COPYRANTER
Starbucks' Awful New Yorker Cartoon Ads
Following in the missteps of many an advertiser, Starbucks this week placed their own New Yorker style cartoon ads in the magazine. And they're painfully unentertaining. Click on them and gape and wince. Which one sucks worse? Tough call! A rooster that drinks coffee? HAHAHAHAHA! Or, a woman cooing like a mourning dove about a guy she just boned—because he likes the same burnt Joe as her. Both are about cocks! In fact the captions are interchangeable. Go ahead and switch 'em, the cartoons still make perfect sense. OK, here, I'll take literally 30 seconds and write my own captions. ROOSTER: "I can't believe Edgar can crow, let alone walk, after last night's threesome. Must be the Starbucks." WOMAN: "Ten inch dick and he likes Starbucks Breakfast Blend." Again, they're interchangeable.
-Copyranter
by ANIMAL on May 22, 2008
Comments (4)
Isn't the joke that all New Yorker cartoons have interchangeable captions? Ever play "Christ, what an asshole"?
Try it. Virtually all of the cartoons can be recaptioned with the phrase "Christ, what an asshole," and make as much sense.
Posted by Karl | May 22, 2008 3:07 PM
Remember, folks, you can tell it's an ad because no one else would bother with the copyright and trademark symbols in a lame cartoon.
Posted by katre | May 22, 2008 7:28 PM
Wow, two things I hate in one: the New Yorker and Starbucks! Untertaining indeed
Posted by Ross | May 22, 2008 8:18 PM
I just threw up in my McDonald’s® Starbucks imitation Latte® thing.
Posted by bg | May 23, 2008 1:48 PM