Being Amber Rhea

About a week or so ago I saw that new Burger King commercial where they stop selling the Whopper and all the customers freak out. Naturally, the part at the end about “Burger Queen” set off my Über-Feminazi Victim Hysteria, and I thought about blogging or at least Twittering about it, but then never did. But Roy (whose blog always makes me think of the time Sassywho said, “Someone give me a penis so I don’t sound like a feminazi”) did, and therefore he is the source of today’s Quote of the Day.

“If Burger King doesn’t have the Whopper, they might as well call themselves Burger Queen.”

I mean… what does that even really mean? Burger Queen? Like, what, if Dairy Queen started serving a shitty burger covered in Thousand Island dressing they’d become Dairy King, but since they don’t, they’re just a Queen? It’s obviously meant as an insult, but I just don’t understand what the insult is supposed to imply- Whoppers are manly and if you don’t have them you’re a girl?

I guess it’s convenient that I think Burger King is shite anyway.

Read the whole post here.

Earlier today, an Outback Steakhouse commercial came on TV. I wasn’t really paying attention, but I did think, “Hmm, something about that jingle sounds familiar.” Then Rusty said, “Hey… doesn’t that sound an awful lot like an Of Montreal song?” So I perked up and listened more closely - and sure enough, it sounded suspiciously like “Wraith Pinned to the Mist (and Other Games)” - incidentally, one of my favorite songs. Now, for Rusty to recognize something as sounding like an Of Montreal song means the resemblance is pretty uncanny, because basically the only time he listens to Of Montreal is if I happen to be playing one of their CDs in the car.

Of course, I had to consult Google to see if anyone else had noticed this resemblance, and if Of Montreal was going to sue Outback for copyright infringement. Turns out, it’s not just an uncanny resemblance - it’s the actual song, with different words!

Via StereoGum, where you can also watch the commercial:

Kevin Barnes confirmed: “We were approached by Outback Steakhouse’s ad agency asking about making their own cover version of ‘Wraith Pinned to the Mist (And Other Games)’ for one of their commercials. We thought it would be totally amusing to hear their take on one of our songs as a jingle.”

Ha! I find this to be odd and hilarious. I have to say, I would never have expected to hear an Of Montreal song in an Outback commercial!

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