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Originally posted by Russ D
So why didn't they?
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Hindsight is 100% more accurate than foresight.
What looks like an effective slogan to some, is tantamount to an incitement to slander to others.
Coca Cola had a problem with an advertising point
"Coke Gives you life" was translated into chinese as "coke brings your ancestors back from the grave"
Vauxhall Novas had to be renamed as "No Va" in spanish means "Won't Go"
It can be hard to see the impact of an advertisement you have worked on, as you can be too close to the subject material to spot the obvious.
Since it is a weekly news paper, we have yet to see if NTL place comments in the next edition apologising for the ad and explaining the context of the quote.