[Positive]

"Let's pretend instead that the commercial had featured a woman in a NY deli worker's uniform talking with the heavy-duty Brooklyn accent as she handed out lunches prepared with Heinz NY Deli Style Mayo to her proper British family."

OK... I've pretended, but fill me in so that I can pretend consistently...do the kids call her dad? Does another woman rush out and do they kiss on the lips and does the "dad" say see you soon "sweet boobs"?

[dbwz]

OK... I've pretended, but fill me in so that I can pretend consistently...do the kids call her dad? Does another woman rush out and do they kiss on the lips and does the "dad" say see you soon "sweet boobs"?

The commercial ends with "Mayo with a New York Deli flavor." Meaning, this stuff is so authentic, it'll turn the little lady into a New York Deli guy! Except, of course, if you take everything you see literally.

Obviously the ad people underestimated the sensitivity (or overestimated the capacity for humor) of the average viewer when they decided to air the commercial. It's happened before; many an ad campaign has been shown the round file because it didn't consider all the angles, and a group of people cried "foul!"

PlayStation:

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McDonalds banner ad:

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Intel ad:

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Series of advertisements on Boston's mass transit:

Hook, line, or stinker? T, Legal Sea Foods dispute how 'fresh' ads can be

And with that, I'll not bang my head against this particular wall any further.