There's wine found in Pompeii that's labeled "vesuvinum," which is wordplay on Vesivius and vinum (wine). Vesuvius was famous for its fertile slopes, and a great deal of grapes were cultivated there.
So we know hokey marketing puns have been around since a least 79 AD 
Marketing puns can be marvellous.
*MySmiley*
Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read. - Groucho Marx
Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read. - Groucho Marx
A man walks into a bar
- 30/09/2012 12:55:15 PM
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Shouldn't the punchline be-
- 30/09/2012 07:04:15 PM
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How do you figure that?
- 30/09/2012 09:31:24 PM
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He's right
- 30/09/2012 10:30:01 PM
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Still don't get it.
- 30/09/2012 10:39:51 PM
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Is it?
- 01/10/2012 01:11:32 AM
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Puns are all over Latin and Ancient Greek.
- 01/10/2012 01:08:44 PM
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I would so have bought that wine.
- 01/10/2012 01:54:06 PM
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Three bearded men walk into a bar, wearing turbans...
- 30/09/2012 10:31:29 PM
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