tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686698857392534507.post2837221777502284977..comments2023-06-15T11:33:17.948-04:00Comments on Teenie Thoughts: Lost in adaptationTeeniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07943312952246047448noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686698857392534507.post-8082660345148653332009-05-28T11:12:53.730-04:002009-05-28T11:12:53.730-04:00Ha! This is the baddest bad translation I've ever ...Ha! This is the baddest bad translation I've ever seen, Teenie! I'm blogging about it, too!Ad Broad, oldest working writer in advertisinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04505122645106322698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686698857392534507.post-11108372542116505352009-05-25T16:45:43.796-04:002009-05-25T16:45:43.796-04:00Cheers, Jane! We see some doozies over here--altho...Cheers, Jane! We see some doozies over here--although nothing this hilarious.Teeniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07943312952246047448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686698857392534507.post-58532558769611535592009-05-19T19:39:29.191-04:002009-05-19T19:39:29.191-04:00That is a brilliant example of bad translation! I...That is a brilliant example of bad translation! I shall blog about it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686698857392534507.post-37131095790513769262009-05-13T17:05:00.000-04:002009-05-13T17:05:00.000-04:00You'd think someone would sign off on these things...You'd think someone would sign off on these things, but sometimes they are terribly clueless...<br /><br />And definitely eww for the sweaty cheese grater. Blech!Teeniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07943312952246047448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686698857392534507.post-42853142809430387162009-05-12T09:25:00.000-04:002009-05-12T09:25:00.000-04:00Years ago I met a fresh MBA graduate who started w...Years ago I met a fresh MBA graduate who started with a large firm in Toronto on what he called the "Kraft refrigerator" account as a Account Manager or similar. I told him I saw a TV ad for a Kraft cheese of a burly man in white tshirt and bald sweating and wiping his brow with his arm as he grated cheese. (insert ewww sound)<br /><br />I asked him "Why did you have the filming done in a stop motion like a fast slide show?" He didnt know what I meant until next time i saw him month later he explained that someone sent the wrong film, apparently a test reel for the client and not a finished commercial product. I probably saw it a dozen times on my local station. Apparently my city is used alot for a test market, and they were testing pre-grated cheese." Ooopsy<br /><br />I am reminded of this situation from your story because for the millions of dollars I am sure it costs to produce an ad, and even go to air it, isnt there someone who does the final sign off on these things? Or is there such a position as Account Scapegoat?jeavesnoreply@blogger.com