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Taco Bell’s Terrible Grammar

by · January 29th, 2010 · 11 Comments

Taco Bell has unveiled a new offering which they are calling the  ”NBA $5 Buck Box.”  Someone should explain to Taco Bell that the $ symbol represents the word “dollar” so they don’t need to also include the word “buck” in the name.   Think about it, the proper name of this product when said [...]

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Tags: Comedy · Fast Food · Marketing

“Chris” is a Big Fan of Wendy’s

by · January 29th, 2010 · 2 Comments

A glowing review of the fast food chain, except for those mean fryer girls: Thanks to @agencyspy.

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Tags: Comedy · Fast Food

If Tim Tebow Endorsed Doritos

by · January 29th, 2010 · 1 Comment

Given the chatter and buzz about an upcoming anti-abortion Super Bowl ad starting Tim Tebow, Upright Citizens Brigade took it upon themselves to imagine what a commercial featuring the University of Florida star hawking Dorito’s might look like. Via Jezebel.

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Tags: Comedy · Sports · Videos

Will CBS Air ManCrunch’s Potato Chip Ad?

by · January 28th, 2010 · 9 Comments

Update: AgencySpy is reporting that CBS has rejected the ad, and provided the following statement  to ManCrunch as a response: CBS Standards and Practices has reviewed your proposed Super Bowl ad and concluded that the creative is not within the Network’s Broadcast Standards for Super Bowl Sunday. Original Post: It wouldn’t be Super Bowl season [...]

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Tags: Advertising · YouTube

So Good Blog/News Round-Up 1/25/10

by · January 25th, 2010 · No Comments

Chris Coyier graphs changes in Pizza Hut & Domino’s quality over time. Are any foods banned from your office? Huffington Post asks, if you dropped food on the floor, do you eat it? Burger Shoppe is now serving a Mac ‘N Cheese burger. McDonald’s sales have dropped for the first time in 25 years… …and [...]

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Tags: News

Burger King Wants You Fat And Drunk

by · January 22nd, 2010 · 3 Comments

Apparently, fat, drunk and stupid actually is the way to go through life – at least according to Burger King.  BK, the creator of such brilliant concepts as “Singing in the Shower” and “Burger Shots,” today announced that they will start serving beer along with their plethora of food-like products in mid-February at a trial [...]

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Tags: Beer · Burgers · Fast Food

Fast Food Mascots Rage!

by · January 13th, 2010 · 9 Comments

Rad Omen. Who are they again? I have no idea either. Their Twitter and MySpace accounts are totally inactive, but apparently they are some sort band/group/music collective.   Regardless of who the hell they are, their latest video, for their song “Rad Anthem”, directed by  Nicholaus Goossen (who was the director of “Grandma’s Boy” and [...]

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Tags: Comedy · Fast Food · Videos

Yelp! Rating Systems and You

by · January 13th, 2010 · 2 Comments

I stumbled across Yelp several years ago when looking up a restaurant’s address.  It seemed interesting enough; a cloying aggregator that collects people’s instant opinions to form an overall one-four star rating system.  However, like most things on the internet, reading the actual reviews by customers made me wonder how reliable this service actually is. [...]

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Tags: Pizza · Restaurants · Reviews · Web Sites

Celebrate Elvis By Eating Like A King

by · January 8th, 2010 · 6 Comments

As many of you know, today’s would have been Elvis Presley’s 75th birthday.  He left an indelible impression on our culture in many ways; primarily through music, but also with food.  I mean, this guy loved to eat – maybe a little too much, actually.  That said, when you think Elvis and food, you likely [...]

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Tags: Holiday · Sandwiches

KFC: Helping You Survive “Awkward” Black People Since 1952!

by · January 5th, 2010 · 18 Comments

This Australian TV commercial for KFC is officially titled “KFC Cricket Survival Guide.” It features a white Australian cricket fan, who, realizing all the fans around him are black and rooting for the opponent, offers up  “a tip when you’re stuck in an awkward situation.” What happens next? He offers the people around him a [...]

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Tags: Advertising · Chicken · Fast Food