There were some fantastic ads for Dungeon Magazine in Dragon some many years ago, with the Dungeon Magazine Spokesbarbarian, Bubba.
One of the ads had Bubba's Useful Tips - the only one I can remember was "Chew lots of garlic. It keeps the vampires and elves away."
The other ad I have a memory of was absolutely brilliant. It had a picture of an elf falling down a chasm towards a purple worm waiting at the bottom.
Bubba the Barbarian says: Don't Miss It!
This here was Gephrekian Tallbow. He was an elf.
"Here comes the rope, Geek!" I shouted. "Don't miss it!"
"Hardly!" he snorted. "My Dexterity score is 21, after all."
"That's good to know, Geek. Don't miss it!"
"I'm a 15th level Ranger/Magic-User/Assassin, with a saving throw against everything of 2! If you think that overgrown purple fishing lure down there scares me, you're sadly mistaken."
"I hear you, Geek! Just don't miss it!"
"AND STOP CALLING ME GEEK, YOU STUPID HULK OF A BARBARIAAAAAAAAA--..."
Geek missed it. Don't you do the same.
Dungeon Magazine.
-Hyp.