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== Advertising == |
== Advertising == |
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* The design of the [http://www.google.com/search?q=London+Olympics+logo London Olympics logo]. Otherwise known as the "Lisa Simpson Blowjob" logo, it has since been recolored purple to remove the unintended allusion, but Google Image Search will still show the old design in a few results. |
* The design of the [http://www.google.com/search?q=London+Olympics+logo London Olympics logo]. Otherwise known as the "Lisa Simpson Blowjob" logo, it has since been recolored purple to remove the unintended allusion, but Google Image Search will still show the old design in a few results. |
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* In a non-sexual example, the logo of the [ |
* In a non-sexual example, the logo of the [[wikipedia:2014 FIFA World Cup|2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil]] is surprisingly reminiscent of [[Face Palm|something else]]. |
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* The Storage Deluxe logo [http://totallylookslike.icanhascheezburger.com/2010/05/10/storage-deluxe-logo-totally-looks-like-dck-in-a-box/ resembles] the [[Memetic Mutation|famous]] "[[Saturday Night Live|Dick in a Box]]" skit. |
* The Storage Deluxe logo [http://totallylookslike.icanhascheezburger.com/2010/05/10/storage-deluxe-logo-totally-looks-like-dck-in-a-box/ resembles] the [[Memetic Mutation|famous]] "[[Saturday Night Live|Dick in a Box]]" skit. |
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== [[Live Action Television]] == |
== [[Live Action Television]] == |
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* [[Yo Gabba Gabba]]: Muno is a one-eyed monster who... looks like a giant red dildo. |
* [[Yo Gabba Gabba]]: Muno is a one-eyed monster who... looks like a giant red dildo. |
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* ''[[Doctor Who]]'' has had more than a few unfortunately designed monsters, but the most famous is probably the ambassador from [[media:alphacentauri3_3714.jpg|Alpha Centauri]]. The cloak he's wearing is a last minute attempt to cover it up. The complaint simply changed from "It looks like a giant dick," to "It looks like a giant dick with a cloak on." Then there's the Vervoids... |
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* The Blessing from ''[[Torchwood Miracle Day (TV)|Torchwood Miracle Day]]'' is revealed to be a fissure underground which some have remarked [http://www.avclub.com/articles/the-gathering,61162/ looks like a vagina.] |
* The Blessing from ''[[Torchwood Miracle Day (TV)|Torchwood Miracle Day]]'' is revealed to be a fissure underground which some have remarked [http://www.avclub.com/articles/the-gathering,61162/ looks like a vagina.] |
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* In ''[[King's Quest III]]'', because of the limitations of the graphics, the protagonist's sprite has, for eyes, a solid line of red pixels, making him look like [[X Men|Cyclops]]. |
* In ''[[King's Quest III]]'', because of the limitations of the graphics, the protagonist's sprite has, for eyes, a solid line of red pixels, making him look like [[X Men|Cyclops]]. |
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* In the Xen level of ''[[Half Life]]'' the Gonarch's egg-sack looks like a huge scrotum. That said, with such a name, it <s>might be</s> definitely is intentional, at least according to ''Half-Life 2: Raising the Bar''. |
* In the Xen level of ''[[Half Life]]'' the Gonarch's egg-sack looks like a huge scrotum. That said, with such a name, it <s>might be</s> definitely is intentional, at least according to ''Half-Life 2: Raising the Bar''. |
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* Compare ''[[Bio Shock]] 2'''s [ |
* Compare ''[[Bio Shock]] 2'''s [[wikipedia:File:Bioshock 2 boxart.jpg|box art]] and [[wikipedia:File:Bombermanii.jpg|the titular]] ''[[Bomberman (Video Game)|Bomberman]]''. You'll never take the former seriously again. |
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* [http://i42.tinypic.com/nga5w4.png This] ''[[Metal Gear Solid]] 4'' promotional statue. Snake's outfit is not unfortunate unless you're allergic to [[Mr. Fanservice|shameless female-aimed fanservice]], but the placement of that lamp seems to be trying a bit too hard. |
* [http://i42.tinypic.com/nga5w4.png This] ''[[Metal Gear Solid]] 4'' promotional statue. Snake's outfit is not unfortunate unless you're allergic to [[Mr. Fanservice|shameless female-aimed fanservice]], but the placement of that lamp seems to be trying a bit too hard. |
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* The dragons in [[Adventure (Video Game)|Adventure]] look less like dragons and more like [[Homestar Runner (Web Animation)|freakin' ducks]]. |
* The dragons in [[Adventure (Video Game)|Adventure]] look less like dragons and more like [[Homestar Runner (Web Animation)|freakin' ducks]]. |
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== [[Western Animation]] == |
== [[Western Animation]] == |
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* One notorious example is the preacher from Disney's ''[[The Little Mermaid (Disney)|The Little Mermaid]]'', whose [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InFLnzeQjWw knees closely resemble an erect penis]. And that's not even getting into the phallic tower that slipped into the home video boxart... |
* One notorious example is the preacher from Disney's ''[[The Little Mermaid (Disney)|The Little Mermaid]]'', whose [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InFLnzeQjWw knees closely resemble an erect penis]. And that's not even getting into the phallic tower that slipped into the home video boxart... |
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** [[Heh Heh You Said X|Hehe, you said "slipped into"]]. |
** [[Heh, Heh, You Said "X"|Hehe, you said "slipped into"]]. |
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* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vsqr-UaR7Mo This video] starting at around 4:32. With [[Dingo Pictures|the company that made it]], this sort of thing is to be expected. |
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vsqr-UaR7Mo This video] starting at around 4:32. With [[Dingo Pictures|the company that made it]], this sort of thing is to be expected. |
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* From the ''[[Arthur (Animation)|Arthur]]'' episode "Arthur's Birthday" the woman working as a cashier who suggests blowing square breaths for square balloons to D.W. looks high. |
* From the ''[[Arthur (Animation)|Arthur]]'' episode "Arthur's Birthday" the woman working as a cashier who suggests blowing square breaths for square balloons to D.W. looks high. |
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== [[Real Life]] == |
== [[Real Life]] == |
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* A crucifix in the St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church in Warr Acres, Oklahoma, depicts Jesus with a distended stomach and abs - which some critics say looks a bit too much [http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?subjectid=18&articleid=20100414_12_0_WRCEhr919446 like an erect penis and scrotum]. The clergy response was basically "[[Whatever]]," and they refuse to discuss the controversy any further. |
* A crucifix in the St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church in Warr Acres, Oklahoma, depicts Jesus with a distended stomach and abs - which some critics say looks a bit too much [http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?subjectid=18&articleid=20100414_12_0_WRCEhr919446 like an erect penis and scrotum]. The clergy response was basically "[[Whatever]]," and they refuse to discuss the controversy any further. |
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* As if the vaguely phallic-shaped unicorn-crest on the head of [ |
* As if the vaguely phallic-shaped unicorn-crest on the head of [[wikipedia:Tsintaosaurus|Tsintaosaurus]] wasn't enough, some illustrations (and an infamous toy) also gave it two, inflatable sacs at the base of said crest. |
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