Re: A true tale of phrase horror
Posted by ESC on September 25, 2002
In Reply to: A
true tale of phrase horror posted by Woodchuck on September 24, 2002
: Warning: the following linguistic trainwreck is not for the squeamish.
: "Draining
the lizard" is vulgar slang for urination. A new ad campaign for SoBe beverages
misappropriates the phrase and now many will associate the lizard emblazoned bottles
with urine. Ugh!
: I've included a link to the clip at ads.com where lizard
is misspelled. Where will it end? Oh, the humanity!
I can't understand why they
would name a beverage something that makes people think of drinking pee. But do
you recall the chewing gum ad slogan, "Chew on this"? I don't remember the product
but I remember the stupid ad.
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