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03-29-2017, 07:08 AM
This jewelry store's billboard got everyone so riled up even Chelsea Clinton tweeted about it
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A family-owned jeweler thought it had a funny, witty take on an old adage so the company put it on a billboard.*
SEE ALSO: Heinz actually uses the ad campaign pitched by Don Draper in 'Mad Men' (http://mashable.com/2017/03/13/mad-men-heinz-ads/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
Spicer Green Jewelers' cheeky sign told motorists "Sometimes, it's ok to throw rocks at girls..." What the owners thought was an in**cuous phrase (http://wlos.com/news/local/protest-planned-over-jewelry-store-billboard) invoking **stalgia and promoting the store's diamonds and gems quickly turned into a storm of outrage.
Asheville's controversial "throw rocks at girls" billboard makes national news https://t.co/26GlEfYkES #avlnews (https://twitter.com/hashtag/avlnews?src=hash) pic.twitter.com/YtL79RUYkE (https://t.co/YtL79RUYkE)
— WLOS (@WLOS_13) March 26, 2017 (https://twitter.com/WLOS_13/status/846105607375667200) Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/03/28/billboard-backlash-jeweler-offended/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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A family-owned jeweler thought it had a funny, witty take on an old adage so the company put it on a billboard.*
SEE ALSO: Heinz actually uses the ad campaign pitched by Don Draper in 'Mad Men' (http://mashable.com/2017/03/13/mad-men-heinz-ads/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
Spicer Green Jewelers' cheeky sign told motorists "Sometimes, it's ok to throw rocks at girls..." What the owners thought was an in**cuous phrase (http://wlos.com/news/local/protest-planned-over-jewelry-store-billboard) invoking **stalgia and promoting the store's diamonds and gems quickly turned into a storm of outrage.
Asheville's controversial "throw rocks at girls" billboard makes national news https://t.co/26GlEfYkES #avlnews (https://twitter.com/hashtag/avlnews?src=hash) pic.twitter.com/YtL79RUYkE (https://t.co/YtL79RUYkE)
— WLOS (@WLOS_13) March 26, 2017 (https://twitter.com/WLOS_13/status/846105607375667200) Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/03/28/billboard-backlash-jeweler-offended/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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