# What's The Deal With Quizno's??? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 25, 2004, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-quiznos/231155 "2004-02-25T19:26:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2004, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-quiznos/231155/21 "2004-02-26T14:15:19Z")
We love those commercials! In fact, we went to Quizno’s the other night because of them. Great sub. Great kid’s meal, too. Matthew got a little sub, a little package of Goldfish crackers, a Rice Krispies bar, and a pop with it. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2004, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-quiznos/231155/22 "2004-02-26T15:06:05Z")
I like Quizno’s Subs, but I never buy them. I’ve had them at catered meetings. I did buy one once, and the chicken was frozen in the middle. It cut the roof of my mouth. I e-mailed the company to complain, but they never replied so I haven’t been back. I like the commercial. I think the little ska-rats are great. Twisted. Anyone know what the chords are? There are two sets – the main set, and then they change it in the middle before going back to the original progression. ---
**Author:** ![mrklutz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ebca7d/32.png) [@mrklutz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mrklutz)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2004, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-quiznos/231155/23 "2004-02-26T16:10:03Z")
I hate those little spuds, too. I change the channel every time they come one. But you gotta admit, this ad campaign has generated more “buzz” than I would have ever believed from a commercial for a sandwich shop. It’s very effective at getting their name out there and on people’s minds. And yes, I do find myself with the song stuck in my head. But you know, that first “WE LOVE THE SUBS!” often morphs in my mind, and I end up with “Do you love me? (now that I can dance)” stuck in my head. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2004, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-quiznos/231155/24 "2004-02-28T00:57:39Z")
For those of you who don’t like the Spongemonkeys: > [@](#): > > SAN ANTONIO, Texas – While Clear Channel hangs its head in shame over alleged acts of “indecency,” the company’s President and CEO John Hogan has gone on a broadcast media witch hunt in a manner that some critics are likening to the Bush Administration’s clampdown on obscenity. > > The latest fatality in the push to cleanse the airwaves of all “indecent” media content now includes the hilarious and quirky Spongemonky characters seen recently in a nationwide Quiznos Corporation ad campaign in which the craggy-toothed, hamster-like monkeys sing about the virtues of eating Quiznos submarine sandwiches. > > **The ad campaign, which has captured the hearts of many viewers, was immediately pulled by Quiznos after Clear Channel’s Hogan denounced the singing monkeys as being “obscene and disgusting” and "oozing sexuality."** ---
**Author:** ![Batsinma\_Belfry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ea5d25/32.png) [@Batsinma\_Belfry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Batsinma_Belfry)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2004, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-quiznos/231155/25 "2004-02-28T02:06:41Z")
Isn’t it done by the same people who did Punk Kittys? Punk Kittys on a commercial would be cool. _off to get my Punk Kitty fix…_ ---
**Author:** ![Kyla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/eada6e/32.png) [@Kyla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyla)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2004, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-quiznos/231155/26 "2004-02-28T15:25:53Z")
> [@](#): > > The ad campaign, which has captured the hearts of many viewers, was immediately pulled by Quiznos after Clear Channel’s Hogan denounced the singing monkeys as being “obscene and disgusting” and “oozing sexuality.” Those things ooze sexuality? To WHO? ---
**Author:** ![Jenaroph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e8c25b/32.png) [@Jenaroph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jenaroph)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2004, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-quiznos/231155/27 "2004-02-28T16:14:45Z")
Female spongmonkeys? ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2004, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-quiznos/231155/28 "2004-02-28T16:19:35Z")
“Oozing sexuality?” It’s rather frightening to think someone is sitting in front of the tv, remote in one hand, the other hand filled with Jergen’s hand lotion, channel surfing in hopes of running across a Quizno’s commercial. Methinks Hogan has gone around the bend. ---
**Author:** ![ms\_mom67](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/bc79bd/32.png) [@ms\_mom67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ms_mom67)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2004, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-quiznos/231155/29 "2004-02-28T17:23:30Z")
Oh… Now that thought makes me sicker then the ad it’s self. ---
**Author:** ![SexyHamster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/13edae/32.png) [@SexyHamster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SexyHamster)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2004, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-quiznos/231155/30 "2004-02-28T18:10:47Z")
I have always enjoyed the flash cartoons over at [rathergood.com](http://rathergood.com); however, I was stunned when I found out Quiznos had decided to use in them a commerical. I love off the wall cartoons, but I fail to see the connection to subs. On the other hand he apparently does some credit card commercials with penguins that seem quite normal (for commericals, that is). ---
**Author:** ![Beagle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/85f322/32.png) [@Beagle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beagle)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2004, 6:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-quiznos/231155/31 "2004-02-29T06:42:51Z")
The more I watch that clip, the more I am disturbed by their little contorted rodent faces, but especially their teeth. OTOH, I feel compelled to go buy a toasty sub from Quiznos. That, or they might come get me. A whole pack of those things is not something I want to deal with. ---
**Author:** ![Beanis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/cab0a1/32.png) [@Beanis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beanis)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2004, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-quiznos/231155/32 "2004-02-29T14:48:47Z")
That commercial gives me nightmares. Seriously. ---
**Author:** ![Hostile\_Dialect](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e495f1/32.png) [@Hostile\_Dialect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hostile_Dialect)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2004, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-quiznos/231155/33 "2004-02-29T19:38:59Z")
I was quite thoroughly stoned the first time I saw that commercial, and it really freaked me out. I can’t watch it when it comes on now. I have to turn away or change the channel (usually just turn away, because I only really watch TV at friends’ houses, and I can’t just go changing the channels on someone else’s TV). Mandatory disclaimer: Cannabis is illegal in the United States and for recreational use in California. ---
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2004, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-quiznos/231155/34 "2004-03-01T02:43:55Z")
> [@Chicago Faucet](#): > > The creator calls them Spongmonkeys. For more information, check out this [Slate](http://slate.msn.com/id/2095868) article. > > Then, go to the creator’s website. Some of the stuff is downright hilarious. No, what’s downright hilarious names folks have come up for the spongmonkeys in emails to the Slate writer who’s article you linked to > [@](#): > > gerbils with birth defects; Mr. Potato Rats; drug-addled, castrato hamsters; and “hell lemurs” (which, while catchy, is not really accurate, as the lemur body type is far more ectomorphic). Yeah, I’d say there was a couple of good band names in that list. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-quiznos/231155.md?page=1)