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Tomás Cano Binder, BA, CT
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LOL! Aug 27, 2009

Mikhail Kropotov wrote:
I shared this thread with a friend and he got back to me with this:

Indeed the image did capture the true essence of YouTube et al... Thanks a lot!!!


 
Edwal Rospigliosi
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Cross-pollination Aug 27, 2009

PAS wrote:
Never mind the cable. Where's the PC?

There is no PC there. BUT THAT'S A MAC!!!!


 
PAS
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I meant Politically Correct ROTFL Aug 27, 2009

Edwal Rospigliosi wrote:
BUT THAT'S A MAC!!!!


You mean the white thingy in front of the photochopped guy?
But there are no cables sticking out of that one either!

P.A.S.


 
Michele Johnson
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At least the Wookiee was professionally shopped Aug 27, 2009

There can be only one response to this:
Fngarrrgh!!!!

ICL wrote:
LOL Michele!

And it's hilarious that they have also written on their localized version of the image something starting with "Chew"(bacca), but I was not able to understand it because Google MT does not include their language yet (or is it actually Polish, too?).

Let's see how the communities of other galaxies react to this (e.g., the Vulcans...)


 
Claudia Alvis
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... Aug 27, 2009

Michele Johnson wrote:

The best is the comment at the bottom of the cnet article - totally made my day:

The Kashyyyk population must be up in arms about this one:




I agree though, the quality of the photoshopping in the original is offensive.


Actually, the Chewie version looks far more real than the weird neckless guy one.


 
Stephanie Wloch
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more real Aug 27, 2009

Claudia Alvis wrote:

Actually, the Chewie version looks far more real than the weird neckless guy one.
:grin:

Even the Simpsons look more real, whether in black or in white, compared to all Microsoft snapshots of an ideal multiracial business world.


 
Textklick
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Not sure Aug 27, 2009

Edwal Rospigliosi wrote:

PAS wrote:
Never mind the cable. Where's the PC?

There is no PC there. BUT THAT'S A MAC!!!!


I'm not sure (but happy to take your 'Word' for it).

If this is indeed correct, then this must surely be one of the most hilarious foul-ups in Microsoft's history?

Cheers,
Chris


 
Przemysław Szkodziński
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Sadly, something of a trend Aug 27, 2009

I sure do hope this particular type of 'culture-oriented marketing' is not going to become a standard of any kind. Still, it's something of a trend in Poland, unfortunately.

The swell folks responsible for the Medical University of Lublin website had a similar idea, apparently.

The Polish version (take a look at the picture showing the obnoxiously happy people of medicine
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I sure do hope this particular type of 'culture-oriented marketing' is not going to become a standard of any kind. Still, it's something of a trend in Poland, unfortunately.

The swell folks responsible for the Medical University of Lublin website had a similar idea, apparently.

The Polish version (take a look at the picture showing the obnoxiously happy people of medicine):

http://www.umlub.pl/index.html

And now the English one (and just another glance at the very same pictu--oh, wait):

http://www.umlub.pl/index2.html

Do you think Chewie'd dig medicine, too? I think he would.
Collapse


 
Joanna Wachowiak-Finlaison
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LOL Aug 27, 2009

I'm also wondering if it's the same building at all...

 
Stephanie Wloch
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Black guy just on one single page - Multiracial light version Aug 28, 2009

Przemysław Szkodziński wrote:
And now the English one (and just another glance at the very same pictu--oh, wait):
http://www.umlub.pl/index2.html
Eeeek! This is really weird. Not only that the black guy (very personable btw) may not show off in the Polish version, but he is just a teaser for 1 page of all the English pages. If you click on
University
We have been educating for 57 years...
for e.g. he is vanished.


 
Tomás Cano Binder, BA, CT
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Funny indeed Aug 28, 2009

Tuliparola wrote:
Eeeek! This is really weird. Not only that the black guy (very personable btw) may not show off in the Polish version, but he is just a teaser for 1 page of all the English pages. If you click on
University We have been educating for 57 years... for e.g. he is vanished.

Yes, this is tremendously funny! LOL!


 
Madeleine MacRae Klintebo
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That's because... Aug 28, 2009

PAS wrote:

Edwal Rospigliosi wrote:
BUT THAT'S A MAC!!!!


You mean the white thingy in front of the photochopped guy?
But there are no cables sticking out of that one either!


...MacBooks have really good batteries.

Signed
a new convert with a sleek machine


 
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