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Controversial topics are the best ways to get someone's attention. At least that's what marketing and advertising companies seem to think. They aren't wrong about this though. Unless you come up with some really creative visuals (look, I'm on a horse!), chances are folks will forget about your product. Let's not even mention those unfortunate ads that we all fast forward; doesn't matter how well-done it is, we want to know if John Shepard from SG Atlantis does snuff the life out of the evil wraith! Well, I came across a few quirky foreign ads that will …. linger in your mind. A lot of them are a bit 'in your face', others are slightly out there. You've been warned.

This particular ad is from Israel. It is actually about one of their TV shows. According to the description on the uploader's page, the ad shows Iranian president President Ahmadinejad declaring that he will blast Israel away on Monday. So one guy from the press conference gets up and points out that a rather important episode of Danny Hollywood would be aired on Monday. So the little ruckus that follows this little exchange is actually folks protesting the bombing date. Yea, definitely makes you cringe a bit and say 'Oh noes' as you watch more of the ad. Funny but still … 'Yikes' as well.

Whoa! I know this got a lot of folks' attention but er, a bit tasteless, isn't it? Hehe, considering the subject of the matter, that last statement will now sound rather bad. The product in question is a type of lip gloss that is beer flavored. It was developed by Heineken and it's supposed to help women be more attractive to men. Am I the only one doing a facepalm here?

This one is from 2007 and is about a Nandos ad. Nandos are well-known for getting authorities all hot and bothered (not in the way that you think) and this is one of those times when they tested the bigwigs' comfort zone (yep, in that way). This particular ad shows a poledancer who loves Nandos and thus goes on about its yummy flavors. Er, ye might not want to watch this at work.

First of all, I warn you, this ad (or compilation of clips) are very explicit. It is a 'Drive Responsibly' ad made for Securite Routiere, a French company. Wow, some of those scenes are graphic. It is a hard-hitting ad and er, one that will really stick in your mind. I don't know if the uploader put together a bunch of their ads in one clip or if this is how the company originally created the ad but …. the ad has Metallica's Nothing Else Matters playing in the background. Again, whoa! The song works well for that incredibly sad ad. Yes, I also realize I didn't have to sit through the 4 minutes of accident scenarios …. As powerful as this ad is, it doesn't really work on the target audience, does it?