# Unsubtle Subliminal Advertising

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unsubtle-subliminal-advertising/199637>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [September 5, 2003, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unsubtle-subliminal-advertising/199637 "2003-09-05T02:00:33Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
**Page:** 2

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**Author:** ![DreadCthulhu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/db5fbb/32.png) [@DreadCthulhu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DreadCthulhu)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2003, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unsubtle-subliminal-advertising/199637/21 "2003-09-11T01:54:21Z")

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“.syaR htaeD” elyts s’0291 era yeth ,hA

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**Author:** ![blowero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/41988e/32.png) [@blowero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blowero)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2003, 6:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unsubtle-subliminal-advertising/199637/22 "2003-09-11T06:43:41Z")

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> \*Originally posted by gex gex \*  
> \*\*Besides, you can see images flashed for a single frame properly.
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> Anyone who has seen _Fight Club_ can attest to that. \*\*

Not sure if you’re joking, but I’m pretty sure that was more than 1 frame.

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**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2003, 6:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unsubtle-subliminal-advertising/199637/23 "2003-09-11T06:57:04Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Isabelle \*  
> \*\*Do you notice that in all the tampon commercials the girls are wearing “white, close fitting clothing?” \*\*

Yeah, and what is “feminine protection”, anyway? A chartreuse flamethrower?

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**Author:** ![singular1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ba9def/32.png) [@singular1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/singular1)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2003, 9:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unsubtle-subliminal-advertising/199637/24 "2003-09-11T09:54:35Z")

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[hijack]  
What happened? I blocked out the memory of that movie as soon as I saw it because it pissed me off so much, so I’m just curious. What happened in _Fight Club_?  
[/hijack]

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**Author:** ![Ranchoth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranchoth/32/1066_2.png) [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2003, 10:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unsubtle-subliminal-advertising/199637/25 "2003-09-11T10:11:09Z")

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Brian-“I can’t stand El Dorado cigarettes. They even put subliminal messages in their ads”

(TV Clip:)  
Mother-“Hey Jimmy, do you know where Lassie went?”

Man not in the scene- “Smoke.”

Boy-“I don’t know, where are ya boy?”

Man- “Smoke!”

Boy- “Here you are Lassie”

Man- “Are you smoking yet?”

—Family Guy

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**Author:** ![eunoia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eunoia/32/97_2.png) [@eunoia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eunoia)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2003, 10:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unsubtle-subliminal-advertising/199637/26 "2003-09-11T10:48:40Z")

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I’m with **Marley23** on this one, subliminal advertising is by definition subtle. Although there’s something about [this ad…](http://www.eunoia.com/mousead.jpg)

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