MissionViejo92692
MissionViejo92692 t1_j2adl30 wrote
Reply to comment by BrendanSchaubsMom in TIL In the 1980s, an obscene image was snuck into one of the ice cubes in a Coca-Cola ad in South Australia. The company recalled and destroyed all of the posters, and the artist responsible for the image was fired and sued. by 54_actual
Images of penises, I think, were airbrushed in. The book had some color pictures in the center. I remember sort of having to take the guy's word for it regarding what the pictures were.
MissionViejo92692 t1_j2942df wrote
Reply to comment by 54_actual in TIL In the 1980s, an obscene image was snuck into one of the ice cubes in a Coca-Cola ad in South Australia. The company recalled and destroyed all of the posters, and the artist responsible for the image was fired and sued. by 54_actual
I remember that book! Ice cubes in ads were one of the things it talked about. But the example pictures provided were sort of a Rorschach test. Even when someone tells you what you're looking for, you're not sure if you see it. I wonder if the guy who did the Coke ad took inspiration from the book and thought, I can do better. Life imitates conspiracy theory.
MissionViejo92692 t1_j292ttt wrote
Reply to comment by Dawnawaken92 in TIL In the 1980s, an obscene image was snuck into one of the ice cubes in a Coca-Cola ad in South Australia. The company recalled and destroyed all of the posters, and the artist responsible for the image was fired and sued. by 54_actual
It's in the linked article. It's just not the top image, which is the one that got attached to this post.
MissionViejo92692 t1_j292phe wrote
Reply to TIL In the 1980s, an obscene image was snuck into one of the ice cubes in a Coca-Cola ad in South Australia. The company recalled and destroyed all of the posters, and the artist responsible for the image was fired and sued. by 54_actual
In the 1980s we all thought this was being done on purpose as a means of "subliminal advertising".
MissionViejo92692 t1_j2c067u wrote
Reply to comment by Guilty-Web7334 in TIL In the 1980s, an obscene image was snuck into one of the ice cubes in a Coca-Cola ad in South Australia. The company recalled and destroyed all of the posters, and the artist responsible for the image was fired and sued. by 54_actual
I think they could have gotten away with it if it weren't for those meddling kids!