September 17, 2014

Meme’d From the Headlines: Dead Guy Selfie

It was reported this week that a Spanish gravedigger was caught digging taking a selfie with a body he had dug up to make room in the family crypt for the man's recently deceased wife. Apparently the body had barely decomposed despite being in the ground for 23 years so after calling the deceased man's living relatives they took some photos. Technically its not really a selfie, but the meme's work better this way so play along. The photo went viral, and the gravedigger was suspended, but he had some good excuses for his bosses, so they didn't fire him.
September 16, 2014

Meme’d From the Headlines: Hamsters and Pizza

This week, the media reported that Australian Pizza Hut's big hamster promotion backfired. The promotion offered a free hamster for anyone buying a buttload of pizza. “Buy any 10 large pizzas and get one free small animal from Pets Story.” Animal rights activists went bananas. Even though Pizza Hut's corporate entity claim they had no knowledge of the promotion, we imagined what might have been said in the Pizza Hut Australia boardroom, during the spitballing for this plan.
September 15, 2014

Meme’d From the Headlines: Counterfeit Wine

Over the weekend many media outlets reported on a massive counterfeit Tuscan wine scam being perpetrated. It was a massive scam with over 140,000 litres of counterfeit wine ready for release to the public. It got busted, but just in case it happens again, here are some helpful ways you can tell if you are the victim of a counterfeit wine scam.
September 13, 2014

Meme’d From the Headlines: McTrademark Time

This week the media was reporting that McDonalds was looking to trademark "McBrunch" to boast their image and breakfast sales. If you were wondering what other names McDonald's was looking into trademarking, you're in luck. We've got the list.
September 10, 2014

Meme’d From the Headlines: Chick-Fil-A-Funeral

This week the founder of Chick-Fil-A passed away. Not a lot of people knew that S. Truett Cathy founder of "Chick-Fil-A" and religious right conservative had left behind a list of wishes regarding how he wanted to be interred at his funeral Here are some of those wishes.