POM! You’re Dead!
Those two? They’re already zombies! Pomegranate product pusher POM gets real intrusive here on what looks like a depressing Metro North commuter train with this poster promoting their new “antioxidant superpill™” (yes, they’ve trademarked “superpill”—the specifics are on the back of the poster). Now, being stared at on a train is uncomfortable enough. But being turned into a cryptic ad punchline is fucking obnoxious. Also? the poster’s practically inviting area knife-wielding lunatics to transform a specious product benefit statement into a cold hard fact. (Thanks to Brian at AskACopywriter for this superb shot. Go to his POM post to see a second photo.)
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-Copyranter
by ANIMAL on May 28, 2008 at 11:24 am
Editor-in-Chief:
I honestly don't see a problem with these posters. Being of a younger generation, I find this poster pretty funny. Most people do. The people who don't find it even mildly amusing are those who analyze things in a way too serious manner. It was in no way meant to be offensive. They just wanted to connect with a younger populace considering that this is the kind of stuff we find amusing these days. It absolutely amazes me that people get so outraged over this kind of stuff. It's humorous: Laugh at it. Relax and learn to take a joke. It isn't hurting anyone.