My cousin Sherry just mailed me a newspaper cutting of the following:
Ecuador - July 1967
"During a recent local election campaign in Ecuador, a pharmaceutical firm ran the advertising slogan: 'Vote for the candidate of your choice, but if you want well-being and hygiene, vote for Pulvapies.'
When the votes were counted, the costal town of Picoaza, population 4000, had elected Pulvapies - a foot powder - as mayor, and voters in other municipalities had marked their ballots for the deodorant as well.
The national electoral tribunal is grappling with the problem, and dozens of defeated candidates are threatening to sue the company."
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