Yorkies Thread

Good morning

morning

We have rain beautiful down pours of rain

http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/05/29/187054424/tempest-over-a-teapot-jc-penney-removes-hitler-billboard?ft=1&f=1001





After receiving complaints that a billboard advertisement included an image resembling Adolf Hitler, JC Penney has reportedly taken the sign down. The move came after images of the billboard in California's Culver City spurred a controversy and elsewhere online. The retailer says any resemblance to the late leader of the Third Reich was unintended.

"Several customers have taken to the Web to complain about a J.C. Penney billboard that's next to the 405 Freeway in Culver City," reported the at member station KPCC Tuesday. "The problem: It kind of looks like Hitler."

Citing in Los Angeles, KPCC says the billboard has now been removed. The item is also no longer on the JC Penney website, although that could be because it has sold out.

The billboard promoted the , part of the store's collection by designer Michael Graves. But to some, the image of the kettle included dark details that could be taken to represent Hitler's iconic black moustache, parted hair, tie, and right arm raise in a Nazi salute.

"Totally unintentional." a JC Penney rep tweeted in response to a question about the kettle and the ad yesterday. "If we'd designed the kettle to look like something, we would've gone w/a snowman " The tweet to illustrate their point.

But elsewhere on Twitter and other sites, people took to playing a game of sorts: reworking the lyrics of "I'm A Little Teapot" to include references to Hitler.

On JC Penney's , at least one person didn't see what the fuss was about.

"People are so stupid!" said a customer named Leigh Anne. "That teapot doesn't look like Hitler anymore than I do."

In a poll, KPCC's readers were divided, with nearly 31 percent (as of noon ET Wednesday) saying "Yes" to the question, "Does this JC Penney billboard in Culver City look like Hitler?"

Nearly a quarter of respondents said, "No, people are just imagining things."

As Without A Net's , "The item's notoriety also means that it sold out to all the Internet fans buying it ironically. (We hope they were purchasing it ironically.)"

Mike noted that while the kettle was no longer available online, had been posted, including one that lauded its ability to boil water. Under "Cons," however, the customer had written, "Looks like Hitler."

We had a nice thunderstorm last night.

we got a bit today,still under a tornado watch

And the quote of the year award goes to 'thequadfather'.............

"Besides, sometimes it just feels good to roll around in the mud with a pig.
You can always have a shower, but the pig is still a pig."


Priceless!!

That was the very best and It is to much of a dolt to even get it

But what exactly was the whole point of that "Anybody been on Facebook today?" thread anyway? I can't believe I'm even asking that, when is there ever a point?

shes a dolt

yorkiemom wrote:

shes a dolt

And that insults good, hardworking dolts of the world.

yes it does,and Good Morning to everyone

Unhingedmom wrote:

But what exactly was the whole point of that "Anybody been on Facebook today?" thread anyway? I can't believe I'm even asking that, when is there ever a point?

About as much point as you'd expect from a pin-head (literally and figuratively)

On the other hand, it did supply us with some great giggles and priceless quotes worth saving.

that it did,I cannot believe the thread wasn't deleted this morning

And I can't believe I had my first cig and pepsi of the day while checking to see if it was still 'live'

nothing happens here before coffee and a smoke

I still can't believe I'm looking for a connection between the things It posts and the threads It posts in.

Just after I had my cup of coffee I was thinking how funny it would be to sign up as "FifthHorseman" with this:



as a signature. You know, the Fifth Horseman of the Apocalypse? You've already got "Famine", "War", "Plague", and "Death", so how about the Horseman of "Internet Porn"?

I'd absolutely think this was a great idea if it weren't for the fact that somebody might take it as a compliment that we were paying attention to the religious spam.

Do you think IT would even get it?

No, but everybody else would.

we got 21/2 inches of rain last night,sounded so nice coming down

Spent most of the day with one of my girls going to lunch shopping and just chatting.

Good Morning

Where is everybody?

Good Morning, TGIF!!!

Kewl Chick wrote:

Good Morning, TGIF!!!

TGIF
Thank god I fish lol

I dont fish but tonight is dart night,havent done that in awhile

Yourkiedadeh wrote:

Kewl Chick wrote:

Good Morning, TGIF!!!

TGIF
Thank god I fish lol

LOL, I'm surprised my hubby never thought of that!!