Lawsuit! Yayyyyy! At least that’s what CKE Restaurants – parent company of Carl’s Junior and Hardee’s – is screaming in response to a new TV ad by competitor Jack in the Box.
Seems “angus” is one eraser mark away from a less-than-savory part of the cow – or any other creature for that matter – and the suits at CKE aren’t taking too kindly to the insinuation. (Granted, these are the same people that have yet to truly explain what “Carl’s Junior” refers to. Junior what? Who’s Carl? Is there a sit-down restaurant somewhere called Carl’s Senior?)
Call me crazy. Call me irresponsible. Call me Shirley for all I care, but I find it humorous that the company that used an even-more-tarted-up-than-usual Paris Hilton to pimp (and I mean that) its burgers feels it possesses enough moral high ground to complain about a little scatological humor, even if it is at their expense. Legally, they might have a case as the ad does compare sirloin, which is a cut of beef, to Angus, which is a breed of cattle. But, seriously, whatever.
Granted, I’ve been a huge fan of Jack in the Box ads since before Algore invented the World Wide Webbing, so maybe I’m biased.
But I’ll take funny over skanky any day.
Take a look and judge for yourself:
Now if you’ll excuse me, I have to go soak up Philly like a sponge.
Later,
Fox
Seems “angus” is one eraser mark away from a less-than-savory part of the cow – or any other creature for that matter – and the suits at CKE aren’t taking too kindly to the insinuation. (Granted, these are the same people that have yet to truly explain what “Carl’s Junior” refers to. Junior what? Who’s Carl? Is there a sit-down restaurant somewhere called Carl’s Senior?)
Call me crazy. Call me irresponsible. Call me Shirley for all I care, but I find it humorous that the company that used an even-more-tarted-up-than-usual Paris Hilton to pimp (and I mean that) its burgers feels it possesses enough moral high ground to complain about a little scatological humor, even if it is at their expense. Legally, they might have a case as the ad does compare sirloin, which is a cut of beef, to Angus, which is a breed of cattle. But, seriously, whatever.
Granted, I’ve been a huge fan of Jack in the Box ads since before Algore invented the World Wide Webbing, so maybe I’m biased.
But I’ll take funny over skanky any day.
Take a look and judge for yourself:
Now if you’ll excuse me, I have to go soak up Philly like a sponge.
Later,
Fox