Two eye-catching ads from Wednesday’s Boston Globe Metro section:

Chiquita To Go

A half-peeled, half-phallic banana stands, well, up under the headline, “Cool Yellow Carrying Case Included.”

The, er, body copy calls it, “The original energy bar, packed with nutrients to make your mother proud.”

Yes, and Chiquita’s newspaper ad is packed with images that would make my mother blush, rest her soul.

Be Bold, Be Bald!

This Globe Metro ad features a semi-circle at lower right with the thought-balloon: “Be Bold, Be Bald!”

Headline: “Wear a Bald Cap. Fight Cancer.”

Here’s how the advertiser describes itself:

Be Bold, Be Bald! was created by Small Army for a Cause, a 501c3 organization founded by members of Small Army (an advertising, marketing and creative services agency) in Boston, Massachusetts. The organization raises money for causes that have inspired us and touched our lives. Small Army For A Cause was launched in honor of Mike Connell, co-founder and former Creative Principal of Small Army, who lost his battle with cancer in 2007.

As the Boston Herald reported:

A fund-raising event to battle cancer urges people to go bald for a day. The Small Army for a Cause, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to help medically-related causes through unusual fund-raising events, is hosting the first annual Be Bold, Be Bald! event on Sept. 17.

Whatever you do, don’t miss the Balderizer. It’ll take the hair right off your head.