If you thought the Winklevoss twins were done going after Facebook and its CEO (seriously?!), you couldn’t be more wrong. Wonderful Pistachiosjust released an ad featuring the brothers, where they sneak in a not-so-subtle jab at archenemy Mark Zuckerberg.
The Winklevoss twinsaccused Mark Zuckerberg of having broken a contractual agreement and stolen source code from their ConnectU social network to create Facebook. They first sued Facebook in 2004 for $140 million andhave since filedseveral lawsuitsagainst the company, even having briefly consideredfiling a petition with the supreme courtearlier this year.The David Fincher movieThe Social Networkprimarily revolved around Mark Zuckerberg’s legal battles with the Winklevosses.
In the Wonderful Pistachios ad (embedded below), they joke about how someone might steal their unique idea about the best way to crack a nut, with an obvious reference to the Facebook founder. Wonderful Pistachios is known to make references to ongoing pop culture in their ads, having featuredSnooki,Keyboard Catandeveryone’s favourite angry aviansin the past.
Story byAayush Arya
Aayush is the India Editor & Apps Co-Editor at The Next Web. When not writing, he enjoys spending his time bungling about on Twitter or(show all)Aayush is the India Editor & Apps Co-Editor at The Next Web. When not writing, he enjoys spending his time bungling about onTwitterorGoogle+, and answeringemail.
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