pepsi-jet-giveaway

id: title: When a Man Took a Joke in a Pepsi Ad Seriously, Chaos Ensued slug: pepsi-jet-giveaway date: 2020-01-23 7:56:00 AM format: Narrative url: https://lithub.com/when-a-man-took-a-joke-in-a-pepsi-ad-seriously-chaos-ensued/ duration:

A man tried to cash in 7 million Pepsi Points for the harrier jet that a TV commercial jokingly offered. Pepsi refused, so he took them to court. The court had to explain, in legal terms, why the joke was meant to be funny.