Posted on 08/07/2005 3:52:01 PM PDT by wistful
Pizza billboard causes a stir
Decision on appropriateness of billboard which features US president being made today
8 August 2005
A decision is due to be made today whether a billboard labelling President Bush an 'evil bastard' is appropriate.
The Hell Pizza billboards have been erected around Auckland and Wellington. Half of the poster is taken up with a photo of the president and the other half has the phrase 'Hell: Too Good For Some Evil Bastards.'
Outdoor Advertising New Zealand is reviewing who is behind the boards and whether the Advertising Standards Authority needs to become involved.
Hell's media manager, Matthew Blomfield, says they expected to cause a bit of a stir. He says it is meant to provoke discussion and be a little edgy, instead of bland, boring advertising.
Mr Blomfield is hoping reaction will be balanced between those who find it funny and those who are upset by it.
Mighty white of ya, mate; mighty white.
I'll remember that next time I'm looking for a leg of lamb at the store. At least they carry country of origin lables.
Thanks for the info. I've read that NZ is the current 'limp wrist' playground.
They just get really really pissed when a head of state somehow omits patronizing their pizza parlor/ nothing personal.
(I make my own from scratch, and I'm Irish married to a German!) :*)
----- Original Message ----- From: "Name Supression Granted"
Sent: Monday, August 08, 2005 6:18 PM
Subject: your nuts
are you crazy, we are not at all political, this guy has killed tens of thousands of innocent people, over nothing less than
oil...take Iraq for example, no terrorists there until the USA went in
By the way, we have had over 150 compliments from the USA and 3 complaints...get in touch you ignorant bastard>
Wow, I am so impressed by the level of education that the person who answered your email has. LOL! What kind of idiots does this company hire? I hope their pizza is better. Morons!
Ah, come on guys, you haven't even SEEN the billboard yet!
You'll laugh. Promise.
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