'Walking Dead' Billboard On Funeral Parlor Angers Residents In Durham, England

Someone made a grave error.

A billboard for the AMC zombie show 'The Walking Dead', placed on the side of a funeral parlor has angered residents in Durham, England.

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Britain's Daily Mail quoted Susan Jones, from the Willow Burn Hospice, in nearby Lanchester as saying: "There must be somewhere else they could put it that would have shown a degree of insight and sensitivity."

A spokesperson for the funeral home said that they had been assured that none of the ads placed on the side of their building would be offensive.

The company responsible for placing the ad, Clearchannel Advertising, said in a statement: "We apologize for any offense caused by the unfortunate juxtaposition of this ad. It was certainly not intended. We have arranged to have it moved right away."

Comments

[Andra Claudia Garcia]

09:54 PM on 04/15/2011

why this is such a good advertising stunt

[niknoks1980]

02:49 PM on 04/15/2011

Have to say thought this was hilarious, laughed out loud when I read the story and I know my Grandfather who passed away recently would have too.

[Ricky Lorenzana]

01:51 PM on 04/15/2011

Hahaha thats hilarious....
did anyone notice though how on the picture of the billboad it says
"APRIL,2011" ?
doesnt it come out in the fall?
maybe i missed something lol

[rtuswns]

01:39 PM on 04/15/2011

Truth be known we are all Walking Dead Men and Women, born separated from our
Creator, since Adam and Eve, YESHUA, said I came that you might have Life and that you might have it more Abundantly John 10:8 - 10 We are like light bulbs with the Power Off, Born of the Holy Spirit we are then with the Power of EL ectricity there is the Spiritual Power and Physical Power both only seen by Results Titus 3:5,6 Life is the Personal Relationship with Your Creator! starting Now and Forever!

[timelord999]

05:12 PM on 04/20/2011

Ok you need help and quickly

[ThisAlreadyHappened]

11:38 AM on 04/15/2011

They should have went the extra mile and used the names of the dearly departed from upcoming funerals in the cast list on the billboard.

[JosephT]

12:21 PM on 04/15/2011

It's a long mile when you can only shuffle...

[Theresa Weaver]

09:02 AM on 04/15/2011

I don't think it's anything to be really outraged by, but it does have a certain level of "not-rightness." It would be similar to having a meat market billboard at a cemetary or a taxidermy billboard at a vetrinary clinic. I see it as disturbing or twisted but not exactly something to get fired up over.

[mheister]

08:53 PM on 04/14/2011

Seriously? I thought the British had a perfect sense of humor for this.

[Lindsay Blogs]

04:14 PM on 04/14/2011

How did NO ONE think that was going to cause a problem? Honestly....

[hunkindoo1]

10:24 AM on 04/15/2011

It's not a big deal. People are way too sensitive!!!!! Have fun with life!

[Lindsay Blogs]

10:42 AM on 04/15/2011

When it's your grandma walking around as a zombie, you might think differently ;)

[Kim0330]

03:28 PM on 04/14/2011

I wouldn't use that funeral parlor if I saw that on the building... It is kinda funny though and probably done on purpose to generate publicity for the show...

[terriblyconfused]

02:56 PM on 04/14/2011

Ooops!

[mama1974]

01:57 PM on 04/14/2011

I truely hope no one was offended but my late mother would have laughed at this.

[JosephT]

12:20 PM on 04/15/2011

She did laugh. She saw it, laughed, and then said, "Braaaaaiiiiiiiinsss!"

[mama1974]

04:20 PM on 04/15/2011

But she's not unreasonable.....I mean, she not gonna eat your eyes. (Re: Your Brains by Jonathan Coulton on itunes)