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Old Dec 19, 2008 | 01:47 PM
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http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/081218/burge...lame.html?.v=5

WTF???
Old Dec 19, 2008 | 02:02 PM
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"The marketing ploy is the latest in a string of viral ad campaigns by the company. Burger King is also in the midst of its Whopper Virgins campaign that features an taste test with fast-food "virgins" pitting the Whopper against McDonald's Corp.'s Big Mac."

It's viral advertising and it creates a shock/buzz factor.

It's different and funny. I think it's an awesome promotional idea.

It got YOU talking about it didn't it?

"Burger King is marketing the product through a Web site featuring a photo of its King character reclining fireside and naked but for an animal fur strategically placed to not offend."

Old Dec 19, 2008 | 02:11 PM
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and now i heard that they have a cologne...called sizzle or something like that...maybe flame? its supposed to smell like the whopper hahahaha
Old Dec 19, 2008 | 05:08 PM
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I'm so gonna buy this and wear it around my gf instead of the usual Old Spice.
Old Dec 19, 2008 | 06:01 PM
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ya thats gonna be my new air freshener YES!
Old Dec 19, 2008 | 07:54 PM
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i think it's a marketing idea to get into the news.
Old Dec 19, 2008 | 08:17 PM
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id rather have that new car smell that the xb lacks than smell like a nasty ___ whopper
Old Dec 20, 2008 | 12:07 AM
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Originally Posted by 09XB24
id rather have that new car smell that the xb lacks than smell like a nasty butt whopper
It's better than smelling like Filet-O-Fish!
Old Dec 20, 2008 | 12:12 AM
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true. very true. how do you guys take what someone else said and put it into your response and then write your own underneath it?
Old Dec 20, 2008 | 12:16 AM
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Where could one buy such a product!!?!?!

*I just threw up a bit*
Old Dec 20, 2008 | 12:21 AM
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Originally Posted by 09XB24
true. very true. how do you guys take what someone else said and put it into your response and then write your own underneath it?
lol is called a quote just click on the right upper corner of the post you want to quote, where you see three icons, just click the middle one
Old Dec 20, 2008 | 12:23 AM
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mmmm...whoppers
Old Dec 20, 2008 | 12:25 AM
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Originally Posted by MissBenilda
mmmm...whoppers
In-N-Out FTW!
Old Dec 20, 2008 | 12:27 AM
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Originally Posted by xseveredveganx
*I just threw up a bit*
At least we know it didn't taste like a whopper, vegan.
Old Dec 20, 2008 | 01:56 AM
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oh cool, i didnt even notice those icons, thanks a lot rockztar
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