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Hypnotist in JWT bathroom! A Charmin instructional video! Chris Farley exploited! It all happened in October.

TBWA/Chiat/Day’s Lee Clow offers to shave beard for charity
If 1,000 or more TBWA employees sign on, the beard is curtains.
Recording of hypnotist installed in JWT bathroom
“It employs a random selection of words from hypnotist Paul McKenna’s I Can Make You Rich, rerecorded … on to a 13-minute audio loop.”
Charmin produces YouTube video instructing consumers on how to wipe their butts.
Toothpaste is the euphemistic substance used in the demonstration.
Sheriff sells ads in jail
“The corrections division announced the program Tuesday, saying it offers great potential for attorneys and other services for inmates and visitors.”
M&C Saatchi hires woman who was asked to “tone down” looks at work
Natalie Brown left a smaller marketing firm for a placement at M&C in London where doubtless they’ll appreciate her “talents.” That’s her in the see-through skirt.
Alex Bogusky learns something about blogging
Post on the meaning of success draws scorn from the plebs. Lesson: Just because you’re a rich and successful ad guy doesn’t mean the world loves you.
Valassis’ travel expenses reduced by $500K
Wendy Robinson, Valassis’ vp strategic sourcing, describes how she nickel-and-dimes everything.
Leno targeted by PETA over McDonald’s tie-in
“Outraged over an advertising partnership between The Jay Leno Show and fast-food giant McDonald’s, a group of PETA supporters took to the streets of Burbank earlier this week to protest outside the NBC studio where Leno’s talk show is filmed.”
What would Mad Men be like if it was about frat-tards in Boston?
Now your prayers have been answered.
Chris Farley’s zombie corpse resurrected for DirectTv ad
No one likes it, obviously.

Jim Edwards, a former managing editor of Adweek, has covered drug marketing at Brandweek for four years, and is a former Knight-Bagehot fellow at Columbia University's business and journalism schools. Follow him on Twitter or send him an email.