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Lego Shocks 11-Year-Old Boy by Sending Him Discontinued Train Set He'd Always Wanted Hidden camera captures young fan's thrilled reaction as his dream comes true

A heartwarming story of a boy who scrimped and saved to buy Legos has gone viral just in time for Christmas. James Groccia, an 11-year-old from Massachusetts with Asperger syndrome,…

December 4, 2012, 3:39 PM EST

Parody Charity Urges Africans to Help Norway Survive the Winter Radi-Aid mocks Western celebrity campaigns

As we speak, millions of Norwegians are struggling to endure in a place so nipple-torturingly cold, each day's survival is considered a blessing. Luckily, well-meaning do-gooders across Africa are coming…

November 30, 2012, 7:47 AM EST

Swedish Toys R Us Catalog Tries to Blur Gender Roles Boys and girls finally share dolls, kitchens and Nerf guns

Roll your mind back to 2008, when we wrote about Sweden’s kerfluffle over allegedly sexist Lego advertising that showed a little girl in a pink room outfitted with ponies and…

November 30, 2012, 7:45 AM EST

Vaginal Lubricant Uses Slippery Marketing Tactic of Female Empowerment Canadian ads for Mae by Damiva

Excuse me for once again having a chat with you about vaginas. Damiva, a new brand of products for ladybits whose name is a portmanteau of dame and diva, is…

November 28, 2012, 9:40 AM EST

Cat Cleans His Butt With Impunity in Insulation Ads Prince Nikolai Stroganov III does what he pleases

There seems to be no limit to the types of products and services you can advertise with cat marketing. Here, Mammoth Modern Insulation in New Zealand makes its pitch with…

November 27, 2012, 1:28 PM EST

72-Year-Old Man Models Teen Clothes for His Granddaughter's Label China's Yuekou brand goes classic

The right look for your models can make or break your fashion label, which is why it's surprising that Chinese teen-girl fashion clothier Yuekou is using a 72-year-old man as…

November 26, 2012, 10:58 AM EST

Nicki Minaj Becomes the Bride of C-3PO in New Fragrance Ad Singer bathes in her own robot blood

Perfume ads are often total nonsense, especially when they're for celebrity fragrances. So, it's no surprise that Nicki Minaj has tweeted out a baffling new commercial for her first signature…

November 16, 2012, 3:36 PM EST

Nick Offerman Reassures Insecure Movember Men: 'It Gets Fuller' Don't abandon that in-between 'stache

Nick Offerman is back with some well-timed encouragement to men growing their 'staches for Movember (and men's health). While they may be subject to taunts like carney-ride operator, ugly Geraldo…

November 13, 2012, 3:01 PM EST

Meet Pumpkin-Headed Turkey Claus, King of Holiday Shopping Mascots! RetailMeNot mocks the hand that feeds it

Daily-deal sites are a dime a dozen, but how many have their own holiday? RetailMeNot.com has invented OctoNovemCember, a magical time of year when Pumpkin-Headed Turkey Claus travels the Web…

November 6, 2012, 2:41 PM EST

Mr. Burns Endorses Mitt Romney Clears up famous dog-abuse incident, too

With only a few days left, Charles Montgomery Burns has declared his presidential endorsement for none other than Mitt Romney. Sitting next to a few binders full of women, the…

November 2, 2012, 12:11 PM EDT

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