Not a Winner
I was amused this morning when I opened my cereal box. They are running a promotion in which you can win a pair of jeans. I didn't really pay any attention to it (because what am I going to do with a pair of jeans?), but when I went to pour my cereal I saw a funny message inside. Instead of the typical, "I'm sorry, you are not a winner, try again," I found "Sorry, this box is not a winner." I had to wonder what kind of complaint they received in order to change the language like that.
posted by Shoshana @ 8:13 AM
5 Comments:
People probably felt bad when it said YOU are not a winner so they had to change it to the more passive voice. You're still a good person! It's just the BOX that's not the winner.
LMAO
They do that at the Oscars too - it used to be "and the winner is..." and now (for the last 5 years or so) it's been "and the Oscar goes to..."
I guess it's that whole American "there are no losers, everybody gets a trophy and a hug" self-esteem thing
oy.
Sara -
Someone probably threatened to sue for emotional damage due to being told that they are not a winner.
StepIma -
I think people need to have better self-esteem.
Rejection via cereal box competitions has probably been banned in legisation because somebody topped themselves after not winnning a trip to Hawaii or something bizarre like that. What a weird world we live in.
I wish the govewrnment could find a way of softening the blow of when you get dumped by a lover. You know make break-ups easier by handing each other cards/letters with:
'Sorry, it's not you, it's me' scribed on them, or 'Sorry we've broken up, it's your clothes not you.'
Sarah -
Do you think it would really help?
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