There are some unusual prohibitions in advertising in the Muslim world. We had a post about some of them: Oldie of the Day: Censorship in Saudi Arabia (10 pics). They are based on the national and religious peculiarities of Islamic countries.
Any advertising including logos that appear in Arabic-speaking countries should be forcibly adapted to the local cultural values and the Arabic language.
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Apparently some women have no shame when it comes to showing off their brand new gigantic puffy lips. This pouty girl must have recently got her lips injected with some fat or other lovely substance and wants the world to know her lips are ready for action.
These Chinese businesses have some very awkward, embarrassing, and outrageously funny names. Either they have no feel for the English language or they simply don’t care. The names that they have chosen for their businesses are hilarious.
The Matterhorn is a mountain in the Pennine Alps on the border between Switzerland and Italy. Its summit is 4,478 metres (14,692 ft) high, making it one of the highest peaks in the Alps.
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Artist Viktor Hertz created these alternative logos for his project “Honest logos” whereby he humorously conveys the true purpose behind these companies. I haven’t seen too many cat videos on YouTube but plenty of laughing babies.
Mischa Barton Caught Up In Mysterious Sex Toy Scandal
This is one tough Dachshund dog. Of all the doggie toys in the world, this dog plays with none of them. Apparently this dog prefers toys that he can play very rough with.
Tablet+Toilet=High Tech Poddy Breaks!
All you need to find is an old Ford Pinto or any other abandoned old car will do.
But you have probably guessed already, it’s not very hygienic.
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These incredible high-speed photos of water droplets were taken by Markus Reugels. As a result of the high speed camera, they are frozen in time. His camera has a shutter speed of as much as 1/16th of a second and an extremely fast flash. The water droplets are truly amazing.
This is some incredible advertising by Clive Stewart. The advertisements are amazingly creative, subtle, but also direct and to the point. They make you pay attention to the products being advertised.
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Yandex Maps, an equivalent to Google Maps in Russia, took these pictures in Donetsk, Ukraine. But nothing to worry about, apparently, this is just a flashmob.
This is the World Cup of pizza that was held in April in the northern part of Italy. The pizza makers acrobatically twirled some of the best pizza dough to win.
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To draw something like this, you need to have a very big imagination and the author of these images, Tiago Hoisel, doesn’t lack them. This is already the second selection of painting that we have by this artist.
Check out the first one:
Original Paintings (48 pics)
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