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DDB Stockholm and copywriter Magnus Jakobsson, masters of surreal McDonald's marketing, are back with another quirky long-copy print ad narrated by McDonald's food.
You may remember their defense of cheese, narrated by cheese, from 2012. (As if cheese needed any defense.) Well, now they've moved on to the lowly pickle. Or rather, the formerly lowly pickle, as this particular chatty gherkin—like him or hate him—has risen above his station by being included in McDonald's burgers.
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The copy feels a little stilted this time around, particularly compared with the more amusing cheese ad.
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