Whole lotta nothin
What’s the most meaningless slogan you have ever seen?
Putting passengers first
Is what they say
For sure you say
That’ll be the day
Let’s vote on how we feel
At the end of each
Railway journey
Yeah I feel I have been put first
My thirst for primacy of priority
Has been quenched
It has to be mentioned
That your slogan-writing away day
Was worth the time and effort
And the money we fare payers spent on it
I applaud your ongoing commitment with me at its heart
But really do you give a fart?
O ~ o ~
Have you seen a meaningless advertising, customer service or policy statement recently? Why not tell us about it, poetry or prose, or make one up. Preferably with photographic (or AI fake image) evidence. Link the story here and I will give a $5 tip to all those I like… Until I run out of $5 bills, which won’t take long, so hurry!!! And please, your challenge entries are at the centre of my sphere of concern. I ongoingly strive to exult in your excellence…..
LATEST!!! Having so far been treated to three fabulous offerings from Lana, Paul, and Matthew I have decided to cap the bounty payments to $25 total. So there are still two five-spots to win. Please feel free to send a second entry just for fun as I will limit tips to first entry only. I may hold off any further payments to see if there is a flood of entries and then award to the two best. So, HURRY.... HURRY.... HURRY!!!!!!!
About the Creator
Raymond G. Taylor
Author living in Kent, England. Writer of short stories and poems in a wide range of genres, forms and styles. A non-fiction writer for 40+ years. Subjects include art, history, science, business, law, and the human condition.
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Comments (11)
Great challenge since we are so inundated with ads, lingos, lies. My brain is drawing a blank, so I must be very good at purposely forgetting.
Oh, go on then, let's talk about Virgin Media, shall we? Thanks for this fun challenge! https://shopping-feedback.today/poets/virgin-s-dirty-secret%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv class="css-w4qknv-Replies">
Hi Raymond, here's mine, I hope it's not too late and will totally understand if you already ran out of your $5 pool. Just wanted to write this up: https://shopping-feedback.today/geeks/leave-your-worries-behind%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv class="css-w4qknv-Replies">
Okay sir. I decided to go a little darker and controversial, commentary, than something wacky. https://shopping-feedback.today/poets/beyond-petroleum%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv class="css-w4qknv-Replies">
Loved your example, especially that last line! This one sounds like fun. I'll have to see what comes to mind!
Nothing comes to my mind now but I'll be on the lookout hehehe. Loved your poem!
This sounds like a fun little challenge, Raymond! I’ll see what I can come up with.
Lol. I like this one. There's no shortage of sharks out there circling for our dollars. Let me give it a thought! Nice poem by the way, Ray!
Ooh, interesting idea. I'm catching the train to the city tomorrow. I'll be on the lookout.
Got one on its way to you lol
Lol. I bloody hate slogans for so many institutions, organisations, and companies. Many are loaded with buzzwords and convey little to nothing. Like self-help books. Lol. I'll give this some thought and come back to you, sir. Well done, Ray!