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Days ago that Quiznos broke ads from The Martin Agency in Richmond, Va., that feature bizarre, hairy creatures with wobbly eyes and toothy grins singing about the chain’s subs. The creatures looked familiar, and for good reason. The “Spongmonkeys,” as they are called, originated on RatherGood.com, a site devoted to silly Flash animations. All of which led to howls of derision from Web geeks. “The Spongmonkeys have sold out,” moaned one. “More importantly, some guys who came up with a really crappy song and Flash animation to match it have somehow managed to land an ad deal with a major chain of sub shops.
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