Today's award goes to the advertising department of McDonald's in England for this gaffe.
Burger giant McDonald's has said it will remove a "tasteless" sign opposite a crematorium in Cornwall after the unfortunate coincidental placement was pointed out by CornwallLive. Although the advertising hoarding has caused hilarity among motorists who spot it on the busy A39, others fear it may upset grieving families.
When a CornwallLive reporter asked people what they thought of the sign, someone replied: "I think how funny it is will probably depend on how long ago you followed the crematorium sign wearing a black tie."
When we shared an image of the sign, it was largely greeted with hilarity. Among the comments were:
"No worse than our local council entertaining the idea of allowing a crematorium to be built next door to a retirement village."
"Fell off the chair laughing." And, of course: "I’m lovin’ it" - the chain's slogan.
There's more at the link.
Hey, look on the bright side. At least they picked a billboard near a crematorium, rather than a composting burial site! That might have lent itself to an entirely new perspective on digestion...
Peter
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The stoopid is strong with that one... sigh
Deep fried soylent green?
The stupid is strongest at the ad agency that actually installed the sign at that specific location, unless the operator actually owns what looks like a bus station shelter.
Could be worse. Could be a sign for a McRib sandwich, extra crispy.
I helped bury a close friend on just Friday and if we'd seen a sign like that we'd probably still had a laugh out of it. Ad agencies book billboard placements in bulk and would have never known better until otherwise notified.
Still, you get some hilarious goof-ups including this one I reported on in 2013. It was on a billboard outside an abortion business.
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/company-advertises-its-new-vacuum-on-billboard-outside-abortion-facility/
My son noticed the vet clinic offers pet cremation. Since he has guinea pigs, he wondered if they might tone it down to 'well done' for him since he's part Peruvian.
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