Or woman. Whoever is in charge of coming up with promotions needs to be replaced. This isn’t the first time I’ve written about Papa Johns, and I suspect it won’t be the last. Here’s their latest batch of WTF: You’ve probably spotted the problem, but I still feel compelled to point it out. Numbers 1, [...]
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We Were Not Born Yesterday
Part of the premise of my We Were Not Born Yesterday posts is the realization that some people or companies are dishonest. Noting the dishonesty, be it here or at other blogs or publications, says to those people or companies, “Hey. We know what you’re doing. We’re not stupid.” Too often though, we are lied [...]
Maybe you’ve seen the ads on TV or heard them on the radio or seen them in magazines. Discover Card would like you to know that you can earn 5% cash back in certain categories (currently, Restaurants) when you pay using your Discover card. Everything else, you earn 1% cash back. Coming up in July, [...]
Words have meaning. We’ve all agreed to them, so let’s try to use them correctly. Papa Johns. Fourth from the left, third from the right. Unlimited toppings on any large pizza (up to 7 toppings). Unless “unlimited” means something completely different than what everyone agreed upon, having a maximum of seven toppings on the pizza [...]
Spam exists in the really real world, too. In case the image is too small or too fuzzy (sorry about that), this is what it says in all of its spammy glory: FREE “Living Will!” (just pay a small $4 processing fee!) Don’t get caught without a Living Will. FREE Living Will being given away [...]
Late night infomercials will provide many, many entries for We Were Not Born Yesterday, I’m sure. Let’s start with this one: It’s SANDPAPER.
This new feature kicks off with an item that is so blatantly ridiculous that you can’t help but wonder if they’re trying to be serious or not. Wendy’s has a new campaign that’s been running for a few weeks now: Way better than fast food? I speak’a da English pretty good, and what this says [...]
