# I Pit Subway for the most idiotic phrase I've ever heard in a commercial... **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [September 16, 2008, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-subway-for-the-most-idiotic-phrase-ive-ever-heard-in-a-commercial/463798 "2008-09-16T04:31:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![HongKongFooey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c4cdca/32.png) [@HongKongFooey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HongKongFooey)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2008, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-subway-for-the-most-idiotic-phrase-ive-ever-heard-in-a-commercial/463798/21 "2008-09-16T12:21:48Z")
_So, would you like the 6" or 12" Yum Rocket today?_ Yeah, that definitely does not sound right. ---
**Author:** ![Merijeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f05b48/32.png) [@Merijeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merijeek)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2008, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-subway-for-the-most-idiotic-phrase-ive-ever-heard-in-a-commercial/463798/22 "2008-09-16T12:59:08Z")
> [@Sampiro](#): > > If\* yum rocket\* doesn’t sound like a euphemism for ejaculation I don’t know of a nationwide deli chain catch phrase that does. How quickly we all forgot the marketing phrase “It’s like a party in my mouth!”. -Joe ---
**Author:** ![Merijeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f05b48/32.png) [@Merijeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merijeek)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2008, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-subway-for-the-most-idiotic-phrase-ive-ever-heard-in-a-commercial/463798/23 "2008-09-16T13:01:14Z")
> [@HongKongFooey](#): > > _So, would you like the 6" or 12" Yum Rocket today?_ Yeah, that definitely does not sound right. Must…not…say… Want to guess how to turn a 6" into a 12" Yum Rocket? -Joe ---
**Author:** ![Subway\_Prophet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecb155/32.png) [@Subway\_Prophet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Subway_Prophet)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2008, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-subway-for-the-most-idiotic-phrase-ive-ever-heard-in-a-commercial/463798/24 "2008-09-16T13:03:06Z")
> [@Leaper](#): > > What the fuck, Subway? Really, what the FREAKING FUCK were you thinking? Jeez, I already _said_ I was sorry. What else do you want? ---
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2008, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-subway-for-the-most-idiotic-phrase-ive-ever-heard-in-a-commercial/463798/25 "2008-09-16T13:07:10Z")
It’s kinda cool, 'cuz if you’re a girl, you can act really confused when ordering. Take your Yum Rocket to a table, furrow your brow, then go back to the counter and ask, “Um, excuse me, am I supposed to stick my Yum Rocket up my butt or my vagina?” Yes, I am still 14 years old. ---
**Author:** ![HongKongFooey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c4cdca/32.png) [@HongKongFooey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HongKongFooey)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2008, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-subway-for-the-most-idiotic-phrase-ive-ever-heard-in-a-commercial/463798/26 "2008-09-16T13:32:24Z")
> [@Merijeek](#): > > Must…not…say… > > Want to guess how to turn a 6" into a 12" Yum Rocket? > > -Joe No dude, it’s the other way around and you don’t wanna know how they do it. ---
**Author:** ![BubbaDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bubbadog/32/333_2.png) [@BubbaDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BubbaDog)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2008, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-subway-for-the-most-idiotic-phrase-ive-ever-heard-in-a-commercial/463798/27 "2008-09-16T13:37:18Z")
Please cease and desist your use of “Yum Rockets” as it is a copyrighted term for the best damn rock band on the planet. Sincerely, Bubbadog Manager, Lead Vocals, buzz guitar Bubba and the Yum Rockets ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2008, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-subway-for-the-most-idiotic-phrase-ive-ever-heard-in-a-commercial/463798/28 "2008-09-16T13:44:15Z")
> [@Merijeek](#): > > Want to guess how to turn a 6" into a 12" Yum Rocket? Despite ads to the contrary, it really can’t be done. Save your money. Don’t buy a Swedish-made sandwich enlarger pump. ---
**Author:** ![Jolly\_Roger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/91b2a8/32.png) [@Jolly\_Roger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jolly_Roger)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2008, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-subway-for-the-most-idiotic-phrase-ive-ever-heard-in-a-commercial/463798/29 "2008-09-16T13:49:51Z")
> [@Leaper](#): > > … in description of a sandwich: > > “Yum rockets.” > > What the fuck, Subway? Really, what the FREAKING FUCK were you thinking? Even if your ad agency does employ bonobos with learning disabilities to write your ad campaigns, why in the name of Jesus Christ the everlasting Son of the Father would you actually APPROVE of it and let it RUN on NATIONAL TELEVISION??? > > You were already losing me when you decided that your cheese list would basically be stacked towards “mild American and its variants,” but this, I think, just cements my disgust. > > “Yum rockets,” indeed. :smack: I gotta admit, “yum rockets” sounds pretty silly. I can’t in any way think of a subway sandwich as “yummy” anyway. Subway is a place I’ll eat only if theres nothing else to eat or anywhere else to go and I have limited time. Still, it remionds me of [Quiznos ads from a few years back](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZrks-BPeLQ). I liked them and everyone else I knew hated them. “[we are not the huns](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6O4eECNpRm8&feature=related)”…that one always made me laugh. ---
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2008, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-subway-for-the-most-idiotic-phrase-ive-ever-heard-in-a-commercial/463798/30 "2008-09-16T13:54:02Z")
> [@Jolly\_Roger](#): > > I gotta admit, “yum rockets” sounds pretty silly. I can’t in any way think of a subway sandwich as “yummy” anyway. Subway is a place I’ll eat only if theres nothing else to eat or anywhere else to go and I have limited time. > > Still, it remionds me of [Quiznos ads from a few years back](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZrks-BPeLQ). I liked them and everyone else I knew hated them. Yes, but, do you [like the moon?](http://www.rathergood.com/moon_song/) You could probably get there in a Yum Rocket. ---
**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2008, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-subway-for-the-most-idiotic-phrase-ive-ever-heard-in-a-commercial/463798/31 "2008-09-16T13:57:33Z")
I think of either boobs or a dick when I hear that phrase. ---
**Author:** ![Jolly\_Roger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/91b2a8/32.png) [@Jolly\_Roger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jolly_Roger)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2008, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-subway-for-the-most-idiotic-phrase-ive-ever-heard-in-a-commercial/463798/32 "2008-09-16T14:07:36Z")
> [@cmyk](#): > > Yes, but, do you [like the moon?](http://www.rathergood.com/moon_song/) > > You could probably get there in a Yum Rocket. I like the moon, but I don’t know if you can get there in a yum rocket because the moon is very high. But maybe not as high as dirigibles and zeppelins and lightbulbs…and maybe clouds…and puffins though I think they go quite high too. Maybe not as high as the moon because the moon is very high. Yeah, I like the moon. I even have “We like the Moon” coffee cups. ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2008, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-subway-for-the-most-idiotic-phrase-ive-ever-heard-in-a-commercial/463798/33 "2008-09-16T14:15:55Z")
> [@Merijeek](#): > > How quickly we all forgot the marketing phrase “It’s like a party in my mouth!” [not to mention](http://andrewteman.org/blog/2005/01/26/mcdonalds-wants-you-to-fck-its-sandwiches)… ---
**Author:** ![pbbth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f9ae1b/32.png) [@pbbth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pbbth)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2008, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-subway-for-the-most-idiotic-phrase-ive-ever-heard-in-a-commercial/463798/34 "2008-09-16T14:16:34Z")
I think that is about the funniest damn phrase ever and for the next 48 hours I will refer to everything, no matter what shape, as a yum rocket. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Autolycus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2008, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-subway-for-the-most-idiotic-phrase-ive-ever-heard-in-a-commercial/463798/35 "2008-09-16T14:21:21Z")
I wish somebody would eat my yum rocket right about now /pouty-face. ---
**Author:** ![bbs2k](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e495f1/32.png) [@bbs2k](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bbs2k)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2008, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-subway-for-the-most-idiotic-phrase-ive-ever-heard-in-a-commercial/463798/36 "2008-09-16T14:28:01Z")
Put some cheese on it… see what happens. ---
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2008, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-subway-for-the-most-idiotic-phrase-ive-ever-heard-in-a-commercial/463798/37 "2008-09-16T14:33:29Z")
> [@pbbth](#): > > I think that is about the funniest damn phrase ever and for the next 48 hours I will refer to everything, no matter what shape, as a yum rocket. 😃 Dear god, I hope you don’t get pulled over. ---
**Author:** ![Projammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/projammer/32/559_2.png) [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2008, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-subway-for-the-most-idiotic-phrase-ive-ever-heard-in-a-commercial/463798/38 "2008-09-16T14:36:28Z")
Thank you for coming to Subway, how can I service your Yum Rocket needs? ---
**Author:** ![Autolycus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2008, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-subway-for-the-most-idiotic-phrase-ive-ever-heard-in-a-commercial/463798/39 "2008-09-16T14:37:15Z")
> [@bbs2k](#): > > Put some cheese on it… see what happens. If I stayed still for a long enough time and turned off the lights, I’m sure I could get some cockroach lovin’. Hot. ---
**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2008, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-subway-for-the-most-idiotic-phrase-ive-ever-heard-in-a-commercial/463798/40 "2008-09-16T14:40:47Z")
with the phallic celebrants… A yum rocket is just that far away from being a gut bomb. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-subway-for-the-most-idiotic-phrase-ive-ever-heard-in-a-commercial/463798.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-subway-for-the-most-idiotic-phrase-ive-ever-heard-in-a-commercial/463798.md?page=3)