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This is an advert from Singaporean television. I thought some of you might find it interesting. Enjoy. LINK: Click here to watch.

A mayonnaise ad that shows two men kissing has been withdrawn from television after 200 viewers complained that it was offensive. Heinz, which makes the New York Deli Mayo featured in the commercial, pulled the advertisement less than a week into its expected five week run, in response to the criticism. Viewers told the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) that the ad was inappropriate and unsuitable for children to see. The ASA has not yet decided whether to launch an investigation. snip..... It is understood that the commercial was not shown during children's television programming, because of new rules from Ofcom...

KFC advert breaks complaints record By David Derbyshire, Consumer Affairs Editor (Filed: 26/04/2006) A fast food commercial that featured call centre staff singing with their mouths full has become the most complained-about advert of all time. The ASA received a record 1,671 objections to the advert for Kentucky Fried Chicken The Advertising Standards Authority received a record 1,671 objections last year to the television advert for Kentucky Fried Chicken. Most callers said that it set a bad example to children, or ridiculed people with speech impediments. Some even claimed that it placed call centre employees in a bad light. It...

<p>Though the war on terror continues, the U.S. government has left the public completely exposed to the aftermath of a radiological attack. There is no better evidence of this than the actions of the Department of Homeland Security. The DHS is very focused on interdiction, government continuity and infrastructure protection, but it has not yet prepared for civil defense, which is the protection of civilians in time of war or disaster.</p>

  Casino rents eBay cleavage for £422     By Lester Haines Published Monday 31st January 2005 14:39 GMT It appears that online casino Golden Palace has successfully rented the legally-displayable portion of the Scotswoman's breasts offered as advertising space on eBay.If so, the gambling outfit has - for a modest £422 - added another pair of assets to its unusual eBay purchase portfolio - the company recently paid $28,000 (£15,000) for an amusing simulacrum of the Virgin Mary in a toasted cheese sandwich. We now await with relish the deployment of Golden Palace's logo on Angel's 42GG mams. She will display...

Now I am not claiming to be a campaign ad expert or something ... but this advert by this Macallan guy is probably one of the most effective ones I've ever seen. It's sharp, concise, makes its points and is totally fact-based. As far as I am concerned, if I were the big man (yes, I mean you, Mr. RNC Chairman) at the RNC, I would immediately go and shake Macallan's hand and buy(?) the advert off him, and that's after I offer him a job. Then I'll take it to my creative team and have them expand on it,...

An advertisement for a "miracle" impotence cure depicting a man vying to raise the Tower of Pisa has left hard-liners in Tehran raging after it ran in the main official daily Iran over the weekend. "The publication of this advertisement and especially the drawing are immoral acts", the arch-conservative Jomhouri-Eslami newspaper strongly complained on Sunday. The paper asked how Iran, which is run by the official IRNA news agency, "dares to publish this depraved and immoral advertisement that is an attack on all modesty." Saturday's ad by a health-ministry-approved drugs company claimed to offer a "miracle" treatment for impotence with...