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Advertising, shoe polish, ufos

UFOs and Shoe Polish Have a Lot in Common

An ad agency in Buenos Aires, Argentina made this series of print and TV ads for Nugget Shoe Polish. What does shoe polish have to do with UFOs? Well, the obvious point is that UFOs are shiny and shoe polish creates shine. But the truth goes much deeper than that, and involves little boys, exploding woodpeckers, and lots of cars from the 1940s. Click through see to the movie that explains everything.

Nugget Shoe Polish [Ads of the World]

2:36 PM on Wed Apr 16 2008
By LISA KATAYAMA
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victheremin at 02:57 PM on 04/16/08
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I didn't realize that "Earth VS. the Flying Saucers" was out of copyright.
Seth L at 03:31 PM on 04/16/08
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All your copyrights belong to us.

In Argentina Copy Rights You.

Goodnight folks! Tip your waitress!
olliverkirby at 03:48 PM on 04/16/08
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gotta love that 40s feel
Mathmos at 04:35 PM on 04/16/08
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Now I understand why Underdog was a shoeshine.
92BuickLeSabre at 05:31 PM on 04/16/08
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What do they have in common?

I believe in both; my co-worker believes in neither.
Pete at 05:54 PM on 04/16/08
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Now that's just plain awesome. You gotta love that 50's sci-fi movie vibe.
MarlboroTestMonkey7 at 01:23 PM on 04/17/08
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Lovely!
Where do I get the crazy ufo invasion music?
twic at 11:27 AM on 04/19/08
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That's genius.