Handjobs frowned on in Britain
 

Watchdog snaps at car wash's 'handjob'

LONDON (AFP) - A car wash called Scrubbers was reprimanded by advertising watchdogs in Britain for circulating a leaflet that boasts "the best handjob in town".

Services offered by Scrubbers, based in Luton, northwest of London include an "In 'n' Out and a Polish Off", "The Quickie," "The Full Monty" and a "Personal Service".

The eye-popping phrases appeared in a leaflet -- intended for distribution on windshields of vehicles in company parking lots -- illustrated with Scrubbers' logo: a cartoon of a car-washing buxom blonde.

The Advertising Standards Agency, upholding a complaint from a member of the public who got the leaflet at home, said it was "likely to cause serious or widespread offence and was inappropriate to be viewed by children".

It urged Scrubbers -- where "handjob" means a manual car wash -- to take more care when distributing its leaflets.

Maureen Gallagher, from Scrubbers, disagreed with the ruling, saying "you could see a whole of a lot worse" on the upper racks of newsstands where adult magazines are displayed.

"Some people are very small-minded and they can't take these things in fun, which is what the intention was."

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20050803...carwashoffbeat

Thats British beaurocracy for you!

I love double meaning ads; and let's admit it, they are effective advertising strategy.

LoL, funny way of making a good ad.

seems that can't see the fun in double minded ads. Many english people are way to narrow minded and often to fast offended but not important stuff.

on the contrary..the British are masters of the double entente

The English never really escaped Victorian values.

I've never seen a people who were more imprisoned by their own history than the English.

What's the big deal? They're all 'wankers' anyways :1orglaugh

Have you ever actually been... or do you just talk for fun?

Joe Citizen
Location: Australia

:1orglaugh :1orglaugh :1orglaugh

My first thought as I was reading that article was of Mrs. Slocombe's pussy :1orglaugh

Sorry, I'm not of English descent. :1orglaugh

You really oughta brush up on your Australian history.

lol..i try not to think of her pussy because it makes me wonder if she dyes it blue.

Well, having grown up in the States it is nothing compared to there. The whoel British sea side humour thing as displayed in the Carry On films, etc has never really left.

no wonder bush and blair are such good friends

I wonder when they advertise for help wanted.. if I could piggy-back on their leaflet
redirect to here Hand Job Auditions :thumbsup

LOL, Tiddles was actually seen in the reunion series... wasn't blue, but then again Mrs. Slocombe had knocked off the colors herself by that time :upsidedow

Yes, we are all uptight and stuck in the 1800's. Now please carry on with your lives and let us get on with our sexualy supressed existance.

im the last person in america with pagan blood

great marketing idea,too bad it didnt fly..

well now, somebody DOES have to watch out for the children. they should have just had pictures of graphic violence, then it would have been ok (at least in the states)

I'm sure the extra attention from the people opposed to the ad will only give them more attention, sales, and exposure! So it's a great ad and marketing.