http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/10084348/Kettle-that-looks-like-Hitler-brews-trouble-for-JCPenney.html
QuoteKettle that looks like Hitler brews trouble for JCPenney
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Trouble is brewing for an American retailer after customers noted that one of its tea kettles bears a striking resemblance to Adolf Hitler.
Bemused motorists took photographs of the huge JCPenney billboard advertising the kettle as they drove past it on the 405 Interstate highway near Culver City in California, one of America's busiest stretches of roads.
"That Hitler looks like a kettle," commented one user of Reddit, one of the several websites where the image was posted over the weekend.
"He even has his right arm extended," wrote another, while a third added: "I'm a little Nazi, short and stout".
Things that look Hitler have become a popular web meme - with the genre perhaps defined by the house in Swansea that bears an unsettling resemblance to the Nazi Fuhrer.
The kettle - officially the Michael Graves Design Bells and Whistles Stainless Steel Tea Kettle - retails for £35.08 on the JCPenney website, and can be delivered to the UK.
"This stainless steel tea kettle has all the bells and whistles you'll need - a cool-touch handle, space-saving design and a delightful whistle to let you know when it's ready to pour," the website stated.
One reviewer on the website noted that she loved the kettle's "sleek European design". "My kids love when it boils and starts to whistle," she wrote. "I can not say enough good things about this!"
A second reviewer was less enthralled, however, describing the quality of the kettle as "extremely poor". "Mostly (sic) importantly the kettle's bell does NOT ring and its whistle volume is extremely low!" the consumer wrote.
When listing pros, however, the same user noted that the appliance "looks beautiful".
Now they also need a Mussolini Pot.
:lol:
:D I think the guy that made the billboard had a good laugh putting it exactly in that way.
Probably already a dozen YTMND sites about it already. :sleep:
I wonder what the Downfall Hitler thinks about this? I bet there is one already,
Funny as shit. I wish I could have seen the billboard before this to see how quickly (or whether or not) I'd make the connection.
Bells UND whistles! I've been trying to figure out what to drink this morning, and I've reached a Final Solution - a nice cup of tea.
Quote from: Caliga on May 28, 2013, 12:04:00 PM
Probably already a dozen YTMND sites about it already. :sleep:
Don't you have better things to do than make a dozen YTMND sites?
:moon:
Quote from: Zanza on May 28, 2013, 12:01:09 PM
:D I think the guy that made the billboard had a good laugh putting it exactly in that way.
You know, that sort of thing strikes me as something you don't notice putting together on some graphics program, but when it's up on a 60' interstate billboard, then it hits you. :lol:
Quote"Mostly (sic) importantly the kettle's bell does NOT ring and its whistle volume is extremely low!" the consumer wrote.
"For a
final solution to this problem, note that the kettle works best on a
gas stove" ;)
Quote from: Malthus on May 28, 2013, 12:40:14 PM
Quote"Mostly (sic) importantly the kettle's bell does NOT ring and its whistle volume is extremely low!" the consumer wrote.
"For a final solution to this problem, note that the kettle works best on a gas stove" ;)
:XD:
Time to go shopping.
Come on... :lol:
They should have "Drink tea, death to all juice!" as their marketing slogan.
They removed it. :(
FEGELEIN! FEGELEIN! FEGELEIN! :mad:
Quote from: Ed Anger on May 29, 2013, 06:44:39 AM
They removed it. :(
I'm reading that it sold out shortly after it went viral.
http://business.time.com/2013/05/29/jcpenneys-hitler-tea-kettle-sells-out-online/
Quote from: lustindarkness on May 28, 2013, 12:12:25 PM
I wonder what the Downfall Hitler thinks about this? I bet there is one already,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HscRDKA_JvY
Quote from: Barrister on May 29, 2013, 10:03:32 AM
Quote from: Ed Anger on May 29, 2013, 06:44:39 AM
They removed it. :(
I'm reading that it sold out shortly after it went viral.
http://business.time.com/2013/05/29/jcpenneys-hitler-tea-kettle-sells-out-online/
1. Make product that vaguely looks like Hitler.
2. Create huge billboard for the product and post a picture on Reddit, Tumblr etc.
3. PROFIT.
Does it sound like Hitler?
Profitleroles?
Quote from: Syt on May 29, 2013, 11:29:54 AM
Quote from: Barrister on May 29, 2013, 10:03:32 AM
Quote from: Ed Anger on May 29, 2013, 06:44:39 AM
They removed it. :(
I'm reading that it sold out shortly after it went viral.
http://business.time.com/2013/05/29/jcpenneys-hitler-tea-kettle-sells-out-online/
1. Make product that vaguely looks like Hitler.
2. Create huge billboard for the product and post a picture on Reddit, Tumblr etc.
3. PROFIT.
i smell an opportunity for Languish Inc.!
can i be : teapot
All tests say Ed Anger is a teapot?
can i be : bell or whistle
Quote from: katmai on May 29, 2013, 04:55:18 PM
All tests say Ed Anger is a teapot?
Somebody wants to look at my spout.
Some people are trying to get $200 out of theirs on ebay: http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_trksid=p2050601.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0&_nkw=hitler+kettle&_sacat=0&_from=R40
One has been bid up to $137.50.
Quote from: Solmyr on May 29, 2013, 10:32:05 AM
Quote from: lustindarkness on May 28, 2013, 12:12:25 PM
I wonder what the Downfall Hitler thinks about this? I bet there is one already,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HscRDKA_JvY
Thank you.
Quote from: derspiess on May 29, 2013, 06:03:57 PM
Some people are trying to get $200 out of theirs on ebay: http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_trksid=p2050601.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0&_nkw=hitler+kettle&_sacat=0&_from=R40
One has been bid up to $137.50.
God Bless America.
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I wanted to teach my kids to salute the teapot. :cry:
Quote from: Ed Anger on May 29, 2013, 06:22:21 PM
I wanted to teach my kids to salute the teapot. :cry:
You can start them off with saluting the gravy boat and work your way up.
Heh, I have a couple gravy boats. THEY'RE MOORED ON GRAVY BOAT ROW
I have no gravy boats :mellow:
Did Dguller really defend the pedos?
Read the thread and figure it out yourself.
I've been kinda on vacation. Not posting and not reading a lot of threads.
Not funny.
Quote from: CountDeMoney on May 29, 2013, 09:35:51 PM
Heh, I have a couple gravy boats. THEY'RE MOORED ON GRAVY BOAT ROW
The Bismarck and Prinz Eugen. WHERE IS YOUR HOOD NOW?
My Oklahoma keeps rolling over.
Quote from: CountDeMoney on May 29, 2013, 09:35:51 PM
Heh, I have a couple gravy boats. THEY'RE MOORED ON GRAVY BOAT ROW
My basically-brother-in-law and I came up with an idea for a company that sells household items emblazoned with goofy shit. One of our "products" was a gravy boat that has "we're going to need a bigger boat" stenciled on it.
Quote from: HVC on May 29, 2013, 01:54:38 PM
Quote from: Syt on May 29, 2013, 11:29:54 AM
Quote from: Barrister on May 29, 2013, 10:03:32 AM
I'm reading that it sold out shortly after it went viral.
http://business.time.com/2013/05/29/jcpenneys-hitler-tea-kettle-sells-out-online/
1. Make product that vaguely looks like Hitler.
2. Create huge billboard for the product and post a picture on Reddit, Tumblr etc.
3. PROFIT.
i smell an opportunity for Languish Inc.!
Our flagship product could be a matching pot and kettle set. :P
Quote from: DontSayBanana on May 30, 2013, 04:41:01 PM
Our flagship product could be a matching pot and kettle set. :P
:lol: