Weird News Video #31 -- A Lady and Her Beaver
Episode #31: "Women's Parts" from True's 4 January 2009 issue.
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Posted by Mark, Melbourne Australia on January 31, 2009:
Just wondering why on earth you were using a Las Vegas sign as the background for a story about an Australian Ad??????
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I was in Las Vegas that week. That's what I meant when I said "From Las Vegas..." -rc
Posted by Dan, Boston on February 5, 2009:
Great story and I am sure that the innuendo discussions could go on for years. On the other hand, you have to love the Google ad that appeared on the page offering "All-Natural BeaverRepel, Eliminate Beavers From Your Property in 60 Seconds Flat!"...
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Me?! Buy a product to repel beavers at my house? Never! -rc
Posted by Belinda, Sydney on May 7, 2009:
I hated this ad...but not because of the innuendo. I hated it because it used the slang term "beaver" which has been pointed out previously is not in use in Australia. When I first saw the ad I had no idea what the point of it was, I thought it was stupid until an american friend of mine to let me know of the word usage in the US. Why use a term that is not familiar to Australians?
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I agree it's odd. Maybe they figured the Internet made the term more universal. Or maybe they thought it was a good idea to introduce the term there (which also would be quite odd!) -rc