Comments on: Battle of The Billboards in LA: Giant Boozy Ladyparts are OK, Criticizing Insurance Companies Ain't. http://boingboing.net/2009/09/11/battle-of-the-billbo.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Tue, 21 May 2013 12:08:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: cstatman http://boingboing.net/2009/09/11/battle-of-the-billbo.html#comment-586753 cstatman Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-586753 hooray for the hoo hah! hooray for the hoo hah!

]]> By: Adam Stanhope http://boingboing.net/2009/09/11/battle-of-the-billbo.html#comment-586498 Adam Stanhope Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-586498 Reaching... Reaching…

]]> By: Pipenta http://boingboing.net/2009/09/11/battle-of-the-billbo.html#comment-587015 Pipenta Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-587015 Hokano, Ow, ow, ow. That was funny! Painful, but funny. Hokano,

Ow, ow, ow.

That was funny! Painful, but funny.

]]> By: hokano http://boingboing.net/2009/09/11/battle-of-the-billbo.html#comment-586507 hokano Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-586507 Here are some <a href="http://www.lesbilicious.co.uk/sex-relationships/things-shaped-like-vaginas/">things shaped like vaginas</a> as seen at lesbilicious.co.uk There's even a mango involved. Here are some things shaped like vaginas as seen at lesbilicious.co.uk

There’s even a mango involved.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2009/09/11/battle-of-the-billbo.html#comment-586765 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-586765 Why exactly does everyone think that billboard looks like a giant pussy? It took an effort to see what you guys are seeing, because I've never seen a green, wood-grained snatch with a clit the size of a golf ball. Have you been getting it on with the green slave women from Star Trek or something? Why exactly does everyone think that billboard looks like a giant pussy? It took an effort to see what you guys are seeing, because I’ve never seen a green, wood-grained snatch with a clit the size of a golf ball. Have you been getting it on with the green slave women from Star Trek or something?

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2009/09/11/battle-of-the-billbo.html#comment-586510 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-586510 Advertising is not afforded the same protections as journalism regarding libel and the like. IOW, an advertiser will lose a lawsuit rather easily and often knows full well they are placi g an ad that is coming down shortly. Whereas for the Absolut ad, wow, I've never seen a vag so disease riddled as that. Wow. Advertising is not afforded the same protections as journalism regarding libel and the like. IOW, an advertiser will lose a lawsuit rather easily and often knows full well they are placi g an ad that is coming down shortly. Whereas for the Absolut ad, wow, I’ve never seen a vag so disease riddled as that. Wow.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2009/09/11/battle-of-the-billbo.html#comment-586766 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-586766 "you can trust humongous hoo-hahs." A well known scientific fact, and the subject of many formal studies, including the seminal "Robust Effect of Humongous Hoo-Hahs on Assured Confidence." “you can trust humongous hoo-hahs.” A well known scientific fact, and the subject of many formal studies, including the seminal “Robust Effect of Humongous Hoo-Hahs on Assured Confidence.”

]]> By: Takuan http://boingboing.net/2009/09/11/battle-of-the-billbo.html#comment-587026 Takuan Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-587026 oh dear, things are coming to a head here. oh dear, things are coming to a head here.

]]> By: Cicada http://boingboing.net/2009/09/11/battle-of-the-billbo.html#comment-586517 Cicada Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-586517 I kind of like the Absolut ad. It's Georgia O'Keeffe meets Edvard Munch. Neat. I kind of like the Absolut ad. It’s Georgia O’Keeffe meets Edvard Munch. Neat.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2009/09/11/battle-of-the-billbo.html#comment-586518 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-586518 I saw a vagina once and it did'nt look like this. I saw a vagina once and it did’nt look like this.

]]> By: mulls http://boingboing.net/2009/09/11/battle-of-the-billbo.html#comment-586520 mulls Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-586520 Um, my dad was admittedly a little late with the birds and bees conversation, but that doesn't look like any female bodypart I've ever seen... Um, my dad was admittedly a little late with the birds and bees conversation, but that doesn’t look like any female bodypart I’ve ever seen…

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2009/09/11/battle-of-the-billbo.html#comment-586523 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-586523 Ha - in Japanese "mango" = "pussy" But why is this supposed to be offensive? As an earlier comment noted, it's no more explicit than a Georgia O'Keefe. Ha – in Japanese “mango” = “pussy”

But why is this supposed to be offensive? As an earlier comment noted, it’s no more explicit than a Georgia O’Keefe.

]]> By: Takuan http://boingboing.net/2009/09/11/battle-of-the-billbo.html#comment-586525 Takuan Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-586525 a phallic symbol is any object longer than it is wide - and the complement is of course any object with a curve. a phallic symbol is any object longer than it is wide – and the complement is of course any object with a curve.

]]> By: RichSPK http://boingboing.net/2009/09/11/battle-of-the-billbo.html#comment-586783 RichSPK Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-586783 Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar, and sometimes an abstract picture featuring a mango is just an abstract picture featuring a mango. I don't think I'd see a vagina in that billboard if you hadn't pointed it out. And so what? Why're you comparing commercial criticism to mango vodka? That's apples and oranges... That's not to say I'm not against the Consumer Watchdog billboard, although there may be a case for it being libel. Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar, and sometimes an abstract picture featuring a mango is just an abstract picture featuring a mango. I don’t think I’d see a vagina in that billboard if you hadn’t pointed it out.

And so what?

Why’re you comparing commercial criticism to mango vodka? That’s apples and oranges…

That’s not to say I’m not against the Consumer Watchdog billboard, although there may be a case for it being libel.

]]> By: Cicada http://boingboing.net/2009/09/11/battle-of-the-billbo.html#comment-586533 Cicada Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-586533 @11 On the other hand, no halfway competent marketing firm in its right mind would be unaware that the resemblance would be there. If it is, it's deliberate. @11 On the other hand, no halfway competent marketing firm in its right mind would be unaware that the resemblance would be there. If it is, it’s deliberate.

]]> By: Lobster http://boingboing.net/2009/09/11/battle-of-the-billbo.html#comment-586538 Lobster Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-586538 Makes sense to me. The insurance one is slander. Vaginas never hurt anybody that didn't deserve it. Makes sense to me. The insurance one is slander. Vaginas never hurt anybody that didn’t deserve it.

]]> By: presterjohn http://boingboing.net/2009/09/11/battle-of-the-billbo.html#comment-586541 presterjohn Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-586541 I say we remove all advertising billboards, and replace them with abstract representations of sex organs. I say we remove all advertising billboards, and replace them with abstract representations of sex organs.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2009/09/11/battle-of-the-billbo.html#comment-586798 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-586798 Something I learned as an Art/Art History Major: What you see in a work of art says more about you than it does about the artist or the art itself. So if you see sex in everyday objects, you are the one obsessed with sex Something I learned as an Art/Art History Major:

What you see in a work of art says more about you than it does about the artist or the art itself. So if you see sex in everyday objects, you are the one obsessed with sex

]]> By: Cicada http://boingboing.net/2009/09/11/battle-of-the-billbo.html#comment-586543 Cicada Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-586543 @15- Well, there is the alleged fate of Steely Dan I... @15- Well, there is the alleged fate of Steely Dan I…

]]> By: ArghMonkey http://boingboing.net/2009/09/11/battle-of-the-billbo.html#comment-586799 ArghMonkey Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-586799 Just an example of consumerism trumping everything else, yet again. Its hard to stay focused on this sort of thing, corporatism has won in the u.s. and noone cares (except for a handful of us). For the record I think there should be more subtle vaginas in advertising. http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/39/2009/06/340x_custom_1246286823506_LILA-HIV.jpg http://jezebel.com/assets/resources/2008/03/FAUXTAMPAX031008.jpg Just an example of consumerism trumping everything else, yet again.

Its hard to stay focused on this sort of thing, corporatism has won in the u.s. and noone cares (except for a handful of us).

For the record I think there should be more subtle vaginas in advertising.

http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/39/2009/06/340x_custom_1246286823506_LILA-HIV.jpg

http://jezebel.com/assets/resources/2008/03/FAUXTAMPAX031008.jpg

]]> By: Daemon http://boingboing.net/2009/09/11/battle-of-the-billbo.html#comment-586800 Daemon Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-586800 @#12 Anonymous Actually, the word you're looking for is "manko" @#12 Anonymous
Actually, the word you’re looking for is “manko”

]]> By: searconflex http://boingboing.net/2009/09/11/battle-of-the-billbo.html#comment-586801 searconflex Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-586801 someone care to fill us in on what the text under the hoo-hah reads, s'il te plait. someone care to fill us in on what the text under the hoo-hah reads, s’il te plait.

]]> By: nigelfootpowder http://boingboing.net/2009/09/11/battle-of-the-billbo.html#comment-586802 nigelfootpowder Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-586802 I dunno, maybe I just need to be hit over the head with pornography. I dunno, maybe I just need to be hit over the head with pornography.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2009/09/11/battle-of-the-billbo.html#comment-586549 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-586549 #15 Actually, slander is spoken. The written bit that says you can't trust Mercury Insurance would be liable if it were not true. My experience of them over a long time is that it's a pretty accurate statement. Really. #15 Actually, slander is spoken. The written bit that says you can’t trust Mercury Insurance would be liable if it were not true. My experience of them over a long time is that it’s a pretty accurate statement. Really.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2009/09/11/battle-of-the-billbo.html#comment-586550 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-586550 Well, http://www.consumerwatchdog.org/ Well, http://www.consumerwatchdog.org/

]]> By: ArghMonkey http://boingboing.net/2009/09/11/battle-of-the-billbo.html#comment-586807 ArghMonkey Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-586807 @ #46 - You mean the VAGINA?! You can type out the word you know. Jesus wont come and turn you into a pillar of salt *L* Sorry, im sure your on the level but I find it hilarious that americans are so purity and prudish. Its a VVVVAAAAGGGGIIIINNNNAAAA, its ok to say, infact its fun ... @ #46 – You mean the VAGINA?! You can type out the word you know. Jesus wont come and turn you into a pillar of salt *L*

Sorry, im sure your on the level but I find it hilarious that americans are so purity and prudish.

Its a VVVVAAAAGGGGIIIINNNNAAAA, its ok to say, infact its fun …

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2009/09/11/battle-of-the-billbo.html#comment-586811 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-586811 What's sad here is how many of you are talking about the vagina over the injustice that is going on.. What’s sad here is how many of you are talking about the vagina over the injustice that is going on..

]]> By: wolfwitch http://boingboing.net/2009/09/11/battle-of-the-billbo.html#comment-587582 wolfwitch Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-587582 Gotta say, I think gratefully, that I've never seen a vagina that looked anything like that... Gotta say, I think gratefully, that I’ve never seen a vagina that looked anything like that…

]]> By: W. James Au http://boingboing.net/2009/09/11/battle-of-the-billbo.html#comment-586815 W. James Au Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-586815 I want to live in a world with way less stupid billboards about insurance and way more that enshrine the sacred vag. Is that too much to ask? I want to live in a world with way less stupid billboards about insurance and way more that enshrine the sacred vag. Is that too much to ask?

]]> By: hokano http://boingboing.net/2009/09/11/battle-of-the-billbo.html#comment-586817 hokano Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-586817 searconflex, a <a href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3358/3648697825_55e57033be.jpg">slightly more legible pic</a> for your inspection. searconflex, a slightly more legible pic for your inspection.

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