Adweek: Meet the Twisted, Brilliant Copywriter Behind Twitter’s Nihilist Arby’s
Lawrence Arm and Twitter troll Brendan Kelly revealed as mastermind behind sensational parody Twitter account.
Better known as the bassist and singer for foundational Chicago punk band The Lawrence Arms, Brendan Kelly has remained something of a local celebrity. Recently, his renown far surpassed the confines of dingy rock clubs and record stores across the country with the grand reveal of an unexpected side project: Waxing philosophical on the death, decay and aimlessness as Nihilistic Arby’s.
“Kelly said he began thinking about how funny it would be if a social media manager for a restaurant chain ‘just lost it, after sending out yet another tweet about something [inane] like a new dipping sauce,’” according to Adweek.
And so began Kelly’s time moonlighting as a morose brand rep careening down the brink of insanity toward a black hole of existential dread and decay. Never has the impending doom of humanity been so hysterical. See evidence below.
Arbys for lunch
Arbys for dinner
In this fetid hellscape
There are no winners
Arbys tomorrow
Arbys today
Nothing's certain
But death & decay
— Nihilist Arby's (@nihilist_arbys) August 15, 2015
Arbys puts its pants on in the morning just like you: paralyzed by creeping dread as we speed ever closer towards inevitable doom. Eat arbys
— Nihilist Arby's (@nihilist_arbys) August 11, 2015
Honey, I need to eat
Well, there's food at this rest area
...
Oh, it's just arbys
Whatever. I'm starving
Arbys: whatever. You're starving
— Nihilist Arby's (@nihilist_arbys) August 4, 2015
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