Yes, advertising can be intrusive, offensive and dull. But it has given us so many clever turns of phrase and plays on words. For example:

A rejected suggestion for the campaign for the Dodge Omni car was to change the name of the sun roof to a "moon roof," and in ads feature the car under night sky with the caption: "Moon Over My Omni."

And one of my favorites is a Christmas holiday ad for a premium brand scotch:

Ingle Ells, Ingle Ells
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