Enter Grim Reaper
November 27, 2007
Huge poster size ad seen in a nearby mall. The headline reads “Closer than you think.”
What’s closer? Infirmity in a hospital bed? Old age? The cold hand of death?
Read on to discover that there are career opportunities in Springfield, a nearby city.
Oh.
Do you think they were being deliberately misleading, matching the ambiguous headline with that picture? Or is it just bad design and copyrighting?
Filed under: Avert Your Eyes!
OMG! I have seen these around but haven’t stopped to read the text and assumed they were for life insurance or assisted living.
Comment by elizasmom — November 28, 2007 @ 12:41 am
You know: Death! It’s closer than you think!
Comment by elizasmom — November 28, 2007 @ 12:41 am
It’s astounding that no one who was a part of making this ad saw what we’re seeing…
Comment by Leslie Tane Design — November 28, 2007 @ 1:52 pm
I love your blog - you rock.
If only they had hired us…they’d be flooded with applications from wonderfully qualified applicants…
Comment by Julie — November 29, 2007 @ 1:22 pm