.png) [@FatBaldGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FatBaldGuy)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2004, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worst-place-you-can-think-of-to-place-ads/243856/11 "2004-05-06T19:16:41Z")
The worst place for ads? How about on the bases in a baseball stadium. ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2004, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worst-place-you-can-think-of-to-place-ads/243856/12 "2004-05-06T19:50:52Z")
> [@BrotherCadfael](#): > > Coding. Sheesh. > > “I dreamed I was sworn in as Chief Justice. In my _Maidenform_ Bra!” I dont’ think I want to see Ruth Bader Ginsburg in just her bra. **FBG** That’s what inspired this thread. ---
**Author:** ![FatBaldGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ecd19e/32.png) [@FatBaldGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FatBaldGuy)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2004, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worst-place-you-can-think-of-to-place-ads/243856/13 "2004-05-06T20:34:37Z")
> [@Zebra](#): > > **FBG** That’s what inspired this thread. I thought maybe that’s what you were referring to, but it still really sticks in my craw. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2004, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worst-place-you-can-think-of-to-place-ads/243856/14 "2004-05-06T20:58:28Z")
This is not a new venue, but today I saw advertising on the public trash cans downtown for a lawyer. Seems appropriate, somehow. “How did you hear about our firm?” “Well, I needed a really good defense lawyer, so instead of looking in the yellow pages or consulting friends, I searched all the trash cans in town until I found you people.” ---
**Author:** ![rjung](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/45deac/32.png) [@rjung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rjung)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2004, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worst-place-you-can-think-of-to-place-ads/243856/15 "2004-05-06T21:56:49Z")
Any sort of advertising in a public restroom is just _wrong._ ---
**Author:** ![Enginerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bcef8e/32.png) [@Enginerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enginerd)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2004, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worst-place-you-can-think-of-to-place-ads/243856/16 "2004-05-06T23:34:05Z")
> [@Ghanima](#): > > How about an audio ad every time you start your car? “GEICO!! Start saving today!” A construction company I used to work for had a machine that would do this every time you started it up. It was a Daewoo - nobody ever knew what it said to you, since it was in Korean (?) rather than Spanish or English. ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2004, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worst-place-you-can-think-of-to-place-ads/243856/17 "2004-05-07T00:49:27Z")
> [@](#): > > The worst place you can think of to place ads Up the butt, Bob. ---
**Author:** ![interface2x](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c0e974/32.png) [@interface2x](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/interface2x)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2004, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worst-place-you-can-think-of-to-place-ads/243856/18 "2004-05-07T01:38:49Z")
I’d say the implantation of ads in DNA. You have a baby and already, right out of the womb, BAM! **BUY ME PAMPERS** ---
**Author:** ![grettle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/aeb1de/32.png) [@grettle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grettle)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2004, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worst-place-you-can-think-of-to-place-ads/243856/19 "2004-05-07T03:18:31Z")
The worse place for ads? This makes me so mad everytime I see one: The driving billboards. Yes, their job is to pollute the world a little more with a miniature 18-wheeler type of truck, in order to bring the ad to the streets and make it mobile. ---
**Author:** ![Daftbugger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9fc29f/32.png) [@Daftbugger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Daftbugger)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2004, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worst-place-you-can-think-of-to-place-ads/243856/20 "2004-05-07T14:11:39Z")
The ads on the back of toilet doors _do_ really annoy me!