Advertising Is Good For You

There's the ad. And then there's reality.

See nine more examples at Cool Pictures.

Jack in the Box pays a visit to McDonald's

Can't decide if this is funny or disturbing.

Click image to enlarge.

Source: My Confined Space

Warning: just reading this post might give you a heart attack

Behold the KFC Double Down Chicken Sandwich. Bacon, pepper jack cheese, Swiss cheese and the Colonel's sauce between two pieces of bread fried chicken.

 

Can you hear that? It sounds like four horsemen.

Source: Food Geekery

Summer perfection

In July, I came across this wonderful ice cream stand in York's Wild Kingdom and Amusement Park in York Beach, Maine.
 

Fast food advertising in the Midwest

Sorry I'm posting only sporadically this week. I'm in the Midwest visiting my in-laws and not always near a handy Internet connection.

The Dog n' Suds in Richmond, Illinois is where I had lunch Wednesday.

My Dog was great.

Unfortunately, the Suds referred to root beer.

Domino's Pasta Bread Bowls not quite as advertised

This is what Domino's Pasta Bread Bowls look like in the pizza chain's advertising:

And this, apparently, is what they actually look like:

Read more at The Consumerist.

Those A-holes from Hardees are on YouTube

CLICK HERE to watch a TV commercial for Hardees bisuit holes.

Seven inches of double entendres

Source: Melodramatic Diuary of a Cynic

Happy National Doughnut Day

To celebrate, Krispy Kreme is giving away a free doughnut to each customer. No purchases necessary. CLICK HERE for free doughnut details.

Krispy Kreme used to be famous for giving away free doughnuts every time a new batch came out of the frialator. Don't they do that any more?

Dunkin Donuts is also giving away a free doughnut but you have to purchase a beverage to qualify.

Rogue Burger Kings selling "baloney"

Some Burger King restaurants in Tennessee added anti-global warming messages to their signage without the home office's approval. CLICK HERE to read the whole story.

The good news: the waitstaff doesn't spit in the food anymore.

The bad news:

Source: Bits & Pieces

Get a FREE KFC grilled chicken meal

The Oprah Winfrey Show and KFC teamed up for this promotion. Just go to unthinkkfc.com before 9:59pm CDT today and download a coupon that will entitle you to a free meal that includes 2 pieces of grilled chicken, 2 individual sides and a biscuit.

KFC advertising may keep a Chicago teacher from getting laid off

The Consumerist has a great post about KFC and the city of Chicago.

After a typical winter, Chicago roadways are full of potholes. Filling potholes is a costly affair. Enter KFC. The fast food giant has offered to fix the potholes in exchange for being allowed to stencil over the repairs in white paint proclaiming, "Refreshed by KFC."

The city of Chicago and the state of Illinois are seriously considering the offer.

Good for them.

During more flush times, I would be alarmed by the thought of advertising encroaching on public roads. But times suck. City and state budgets are impossibly strained. If KFC picking up the tab for fixing potholes prevents the kind of budget cuts that get public school teachers and police officers laid off, for heaven's sake, put the Colonel and his spray paint to work.