A Subway store near Savannah, Georgia, found itself underwater over an ill-advised sign message intended to draw business.
The message on the outdoor sign was presumably mocking the recent Titan submersible disaster that claimed five lives, reading: “Our Subs Don’t Implode.”
Suffice it to say, the message did not remain up for long, with the local store being forced to pull it as complaints rolled in.
@SUBWAY this is at your store in Rincon, GA. Not only is it distasteful, it’s just sad. Do better. #subway pic.twitter.com/PfgABPU8ML
— Amanda Butler (@Amanda72118560) July 2, 2023
A Subway spokesperson said the company “made it clear” that the sign had to go.
“We have been in contact with the franchise about this matter and made it clear that this kind of comment has no place in our business,” the spokesperson said in a statement. “The sign has since been removed.”
Oceangate company chief executive Stockton Rush, Hamish Harding, Paul-Henri Nargeolet and Pakistani British billionaire Shahzada Dawood and his 19-year-old son Suleman lost their lives when the submersible imploded last month near the wreckage of the Titanic.
And while there’s no humor in the loss of so many lives, certainly not to their families, some on social media excused the message as an example of comedy — the question being is it too soon? It certainly made for some interesting banter online.
Here’s a quick sampling of responses to the story from Twitter:
Sad how comedy can’t exist anymore
— – Cole Hall (@Cole88343115) July 4, 2023
I find this funny
This is why I’m happy— Wanker Beaver (@AngeredBeaver) July 4, 2023
That’s low of them, not as low as 500 meters from the bow of the Titanic low but still pretty low
— ѕнα∂ყ™ (@9illeh) July 4, 2023
I guess they sank too low with that one
— Izitto 3.0 coming soon (@_Izitto) July 5, 2023
If oceangate can look for a new pilot a day after the sub went missing subway can surely joke about it
— I AM 1337 (@sp1337art) July 4, 2023
Only two types of reactions pic.twitter.com/qogJQKu4qQ
— The Sonic Show (@sonic_show) July 4, 2023
That sign is in poor taste, but then again so is subway sandwiches.
— Loupey Gardener (@LoupeyGardener) July 4, 2023
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Tom Tillison grew up in Maryland before moving to Central Florida as a young teen. It is in the Sunshine State that he honed both his passion for politics and his writing skills. Tillison also contributes to BizPac Review.
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