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Translation screw-ups by companies like Perdue (slogan "It takes a tough man to make a tender chicken" read "It takes a hard man to make a chicken aroused" in Mexico), Puffs ("whorehouse" in German) and Gerber ("to throw up" in French slang) might seem merely funny. But misunderstandings can hit the bottom line. In 1997--at risk of a worldwide boycott by Muslims--Nike recalled 38,000 pairs of its "Bakin" basketball shoes because the logo resembled the word Allah in Arabic. And it's not just English speakers who miscommunicate. If Electrolux made shoddy vacuum cleaners, it wouldn...
...Simply put, humankind is naturally very curious, and we will always want to see other people’s lives played out before us. However much we lash out against voyeurism as an increasing problem for our society, there is no denying that we will always love viewing people screw up their lives with the safety of a recliner and TV-time snacks. “It’s a chance to see the difference between what people do and what they are thinking...watching people experience each other and learn more about themselves will never grow...
...York City, Mayor Rudy Giuliani testified before a special congressional subcommittee hearing on homeland security that legislation was needed to require the sharing of crucial information. His sentiment was echoed by Philadelphia police commissioner John Timoney, who says, "It's my sense that these terrorists are obviously going to screw up somewhere along the line, and it's not going to be the feds that grab them-it's going to be local...
...People say if Harvard wants to develop it must benefit neighborhoods. I say as long as they don’t screw the neighborhood, it’s fine,” he says...
...very amused when I first read the recension letter,” said Christopher E. Rhodes ’03. Rhodes said he was slightly disappointed, but felt that the mistake was a “screw-up that is more funny than anything else...