# New Quizno's commercial Tests my gag reflex **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 4, 2004, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-quiznos-commercial-tests-my-gag-reflex/227420 "2004-02-04T02:16:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/96bed5/32.png) [@Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patty_O_Furniture)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2004, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-quiznos-commercial-tests-my-gag-reflex/227420/1 "2004-02-04T02:16:47Z")
I fyou’re one of the lucky ones who hasn’t seen the newest Quizno’s commercial featuring a pair of nuclear holocost rodents singing and playing the guitar, consider yourself lucky. I don’t know who thought these minature monsters would make people want to run out and buy sandwiches. They make me want to retch. Seriously, they look like something you might see on a PETA flyer. You know those shocking photos undercover operatives manage to get that graphically depict lab rats in various states of living disassembly? If Quizno’s was going for furry and cute, they missed by a longshot. What they ended up with was night of the living roadkill. If that wasn’t bad enough, you ought to hear the voiceover. Loud, screeching confused lyrics. You can almost feel the pain of cosmetic products being rubbed into their eyes while they were in those animal testing labs. I haven’t had a good night’s sleep since I saw that commercial, and I don’t think I’ll ever eat at Quizno’s again. I’ll just keep watching that conveyor-belt toaster, expecting bleeding rodents to come scurrying out. Go to [Quizno’s home page](http://www.quiznos.com/) and have a look. If you’ve got a cast iron stomach and won’t be eating for several more hours, click on the furry little mutant rodents to see (and hear) them in action. _Shudder_ ---
**Author:** ![XJETGIRLX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/9fc29f/32.png) [@XJETGIRLX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XJETGIRLX)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2004, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-quiznos-commercial-tests-my-gag-reflex/227420/2 "2004-02-04T02:50:26Z")
You’re kidding, right? Whoosh? Okay, maybe not. If you haven’t seen it already, check out [Rathergood.com](http://www.rathergood.com/). For the record, I just saw the commercial a minute ago and laughed my ass off. ---
**Author:** ![Skwerl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Skwerl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skwerl)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2004, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-quiznos-commercial-tests-my-gag-reflex/227420/3 "2004-02-04T02:58:55Z")
I actually liked it. I’ve only seen it once, and the Quizno’s site is way to slow for me to review it, but I liked it cuz it was original and off the wall. I tend to be weird, though. ---
**Author:** ![dantheman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dantheman/32/9421_2.png) [@dantheman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dantheman)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2004, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-quiznos-commercial-tests-my-gag-reflex/227420/4 "2004-02-04T03:07:39Z")
There’s a thread around here somewhere that talks about it, too. I thought it was pretty funny. Well, the first time, anyway. ---
**Author:** ![Amp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Amp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amp)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2004, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-quiznos-commercial-tests-my-gag-reflex/227420/5 "2004-02-04T03:09:21Z")
Yeah, I just saw a commercial for Quizno’s and was coming here to post a rant when I saw yours. Stupidest commercial ever. Someone at the ad agency was smoking crack when they thought up of this one. ---
**Author:** ![Sionach](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Sionach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sionach)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2004, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-quiznos-commercial-tests-my-gag-reflex/227420/6 "2004-02-04T04:06:28Z")
Ew . . . I don’t want to watch it, the still pics of those rodents are creepy enough. Definitely doesn’t put me in mind of eating a sub; too Night of the Lepus-y. :eek: ---
**Author:** ![liirogue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dbc845/32.png) [@liirogue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/liirogue)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2004, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-quiznos-commercial-tests-my-gag-reflex/227420/7 "2004-02-04T04:07:49Z")
Heh, I was just about to post a rant about this, actually! I frickin’ (since this _isn’t_ the Pit) hate that commercial! The sound just drives me up a wall. I will be boycotting Quizno’s until this thing is off my TV. ---
**Author:** ![SnoopyFan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d07c76/32.png) [@SnoopyFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SnoopyFan)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2004, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-quiznos-commercial-tests-my-gag-reflex/227420/8 "2004-02-04T04:13:47Z")
First the guy sucking the wolf tit, now they’ve got deformed singing penises. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2004, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-quiznos-commercial-tests-my-gag-reflex/227420/9 "2004-02-04T04:14:33Z")
Moving this to Cafe Society. ---
**Author:** ![Dijon\_Warlock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a9a28c/32.png) [@Dijon\_Warlock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dijon_Warlock)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2004, 6:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-quiznos-commercial-tests-my-gag-reflex/227420/10 "2004-02-04T06:23:05Z")
I saw this for the first time yesterday, and shouted “RATHERGOOD!” at the tv. How cool they’ve finally gotten something tangible out of all that silliness. ---
**Author:** ![the\_Lady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bb73d2/32.png) [@the\_Lady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/the_Lady)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2004, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-quiznos-commercial-tests-my-gag-reflex/227420/11 "2004-02-04T14:29:05Z")
Yep, that’s a nasty, nasty ad. ---
**Author:** ![Menocchio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9de053/32.png) [@Menocchio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Menocchio)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2004, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-quiznos-commercial-tests-my-gag-reflex/227420/12 "2004-02-04T14:38:25Z")
I like it. I’m glad the spoon monkeys have gotten an endorsement deal. Then again, I also liked the Wolf-Suckling, so I’m just weird. I like commercials that are original. If there wa sone around here, i’d eat at Quizno’s. ---
**Author:** ![troub](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troub/32/14802_2.png) [@troub](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/troub)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2004, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-quiznos-commercial-tests-my-gag-reflex/227420/13 "2004-02-04T15:44:58Z")
I saw this commercial last night, I think during 24. . . I looked over and my girlfriend had a look of horror and disgust on her face, but I couldn’t keep from giggling. Two commercials later, I burst out laughing. She asked me what I was laughing at, and I said I was still laughing at that Quizno’s commercial. She thought I was nuts. I did also like the wolf-suckling one, but not so much. ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2004, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-quiznos-commercial-tests-my-gag-reflex/227420/14 "2004-02-04T15:50:54Z")
“Spoon monkeys” should read “Spongmonkeys” – though I never know whether to pronounce it “Spunj” or “Spong”. You HAVE to hear their rendition of “I LIKE THE MOON!” at [rathergood.com](http://rathergood.com)! ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2004, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-quiznos-commercial-tests-my-gag-reflex/227420/15 "2004-02-04T16:53:51Z")
I _love_ rathergood. Absolutely love it. I watch the Viking Kittens doing Electric Six and White Stripes songs pretty much every day, and it cracks me up every time. However, not once have I ever looked at the freaky little things and thought “Mmmm! Sandwiches!” Still, good for them, and all that. ---
**Author:** ![TaxGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b19c9b/32.png) [@TaxGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TaxGuy)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2004, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-quiznos-commercial-tests-my-gag-reflex/227420/16 "2004-02-04T23:09:07Z")
I’m with the OP 1000%. The person at Quizno’s in charge of hiring the advertising agency or approving what the agency produces is a serious crackhead who needs some counseling. It all started with the commercial a few years ago where a guy comes home all excited about his toasty Quizno’s sandwich only to have his dog grab it and ravage it on the kitchen floor. The guy shoos the dog away, picks up the nasty pile of dogged-up slobbery messwich, and–right in front of and facing the camera–takes a big bite of it. I couldn’t drive by a Quizno’s for 6 months after seeing that without dry-heaving a little bit. The guy could have turned around and taken a bite out of the sandwich and the message would still have gotten across! Why, Quizno’s, why? If I was a franchisee I’d be so pissed that I had to pay for this crap. ---
**Author:** ![mailman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8491ac/32.png) [@mailman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mailman)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2004, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-quiznos-commercial-tests-my-gag-reflex/227420/17 "2004-02-04T23:35:34Z")
I like the anti-commercail aspects of it. No pretty people. No smiling happy faces. No extreme close-ups of perfectly crafted subs. No studio perfect jingle. No mention of the good deal price. No health claims. Plus, it has a nasty, South Park feel to it that appeals to my perverse side. However, the chances of me actually eating one of their subs is nil. ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2004, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-quiznos-commercial-tests-my-gag-reflex/227420/18 "2004-02-05T00:58:34Z")
> [@mailman](#): > > I like the anti-commercail aspects of it. > > No health claims. We like the SUBS Cause they are good for us. Sounds like a health claim to me. Not a really strong one. I love the ads. But alas, I don’t think there is a Quiznos in NYC. I really like the coupon ad. ---
**Author:** ![beajerry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7bcc69/32.png) [@beajerry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beajerry)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2004, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-quiznos-commercial-tests-my-gag-reflex/227420/19 "2004-02-05T01:00:39Z")
You have to admit it gets your attention. “What the f— is that?!” ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2004, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-quiznos-commercial-tests-my-gag-reflex/227420/20 "2004-02-05T01:20:37Z")
Again someone seems to have forgotten that the point of an Ad is to make people want to buy their product. Again I won’t be going to Quiznos. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-quiznos-commercial-tests-my-gag-reflex/227420.md?page=2)