I had to stop the presses once on a lipstick ad with an intentionally retouched phallic shadow that was going into a yearbook for kids we were publishing.
I'm thinking about buying something very expensive. Maybe an antelope.
Anya ,'Get It Done'
Natter 66: Get Your Kicks.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, pandas, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Matt the Bruins fan - Aug 06, 2010 8:42:56 am PDT #16652 of 30001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Tom Scola - Aug 06, 2010 8:44:17 am PDT #16653 of 30001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Was someone fired?
tommyrot - Aug 06, 2010 8:45:40 am PDT #16654 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
So ever since 1944, the US Navy has dominated the oceans of the world. It looks like that's about over.
Experimental Chinese missile knocks out Navy carriers in one hit
Aircraft carriers such as the USS George Washington supercarrier (pictured) represent the American Navy's most formidable force, able to overwhelm any target on land, in the air, or at sea. Now, the Dong Feng 21D anti-ship missile could change everything.
The Dong Feng 21D is considered to be a new class of weapon, being identified as an ASBM, or anti-ship ballistic missile. If it does what it's supposed to, it'll be the first land-launched missile in the world capable of hitting a moving aircraft carrier from a range of 900 miles. The game-changing nature of this weapon is especially apparent when you consider that China commands a coastline 11,200 miles long, and the 21D could knock out a carrier before it gets into range of the mainland.
megan walker - Aug 06, 2010 8:57:25 am PDT #16655 of 30001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
My next project has an interior photo of a village in Northeastern France. The village of Bitche. Captioned as such.
It has apparently been in the book for at least 3 editions. Seriously? No one suggested to at least change the caption?
Trudy Booth - Aug 06, 2010 9:03:55 am PDT #16656 of 30001
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
Sure, but that's the sort of thing that inspires kids to be engaged in their foreign language courses.
megan walker - Aug 06, 2010 9:14:24 am PDT #16657 of 30001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
My current Italian workbook has a whole activity about shopping for a cocktail party. No beer, but scotch, grappa, and tonic water. My boss barely lets me put pictures of wine in our French books.
It's ridiculously inappropriate, and I have no idea why my all-powerful, do-no-wrong co-editor didn't change it, but I decided to leave it because I just don't care.
Beverly - Aug 06, 2010 9:53:07 am PDT #16658 of 30001
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
Happy Birthday, Scrappy!
Yay, green card!
erikaj - Aug 06, 2010 9:59:36 am PDT #16659 of 30001
Always Anti-fascist!
Happy birthday, Scrappy.
Lee - Aug 06, 2010 10:17:35 am PDT #16660 of 30001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
Right now is the first time since Monday that I don't feel completely overwhelmed by work. (I'm ignoring the fact that the only way to feel that way was to push another hour or so of work off until tomorrow)
I think I am going to celebrate by eating lunch somewhere other than my desk.
Wheee
Matt the Bruins fan - Aug 06, 2010 10:26:39 am PDT #16661 of 30001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Happy Birthday Scrappy!
Was someone fired?
No, so far as I know it was a standard ad the company sends out for printing, albeit to an older audience than the target of that particular publication. I never heard back about any reprisals, but they did send us a modified version of the ad film that was safe for younger kids.
I just didn't want us to get a rep for being the early childhood company that played Spot the Hidden Picture.