Recent ads by big companies go awry, spark controversy

Mercy, how I love advertising.

Good ads. Bad ads. Even mediocre ads ... yep, even the awful and the bland give me something to consider.

What do I like? What would I change? What were they thinking?

Speaking of what were they thinking? ... here are three recent ads that are in the news because some viewers or readers have found them controversial:

Recent ads by big companies go awry, spark controversy

• Burger King's "The King's Gone Crazy" campaign
  
• Nike's Tiger Woods comeback ads
  
• POM's "Cheat Death" campaign
  

Thanks to the sometimes-controversial Brett Michael Dykes and Yahoo's blog, The Newsroom.

And, say, Will Rogers: I love you, man, and I know where you're coming from, but we need to talk.