Things that make you shake your head.

[Fencergrl]

I'm looking at my e-newsletter from my dog food supplier and I see a link to this product called "Scoopies" I had no idea what it was. http://www.scoopies.com/

Very weird advertising of their product....

On the other hand... It's so nice to see that Mr. Hankey from South Park found work during the Christmas off-season. http://www.southparkstudios.com/show...haracter_id=41

[Lemonaide]

I'm not sure exactly how I feel about these things. On the one hand it almost seems sort of honest, but then on the other hand, it could be offensive to some people. We have an ad on Television for carpet cleaners in which a dog drags himself across the rug, which is supposed to encourage purchases of the product. Our's was worse than yours.

[jaroslav]

...for environmentally responsible pet owners who love to pick up poo!

Wow, that's just great.

[lefty_monster]

HOOOOOW does adding a thumb make the bag easier to use? And "more friendly for the vision-impaired with guide dogs"??? OHMYGOD, the bags cure blindness!
"What's the matter, blind dude?"
"It's a miracle! I can see sh**! Hallelujah!"

[matt9476]

I think it's kind of funny.

Adding to the "things that make you shake your head," I saw a commercial for a pregnency test that was a little, shall we say, different. The tag line was something like, "we have the easiest test for you to pee on," then it showed a stream of liquid hitting the end of the stick. And the voice was overly dramatic. Weird.

[jaroslav]

I saw a commercial for the new TMX Elmo. It showed Elmo dancing around, but from his neck down it was blurred because he does something new. They should have named it XXX Elmo I think.

[parrythis]

Independent Health (an health care insurance company, for those who have never heard of them) has a new ad campaign out. Apparently, their corporate color is red. Their ads and billboards everywhere suggest that people should switch to Independent Health so they can get "the red shirt treatment"!

Someone needs to find the marketing manager that thought that up and slap them up the side of their head. Geeks and sci-fi fans the world over know that Star Trek (TOS) redefined the term "red shirt" to mean "first to die"!!!

Bad image to portray for a health care company.

[D'Art]

What makes me shake my head is seeing the very small final figure on my pay-slip.

[Gav]

Lots of things make me shake my head; shaking my head makes me shake my head.

[Fencergrl]

Originally Posted by parrythis

Bad image to portray for a health care company.

Your story reminded me of something I heard many, many years ago. Companies (especially car companies) spend a lot of money researching names, so they don't accidentally come up with a name that translates into another language something rude.

I was working for a company who's parent company distributed computers in Canada. The Japanese company they were dealing with came up with a cartoon figure to make their computers and documentation more friendly and personable. The execs (for the company I worked for) had to break the news to their Japanese supplier that the cute little woodpecker they came up with couldn't be called Woody the Pecker.

Not only did it sound too much like the name of a more famous woodpecker, but this name was a little errrr... rude. They ended up scrapping the whole concept out of embarrassment.

[fencingfrog]

Originally Posted by Fencergrl

Your story reminded me of something I heard many, many years ago. Companies (especially car companies) spend a lot of money researching names, so they don't accidentally come up with a name that translates into another language something rude.

this isn't rude, but it made me laugh: a north american car company made a nice car called the "nova", y'know, after supernova and cool technology stuff. but when they tried to sell it in south america, no one would buy it!

why?

because in spanish, "no va" translates to "does'nt go"!

[the maple epee]

Another thing that makes me shake my head: People who read e-newsletters from dog food suppliers...

[pinkelephant]

Originally Posted by fencingfrog

this isn't rude, but it made me laugh: a north american car company made a nice car called the "nova", y'know, after supernova and cool technology stuff. but when they tried to sell it in south america, no one would buy it!

why?

because in spanish, "no va" translates to "does'nt go"!

A bit like the MR2 not selling very well in France. If you say "MR2" in French, it is "em er deux" which sounds remarkably like "merde", which is French for ...

[Fencergrl]

Originally Posted by the maple epee

Another thing that makes me shake my head: People who read e-newsletters from dog food suppliers...

Bah... I ignore most of the e-newsletters, but my husband is away and I'm bored. Besides... I have a coding system whenever I hand out my name/ e-mail. I like to keep track who ends up with my name/ e-mail in their database, so occasionally I look to see which fake name of mine got mail.

[Zilverzmurfen]

Originally Posted by Fencergrl

Companies (especially car companies) spend a lot of money researching names, so they don't accidentally come up with a name that translates into another language something rude.

A couple of years ago the japanese car company Honda relased their new model Honda 'Fitta'.

Brochures etc. were already printed, using slogans like "It looks small on the outside, but once you're in it..." and "Fitta -- a daily pleasure".

Little did they know that 'fitta' in swedish is slang for...well, why don't you look it up yourselves...so in Sweden it had to be released as Honda 'Jazz'.

[the maple epee]

Bite the wax tadpole, everybody...

[Fencergrl]

Originally Posted by Zilverzmurfen

A couple of years ago the japanese car company Honda relased their new model Honda 'Fitta'.....so in Sweden it had to be released as Honda 'Jazz'.

I always suspected Latenight was a real Jazz fan.

[Lemonaide]

CSI and Law and Order. I'm not sure about either of them anymore. Do you see that guy? I just can't believe it. He got enormous - huge - His first season he looked good, now, it's too much pasta. I want to put him on a hugh diet. He has to lose about 50 pounds. I can't watch it anymore, it's too much. It's very upsetting.

[PeterGustafsson]

Hi!

Originally Posted by Zilverzmurfen

Little did they know that 'fitta' in Swedish is slang for...well, why don't you look it up yourselves...so in Sweden it had to be released as Honda 'Jazz'.

For the lazypokes out there, I can state that it is a noun, describing something that 50% of the population (among them, me) do not have.


Have a nice time!

Peter Gustafsson

[Beloit Fencer of Old]

Originally Posted by PeterGustafsson

Hi!




For the lazypokes out there, I can state that it is a noun, describing something that 50% of the population (among them, me) do not have.


Have a nice time!

Peter Gustafsson

Male sex organs.