I happen to be a huge fan of the various “Fail” sites on the Internet. Just in case you are not familiar with them, basically they collect images and photos of things that fit into a generic failed category. This could be such things as an engineering failure, a social failure, a design failure or the most common types, signs and descriptions that are incorrectly worded. Two of the best sites on the web are http://www.engrish.com and http://failblog.org. The first catering to bad translations and the second for the ever popular “Owned” images. As an avid fan, I am always on the lookout for items like this and over the years have collected quite a few. I lot of mine can be found at http://www.eddiesoft.com/den/den/scat/miscscat.html. I decided it would be fitting to include some of the new ones on this blog since after all, this is all about observations. Warning, some of these are mature oriented.
As a the first in this new category, I’m going to start with a chocolate marshmallow treat I was given in my last Christmas stocking. Chocolate covered marshmallow treats is nearly an addiction for me so I was eager to bite into the sweetness. This feeling changed abruptly once I got it out of the packaging.
All I could think of was South Park and their quite disturbing character Mr. Hanky. This character actually being a talking/singing piece of poo with arms, eyes and a Santa hat.
Before I forget, I grabbed this image off of the net. If someone has an issue with me using it, just let me know along with proof you have rights and I’ll find another one to replace it. Now I ask you, is this really the impression the candy company is trying to capture? The confectionery creators didn’t care, so I’m assuming they either don’t watch the show or it is a secret inside joke to them. In either case, I’m going with another brand next time.
I have some more fails after the jump
