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This "Happy to sit on your face" billboard, for Spy sunglasses, was supposed to stay up in its Encinitas, Calif., location for five weeks. But it was taken down after just one week due to complaints. Not many Monty Python fans around Encinitas, I take it. As you can see, the ad didn't really offer a whole lot of context, so it's no surprise it got the ax. Sarita Mihaly, who runs a hair salon nearby—where clients in the chair have a clear view of the billboard—said some people were offended, until she explained it to them.
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