June 07, 2003

I can't find anything about it on the Web to link to, but on Olbermann last night, there was a story about a restaurant in Portland, OR called Pizza Schmizza that's been paying homeless people to walk around with signs advertising the place. Something like, PIZZA SCHMIZZA HIRED ME TO HOLD UP THIS SIGN INSTEAD OF ASKING YOU FOR MONEY. Although "hired" might be too strong a word... See, the owner gives them half a $5 bill, they hang around on street corners holding up the sign for however long, and then they get the other half of the fiver when they bring the sign back. (Kind of like Blogads, only more lucrative. (Just kidding, Henry! (Kinda!)))

Open letter to the owner of Pizza Schmizza:

This is my corner. Just tell me what you want me to do.

Posted by Jim Treacher at June 7, 2003 04:56 PM
Comments

Fabulous.

Posted by: Dean Esmay at June 7, 2003 06:26 PM

I dunno. Remember that old saw about "being your own best advertisement"? Seems to me watching some grubby bum hawk pizza would just evoke images of bums in a pizza kitchen, lovingly baking their B.O. and alcohol fumes into each and every pie. "Hey, what's this? I didn't order anchovies!"

That's not an anchovy.

Posted by: Jeff at June 7, 2003 10:36 PM