Topic: What the fuck? (Read 315140 times)

Bal · « **Reply #3120 on:** March 17, 2012, 04:56:13 AM »

No, I think he looked at his drink and thought "That would make a cool shoe design".

Mongrel · « **Reply #3121 on:** March 17, 2012, 05:00:35 AM »

That doesn't really contradict what I was saying.

Bal · « **Reply #3122 on:** March 17, 2012, 06:33:19 AM »

Except in that I am suggesting that that was the extent of his thought process with regards to designing the shoe. Perhaps "Hey, people drink on St. Patrick's day, we'll do it then!" was involved as well.

Thad · « **Reply #3123 on:** March 19, 2012, 07:30:58 AM »

It's a fuckup, from a company with a lot of resources that should have invested them into looking something up on goddamn Wikipedia.

No, it wouldn't be a problem if the shoe were only sold in the States -- then it'd be like that Transformer who was named "Spastic" (which in the UK is like calling him "Retard" -- but they didn't call him that in the UK). It's more akin to trying to sell the Chevy Nova in Spanish-speaking countries. If "No Va" meant "assassination squad".

Defenestration · « **Reply #3124 on:** March 19, 2012, 03:04:02 PM »

http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2012/03/19/the-pirate-bay-to-fly-server-drones-to-avoid-law-enforcement

The future is NOW. Goddamn that idea is cyberpunk as all hell. Also, now anyone with an airsoft gun can crash a server. Literally!

Thad · « **Reply #3125 on:** March 19, 2012, 03:32:42 PM »

Yeah, before even clicking the link I was thinking, well, Raspberry Pi only costs $35 and, with the switch to magnets, can host the entirety of the BT site.

Brentai · « **Reply #3126 on:** March 19, 2012, 05:01:15 PM »

Mongrel · « **Reply #3127 on:** March 19, 2012, 06:58:16 PM »

The cargo is the best part.

Mongrel · « **Reply #3128 on:** March 19, 2012, 07:03:15 PM »

Getting cute with Kickstarter

Cait · « **Reply #3129 on:** March 19, 2012, 07:20:50 PM »

Quote from: Thad on March 19, 2012, 07:30:58 AM

It's a fuckup, from a company with a lot of resources that should have invested them into looking something up on goddamn Wikipedia.

No, it wouldn't be a problem if the shoe were only sold in the States -- then it'd be like that Transformer who was named "Spastic" (which in the UK is like calling him "Retard" -- but they didn't call him that in the UK). It's more akin to trying to sell the Chevy Nova in Spanish-speaking countries. If "No Va" meant "assassination squad".

As an aside, that Chevy Nova thing is complete bullshit. I'm going to take the lazy route and just drop the Snopes link.

Thad · « **Reply #3130 on:** March 19, 2012, 07:56:41 PM »

Yeah, fair enough; always sounded like bullshit to the linguist in me. But the analogy stands regardless of whether or not it's a real story (just like comparisons to lemmings, boiling frogs, or fiddling while Rome burns).

Mongrel · « **Reply #3131 on:** March 23, 2012, 03:47:25 PM »

There are anthem fuckups, and then there are Anthem Fuckups.

The sidebar contains some more pretty horrifying hilarity as well.

Thad · « **Reply #3132 on:** March 23, 2012, 07:25:36 PM »

...oh. wow.

I heard on the radio that there had been a mistake with the Kazakh national anthem and I immediately started singing "Kazakhstan is the greatest/Nation in the world" but then I pulled into my driveway and missed the part of the story where holy shit it actually was that.

Mongrel · « **Reply #3133 on:** March 24, 2012, 05:55:20 PM »

Okay, who the fuck gave Cheney a heart ~~transplant~~ implant?

We can only hope it'll reject him.

Mongrel · « **Reply #3134 on:** March 28, 2012, 01:42:24 PM »

The Great Piñata Crash of 2012

François · « **Reply #3135 on:** March 28, 2012, 03:06:14 PM »

Best comment:

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..."That candy along with $3- to $5-million worth of loonies and toonies are on the road and in the surrounding bush.

The highway has been closed by police, who are essentially standing guard."

I wouldn't count on seeing the candy again.

Defenestration · « **Reply #3136 on:** March 29, 2012, 05:51:40 AM »

http://www.inquisitr.com/210599/teacher-fired-for-not-noticing-3rd-graders-having-oral-sex-in-class/

Thad · « **Reply #3137 on:** March 29, 2012, 07:10:51 AM »

I've...never heard of The Inquisitr. Is it a reliable source? Is its source a reliable source?

Büge · « **Reply #3138 on:** March 30, 2012, 07:46:44 AM »

http://www.smh.com.au/world/gangraped-strangled-and-set-alight-brave-oksana-loses-her-fight-20120330-1w1rk.html

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The reports say she was then raped and one of the suspected attackers tried to strangle her with a cord. They subsequently wrapped her in a blanket, took her to a pit on a building site and tried to set her body on fire before escaping.

jesus christ

Ted Belmont · « **Reply #3139 on:** April 07, 2012, 10:50:54 AM »

Woman rams 13-year old kids in a go-cart with a Jeep, claims she did it because she was "concerned for their safety".

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