Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Tax Slayer

I just saw an ad for a tax service called Tax Slayer (TaxSlayer.com), with some NASCAR driver as the spokesman. I think it's nice that Slayer is branching out into tax services. Seeing as how they've made their career singing songs about Satan and stuff, it's appropriate that they'd choose to branch out into tax stuff: it's the only thing more evil than Satan himself! But what I don't understand is why they got a NASCAR driver to be the spokesman, rather than just doing it themselves. They could show Slayer playing "Raining Blood", and then they could say: "Don't let this tax season see you raining blood from your brow! With our tax professions at Tax Slayer, we'll help you redeem yourself from tax hell!" And they could show a room full of metalheads on computers working on people's taxes.

They could also do lots of other stuff too, like have an ad based on their album Hell Awaits, and say (while the song "Hell Awaits" plays in the background): "If hell awaits you this tax season, call Tax Slayer: We'll slay your tax problems!" Or they could use their album Seasons in the Abyss, and say (while the song "Seasons in the Abyss" plays in the background): "This tax season doesn't have to feel like a season in the abyss! Call the tax professionals at Tax Slayer, and we'll slay the IRS beast for you!" (Can you tell I'm a big Slayer fan?)

Or is it possible this tax service is unaffiliated with the band Slayer? And if that's the case, then would it be legal for me to set up a business called "Tax Metallica" or "Tax Megadeth"? (Tax Metallica could have an ad that says: "Don't let the 'creeping death' of your tax problems make your hope 'fade to black'! Call the tax professionals at Tax Metallica! We'll take your tax problems and 'kill 'em all'!")