Last year Jack in the box had to pull a series of ads that featured a group of angry mothers. (anyone remember this ad?) They were out to kill jack because he made the grilled cheese sandwich to well.
On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 5:30 PM, Martin Baxter <martinbaxt...@gmail.com>wrote: > > > Scared BK enough to pull the ads, pal. We live in the PC Era. > > On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 7:31 PM, Badie <astromancer2...@yahoo.com> wrote: > >> >> >> Offends mental health group...excuse me...GET A FRICKIN' LIFE!!!! >> >> --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com <scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com>, Aubrey >> Leatherwood <aubrey.leatherw...@...> wrote: >> > >> > >> > >> > A... I'd like to get him talking for once ;) >> >> > >> > >> > Aubrey Leatherwood >> > www.aubreyleatherwood.com >> > FaceBook * MySpace >> > Model Lover >> > Dime >> > Imperfection >> > A tale of perfect commitment, perfect love... and perfect sex. >> > The People You Know, The Sex They Have >> > ROMANTIC TIMES NOMINEE FOR BEST CONTEMPORARY EROTICA 2008 >> > CAPA and PSYCHE AWARD NOMINEE FOR 2009 >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com <scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com> >> > From: keithbjohn...@... >> > Date: Sun, 4 Apr 2010 20:51:32 +0000 >> > Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Crazy Burger King Ads offend Mental Health >> Group >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > Okay, pretend you roll over in bed in the middle of the night...you >> sense a presence in the room, so you pop on the light, only to see that >> plasticized face, that manic frozen grin staring at you, sitting atop the >> body of someone dressed crazily, hands outstretched trying to offer you >> food. >> > Do you: >> > >> > (a) Jump for joy and say, "Hey, King! Thanks for the burger!" and then >> invite him to share it with you in your bed? >> > (b) Say, "Thanks dude, but I'm not hungry now. Be sure to close the >> window on your way out", then roll over and go to sleep... or >> > (c) Scream bloody murder and reach for the gun/knife/baseball bat/golf >> club/mace/pepper spray? >> > >> > Me? Option "C" all the way baby! >> >> > >> > ----- Original Message ----- >> > From: "Aubrey Leatherwood" <aubrey.leatherw...@...> >> > To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com <scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com> >> > Sent: Sunday, April 4, 2010 8:22:54 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern >> > Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Crazy Burger King Ads offend Mental Health >> Group >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > I love the creepy king! >> >> > >> > Aubrey Leatherwood >> > www.aubreyleatherwood.com >> > FaceBook * MySpace >> > Model Lover - Cobblestone Press >> > Dime >> > Can Nicole resist the call of the stage or the call of her heart? >> >> > Imperfection >> > A tale of perfect commitment, perfect love... and perfect sex. >> > The People You Know, The Sex They Have >> > ROMANTIC TIMES NOMINEE FOR BEST CONTEMPORARY EROTICA 2008 >> > CAPA and PSYCHE AWARD NOMINEE FOR 2009 >> > ISBN: 978-0-9818905-0-0 >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com <scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com> >> > From: keithbjohn...@... >> > Date: Sat, 3 Apr 2010 20:38:20 +0000 >> > Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Crazy Burger King Ads offend Mental Health >> Group >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > That's the least of the issues. Am I the only one creeped out by that >> grinning, leering rictus of a mask the King wears? Remember the commercials >> where people would wake up in the morning to find him in their bedrooms, >> staring at them, holding out a burger or egg sandwich or something? man, >> that'd be like having Freddy Kreuger's face on the pillow next to you! >> >> > >> > ----- Original Message ----- >> > From: "Kelwyn" <ravena...@...> >> > To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com <scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com> >> > Sent: Friday, April 2, 2010 10:34:26 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern >> > Subject: [scifinoir2] Crazy Burger King Ads offend Mental Health Group >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/02/AR2010040204113.html?hpid%3Dtopnews&sub=AR >> > >> > Bad week for fast-food mascots. In the same period that RetireRonald.com >> launched to blast McDonald's clown for luring kids into unhealthy >> lifestyles, two locally based mental health organizations have been deeply >> upset by a Burger King advertisement that can best be described as >> completely bonk . . . er, nut . . . er, cucko . . . er, in poor taste. >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > The New Busy think 9 to 5 is a cute idea. Combine multiple calendars >> with Hotmail. Get busy. >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > __________________________________________________________ >> >> > The New Busy is not the too busy. Combine all your e-mail accounts with >> Hotmail. >> > >> http://www.windowslive.com/campaign/thenewbusy?tile=multiaccount&ocid=PID28326::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WM_HMP:042010_4 >> > >> >> > > > -- Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/
