When I hear Americans say shit like Keebler Elf and Gerber Baby I'm like "What the fuck?"

  • LocalOaf [they/them]
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    4 days ago

    The virgin Burger King vs the chad Hungry Jack

    Is Hungry Jack like a character in the ads? I'm just picturing a big ol' uncle type Aussie guy named Jack and every ad is just him sitting alone on a couch watching TV going "bloody hell I'm hungry," smash cut to him eating a burger, smash cut to him back on the couch watching TV saying "now I'm not hungry!" and he smiles and there's a cheesy tooth grin effect

    🇦🇺🍔grillman

    "Hungry Jacks: eat a fuckin' burger or something dickhead"

    Proud sponsorer of the AFL

    • Strayce@lemmy.sdf.org
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      4 days ago

      Showing my age here a bit but back in the day a lot of the throwaway merch you'd get at birthday parties there was distinctly royalty-themed. Looking back it made zero sense without the context but as a kid I didn't even question why we got given cardboard crowns. I guess a lot of the marketing was just imported from the states without thought to the name change.

      • LocalOaf [they/them]
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        4 days ago

        Did Hungry Jack's have the Pokemon movie gold cards in the Pokeballs too? That shit was incredibly tight in grade school