July 24th, 2008
(FranchisePick.Com) Since I do not have the coinage to defend myself in a multi-million dollar lawsuit - and am hopelessly low on bling at the moment - I shall refrain from suggesting that Curtis Jackson update his name to 100,000,000+ Cent. Or replace it altogether with an unpronounceable symbol that resembles a diamond-encrusted dollar […]
By sean -- 3 comments
July 22nd, 2008
(FranchisePick.Com) Remember “Cousin Vinny” Agnello: Subway Franchisee From Hell?
Cousin Vinny’s the notorious strip club owner, convicted pimp and Bronx franchisee of Subway who got kicked out of the system for promoting X-rated products and services in his franchise location. He retaliated by opening a strip club/sub shop using the same phone number as his […]
By sean -- 1 comment
July 22nd, 2008
Great news for all of you who still love the idea of owning an eBay drop-off store like iSOLD iT, Snappy Auctions, AuctionMeElmo or others, but just don’t have half a million dollars to lose:
Beloved millionaire Richard Quick, Esq. has announce the latest FranWorst franchise opportunity: iSTOLE It!
According to the iSOLD IT press […]
By sean -- 4 comments
July 14th, 2008
(Franworst’s Worst Franchises) The news rocking the franchise world today is the confirmation of the rumor that Angelina Jolie is franchising her womb. Business satire site BizLevity (or BizLechery, judging by a photo - left - so offensive I could not help but post it.)
Mark Jabo broke the story of Jolie’s intent […]
By sean -- 1 comment
July 9th, 2008
(Unhappy Franchisee) If there were a Franchise Pun of the Week Award it would go to UnhappyFranchisee.com for recoining the farcical Meal Assembly Kitchen concept as the Meal Dissembly Kitchen* concept, and naming Take & Bake Gourmet (aka Fake & Take Gourmet) Diva Michele Bellso as Queen Dissembler.
Bellso, as you may recall, is the head […]
By sean -- 2 comments
July 9th, 2008
(Franworst: Worst Franchise Ideas) MoneyPenny over at Digital Money World is running a creative contest: Design your ideal ePayment system. She’s calling it the eDream Payment System Design Contest at Digital Money World, I believe.
What’s Digital Money World? If you’ve haven’t experienced Digital Money World, you really should. It’s broader in […]
By sean -- 5 comments
June 29th, 2008
Buns & Guns military themed restaurant, where you can eat a howitzer or a Claymore with a side of grenades to the sound of taped gunfire. Real or unreal? Vote at Franworst.com.
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June 23rd, 2008
(FranchisePick.com The franchise blog) George Carlin died yesterday at age 71. A world without George Carlin seems like a diminished world, indeed. I had barely recovered from the loss of Kurt Vonnegut, and now this… I’m depressed.
While George could not be called a fan of franchising, he did inspire a few of the traits that […]
By sean -- 4 comments
June 17th, 2008
(FranchisePick.Com Franchise Blog) Monsters & Critics reports the rather bizarre genesis of the Burger King product placement in the movie Iron Man.
One might think this is a bogus story to justify a paid product placement, except for the fact that Downey describes the Burger King burger as so “disgusting” it inspired him to […]
By sean -- 1 comment
June 15th, 2008
(FranchisePick.Com Franchise Blog) Are we not copyrighted? We are DEVO!
According to Australia’s National Nine, post-punk pioneers Devo say they are taking McDonald’s to court to Whip’m… Whip’em Good.
In April, McDonald’s released a series of American Idol Happy Meal toys based on a range of music genres, that included Disco Dave, Country Clay, […]
By sean -- 11 comments
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