Late night snack.

I had a dream that I was being eaten alive by those little brown creatures who advertise Quizno’s subs in that TV commercial.

They rasped, “They’re warm because they toast them!  They’ve got a pepper bar!” and took a huge bite out of my leg, which was already gushing blood.

I left a comment before. I swear! Where did it go?

Posted by Ismat  on  02/27  at  05:25 AM

Anyway, what I said was that I love those little furry Quizno’s creatures! Interesting tidbit: Quizno’s took that commercial from a Web site that featured the little animated things. Originally they sang “We love the mooooon!”

And you’ve got to admit, the pirate hat is genius. 

Posted by Ismat  on  02/27  at  05:26 AM

Those little things creep me out, but my toddler loves them...I have to wonder about that. 

Posted by  on  02/27  at  05:43 AM

Hate them, hate them, hate them.  The web site they were taken from calls them spongemonkeys...even they dont know why.  There was an article about them on 2/26 msn’s slate.

Posted by  on  02/27  at  05:47 AM

We Loooove the SSUUUBS!

Posted by helenjane  on  02/27  at  06:12 AM

oh yes.  i find those little things horrifying—like the scream mask.  i am infinitely less likely to ever even set foot in a quiznos on their account.

Posted by bryan  on  02/27  at  07:10 AM

I can’t help but think they’re rats, and I can’t figure out why a restaurant would want you to associate their food with rats.

Posted by Jules  on  02/27  at  07:11 AM

I also wondered why a sandwich shop would choose such a bizarre pair of snaggle-toothed spokesmen, but then I realized: I’m 30 years old.  I am not their target demographic, Kate’s toddler is.  In twenty years us old folks won’t understand anything about pop culture and we will have conversations that start with “Kids today...” and “In my day...”

Posted by  on  02/27  at  07:20 AM

Jules: That’s exactly what I said to my room mate the first time I saw one of those commercials.  Definitely rats.
Frank: I already say that.  Which probably means I’m a very old 34.

Posted by  on  02/27  at  07:52 AM

I have always loved we love the moon.
It’s the rathergood.com site. You know, the viking kittens guy?
It doesn’t make me want a sandwich, but it makes me happy that he’s making money off his brand of insane genius.

Posted by abby  on  02/27  at  08:02 AM

Hairy potatoes!

Posted by Mrs. Kennedy  on  02/27  at  08:18 AM

you know, i’m glad we’ve figured out where the little rodentesque sandwich guys come from, but i’m more struck by what seems to me a rather disturbing dream.  are you under special stress?  rodent-haunted?  sandwich-deprived?  bothered by commercials taking over bizarre british e-culture?

Posted by romy  on  02/27  at  08:20 AM

SpongeMonkeys...you were eaten by SpongeMonkeys

Posted by Lee  on  02/27  at  09:17 AM

i posted a couple days ago both commercials and the we love the moon song to my site (yet2be.blogspot.com)...those spongemonkeys are the most ingenius advertising campaign out there...you love or hate em, but you remember Quiznos for making you decide...great stuff

Posted by m7  on  02/27  at  09:35 AM

Understanding the complicated and subversive backstory of these characters will neither help me sleep or entice me to sample Quizno products.

Posted by Greg  on  02/27  at  10:09 AM

hmm. have not been subjected to these Quiznos creatures… and somehow am feeling quite relieved.

Posted by snowy  on  02/27  at  10:49 AM

Greg: less Quiznos, more Halcion.

Posted by nikita  on  02/27  at  01:14 PM

nothing like deformed, mutated, tone deaf rats to make me hungry!

Posted by The Mighty Jimbo  on  02/27  at  02:59 PM

halcyon is too weak for a dream of this calibre.  i recommend atavan.  you’ll be out for days ...

Posted by romy  on  02/28  at  12:54 AM

I am so not going to sleep tonight!

Posted by  on  02/28  at  07:13 AM

my band did a crazy rock version of the Quizno’s subs song at our show sunday. it was, well, tasty.

and that dream is damn creepy. almost as creepy as being attacked by vampiric yam hands. ick.

Posted by s(z)amm  on  03/08  at  05:31 PM

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