Since we are discussing what is offensive and what isn't today...

[Bry Nylon]

From the BBC website today:

A slogan used by a furniture store for nearly a decade has been branded offensive by an advertising watchdog. The Northampton-based firm uses its own name in ads and on vehicles to claim its prices are "Sofa King Low".

Police investigated complaints in 2004 and no action was thought necessary, but the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) received more complaints. After further criticism over a regional newspaper ad the ASA has served a ban as the words could be "offensive".

Offensive? Personally, I think it is inspired!

 

[16bha]

It's a bit similar to the kitchen towel tv advert where he say's "one sheet is all you need", but with an accent that makes it sound just slightly different

 

[brightn'ove]

GENIUS!!

that is brilliant

 

[Cheshire Cat]

They must have known they were asking for trouble eventually (fails to come with witty pun)

 

[Norman Potting]

Apparently the original slogan for Bernard Matthews' Turkeys was "Norfolk and good".

 

[Triggaaar]

Just the same as cobblers - are soles. Funny the first time you hear it.

 

[catfish]

And the blacksmith - hoof hearted.

 

[HawkTheSeagull]

Took me a few minutes to work out what was wrong with it when i first saw it.

I read it and thought how is that offen......oooooooh

 

[Lord Bracknell]

Apparently the original slogan for Bernard Matthews' Turkeys was "Norfolk and good".

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[Bad Ash]

ASA is one letter away from ASS and I take offence to that. Ban them.

 

[Vegas Seagull]

Sofa King Blow

 

[daveinprague]

Always used to smile when in Kensington Gardens seeing that shoe shop R.Soles, but dont remember seeing the place when I was in Brighton last year...Remember one year that the 'head' shop opposite had its window smashed and they had a sign in the window that just said 'stoned again'...

 

[Fungus]

And I used to think "Body Shop" was quite raunchy when it opened...

 

[The Large One]

And I used to think "Body Shop" was quite raunchy when it opened...

... especially as it was next door to an undertakers.

Sorry, how in the name of Jeremy Kyle's genital warts is 'Sofa King Low' offensive?

 

[Fungus]

Sorry, how in the name of Jeremy Kyle's genital warts is 'Sofa King Low' offensive?

It's not, unless you purposly mis-pronounce it.

 

[Nathan]

Maybe the issue is the fact the the Sofa's are expensive, and not 'low' as cliamed by said company in the advertisement.