FF:WA Wierd e-mails... and more..

Top 10 Most Brilliant Marketing Screw Ups

1. Coors put its slogan, "Turn it loose," into Spanish, where it was read as "Suffer from diarrhea."

2. Scandinavian vacuum manufacturer Electrolux used the following in an American campaign: "Nothing sucks like an Electrolux."

3. Clairol introduced the "Mist Stick", a curling iron, into German only to find out that "mist" is slang for manure. Not too many people had use for the "manure stick."

4. When Gerber started selling baby food in Africa, they used the same packaging as in the U.S., with the beautiful Caucasian baby on the label. Later they learned that in Africa, companies routinely put pictures on the label of what's inside, since most people can't read.

5. Colgate introduced a toothpaste in France called Cue, the name of a notorious porno magazine.

6. An American T-shirt maker in Miami printed shirts for the Spanish market which promoted the Pope's visit. Instead of "I saw the Pope" (el Papa), the shirts read "I saw the potato" (la papa).

7. Pepsi's "Come alive with the Pepsi Generation" translated into "Pepsi brings your ancestors back from the grave", in Chinese.

8. Frank Perdue's chicken slogan, "it takes a strong man to make a tender chicken" was translated into Spanish as "it takes an aroused man to make a chicken affectionate."

9. The Coca-Cola name in China was first read as "Ke-kou-ke-la", meaning "Bite the wax tadpole" or "female horse stuffed with
wax", depending on the dialect. Coke then researched 40,000 characters to find a phonetic equivalent "ko-kou-ko-le", translating into "happiness in the mouth."

10. When Parker Pen marketed a ball-point pen in Mexico, its ads were supposed to have read, "it won't leak in your pocket and embarrass you". Instead, the company thought that the word "embarazar" (to impregnate) meant to embarrass, so the ad read: "It won't leak in your pocket and make you pregnant."

 

There were three dinosaurs stranded on a desert island. One day the first dinosaur found a bottle in the water and he pointed the bottle out to the other dinosaurs. The dinosaurs raced out and got the bottle. When the bottle was opened a genie come out. He gave them one wish each. The first dinosaur wished to be in his homeland and clap, he was gone. The second dinosaur wished the same as the first dinosaur and clap, he was gone too. And the third dinosaur said,"Gee, it's going to be lonely here without them. I wish they were back!"

 

I got this the other day.

 

SM, although you are a mere male..I thought better of you.

 

Sorry, I guess it should've come with a warning.
Anyway, I got sent an MP3 you might like, it's only 105kb, but it's the Emperor's theme from RotJ overlaid with a slowed down version of the Augie's municipal band at the end of TPM.

 

hmm, perhaps i shouldnt post some of those "priceless" pictures then.....

 

The Top 20 Overclockers Australia Slogan Competition Finalists:

1) If you can't smell it, it's not going fast enough.
2) If your neighbours aren't complaining, you haven't got enough fans.
3) The endless quest for speed.
4) Overclock it, like it's a rental.
5) I don't care what the question was, the answer's MORE POWER!
6) If it aint dimming the lights, it's not fast enough.
7) Throw another chip on the barbie.
8) Get Clocked!
9) Enabling the computers of today to beat the snot out of the computers of tomorrow.
10) Because "electromagnetic migration" is just a phrase.
11) Stability, schmability, I want speed!
12) Overclockers Australia: All hot, all wet and occasionally sparking.
13) Guaranteed to save you money, the expensive way.
14) They built in the speed, we'll help you achieve it.
15) Pushing the envelope of high performance computing.
16) Helping you achieve your hardware's potential.
17) Vast Needs Fast, Overclockers Australia!
18) They make em, We bake em.
19) Reaching the Future Faster.
20) Please do NOT obey speed limit.

 

UmmYep feel free to post pictures just tag it as female pic or something, however if you know anyone with any half nude male pics that would be great to.

 

Here's a funny picture that i got today.

Edit: ur gunna hav to rightclick and save it... gotta find a good webspace...

 

Havent been posting much lately, so heres a bundle for me to catch up with....
hehe, funny little sw gifs
[image=http://www.starwarskids.com/ecard/new_years/img/r2_dance.gif] [image=http://www.starwarskids.com/ecard/new_years/img/ewok_dance.gif]
Story
Two little kids are in a hospital, lying on stretchers next to each other, outside the operating room. The first kid leans over and asks, "What are you in here for?" The second kid says, "I'm in here to get my tonsils out and I'm a little nervous." The first kid says, "You've got nothing to worry about. I had that done when I was four. They put you to sleep, and when you wake up they give you lots of Jell-O and ice cream. It's a breeze." The second kid then asks, "What are you here for?" The first kid says, "A circumcision." The second kid says, "Whoa, I had that done when I was born. Couldn't walk for a year."

And of course some pictures(with a description if nessary)
Pic1
Pic2
Pic3
Pic4 - This is a pic of the amount of pizza that the winner of the "Eat-a-lot festival" ate to gain the title...
Pic5
Pic6 - Ever thought to yourself: "hey, I want to have a lan in my van" ? Well, this guy did...
Pic7

 

A few pick-up lines for you guys, you may or may not want to try these.

EDIT: Had a few complaints about this post, SK.

 

--<lol>

 

has it been mentioned that this is a PG rated forum??

 

hmmm, didnt know it had a rating...
I'll tone down my posts a tad...

 

Here's a disturbing picture from what a BP service station had to say about the high fuel prices:

EDIT: Removed link

 

I've just noticed that last post about the BP service station is infact not PG rated. So sorry about that.

 

Keep in mind kiddies come in here too. We'd like everyone to be able to have fun on this forum, so with that it mind, PLAY NICE!

 

*Points*
but heee started it!!!

 

WOOOOWWW!! My first post to ever be edited my a admin. Sil's my goddness now! My other thread also got closed now, I'm the first to ever get it done in these boards. I don't know if I should be proud or depressed.

OK, OK! So that sort of material is not allowed, I kinda figured as much, just didn't know for sure. I'm sorry it won't happen again, HONEST!

<Promisses not to do again, crosses saber, hope to dissappear>










SO WHO WANTS A COPY?

 

Already sent it, just waiting for the reply Hint Hint, you God of deleted posts....

 

Sorry about the lack of emails... my sources are being slack and not sending me any...

 

I understand Mutley <wink>, I'm on it right away.


I would post more but I think I have upset enough people for the time being.

 

In the last 2 days, I've been bombarded with emails full of all sorts of goodies... Here are a few

*****Quotes of the Rich & Stupid*****

Whenever I watch TV and see those poor starving kids all over the World, I can't help but cry. I mean I'd love to be skinny like that, but not with all those flies and death and stuff.
-- Mariah Carey, pop singer

Question: If you could live forever, would you and why?
Answer: I would not live forever, because we should not live forever, because if we were supposed to live forever, then we would live forever, but we cannot live forever, which is why I would not live forever.
-- Miss Alabama in the 1994 Miss Universe Contest.

Researchers have discovered that chocolate produces some of the same reactions in the brain as marijuana... The researchers also discovered other similarities between the two, but can't remember what they are.
--Matt Lauer on NBC's Today Show, August 22

I haven't committed a crime. What I did was fail to comply with the law.
-- David Dinkins, New York City Mayor, answering accusations that he failed to pay his taxes.

Smoking kills. If you're killed, you've lost a very important part of your life.
-- Brooke Shields, during an interview to become spokesperson for a federal anti-smoking campaign.

I've never had major knee surgery on any other part of my body.
-- Winston Bennett, University of Kentucky basketball forward

Outside of the killings, Washington has one of the lowest crime rates in the country.
-- Mayor Marion Barry, Washington, DC

The streets are safe in Philadelphia. It's only the people who make them unsafe.
-- Frank Rizzo, Ex-police Chief and Mayor of Philadelphia

After finding no qualified candidates for the position of Principal, the school board is extremely pleased to announce the appointment of David Steele to the post.
-- Philip Streifer, Superintendent of Schools, Barrington, Rhode Island


*****The Priests*****

The new priest is nervous about hearing confessions, so he asks the older priest to sit in on his sessions. The new priest hears a couple confessions, then the old priest asks him to step out of the onfessional for a few suggestions.

The old priest suggests, "Cross your arms over your chest, and rub your chin with one hand......and try saying things like, 'I see', 'yes', 'go on', and 'I understand'."

The new priest crosses his arms, rubs his chin with one hand and repeats all the suggested remarks to the old priest.
The old priest says, "Now, don't you think that's a little better than slapping your knee and saying "No kidding?........ what happened next?

*****Starwars Episode 4.2b*****

Darth Vader took two giant strides toward the immense visiscreen that occupied the forward wall of the bridge of his flagship Imperial star destroyer.
"We've got them now," he rumbled. Whirling on the technicians cowering at their consoles, Vader snapped, "Tractor beam!"
"Yes, Lord Vader," replied one, bending attentively to his task. Then he looked up hesitantly. Vader gestured dramatically at the screen, indicating the fleeing spacecraft.
"I want a tractor beam on that ship," he declared. "Now!" The technician busied himself with switches and dials. "Where's that tractor beam?" roared Vader, his voice dark with menace. The other technicians turned frightened eyes on their peer. They knew what happened when Darth Vader's instructions weren't executed instantly.
"The tractor beam seems to be down, sir," quavered the technician.
"What do you mean down?" Vader inquired with a disturbing silkiness to his voice.
"It's not accepting commands, sir," the technician explained. Another technician leaned over and examined the console.
"That's odd. The beam itself is showing green," he pointed out.
"Yes, I know," agreed the first. "But I'm not getting any acknowledgment to my 'Engage' command." He pressed a button several times to demonstrate.
"Maybe the network's down again," suggested a t

 

Just a few pics...

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Pic2 - Use your mouse too often?
Pic3
Pic4

 

From the Australian Bureau of Statistics. In case you wondered why Australians have a reputation as they do, read on:

* 3 people die each year testing if a 9V battery works on their tongue.

* 142 people were injured in 1998 by not removing all the pins from new shirts.

* 58 people are injured each year by using sharp knives instead of screwdrivers.

* 31 people have died since 1996 by watering their Christmas tree while the fairy lights were plugged in.

* 19 people have died in the last 3 years by eating Christmas decorations they believed were chocolate.

* Hospitals reported 4 broken arms last year after cracker pulling incidents.

* 101 people since 1997 have had to have broken parts of plastic toys pulled out of the soles of their feet.

* 18 people had serious burns in 1998 trying on a new jumper with a lit cigarette in their mouth

* A massive 543 people were admitted to casualty in the last two years after opening bottles of beer with their teeth or eye socket.

* 5 people were injured last year in accidents involving out of control Scalextric cars

And Finally:
* 8 people cracked their skull in 1997 after falling asleep (passing out) while throwing up into the toilet.


And a couple of pics
Pic1, Pic2, Pic3, Pic4, Pic5, Pic6, Pic7, Pic8, Pic9, Pic10, Pic11, Pic12

EDIT: It was brought up in another thread, (not sure if it was sarcasm or not), but I ask u, the ppl of the forum, should this thread be closed? I only put these up cause I thought ppl would like em...