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Grossest Advertiser: Extended Stay Motels.
The motel chain dispensed with decency in a pair of disgusting ads: one in which a woman licks everything in her room to prove its cleanliness; and another in which guests signal their happiness and comfort by flaunting their flatulence. Check in at your own risk.
Oddest Advertising Trend: Crop-circle ads.
Giant crop circles promoting McDonald’s coffee and Papa John’s pizza appeared in a Nebraska corn field and a Colorado wheat field, respectively, this year.
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