Cartoon penises have their say on syphilis.

[edbermac]

There's a headline for you.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16371442/

SAN FRANCISCO - An advertising campaign featuring cartoon characters shaped like male genitalia encouraged more men to get tested for syphilis in San Francisco, according to a new study.

In the neighborhoods where the Health Penis ads ran on billboards and bus shelters, men who saw the comic strips were most likely to have been tested for the sexually transmitted disease, according to researchers from the city’s Department of Public Health.

[Flirtus]

1. Thanks so much! n/t

[Buzz Clik]

2. "A regular Dick Tracy" ... groan!

[cdnwannabe]

3. Good ole San Fran....

you can always count on the folks in SF to be at the forefront of disseminating sensitive but important info. Heads in the bible belt are surely exploding - not to mention the White House!

[Solly Mack]

4. Keep Mister Happy healthy or you'll hafta change the name

to Mister Icky

and no one wants to play with Mister Icky

It's eye-catching - it's informative...the message is funny in a way that will stay with you.

Good ad.

[mongo]

5. I couldn't agree more

and it is a good way to present the information that is not dry and clinical or fear-based, two ways to give the message that would cause people to tune-out.

[cdnwannabe]

6. Yes, exactly the opposite of what this admin would put out...

with their abstinence-only bushit.