Thursday, February 10, 2005
09:53 PM
stojed nuns
thatz funny

Germany's 1960 sacrelicious cola ad: "Cory Doctorow:
This sacrelicious 1960 German TV ad for 'Afri-Cola' was the subject of much controversy for its depictions of stoned nuns tripping on sugarwater.

Following its TV broadcast, this commercial was the subject of great discussion: nuns lounge around in an afri-cola rush. It led to a boycott of the Bayerisch Rundfunk, and in a letter, Cardinal Frings mentions afri-cola in connection with the 'denigration of the church'.

Link

(via We Make Money Not Art)"

(Via Boing Boing.)