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Context: Define

The Altoids ad relies on some shared knowledge, or cultural context, from its audience. We recognize the convention of the detective flashing his badge as Leslie Nielsen does in this still from The Naked Gun 2½ — in the Altoids ad, the badge becomes a mint tin. We also read the Altoids ad in the context of parody, part of the current trend to make fun of cheesy 70s detectives.