"You got people" is the stupidest advertising slogan ever.
By
Ryan Grove
on February 13, 2007
Brought to you by the grammatically-challenged marketing department of H&R Block.
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Discussion (8)
I think that
"Reshaping lives" — Mobilink Pakistan
is the worst thought out ad slogan ever, but thats just me. There's a great number of ad slogans out there
At least "Reshaping lives" is grammatically correct.
Okay, You Got People is really stupid.
But not as bad as "What can brown do for you?"
I maintain that obvious bad grammar in an advertising slogan trumps all other degrees of stupidity. In my opinion, "Fuck you" would be a better slogan than "You got people".
bad grammar seems to be a regular choice the ad agencies make ... "think different" etc. however, "you got people" is one of the worst examples of the ilk. my least favorite commercial is when the guy with the long face's wife tells him to ask the box for help. it makes women seem incredibly bitchy. were i that guy, i *never* would have asked the box.
It is BAD.
it isn't THE WORST.
I went to H&R Block. I got people.
This is a gramatically correct statement, in that "got" is used as a synonym of "received." If you believe the slogan is gramatically incorrect, that's because you're associating "got" with "have," which is not the intent.
Every morning
Every evening
Ain't we got people
Not much money
Oh but honey
Ain't we got people