Using some popular superstition, stereotype or prejudice to your advantage.
This expression is used in marketing and stems from 1874 when industrialist Andrew Carnegie paid a circus to walk their elephant across his new bridge. Since there was a popular supersition that elephants will never cross unsafe structures, Carnegie used this popular belief to "prove" to public that his bridge is safe.
Fast food restaurants and stands selling Gyros often decorate themselves with Greek flag colors and Greek key patterns even though neither the owner nor the employees are of Greek origin.
Every pizzeria tries to give itself an Italian image/name/theme even if no employees nor the owner are of Italian origin.
Fortune cookies are used to advertise Chinese restaurants and served in them but are not of Chinese origin.
This expression is used in marketing and stems from 1874 when industrialist Andrew Carnegie paid a circus to walk their elephant across his new bridge. Since there was a popular supersition that elephants will never cross unsafe structures, Carnegie used this popular belief to "prove" to public that his bridge is safe.
Fast food restaurants and stands selling Gyros often decorate themselves with Greek flag colors and Greek key patterns even though neither the owner nor the employees are of Greek origin.
Every pizzeria tries to give itself an Italian image/name/theme even if no employees nor the owner are of Italian origin.
Fortune cookies are used to advertise Chinese restaurants and served in them but are not of Chinese origin.
We photoshopped glasses on our model for the new software ad. It's Carnegie's elephant. Glasses give that "smart" look.
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The name comes from the distinction that the male's genitalia resembles that of an elephant trunk rising upwards (the erection) and the orgasm resembles that of a sneeze. From the sensation building up from start to finish, similar to how one feels when they are about to sneeze.
The name comes from the distinction that the male's genitalia resembles that of an elephant trunk rising upwards (the erection) and the orgasm resembles that of a sneeze. From the sensation building up from start to finish, similar to how one feels when they are about to sneeze.
"My wife is so gorgeous, she makes my elephant sneeze. I just want to blow into her tissue so hard."
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