I have been pondering two questions lately: Why do humans exist? And. Why do Hot Pockets Exist?
These may seem like two completely different questions, but they address the same point. I call this point—TheWhat the Hell? Principle.
The problem with the universe is that, by the standard picture of creation, we should not exist at all because equal quantities of matter and "antimatter" were created in the Big Bang some 13.7 billion years ago (or so I'm told).
If you’ve ever watched Star Trek, you know that when equal amounts of matter and anti-matter meet they form pure energy. The problem is our universe is not pure energy, it’s filled with billions and trillions and gazillions of particles of matter. What the Hell?
The problem with Hot Pockets has to do with the standard principles of marketing. According to these principles Hot Pockets and their 52 varieties should have gone out of business years ago.
A brief history lesson should clarify this point.
Thousands of years ago humans began selling things. Soon after they began selling things, they found it helped to market them.
The first marketing effort began with a pie salesman who lived in Brooklyn, New York around 2578 BC. At this time New York was a bustling town filled with happy people who worshipped a rock they called Al. The pie salesman had his store in the same location for years and made a decent living.
After fifteen years of profitability at his store, another pie store moved in across the street from him. Soon the salesman began losing money. He was sad.
His sadness turned to anger, his anger turned to determination, and his determination turned into ingenuity. The salesman said a prayer to Al and had a grand vision. He followed his vision’s recommendations and made a sign that red “Pies for Sale.” Soon this man’s business was doing better than ever. He was making more money than he knew what to do with.
Unfortunately, his competition was not a complete moron. After business dropped off, the pie salesman across the street made a sign of his own. It read, “Hot Pies for Sale.”
Throughout history, pie salesman made signs with an increasing amount of adjectives on their signs. Below is a timeline of great moments in the histopry of pie sales and marketing.
2578 BC—Pies For Sale
2577 BC—Hot Pies for Sale
2000 BC—Yummy Hot Pies for Sale
1700 BC—Extraordinary Hot Pies for Sale
1256 BC—Extraordinarily Hot Pies for Sale
1158BC-29 AD—During this period pies were banned from being sold. Apparently someone thought they heard Al say that pies were evil. It wasn’t until 29 AD that people realized Al couldn’t really talk
400 AD—Better Pies
700 AD—The Best Pies
1156 AD—At this point people began using marketing for other products, like pastries and Ipods.
1458 AD—Where’s the beef?
1789 AD—Just do it.
1900 AD—Kill the Apes
1947 AD—Save the Whales
1990 AD—Skip It! Skip it!
2000 AD—Snap into a Slim Jim.
2008 AD—Today the existence of Hot Pockets proves that the end of marketing and the world as a whole is neigh.
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WHY DO HOT POCKETS EXIST!
Hot pockets should not exist after launching the most ridiculous website I have ever seen! Check it out for yourself. www.hotpocketsdojo.com.
Why would a stereotypical Asian ninja dude sell pastrie covered meats? It's weird! It's stupid! This website should offend every Asian and anyone who has ever purchased a Hot Pocket simultaneously!
I personally would prefer that they stuck with the tried and true method of advertising and made a sign that read, “Hot Pockets For Sale."
Joey Out...
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