Does Madison Avenue appreciate the irony?

From copyranter’s brilliant collection of 9/11 advertorial premortums…


Pakistan International Airlines
Hey, isn’t that plane flying a little low?

Asbestos Corporation Limited
ASBESTOS: What Can’t It Not Do?

World Trade Center
Some closer than others.

As an aside: from copyranter’s about me section — some sentiments I can get behind…

I hate capri pants. Also: advertising, advertising people, PR people, marketing people, salespeople, real estate people, journalists, lawyers, doctors, Streeters, i-bankers, midtown, the Upper East Side, the Upper West Side, going to Brooklyn, fake blondes, real blondes, saline implants, silicone implants, Civil War enthusiasts, Republicans, Democrats, Liberals, Conservatives, fireworks, parades, Summer, Winter, greeting cards, stuffed animals, children’s drawings, video games, religions, personal trainers, golf, golf courses, golfers, polo shirts, clogs, crocs, The Yankees, Yankee fans, mooks, Carson Daly, the Hamptons, Hoboken, people who don’t know how to walk in NYC, Moby, TV, Radio, Magazines, Newspapers, stand-up comedy, Readings, SUVs, PCs, drinking straws, weddings, Brunch, fondue fountains, chick peas, Starbucks coffee, Candace Bushnell, Amy Sohn, James Joyce, Don DeLillo, Chuck Klosterman, screenwriters (dicks), short men (Napoleon Complexed turds), Jason Binn, men named Jack, Dr. Phil, Scrabble®, people who don’t hate anything. I probably at least don’t care for you.

Via Boing Boing.

One Response to “Does Madison Avenue appreciate the irony?”

  1. Dean Landolt » Blog Archive » Irony in advertising, continued… Says:

    […] Following up from a few days ago, vote for the most foreboding pre-9/11 ads. […]

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