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Good marketing can make you fall in love with a product, but bad marketing? Well, that can leave you scratching your head and wondering, "Who approved this?" From confusing advertisements to bizarre promotional tactics, some brands come up with ideas that are memorable for all the wrong reasons. But hey, at least they give us something to laugh about!

Today, we dove into the Facebook group 'Ridiculous Marketing Nonsense,' where people share some of the most questionable marketing decisions they've come across. We've rounded up a collection of these hilarious fails for you to enjoy. So, keep scrolling to see what happens when creativity goes a little too far and common sense apparently takes the day off!

#1

Not Ridiculous

A bookstore display with a humorous sign about Margaret Thatcher books

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Annik Perrot
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5 hours ago

That was certainly done on pupose. Nice pun.

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    #2

    Quite Fancy My Chances After A Few Beers And A Kebab Tonight

    A portable toilet sign with funny wording featured in hilarious ads and signs

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    Bunny Wood
    Community Member
    5 hours ago

    Tonight on "A league toilets" we review the best of this week's competitive dumps...

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    #3

    Nope

    A funny typo sign reading Mini Dognuts instead of donuts

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    David Paterson
    Community Member
    5 hours ago (edited)

    It's the eating Babies that grabs my attention.

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    #4

    A Story In Three Parts

    A hilarious placement of Cadbury chocolate bars reading Greatest Gran, Get Well Soon, You Passed

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    Serial pacifist
    Community Member
    5 hours ago

    The exclamation mark signals relief.

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    #5

    Critical Alien Graffiti

    Blue shipping container labelled Earth Boring, serving as one of the hilarious signs that missed the mark.

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    Glix Drap
    Community Member
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    6 hours ago

    Try Mercury instead. I hear it's really hot.

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    #6

    He's A Socket Man

    A white van labeled John Elton Electrician, a hilarious ad that clearly missed the mark with its unintended name pun.

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    Glix Drap
    Community Member
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    6 hours ago

    Elton John's other career is as a trician elec.

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    #7

    I Hard

    A poorly formatted motivational poster demonstrating hilarious ads and signs layout mistakes

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    moggiemoo
    Community Member
    6 hours ago

    No argument from me.

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    #8


    A festive entrance with a banner reading Welcome to the Bury Santa Experience, a sign that clearly missed the mark.

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    Serial pacifist
    Community Member
    5 hours ago

    The kids were digging it!

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    #9

    I Hope You Brought Urine

    A funny design fail on a doormat with cursive text that looks like hope you brought urine instead of wine.

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    Glix Drap
    Community Member
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    6 hours ago

    Someone is taking the pìss.

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    #10

    And I Said, What About

    A food truck display showcasing funny ads and signs with humor

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    Wide Awake at 3am
    Community Member
    6 hours ago

    How is this a fail, what am I missing?

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    #11

    Erm

    Hilarious ads on cans of Hello Kitty Spam on a store shelf

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    Serial pacifist
    Community Member
    5 hours ago

    Goodbye kitty

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    #12


    A funny billboard sign advertising a gorilla playing saxophone at your party

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    Bunny Wood
    Community Member
    5 hours ago

    Get in line ..

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    #13


    Supermarket price tag claiming a discount while increasing price, showing hilarious ads that missed the mark

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    David Paterson
    Community Member
    4 hours ago (edited)

    I saw a product at a store today. $13.50 for one. $5.75 for two.

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    #14

    Erm

    A blue beanie with misprinted text representing hilarious ads and signs

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    Bewitched One
    Community Member
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    6 hours ago

    Oof that one’s bad lol

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    #15

    Whatever Happened To The

    A supermarket shelf with a hilarious sign reading NO MORE HEROES, clearly missing the mark in product placement.

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    Serial pacifist
    Community Member
    5 hours ago

    Signed: Thanos

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    #16

    Schrödinger’s Oj

    Hilarious ads and signs on juice box with contradictory concentrate claims.

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    Glix Drap
    Community Member
    Premium
    6 hours ago

    Schrödinger's orange juice.

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    #17

    You Can't Bark There Mate

    Yellow city sign asking to minimise barking, serving as one of many funny signs that missed the mark

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    Glix Drap
    Community Member
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    6 hours ago

    Agreed, Barking should be merged with Newham. Mind you, we might just end up with New Barking.

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    #18

    Can't Wait

    A storefront banner for Rays Microwaved Tilapia as a hilarious sign fail example

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    Jen Mart
    Community Member
    4 hours ago

    I can smell that sign

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    #19

    Doesn’t Seem Like A Good Idea To Me!

    Hilarious storefront sign combining food, cocktails, and tattoo services under one roof

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    GenuineJen
    Community Member
    3 hours ago

    A second on the lips, forever on the… ankle?

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    #20

    It Isn't Really A Bird If It Has A Spicy Coating

    A sign saying Elk City is a bird sanctuary next to a KFC logo, a hilarious sign that clearly missed the mark.

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    Jen Mart
    Community Member
    4 hours ago

    Not anymore

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    #21

    Nope

    A supermarket aisle sign with confusing layout creating hilarious ads and signs

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    Apachebathmat
    Community Member
    7 hours ago

    If they want to I guess

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    #22

    Bourgeois Hot Chocolate Anyone?

    Hilarious poster for a Socialist Party Winter Book Fayre featuring Karl Marx as Santa

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    Serial pacifist
    Community Member
    5 hours ago

    Santa Marx and his reindeer Comrade, Engels, Lenin, Red Star, Proletariat, Che, Castro, Manifesto and Partisan.

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    #23

    For Those Looking For A Global Slag Portal

    A poorly designed logo for the Global Slag Conference as a hilarious sign that missed the mark.

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    Glix Drap
    Community Member
    Premium
    6 hours ago

    They do get about a bit.

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    #24

    I'd Need To Get Fit Before I Tackled This

    Parkrun start and finish signs placed right next to each other on a fence

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    Glix Drap
    Community Member
    Premium
    6 hours ago

    Looks like a bit of a marathon to me.

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    #25


    A blue microwave on the street with a sign that says Free Michael Wave

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    Glix Drap
    Community Member
    Premium
    6 hours ago

    What has Michael Wave done? Where is he incarcerated? So many questions.

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    #26

    Cuth Pube

    A confusing sign for The Cube Pub that reads like Cut he Pub

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    Glix Drap
    Community Member
    Premium
    6 hours ago

    Cuth Pube.

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    #27

    Think I’ll Park First, Then Eat Drink And Shop!

    A black car parked outside a building with a funny sign featuring confusing layout instructions.

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    WindySwede
    Community Member
    5 hours ago

    The acronym os bad if you park first... 😬

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    #28

    Too Soon Guys

    Hilarious ad for Dubai waterfronts saying set to explode in 2026.

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    Glix Drap
    Community Member
    Premium
    6 hours ago

    Given what's going on with Iran at the moment this sounds entirely possible.

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    #29

    Smell Like A Sweaty German Having A Panic Attack Or Something

    Online ad showing a perfume bottle labeled German Angst as an example of ads and signs that missed the mark

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    Glix Drap
    Community Member
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    6 hours ago

    Discover All Fragrances -yes, I'll have some French Riot.

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    #30

    Aldi: No, No. We’re A Proper Supermarket Now. We No Longer Do Cynical Knockoff Versions. Also Aldi:

    Off-brand soda boxes labeled Professor Peppy showing hilarious ads and signs

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    Jen Mart
    Community Member
    3 hours ago

    he's working on his thesis

    #31

    Think This Is Appropriate Place To Post This, Unlike That Defribrillator

    Newspaper article titled Crematorium gets defibrillator, showcasing hilarious ads and news headlines.

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    Apachebathmat
    Community Member
    7 hours ago

    I work at a crematorium and can confirm we have a defibrillator on site too

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    #32


    Hilarious shop sign for Disney Land chicken & pizza store.

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    TheBadHalfofHel
    Community Member
    4 hours ago

    TBH - it can't be any worse than the real stuff from Disney Land.

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    #33

    I'll Have A Mullet And A Hi Hat

    Storefront sign reading Barber + Drum Shop, featuring among unique ads and signs that missed the mark

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    Glix Drap
    Community Member
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    6 hours ago

    Well it should be easy for them to drum up custom.

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    #34

    Free Parking!

    Confusing street sign stating No Parking Penalty Applies, fitting hilarious signs that missed the mark

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    Glix Drap
    Community Member
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    6 hours ago

    Wonder how that would stand up in court?

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    #35

    The Chipiest Cooies In Town For Only 1.80

    Bakery display tag with a typo reading chipy cooie on hilarious signs

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    Jen Mart
    Community Member
    3 hours ago

    sounds like a bird that has not been discovered yet

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    #36

    “Oh Annie I’m…”

    A funny store sign for Nacho Daddy, showing a hilarious sign design fail

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    JL
    Community Member
    49 minutes ago

    They should get Maury Povich to do their commercials.

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    #37

    It Would Seem That There Is A Marketing Tier Below "As Seen On TV"

    Product box for an onion bloom maker representing hilarious ads with strange product design.

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    Bunny Wood
    Community Member
    5 hours ago (edited)

    As once described in a magazine...?

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    #38

    No Thanks

    Hilarious ads and signs featuring a store sign for ThongSuk Thai Massage

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    Glix Drap
    Community Member
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    6 hours ago

    But I wear y-fronts.

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    #39


    A container labeled Friend Onion instead of Fried Onion featured as a hilarious sign typo.

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    Glix Drap
    Community Member
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    6 hours ago

    I cried when I saw this.

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    #40

    I Have Some Questions

    Hilarious signs: a newspaper headline stand displaying a poorly phrased news title reading Drunken Police Chase Teen In Court.

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    Glix Drap
    Community Member
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    6 hours ago

    About right for the plod these days.

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    #41

    Dont Worry About Punctuation Nobody Uses It Nowadays

    Book advertisement with unfortunate typography as an example of hilarious ads and signs

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    Serial pacifist
    Community Member
    5 hours ago

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    The storlyline: Grandpa took a viagra, had a heart attack, d**d, they couldn’t put it down to close the coffin.

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    #42

    Yes, It's American

    Vintage poster for farming with dynamite showing hilarious ads and signs that missed the mark

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    TheBadHalfofHel
    Community Member
    4 hours ago (edited)

    This was actually a real thing! DuPont touted the easy of farming using dynamite to clear land (remove large trees); breaking up hardpan soil ( lead to the Dust Bowl years); making holes to plant fruit trees; and 'digging' ditches for irrigation (one reason we have so many farms in the Califirnia desert). Plus - an added bonus! They would send out a salesman to demonstrate! 🧨💣💥

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    #43

    Enr. Oln O.w

    Window display showing awkward text formatting for Winchester School of Art, making it one of many hilarious signs.

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    Apachebathmat
    Community Member
    7 hours ago

    Winchester school of art, nearly had a stroke trying to work that out

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    #44


    Funny store signs reading ALL CAPS 30% Off above baseball caps.

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    Glix Drap
    Community Member
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    6 hours ago

    What's the discount on lower case?

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    #45

    Gonna Swerve This

    Hilarious ads for Glico Collon chocolate rolled-up cookies.

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    Glix Drap
    Community Member
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    6 hours ago

    I can smell these from here.

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    #46

    I Fill Your Mum With Sunshine!

    A balloon design with confusing text layout serving as a hilarious sign typo.

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    Glix Drap
    Community Member
    Premium
    6 hours ago

    Well I've hear some sames for it, but until now not sunshine.

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    #47

    Erm

    A supermarket billboard ad with unusual text phrasing serving as a hilarious ad.

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    Glix Drap
    Community Member
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    6 hours ago

    D**n, Gretta gets everywhere.

    #48

    Little House On The Prairie: Laura’s Revenge

    An eerie vintage costume mask for Little House on the Prairie showing a hilarious ad and product design fail.

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    Number1SatedRalesman
    Community Member
    2 hours ago

    Revenge for what

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    #49

    Two Insulting Trouser Styles For Women:

    Hilarious ads: a clothing tag for M&S pants with a funny misprint labeling the fit as Utility Barrel.

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    My O My
    Community Member
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    5 hours ago

    I thought it couldn't get worse the mom jeans

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    #50

    Excellent Selection

    Hilarious ads: a restaurant window displaying poorly spaced text that creates a confusing menu description.

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    Doctor Strange
    Community Member
    4 hours ago

    A roast in a beef sounds a bit like a turducken

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    #51

    Now Own Up, Which Person In This Group Is Responsible? Ps. Great Work!

    A collage showing funny street signs as part of hilarious ads and signs

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    Rafael
    Community Member
    3 hours ago

    Do they still need a man with a man?

    #52


    A cake decorated with blue icing that spells out an unfortunate phrase, representing a hilarious ad or message that missed the mark.

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    Glix Drap
    Community Member
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    6 hours ago (edited)

    And while you are at uni don't be a c**t.

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    #53

    When It's Urgent It's Urgent I Suppose

    A funny Facebook post typo reading Urgent needed man with a man today, showcasing hilarious ads and signs

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    TheBadHalfofHel
    Community Member
    4 hours ago

    Is this the British version of 'I know a guy who knows a guy'?

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    #54

    Surreal

    Funny store aisle sign repeated multiple times in a grocery store as hilarious signs missed the mark

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    TheBadHalfofHel
    Community Member
    4 hours ago

    I read those signs in an 'echo voice'.

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    #55

    Gobbledegook Marketing

    Hilarious signs: a Wendy's fast food sign with a confusingly arranged message reading Misfortune Awaits Lucky You.

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    Glix Drap
    Community Member
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    6 hours ago

    Yes, lucky me.

    #56

    Eerrrrrr. So Partly Potato Flavoured Potatoes

    Hilarious ads: a bag of Walkers crisps featuring a funny placement of the World Cup trophy in the design.

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