Colgate, 1980s (British ad)

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Being American, I never saw this as a kid; I was just browsing YouTube and came across it.

Watch on YouTube

(The song is a parody of Madness' Baggy Trousers. I ♥ Madness. :D)

Oil wells are a lot like people.

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Shove 'em, stimulate 'em, fracture 'em, pump 'em. Treat people the way you treat oil wells to get them to release gas. It's a flawless metaphor:

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Collier's, January 17 1942