Okay, we had a feeling people were going to like the “Tick Talk” Fake Ad on page 57 of the August Observer, but the best Fake Ad ever? Go on!
“This was my favorite Fake Ad I’ve ever seen!” writes Sylvia Biermann. “I knew it was weird and it looked a bit off, but when I saw Kafka ticks can turn you into an insect followed by Greg or Sam (i.e. Gregor Samsa), I knew it had to be the Fake Ad.”
No, really. Go on.
“Hahaha—great one this month!” writes Lynn Heumann. “Thanks for the Kafka Tick laugh. Might be the best Fake Ad in the last ten years.”
Well, don’t stop now.
“This is one of your best ever! Love the Kafka ticks. Great last name incorporation and hysterically funny,” writes Janet Biermann.
All right, this is too much.
“This month is one of my favorites! Well done,” writes Marina Gross-Hoy.
Really, this is getting embarrassing.
“Clever AND literary, like any Fake Ad for an Ann Arbor audience should be,” writes Jacqueline Courteau. “Kudos! Thanks, as always, for the laughs. Needed now more than ever.”
Fine. Just one more.
“You are very clever,” writes Ginny Weingate.
Where were we? Oh yeah, we had 168 correct entries this month. Our winner is Brian Corcoran, who is taking his gift certificate to Zingerman’s.