# real-world translations of marketing slogans

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## Post 1 by Blue Velvet (I've got the platinum golden silver bronze poster award.) on Thursday, 07-Sep-2006 20:48:37

The Top 16 Real-World Translations of Marketing Slogans
16> "A diamond is forever." -- "As is a pre-nup."
15> "Go Greyhound and leave the driving to us!" -- "Better take
the bus, because one more DUI lands you in jail."
14> "What's in your wallet?" -- "Thank God we beat Trojan to
the punch on this."
13> "You've got questions, we've got answers." -- "For example:
'How much can I make working at Radio Shack?' Five bucks
an hour, Sparky!"
12> "We do chicken right." -- "And there's a guy in back 'doing'
that chicken right now."
11> "It's not TV, it's HBO." -- "For a mere $12 a month, we'll
give you breasts and foul language -- both from Tony Soprano."
10> "Just do it." -- "Think you can get off the couch long enough
to buy a pair of overpriced sneakers, lard ass?"
9> "Wouldn't you really rather have a Buick?" -- "That carefully
executed left turn from the far right lane tells me you're
looking at your 80th birthday in the rear view mirror.
Am I right?"
8> "Keeps going and going and going...." -- "Don't you wish
your husband ran on batteries?"
7> "You're not fully clean unless you're ZESTfully clean." --
"Those other brand soaps are chock-full of Kenny Rogers'
old liposuction discharge and whale semen."
6> "Gee, your hair smells terrific!" -- "I'm sorry, I seem to
have gotten snot on your scalp."
5> "An army of one." -- "At least it will be if recruiting doesn't
pick up."
4> "Fly the friendly skies" -- "... after you've turned over your
liquids to the friendly Homeland Security officer, taken off
your shoes for the friendly X-ray machine and bent over for
the friendly cavity search."
3> "Power is nothing without control." -- "Hell, just ask
Bill Clinton."
2> "Whatever it is I think I see becomes a Tootsie Roll to me."
-- "Life's pretty confusing since my toddler figured out
how to remove his diaper."
and the number 1
Real-World Translation of a Marketing Slogan...
1> "It's Miller time." -- "Life hasn't really panned out like
you thought it would, has it?"

## Post 2 by blbobby (Ooo you're gona like this!) on Thursday, 07-Sep-2006 23:46:09

&LT;lol> Thanks. I love these.
Bob

## Post 3 by Blue Velvet (I've got the platinum golden silver bronze poster award.) on Thursday, 07-Sep-2006 23:47:02

I'll have another list tomorrow.