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three ([personal profile] threeplusfire) wrote2004-05-15 05:29 pm

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The Austin Motel. For those of you who might have seen this lovely hotel in my city. Take a look at that sign, and you shall see why we call it the Penis Motel. That was on the cover of the phone book one year, prompting much hilarity. It's a pretty place, and an excellent place to stay if you're visitng Austin.

[identity profile] calledmara.livejournal.com 2004-05-15 03:34 pm (UTC)(link)
That looks exactly like the Noah's Bagels sign in Berkeley. We called it the Big Glowing Penis. :)

[identity profile] tsarina.livejournal.com 2004-05-15 04:44 pm (UTC)(link)
Heheh, excellent. I'm glad there are more giant glowing penis signs out there.

[identity profile] patchwolf.livejournal.com 2004-05-16 04:32 pm (UTC)(link)
My favourite example of a penis-in-advertising was the one used on the original cover of Disney's The Little Mermaid.

Have a gander: http://www.fpx.de/fp/Disney/Posters/little_mermaid_89_style_b.jpg

It's right in the middle of the castle in the background.

[identity profile] tsarina.livejournal.com 2004-05-16 04:34 pm (UTC)(link)
So that's where the mystery penis was! I remember hearing about that some time back and wondering what the hell that was all about.

[identity profile] patchwolf.livejournal.com 2004-05-16 04:37 pm (UTC)(link)
Yes. And that's why they changed the cover when the movie was re-released on DVD.