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We wonder if some of these unintentionally comic and/or horrifying ad placement gaffes were in fact done on purpose. Well, maybe not the muddy underpants one—you can’t really plan humor like that (call it a “happy accident”). But we can see a cigarette company putting a billboard under a cancer treatment ad just for the audacity of it. You can’t do much about online ads like the Botox one, as contextual goofs will ensnare even the best news sites.

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