I think I strained a neurone
White Castle burgers has an advertisement for pulled pork (see their site)...
...with a person in a pig suit doing the "Flashdance" routine and being splashed with brown barbeque source that gets all over the audience...
...(in the middle of a swine flu panic).
This actually makes the Burger King "I. Like. Square. Pants" and the Quizno's HAL toaster "put it in me" campaign look fairly sensible.
See`also:
White castle special promo: pulled pork
Bizarre Creep White Castle Ad
14 comments:
To be fair, it's the beginning of a swine flu panic.
Speaking as someone who works in the advertising industry, the company behind this commercial had probably been working on it for months prior to airing. They auditioned actors, had focus groups testing it, spent weeks editing the commercial to the Nth degree. It's bad timing, yes it's nothing compared to the Spider-Man trailer debacle from 2001.
Also, Battle for Terra is out now.
Even without the swine flu pandemic, it's a pretty lame ad. Hope they didn't pay too much for the 'auditioned' actors :)
Holy chit LOLOLOLOL! Though the pig is getting a bad rap for this strain....
It is pretty lame, but so is the swine flue panic.
I agree! before swine flu and nothing wrong in eating pork! Want some ribs?
Gotta give them "e" for effort. :)
Puleeze! advertisers are getting crazier and crazier!
As crazy as it is.... people are talking and linking! LOL
Oh no! That is too bad they had that ad at this time. It is so expensive to advertise.
The new pulled pork sandwiches are yummy.
I can't believe my eyes, my poor eyes! Well now we know why their food is so cheap :)
that was a lame commercial. i thought it was dumb.
Anytime advertising reminds me that the food is really an animal- sorry, but it makes me sick. I don't think that is ever an effective strategy.
Wow... lol That's pretty funny. I actually know someone who has the swine flu - it's totally NOT a big deal. People are freaking for no reason. She said that the people at the ER drew on her with a marker and put her in the corner of the waiting room and people stared at her like she had the Black Death... Anyway, White Castle is nasty. :p But this commercial is clever and funny!
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