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Hello again! Truth In Advertising has been taking a little time off, but has returned to the blogosphere once again to discuss all the interesting, moving, or just ridiculous advertisements that catch our attention.

Most, if not all, of the advertisements reviewed at Truth In Advertising were ones that caught our eye in a negative way, so we thought it would be appropriate to make a change in the new year and start off with something positive. Now, don't get us wrong, the ad about to be discussed is by all accounts completely ridiculous, but its the kind of ridiculous that induces hysterical laughter, and that makes it alright by us.

This week we're taking a look at the brand spanking new Old Spice body wash ads starring Terry Crews. You may know Crews from one of his many hilarious movie roles, a la "Buffy the White Girl Slayer" from the movie White Chicks, Cheeseburger Eddie from the recent remake of The Longest Yard, or Damon from the Friday movies.

Crews brings the same kind of ridiculous, overly amped-up comedy to the Old Spice commercial spots, where he spends 15 to 30 seconds each ad screaming at you about how Old Spice blocks odor for 16 hours while flexing his giant pectoral muscles. How can we see his pecs? Because he's wearing nothing but tiny red shorts in every commercial.

The ads make absolutely no sense, and don't inspire one to buy their product at all, but they are endlessly entertaining. One of the more hilarious ones is posted below.