Roasted by Wendy's: 20 Times Twitter brands clapped back at their own fans and other companies

Since the dawn of time (around 2006), Twitter.com has been a place for people to gather and talk. Then, when companies realized there was marketing potential, they joined Twitter, too. Twitter discourse has certainly advanced over the years, but in the back in the early 2010s, brands began roasting each other - and their customers. It was hilarious! Wendy's - the burger place - especially became the place to go if you wanted to be burnt to a crisp by their hardcore roasts. But that's not the only brand Twitter that tweeted out some pretty odd stuff…

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  • 01

    'The sole one'

    Font - Marty Lawrence @TeaAndCopy I tried to buy some battered fish from @sainsburys but it didn't have a bar cod! S Sainsbury's @sainsburys 10 Jan 14 Follow @TeaAndCopy Were there no other packs in the plaice, or was that the sole one on the shelf? Floundering for an explanation! David. 12:41 PM - 10 Jan 2014 64 117
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  • 02

    One time, Deadspin asked a simple question to the Twittersphere...

    Forehead - D Deadspin @Deadspin-1d Send us proof of Ted Cruz playing basketball deadsp.in/x4dkjk3 ←209 176,639 5,885 Ted Cruz @tedcruz - 11h @Deadspin what do I win? +1,205 30.2K 69.3K DI
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    ...But when Ted Cruz actually replied, they had a strong message for him.

    Product - Deadspin D @Deadspin @tedcruz Go eat s 1/24/17, 7:52 PM 13.4K RETWEETS 25.6K LIKES Ted Cruz @tedcruz. 10h @Deadspin BOY, THAT ESCALATED QUICKLY GIF gifrific +1,285 317.1K 52.2K
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    WTF Tampax?

    Sky - TAMPAX Viral Tweets See more Tampax US @Tampax 23h - Official You're in their DMs. We're in them. We are not the same. 7,234 62.1K 309K ↑
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  • 05

    Wendy's has been roasting brands for years now

    Font - Windows @Windows Replying to @Wendys Alright, red. See if you can roast us into a blue screen of death. @Wendys 2:38 PM. Feb 11, 2021 · Sprinklr Publishing 7 Retweets 222 Likes 27 Wendy's @Wendys. 1h Replying to @Windows When God opens a Window, another one crashes. #National Roast Day 10 1 66 1.3K :: :
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    Much to think about

    Sky - ENT OF TON OF NATURA Washington State Dept. of Natural Resources @waDNR How can we play soccer against whales when they don't even have feet 1:51 PM · Nov 21, 2022 · Twitter for iPhone
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  • 07

    Truly, no one delivers these roasts like the girl with the red hair

    Product - I'M SCREAMING iceycarlos @uhhvasquez @Wendys I'm at in and out, what should I get? Wendy's @Wendys @uhhvasquez out 1/17/17, 5:50 PM I love Wendy's twitter roasts
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  • 08

    This screenshot was taken on an iPod, if you want to feel really old

    Product - iPod -66 Home Connect 3/5 - 10:30 # Discover Samsung Samsung Mobile Mobile @Samsung Mobile Me 27 52% G + #GALAXYSIII faster web browsing, seamless multi-tasking, supreme graphics qualilty and an instantly responsive UI on a larger screen. 9:13pm-3 May 12 via Twitter for iPhone
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    One tweeter even got the burger joint to write his bio for him

    Product - Faliq Fahmie @faliqfahmie He actually put that as his bio @Wendys jeffrey @jeffrolio @Wendys give me a Twitter bio 04/01/2017, 3:38 AM from Oklahoma City, OK 4 RETWEETS 31 LIKES 23 Wendy's @Wendys 9h @jeffrolio "I asked a fast food restaurant to write my bio because it's 2017 and the world is weird." 13 40 RETWEETS LIKES 1,031 3,043 12:06 AM - 4 Jan 2017 jeffrey 23 13 1K 248 3K jeffrey @jeffrolio The University of Oklahoma 1,438 Vine Loops 346 FOLLOWING 8800 I asked a fast food restaur
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  • 10

    They advised against giving real bears TP

    Font - CATASTROPHE rob delaney @robdelaney Charmin .@Charmin my daughter was killed by a bear yesterday when she tried to offer it toilet paper you son of a Charmin @Charmin 3 Aug 12 1,894 Follow @robdelaney Um, Charmin Bears are animated. We do not advise offering real bears toilet paper. Leave the wild animal wrangling to @OldSpice 6:36 PM -3 Aug 2012 2,119
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  • 11

    Come get your man

    Font - Taco Bell @TacoBell 213 RETWEETS @aguywithnolife Who is DiGiorno and why is she tweeting you? ReplyRetweet Favorite ... More 496 FAVORITES 9:25 PM - 12 Apr 13 Follow 12 Apr Elijah Daniel @aguywithnolife @TacoBell SHE IS NO ONE. I SWEAR. WHY DON'T YOU TRUST ME?! Details
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    Triscuits are the sand paper of the snack world

    Font - triscuit Triscuit @TheReal Triscuit Replying to @Wendys Go ahead and try to roast us...it's not like we haven't heard the wicker comments before 12:50 PM. Feb 11, 2021. Twitter Web App 3 Retweets 79 Likes Wendy's @Wendys. 3h Replying to @TheRealTriscuit Rebranding sand paper as a snack was actually genius tbh #National Roast Day 3 39 980 : :
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  • 13

    They did the math??

    Font - Clayton Hove @adtothebone Saw a bird had crapped on a Smart Car. Totaled it. Official smart USA @smartcarusa Couldn't have been one bird, @adtothebone. Sounds more like 4.5 million. (Seriously, we did the math.) pic.twitter.com/aLYScFR3 12:48 AM - 20 Jun 2012 4,500,000 pigeon craps weight of bird crap required to damage smart's tridion safety cell" 360,000 turkey craps 45,000 emu craps TTTTY 588 17 Jun 12 446 Follow one bird ( >= 10,000 craps smart's tridion safety cell can withstand up t
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  • 14

    I bet they do put spices in the deodorant

    Font - Old Spice @OldSpice 9 Jul Why is it that "fire sauce" isn't made with any real fire? Seems like false advertising. Collapse 452 RETWEETS 12:24 PM - 9 Jul 12 via web - Details 603 RETWEETS 155 FAVORITES TACO BELL @Taco Bell @OldSpice Is your deodorant made with really old spices? Collapse 12:52 PM-9 Jul 12 via web-Details 90 345 FAVORITES RETWEETS Old Spice @OldSpice @TacoBell Depends. Do you consider volcanos, tanks and freedom to be spices? Hide conversation Reply 13 Retweet ★ Favorite 5
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  • 15

    This company even used the winking/laughing face to mess with one whiny customer

    Azure - Royal Mail Chilly P @IHaveABirthmark .@RoyalMail i'd like to make a complaint my valentines cards still haven't arrived Royal Mail @RoyalMail 17 Jun 14 120 Follow @HaveABirthmark Sorry to hear that, when exactly did your mum post them & what service was used?? ;-D 10:42 AM - 18 Jun 2014 154
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  • 16

    I'd give 'em a few fries

    Photograph - @vmeanevilwitch-5h He pulls up to the drive-thru in a Honda Civic. Asks for 7 ketchups and a tall drink of water. Wyd? @Wendys a 1 Wendy's @Wendys 23 7 19 ... Following @vmeanevilwitch That seems implausible, he definitely couldn't reach the pedals in a Civic
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  • 17

    Dennys enters the chat

    Rectangle - Denny's dennys What's up with all the pancake posts lately? wiinter-lust we sell pancakes
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  • 18

    Of course Taco Bell is a Mean Girls fan

    Font - TACO BELL Mean Girls Quotes @MeanGirls Quotes Karen: You wanna do something fun? You wanna go to @Taco Bell? Regina: I can't go to @TacoBell, I'm on an all carb diet! #Mean Girls Taco Bell @tacobell @MeanGirlsQuotes God, Karen you're so stupid. 5:26 PM - 12 Jul 2012 1719 12 Jul 12 414 Follow
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    Virgin Trains' social media manager had had enough for that day

    Font - John Gotti @GokeAdebayo @Virgin_TrainEC Always stupid trains Virgin Trains EC @Virgin_Trains EC up, 24 Sep 12 you and your Follow @gokeadebayo Oh I'm soooo sorry, no reaaaaallly I am - I forgot that we poured gallons and gallons of rain onto the tracks! 6:17 PM - 25 Sep 2012 465 213
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  • 20

    Deadspin struck again

    Font - Donald J. Trump @realDonald Trump Congratulations to Tom Scocca and Timothy Burke of @Deadspin for exposing the Manti Te'o fiasco. Deadspin @Deadspin @realDonald Trump Go 6:15 PM - 17 Jan 2013 11,882 12,587 17 Jan 13 yourself. Follow
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