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British Tourism Advertisers Pull Commercials As Pranksters Make New Ones (VIDEO)

First Posted: 08/10/11 10:21 AM ET Updated: 10/10/11 06:12 AM ET

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A £100 million advertising campaign for Britain is about to be replaced by a meme.

As the UK's tourism marketing organization VisitBritain pulls its suit of ads in the wake of the rioting spreading around the country, a new version of the celebrity-heavy ads featuring recent scenes of chaos has popped up in the Internet.

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A £100 million advertising campaign for Britain is about to be replaced by a meme. As the UK's tourism marketing organization VisitBritain pulls its suit of ads in the wake of the rioting spreadin...
A £100 million advertising campaign for Britain is about to be replaced by a meme. As the UK's tourism marketing organization VisitBritain pulls its suit of ads in the wake of the rioting spreadin...
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10:17 AM on 08/10/2011
It's a bit funny. Been to most every country in Europe, most of central Asia, a fair part of southern Asia, all over northern Africa and the middle East, and hopped around central and South America. But never set foot in England, not even to change planes
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