McLaren accused of subliminal advertising
Woking, Friday: McLaren’s Formula One team is preparing to fire up its legal department once again, after allegations of subliminal advertising rocked the British outfit today.
A Cotswold-based pressure group is planning to file a lawsuit against the Woking-based team, claiming that their chrome livery constitutes a “subliminal advertisement” for bath taps.
Subliminal: McLaren's car, "one big bath tap advert."
“It’s a disgrace,” said Reginald Scrotum, Conservative MP for the Cotswold constituency of Bigotry and Shouting, and patron of the Coalition for Robust Advertising Policies. “The advertisement of bathroom furniture is strictly controlled under European Union directives, and for too long McLaren have been allowed to get away with flouting these regulations by subliminally displaying the colour scheme of a major bath tap conglomerate on their cars.”
McLaren claim that, despite their car’s colour scheme, they are doing nothing wrong: “It’s no secret that our livery reflects our close association with a particular company,” a McLaren spokesman said. “However, by declining to display their name on our cars, we are confident that we are in compliance with all aspects of the law governing this matter.”
The Coalition for Robust Advertising Policies, however, disagree: “It’s a clear case of brand association,” Scrotum continued. “Why else would the team insist on covering their cars in such a foul livery? Obviously the message is to associate the cars with bath taps, and this is unacceptable.”
Legal action by the Coalition could force McLaren to change their team’s colour scheme to something more tasteful, but the team are confident that this is a long way off: “We are certainly not considering reevaluating our association at this stage,” the spokesman said. “After all, it is a commercial agreement that has left us – do I really have to say this? - flushed with success.”
Ever thought about writing a story to dishonour Ferrari…thought not.
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“Conservative MP for the Cotswold constituency of Bigotry and Shouting, and patron of the Coalition for Robust Advertising Policies”????
Are you freaking kidding me?? You brits have nothing better to worry about that whining about colour schemes?
Erik, colour is in “us brits” genes since we are able to go from pasty white to bright pink when exposed to bright sunshine. Unlike some of the other mono-coloured european races. Some of our more affluent countrymen even use fake colouring, they are known locally as muppets!
F**k me, it seems that some people really are stupid enough to take this site seriously!! How many times does Andy have to put disclaimers on this site before vastly overweight, single digit IQ Yanks might possibly cotton to to the fact that this website is satire rather than think it’s true while munching on your second personal KFC bargain bucket of the morning, complete with 80 oz coke? lol
Sorry, I appear to have unfairly stereotyped Americans. I apologise for the error of my ways.
I realise that in fact some of you prefer Subway or Maccy D.
@Erik Kullenberg
There is a section on this very page called “Please Note”.
It’s up there on the left.
Please read it.
The Coalition for Robust Advertising Policies (C.R.A.P.) I’ve just noticed that! Brilliant.