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Warrior
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written Wednesday, August 29 2007 17:59
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http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/24/trekstor-showcases-i-beat-blaxx-portable-media-player/ Someone really ****ed up on this one. -------------------- Since Imban Likes to Edit my Posts ... ... And Drakey likes to edit your signature. Stop it, Ed. Posts: 141 | Registered: Wednesday, October 2 2002 07:00 |
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? Man, ? Amazing
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written Wednesday, August 29 2007 18:24
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Next on Larry King! Public reaction to the new music player, with special guest Rodney King (no relation.) -------------------- Synergy - "I don't get it." Dikiyoba - "Dang. I'm one firecracker short from getting a gourd potion today." Posts: 4114 | Registered: Monday, April 25 2005 07:00 |
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Shaper
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written Wednesday, August 29 2007 18:34
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Hey!...I get it. -S- -------------------- A4 Items • A4 Singleton • G4 Items • G4 Forging • G4 Infiltrator • NR Items • The Lonely Celt Posts: 2009 | Registered: Monday, September 12 2005 07:00 |
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Agent
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written Wednesday, August 29 2007 18:44
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I think my eyes just broke. Is that even possible? -------------------- Enraged Slith's Blades of Avernum Website "Rain drops keep fallin' on my head, but that doesn't mean my eyes will soon be turnin' red. Crying's not for me, no, cuz' I'm never gonna stop the rain by complaining." Posts: 1233 | Registered: Wednesday, October 3 2001 07:00 |
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Lifecrafter
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written Wednesday, August 29 2007 19:36
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Hilarious! I literally have tears in my eyes. It's amazing that folks had meetings and threw out ideas and had focus groups and concluded this is a good name. Did they not ever say it? Unbelievable. Posts: 701 | Registered: Thursday, November 30 2006 08:00 |
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Warrior
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written Wednesday, August 29 2007 20:12
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Yeah, that's what I don't get. It's not just this specific product...I mean you gotta think for every bad movie, bad product, bad name, bad anything...these people sit down and talk about it, put hundreds if not thousands of hours into production and not ONE person in the dozens (or hundreds in movies) of people ever say "Uh, hey guys, this really really sucks." The best example I got is that movie The Last Legion about the 'history of the sword in the stone' which they also call Excalibur...which were NOT the same sword. You'd think of the hundreds of people involved in the production of an Arthurian myth movie (even a bastardization of one) atleast ONE would KNOW THE BASIC STORY. -------------------- Since Imban Likes to Edit my Posts ... ... And Drakey likes to edit your signature. Stop it, Ed. Posts: 141 | Registered: Wednesday, October 2 2002 07:00 |
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written Wednesday, August 29 2007 20:13
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I'm almost inclined to suspect a disgruntled employee, or possibly a whole team thereof. -------------------- The Empire Always Loses: This Time For Sure! Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Wednesday, August 29 2007 20:32
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"I beat Blacks"? In any case, I own a TrekStore i.Beat Joy, and I'm very happy with it. Indeed. ^_^ -------------------- The Noble and Most Ancient Order of Polaris - We're Not Yet Dead. Encyclopedia • Archives • Stats • RSS (This Topic / Forum) • Blog • NaNoWriMo Did-chat thentagoespyet jumund fori is jus, hat onlime gly nertan ne gethen Firyoubbit 'obio.' Posts: 8752 | Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00 |
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Shock Trooper
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written Thursday, August 30 2007 02:00
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Looks like the company that made it is based in Singapore. Maybe everyone (and I mean everyone) involved in its design was a non-native English speaker? At least, I hope that's the case. Posts: 353 | Registered: Monday, January 9 2006 08:00 |
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Agent
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written Thursday, August 30 2007 11:41
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This is the worst I've seen in a long time. Maybe it caters to the crowd of people who have unconscious desires. -------------------- Thuryl: I mean, most of us don't go around consuming our own bodily fluids, no matter how delicious they are. ==== Alorael: War and violence would end if we all had each other's babies! ==== Drakefyre: Those are hideous mangos. Posts: 1415 | Registered: Thursday, March 27 2003 08:00 |
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Shaper
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written Thursday, August 30 2007 12:30
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Wow. That's just... wow. Maybe they all were just illiterate. But I'd hate to be discussing the product and have someone walk in just in time to hear me say the name. -------------------- Scenarios need reviews! Please rate these scenarios at the CSR after playing them! Amnesia • Witch Hunt • Where the Rivers Meet • Foul Hordes Posts: 2686 | Registered: Friday, September 8 2006 07:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Thursday, August 30 2007 12:35
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quote:Given that "i.Beat" is about the most cheesy you can get on the scale of imitating brand names, that makes a lot of sense. Which reminds me of the hilarity that was their user manual. Somebody set up me the iPod. Edit: It was a present. And I'll bet it was already used when my sister got it two years previously. Walking around with hilariously crappy, outdated electronic gadgets is a fashion statement for me. [ Thursday, August 30, 2007 12:38: Message edited by: root ] -------------------- The Noble and Most Ancient Order of Polaris - We're Not Yet Dead. Encyclopedia • Archives • Stats • RSS (This Topic / Forum) • Blog • NaNoWriMo Did-chat thentagoespyet jumund fori is jus, hat onlime gly nertan ne gethen Firyoubbit 'obio.' Posts: 8752 | Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00 |
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Canned
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written Thursday, August 30 2007 12:44
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*cries to his mom on how he can't see* -------------------- Muffins n' Hell|Muffins n' Hell: The Muffins Are Back Again I have an addiction to Spiderweb games. I like this image Posts: 1799 | Registered: Sunday, February 4 2007 08:00 |
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? Man, ? Amazing
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written Thursday, August 30 2007 12:58
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It could have been named for Dustin Hoffman instead. Imagine the celebrity line! i.beat Paris i.beat Hoffman i.beat Pitt i.beat Tyson They could make a mint! -------------------- Synergy - "I don't get it." Dikiyoba - "Dang. I'm one firecracker short from getting a gourd potion today." Posts: 4114 | Registered: Monday, April 25 2005 07:00 |
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Nuke and Pave
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written Thursday, August 30 2007 13:16
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Maybe the people naming this product had the right marketing idea: Instead of trying to break into the oversaturated high tech market in places like California, they are going for the underserved demographic in the deep south. How many high tech companies actually try to market specifically to KKK members? :P -------------------- Be careful with a word, as you would with a sword, For it too has the power to kill. However well placed word, unlike a well placed sword, Can also have the power to heal. Posts: 2649 | Registered: Wednesday, October 3 2001 07:00 |
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Shock Trooper
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written Thursday, August 30 2007 15:44
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I'm sure that companies would go for it if it wasn't for the likely hood that lawsuits would break them. Perhaps they'll have more success next season with their next line of carbon neutral products: the iBeat "off" line. -------------------- Plaudite, amici, comedia finita est. Posts: 344 | Registered: Friday, February 25 2005 08:00 |
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Agent
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written Thursday, August 30 2007 20:37
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I understand the lewd part of the double entendre, but what does "carbon neutral" have anything to do with "off"? And Singapore is known for its comparatively high standard of English comprehension, especially in international business. So if the i.Beat Blaxx name was really a mistake, it was an inexcusable one. -------------------- Thuryl: I mean, most of us don't go around consuming our own bodily fluids, no matter how delicious they are. ==== Alorael: War and violence would end if we all had each other's babies! ==== Drakefyre: Those are hideous mangos. Posts: 1415 | Registered: Thursday, March 27 2003 08:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Thursday, August 30 2007 20:38
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It seems like no one noticed that the product color, black, when placed after the product name created that phrase. It probably made lots of sense in Singapore. Posts: 4643 | Registered: Friday, February 10 2006 08:00 |
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? Man, ? Amazing
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written Thursday, August 30 2007 21:27
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I wonder if Miss Teen South Carolina was involved in the decision making. -------------------- Synergy - "I don't get it." Dikiyoba - "Dang. I'm one firecracker short from getting a gourd potion today." Posts: 4114 | Registered: Monday, April 25 2005 07:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Thursday, August 30 2007 22:07
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quote:No, but they are considering hiring her for spokesmodel. Posts: 4643 | Registered: Friday, February 10 2006 08:00 |
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Shock Trooper
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written Friday, August 31 2007 05:02
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quote:It was a reach. I was trying to find something that fit. I figured that "off" could tentatively stand for "off the grid", in a figurative sort of way. -------------------- Plaudite, amici, comedia finita est. Posts: 344 | Registered: Friday, February 25 2005 08:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Friday, August 31 2007 05:48
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Well, I suppose you get points for trying. -------------------- TM: "I want BoA to grow. Evolve where the food ladder has rungs to be reached." Gamble with Gaea, and she eats your dice. Posts: 4130 | Registered: Friday, March 26 2004 08:00 |
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Shock Trooper
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written Friday, August 31 2007 15:24
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I think that I get points for trying until someone else finds a better reason to stick "off" in that equation. Even then, I get some points. I could have just mentioned the possibility that a new product in the line could be named off without trying to explain why that might be. Perhaps that's what Eph means. Regardless, it fails to really matter. -------------------- Plaudite, amici, comedia finita est. Posts: 344 | Registered: Friday, February 25 2005 08:00 |
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Canned
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written Friday, August 31 2007 15:39
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quote:If they get that from trying, they must of run on luck to get past childhood. -------------------- Muffins n' Hell|Muffins n' Hell: The Muffins Are Back Again I have an addiction to Spiderweb games. I like this image Posts: 1799 | Registered: Sunday, February 4 2007 08:00 |
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BANNED
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written Friday, August 31 2007 16:16
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iBeat donkeys take that -------------------- When I close my eyes at night I see David Bowie. Posts: 157 | Registered: Saturday, August 25 2007 07:00 |
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