Poorly Worded Ad
I randomly came a across this BT Broadband ad:
I understand the message they were trying to convey, but what an unfortunate way to express it.
March 22nd, 2006
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Winter
I don’t like this time of year, season-wise. It’s the time where the snow starts to melt and the trees haven’t come to life yet. It’s the time where we go from this:
… To this:
Soon the snow will be gone and the city will reveal its dirty truth. Fortunately, it won’t last long.
1 comment February 26th, 2006
Strange Stuff in google.com whois
The other day, I opened a terminal and executed “whois google.com”. I don’t know why, because the result should be obvious. Far from it.
Excerpt:
GOOGLE.COM.VN
(Complete output)
GOOGLE.COM.UA
GOOGLE.COM.SUCKS.FIND.CRACKZ.WITH.SEARCH.GULLI.COM
GOOGLE.COM.MX
GOOGLE.COM.IS.NOT.HOSTED.BY.ACTIVEDOMAINDNS.NET
GOOGLE.COM.IS.APPROVED.BY.NUMEA.COM
GOOGLE.COM.HAS.LESS.FREE.PORN.IN.ITS.SEARCH.ENGINE.THAN.SECZY.COM
GOOGLE.COM.BR
GOOGLE.COM.AU
GOOGLE.COM
If you know the explanation for this, please leave a comment. I’m totally blank.
2 comments February 23rd, 2006