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June 29, 2009

You Could Be The Next Spokesperson For Carl's Jr., Or You Could Keep Your Self-Respect

Oh boy. If nothing else, at least Carl's Jr. kept the whole thing tasteful and classy. Wouldn't you agree, hot chicks?

Sure. This is your chance to join the illustrious ranks of Paris Hilton and Audrina Patridge*. LIVING THE DREAM! Of course, the main difference will be that even though Paris Hilton and Audrina Patridge are equally talentless, plastic-faced hair-bots, they both have millions of dollars to console themselves in the dark night(s) of the soul that follows a decision like whether or not to be in a degrading and ridiculous Carl's Jr. ad, and it's not like they had any dignity to abandon anyway. You, on the other hand, will just have a handful of buy-one-get-one-free coupons and a stomach ache (from burgers). But whatever! "Famous."

To be fair, though, this IS an opportunity to appear in an upcoming Carl's Jr. or Hardee's marketing campaign. They were not lying about that. This is that.

*And Padma Lakshmi, but I'm going to give her a walk on this one because of how her face looks pretty and Top Chef is good. But watch yourself, Lakshmi.

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Becca

"you (or the girl)" is creepy!


is this really the sort of thing that calls for a middleman. i really can't see an agent calling their talent with this as an opportunity.
but we ARE in a recession.

Posted by: Becca profile link at 06/29/09 4:34 PM | Reply
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Brian Farrelly

I'm gonna send them a video first of me eating a Hardee's burger and then of it coming out the other end the next day. Its part of my study on how Hardee's "food" looks better once its been though your digestive tract.

Posted by: Brian Farrelly profile link at 06/29/09 4:40 PM | Reply
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Blondie

“This is a great chance to star in a video that has the potential to be seen all over the internet.” Hmmm. I've had THAT offer before. So has Paris Hilton. BA-ZING!

Posted by: Blondie profile link at 06/29/09 4:44 PM | Reply
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TheRealMatt

Posted by: TheRealMatt profile link at 06/29/09 5:00 PM | Reply
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i think i speak for everyone when i say WE WANT LINDSAY BACK. she was much more fun to shit on. gabe has a deep current of sadness running through his writing and it's no fun talking shit to people who might actually kill themselves, because then, you know... you're responsible for a suicide. and that's bad. [insert theme song from snoopy come home but replace snoopy with lindsay and add lyrics :"so we can crap on your head because you shower afterwards, but gabe always smells like crap and it's no fun"

Posted by: buenosueno at 06/29/09 5:00 PM | Reply
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Kenny Powers

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Posted by: Kenny Powers profile link in reply to buenosueno's comment at 06/29/09 5:08 PM | Reply
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFfWLUh6CC8

Posted by: buenosueno in reply to Kenny Powers's comment at 06/29/09 5:16 PM | Reply
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MusclesMarinara

A quick Google search will reveal that there is already a website dedicated to this... http://hotchickswithburgers.blogspot.com

Nice try Carl's Jr.

Posted by: MusclesMarinara profile link at 06/29/09 5:08 PM | Reply
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dafs

at first, I read this as "submit themselves to eating a Carls Jr. or Hardee's burger", and while a part of me said "awww...come on...they're actually quite tasty", that part of me is not a sexy girl.

Posted by: dafs profile link at 06/29/09 5:30 PM | Reply
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booferama

Don't fall for it, girls. I got six years for sending in a video of myself Hamburgling a McDonalds.

Posted by: booferama profile link at 06/29/09 5:53 PM | Reply
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ClownCoffee

Oops, I thought it said "Fat Chicks Eating Burgers for Carl's Jr. / Hardee's" and I was totally going to send in video of me chugging some all-beef patties.

[BTW, Gabe, I'm worried that you're trawling Craigslist for material... no good can cum of that]

Posted by: ClownCoffee profile link at 06/29/09 7:22 PM | Reply
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Constantinople

this would have been a good double dog back when there were enough people working here for someone to dare someone else. =(

Posted by: Constantinople profile link at 06/29/09 7:32 PM | Reply
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moonmaster

Lindsay left just in time to avoid having to make a Carl's Jr. audition tape. What a shame.

Posted by: moonmaster profile link in reply to Constantinople's comment at 06/30/09 1:35 AM | Reply
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lizzing

awww. carl's jr./ hardee's playing younger sibling no one wants to hang out with to mickey d's and BK's perpetually cool, older sibling. hey, wait up! me too guys, right? right??

this idea has been done TO DEATH.

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Abalogariz

YOU ARE TOTALLY RIGHT MAN

Posted by: Abalogariz profile link in reply to lizzing's comment at 06/30/09 4:20 AM | Reply
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what, no "Idiocracy" quotes?

"brought to you by carl's jr."

Posted by: welcome to costco, i love you at 06/30/09 11:18 AM | Reply
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They just wrote a particularly hilarious review of this Patridge lady's ad over at Conversational Capital. You should check that out: http://conversationalcapital.com/category/authors_posts/

Posted by: Ben Brown at 06/30/09 12:14 PM | Reply
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