I'm talking, of course, about something that is obviously not the presidential election due to how much I'm setting up this punchline. I'm talking about Pepsi changing the logos and designs of their various soda products.
http://www.underconsideration.com/brandnew/archives/pepsi_new_bottles.php
You may be thinking this isn't such a big deal. People on the internet will whine about it because it's new and therefore can't be as good as the old version, but this goes much deeper than that. Why? Because of this:
Here it is again, in case that wasn't clear enough:
That's right. Mtn Dew. An abbreviation unbecoming of an AIM chat will now represent one of the greatest soft drinks in history. They're trying to sneak this in with the rest of the faux-controversial changes, but it sticks out like a sore thmb. I for one will not stand for it.
So what am I going to do? Uh... this, I guess. Yeah.
Posted by Sir Lemming at 9:29 PM, Mtn Time.
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All this really accomplishes is making the official Pepsi bottles look like store-brand Pepsi knock offs. And the "Mtn Dew" just looks dumb. I must notify Ben!
Whoops, I guess I forgot about the whole comment moderation thing, this being the first time I've gotten comments.
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