Originally published at: https://boingboing.net/2017/10/17/boba-tea-advertisement-edgy-o.html
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I can’t tell if they’re trying to be edgy or just got a bad translation."
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Teabag or no teabag?
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There’s so many Pho places up here in the Northwest. So many places called “Pho King” I can’t believe it’s not intentional.
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Yes. Let us not forget Phu Ket in SF.
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Is Boba Tea any relation to the bounty hunter?
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… Great, now I want to create a company that makes and sells boutique felt and call it ‘bobba felt’. /rimshot
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And why exactly does this tea have “balls?”
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that’s a pretty neat idea. In fct, i liked it so much i snagged the www.bobafelt.com domain just so I can redirect to to an image of a felt Boba Fett puppet (it’s a work in progress).
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So I will pay $4.50 for a cup of green tea. But they are $4.50 good!
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without balls it couldn’t make any baby teas?
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There’s also:
- What the Phở
- Phở Shizzle
So, yeah, I think they are well aware of the connotations.
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It’s a rip-off of a comic called Kawaii Not. https://twitter.com/kawaiinot/status/912543426608078848
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Thai restaurants seem singularly drawn to cringe-y puns.
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Word must be out that “suck my balls” is a popular pickup line in Hollywood, where culture comes from.
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pawing at clothing “What great material, is it felt?”
“No.”
“Well, it is now.”
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Pretty ballsy I’d say.
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