Stupid slogans

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#1

We’ve had threads about this in the past, but rather than revive some mouldering old corpse, I’d like to make a fresh start.

I’m currently on my lunch hour, and one of my thoughtful colleagues brought me 2 of Taco Bell’s new chalupas for lunch. They were OK, not the greatest things in the world but I didn’t feel compelled to throw them away. So who is the marketing genius who thought it was a good idea to tell customers to do just that? “Drop the chalupa.” That’s just stupid. I know it’s supposed to be said from the point of view of the rat dog (which is easier to spell than chihuaua, or however it’s spelled), but I’m not a rat dog. I don’t want anyone to drop a chalupa on the ground for me, nor would I want to drop food I just bought on the ground for anyone else. It’s just not very well thought-out, IMHO.

So what are some current or classic slogans that confound, confuse, or just annoy the hell out of the Teeming Millions?

“I hope life isn’t a big joke, because I don’t get it,” Jack Handy

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#2

Crestar Bank: “You’ve got dreams, weve got money” Which I think should be followed by “Nyaa nyaa, nyaa nyaa nyaa”

#3

I find it extremely amusing that Microsoft is billing their Exchange/Outlook combo as the, “Digital Nervous System”

With the instability of windows, I’m not certain I would put nervous into the description of the product. I was chuckling throughout a seminar 2 weeks ago everytime the Digital Nervous System was mentioned.

#4

The New York state lottery has a slogan: “All you need is a dollar and a dream.” My response is “If you hadn’t bought that lottery ticket, you’d still have both.”

#5

I’m always puzzled by the TV ad for glasses where the woman says “I want you to see that tradition doesn’t have to be traditional.” Huh? Anybody got a Pretentiousness Translator?

Jodi

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#6

The one that really bugs me is Apple Computer’s adverbially-challenged “Think Different.”

It’s a long way to heaven, but only three short steps to hell.

#7

Another campaign that I’m tired of is that Sprite “Obey your thirst” tripe. Yes, be an independent-thinking nonconformist by drinking what all the other independent-thinking nonconformists drink. That message makes a lot of sense.

“I hope life isn’t a big joke, because I don’t get it,” Jack Handy

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#8

Tied for first place in the “let’s send mixed messages to the kids” category:

*Just Say No

Just Do It*

#9

US Army Slogan–“Be all that you can be!”

If you get shot, you stop being.

Anything.
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