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Wednesday 27 February 2008

Oo er missus!


Here's an ad for Dorothy Goodbody's Wholesome Stout from Wye Valley Brewery, which looks innocent enough, but has caused a bit of a stink. It prompted a complaint to booze watchdog the Portman Group, with one sensitive soul observing: "In my view the drawing of a young woman, whose dress is pulled back to reveal her thighs (whilst also hinting at a lack of undergarments) is sexually suggestive."

Wye hit back that the "complainant's imagination had got the better of him". And the regulator? The ad is "slightly saucy". Oh, behave.

This was lifted from The Telegraph, but you have to admire the tone.

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