Did Turkish Airlines just wish Lebanon a happy Independence Day?

Photo credit: Lorenzo Trombetta

I know this is about 10 days too late, but the ad is still running in town, plus this is my blog and I can post whenever I want to!

Well, where's Alanis Morissette when you need her because this is exactly what would fit under the lyrics of her super hit "Ironic"... Imagine the new verse:

"Like your old Ottoman ruler

Wishing you a happy independence day

Because you took it from the French

So they win on a technicality

(Pre-Chorus)

And isn't it ironic

Don't you think?"

All apologies to Miss Morissette and Glen Ballard who co-wrote the monster hit... But seriously people, I know that "technically" the Lebanon who was under Ottoman rule was basically "mount Lebanon" not the current Lebanon we know, and that yes, we took our independence (sigh, what independence?) from the French not the Ottomans, and that our whole history is a bit of a blur (meaning depends whom you ask you get a different story!), and as Bill Farrell said about Beirut "there's no truth in Beirut, only versions" - you may easily apply this to Lebanon as a whole.

Still, we can all see the irony in this!

Mastika plays the irony card

"Buy two for the price of two" - there, no discount for you. The gum is the first uncoated, sugar free and aspartame free mastic flavored chewing gum in the MENA region and thus in the world. Interestingly there was some online grumble about the gum's price online which I found irritating as it came from pinko commies (I have nothing against pink commies but if someone wants to pay an expensive price for their gum - who are you to argue?). Anyhow, for more irony, go here...

The Extra Sketch and advertising irony

Remember how much people are up in arms against banks?
Remember how much we talk about monopoly money and Lollar?
Remember how much Bank Audi has become truly detested?
Introducing that impeccably ironic (though not designed to be so!) ad by The Next Sketch.
Seriously, even planned, it would not have worked as well as this!
Anyhow please check these two previous instances:

Bassima's album titled "what brought you back?" next to an ad when Emile Lahoud's mandate was extended.

Photo credit: Geoana Hobeiche Massabni

And a Ramadan Greeting courtesy of Chivas Regal.