grodscorp@grods.comUnfortunate ad placement
 | Posted by The Editor on Wednesday 5 March 2008, 2:10 pm Categories: Corporate stupidity, The internet Tags: advertising, AngryPirate, Cornetto, Streets, Unilever, UrbanDictionary |
In the comments thread that just won’t die Krypto suggested that readers look up “angry pirate” in the Urban Dictionary. So I did and not only did I laugh at the definition but I just had to laugh at the unfortunate ad placement.
I bet the board of Unilever (company that owns the “Cornetto” brand) would have no problems with their product appearing to endorse such an act.
GrodsThink Ep.29 (26/8/08)
Wednesday 5 March 2008, 2:16 pm #keri
Gold!
Wednesday 5 March 2008, 2:18 pm #Ant Rogenous
I would’ve guessed “angry pirate” had something to do with Prodos. Thankfully, that definition is much less repulsive.
Wednesday 5 March 2008, 2:22 pm #John Surname
Wow, what girl wouldn’t want that?
Wednesday 5 March 2008, 2:32 pm #Damian
WTF.
Wednesday 5 March 2008, 2:36 pm #Skeptic
I’m at work and I can’t stop laughing and people are looking at me!
Should I tell them the reason for my mirth?
Wednesday 5 March 2008, 2:49 pm #keri
A thousand hands just shot in the air. Try squirting vinegarette in your eye with super glue and you might get an idea of the affect.
Wednesday 5 March 2008, 2:58 pm #Ant Rogenous
Keri, was that in response to John’s question?
Wednesday 5 March 2008, 3:00 pm #keri
Oh, yes. Yes, it was.
You people comment too quickly.
Wednesday 5 March 2008, 3:04 pm #Ant Rogenous
Damn straight about the quick commenting — I was about to answer John by saying “an uptight bitch, that’s who”.
Lucky I didn’t.
Wednesday 5 March 2008, 3:08 pm #keri
It’s not the actual act itself that’s the problem, it’s the end result.
Wednesday 5 March 2008, 3:12 pm #Ant Rogenous
The thing I can’t stop giggling at is seeing AngryPirate and Cornetto next to each other up in the tags.
If finding Cornettos vaguely rude is wrong, I don’t want to be right.
Wednesday 5 March 2008, 3:18 pm #keri
You should see the way people with sensitive teeth eat them as well, it’s just a little pornographic.
Wednesday 5 March 2008, 3:26 pm #Bridgit Gread
If they yell out “Farrrrrk!” is it then called an ‘angry crow’?
Wednesday 5 March 2008, 3:30 pm #Ant Rogenous
The rudest thing about Cornettos is the way most people only peel the forepaper off the head before getting stuck into them.
Wednesday 5 March 2008, 3:32 pm #keri
Fools. No-one knows what to do with a forepaper anymore.
Wednesday 5 March 2008, 10:07 pm #Mikey
Where’s the pirate in the ad? That’s just an executioner isn’t it?
Wednesday 5 March 2008, 10:44 pm #krypto
he’s about to give that dude an angry pirate I think Mikey,
anyone for a Bert?
Wednesday 5 March 2008, 10:47 pm #krypto
I’m tellin’ ya, that Bert is no good