"Plague is brought to you by Red Lobster."

[Hal_Briston]

@Jackmannii

Yep, Ayds (pronounced the same as the disease) was once a popular over-the-counter diet candy. For some reason the company went out of business…

I never miss a chance to share a little nostagia.

[OpalCat]

(by the way, the folks at Mock the Stupid loved it)

[The_Scrivener]

It wouldn’t be the first time Red Lobster’s engaged in dumbass marketing… remember this 2003 all-you-can-eat crab legs boondoggle? IIRC, they ended up losing $20 million on that deal (not in the article).

[Cartooniverse]

@Jackmannii

Yep, Ayds (pronounced the same as the disease) was once a popular over-the-counter diet candy. For some reason the company went out of business…

I worked as a P.A. ( gofer ) on a national Ayds commercial. The woman walked towards the camera and miraculously lost weight as she approached. This was pre-c.g. days when doing that kind of trick required a lot of makeup, latex and careful framing.

The stuff was quite popular.

[Ignatz]

@Diogenes the Cynic

I’m watching a show on the History Channel enititled “Plague” about the Black Death. When it cut to the first commercial, there was a voiceover saying the words quoted in my thread title. Did nobody think about how that would sound?

I watched that, too. Recorded the whole program. The actual quote had “The” in front of “Plague” - even worse. I was going to get up and post here at that time but I was laughing too loudly to get out of my recliner.