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Kaimarx · 12-30-2009, 09:01 AM

I think it was supposed to end at ready. Kind of hard to beleive that got through so many channels without being picked up once. A editor or copywriter would of sent that to the Marketing people. The marketing people would have sent that to a layout and packaging designer, they then would ve sent that back to the marketing people a for a second look to sign off on then off to the printers, who would then send it back to marketing people for a third time!

Last edited by Kaimarx; 12-30-2009 at 09:35 AM.

dragonfly · 12-30-2009, 09:28 AM

Originally posted by Kryosphinx

I can't for the life of me figure out what it meant to say.

"Be ready for a...... what?"

Seriously? It's a typo. The I key right is next to the O key.

lesmore49 · 12-30-2009, 09:33 AM

Originally posted by Kryosphinx

I can't for the life of me figure out what it meant to say.

"Be ready for a...... what?"

They mean't to use the word 'shot'

Mystic · 12-30-2009, 09:58 AM

lol hahaha

that was funny..
I believe they meant a word "shot"..

mattdm · 12-30-2009, 01:28 PM

Originally posted by lurchlarson

Looks like a fine candidate for the FAILBlog.

I believe I saw it on failblog quite some time ago, in fact.

raz · 12-30-2009, 05:49 PM

And now is on reddit and digg and seen by thousands of people. Well, there is a saying that there is no such thing as bad publicity

GoneToTheDogs · 12-30-2009, 07:48 PM

Guess I just need a battery change the next time I'm constipated....

Jim Royal · 12-30-2009, 08:00 PM

Originally posted by Kryosphinx

I can't for the life of me figure out what it meant to say.

"Be ready for a...... what?"

The letters I and O are side-by-side on the keyboard.

Wheatfield · 12-30-2009, 11:01 PM

There is a point you reach in your life that always being ready for a shit is a Godsend (or a blessing from Allah if that is the way you swing). This is clever marketing aimed directly at late Boomers.

ftpaddict · 12-31-2009, 06:17 AM

If you lurk the internets, you'd know that this one's pretty old. Still funny though.

"PENTAX - cares for your bowels"

Nubi · 12-31-2009, 07:07 AM

Originally posted by Damn Brit

Pentax Marketing is an oxymoron in the first place, perhaps the use of the word 'shit' was a Freudian slip.

Beautifully and eloquently put, I say.

deadwolfbones · 12-31-2009, 12:53 PM

Originally posted by Kryosphinx

I can't for the life of me figure out what it meant to say.

"Be ready for a...... what?"

Are you serious?

ytterbium · 12-31-2009, 01:28 PM

But as some stated, being ready for a shit sometimes is invaluable, because not being ready is when the shit is able to actually happen.

That goes very well together with the ruggedness and stuff, you know..

I don't see a mistake

.

bogiesbad · 12-31-2009, 02:33 PM

Originally posted by ytterbium

But as some stated, being ready for a shit sometimes is invaluable, because not being ready is when the shit is able to actually happen.

That goes very well together with the ruggedness and stuff, you know..

I don't see a mistake

.

Weather sealing is invaluable in this case.

Damn Brit · 12-31-2009, 03:46 PM

Originally posted by Nubi

Beautifully and eloquently put, I say.

Don't encourage me.

12-30-2009, 09:28 AM	#17
dragonfly Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: on the wall Photos: Gallery Posts: 715	Originally posted by Kryosphinx I can't for the life of me figure out what it meant to say. "Be ready for a...... what?" Seriously? It's a typo. The I key right is next to the O key. Last edited by dragonfly; 12-30-2009 at 09:59 AM.

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12-30-2009, 09:01 AM	#16
Kaimarx Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Auckland Photos: Gallery Posts: 452	I think it was supposed to end at ready. Kind of hard to beleive that got through so many channels without being picked up once. A editor or copywriter would of sent that to the Marketing people. The marketing people would have sent that to a layout and packaging designer, they then would ve sent that back to the marketing people a for a second look to sign off on then off to the printers, who would then send it back to marketing people for a third time! Last edited by Kaimarx; 12-30-2009 at 09:35 AM.

12-30-2009, 09:33 AM	#18
lesmore49 Pentaxian Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Western Canada Posts: 12,350	Originally posted by Kryosphinx I can't for the life of me figure out what it meant to say. "Be ready for a...... what?" They mean't to use the word 'shot'

12-30-2009, 09:58 AM	#19
Mystic Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Lithuania Photos: Gallery Posts: 490	lol hahaha that was funny.. I believe they meant a word "shot"..

12-30-2009, 01:28 PM	#20
mattdm Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Boston, MA Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,948	Originally posted by lurchlarson Looks like a fine candidate for the FAILBlog. I believe I saw it on failblog quite some time ago, in fact.

12-30-2009, 05:49 PM	#21
raz Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Timisoara, Romania Posts: 248	And now is on reddit and digg and seen by thousands of people. Well, there is a saying that there is no such thing as bad publicity

12-30-2009, 07:48 PM	#22
GoneToTheDogs Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Reading, PA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 148	Guess I just need a battery change the next time I'm constipated....

12-30-2009, 08:00 PM	#23
Jim Royal Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Montreal Photos: Gallery Posts: 179	Originally posted by Kryosphinx I can't for the life of me figure out what it meant to say. "Be ready for a...... what?" The letters I and O are side-by-side on the keyboard.

12-30-2009, 11:01 PM	#24
Wheatfield Moderator Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: The wheatfields of Canada Posts: 15,991	There is a point you reach in your life that always being ready for a shit is a Godsend (or a blessing from Allah if that is the way you swing). This is clever marketing aimed directly at late Boomers.

12-31-2009, 06:17 AM	#25
ftpaddict Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Yurp Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,666	If you lurk the internets, you'd know that this one's pretty old. Still funny though. "PENTAX - cares for your bowels"

12-31-2009, 07:07 AM	#26
Nubi Guest	Originally posted by Damn Brit Pentax Marketing is an oxymoron in the first place, perhaps the use of the word 'shit' was a Freudian slip. Beautifully and eloquently put, I say.

12-31-2009, 12:53 PM	#27
deadwolfbones Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Santa Fe, NM Posts: 7,451	Originally posted by Kryosphinx I can't for the life of me figure out what it meant to say. "Be ready for a...... what?" Are you serious?

12-31-2009, 01:28 PM	#28
ytterbium Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 1,076	But as some stated, being ready for a shit sometimes is invaluable, because not being ready is when the shit is able to actually happen. That goes very well together with the ruggedness and stuff, you know.. I don't see a mistake .

12-31-2009, 02:33 PM	#29
bogiesbad Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Lower AL Photos: Albums Posts: 355	Originally posted by ytterbium But as some stated, being ready for a shit sometimes is invaluable, because not being ready is when the shit is able to actually happen. That goes very well together with the ruggedness and stuff, you know.. I don't see a mistake . Weather sealing is invaluable in this case.

12-31-2009, 03:46 PM	#30
Damn Brit Guest	Originally posted by Nubi Beautifully and eloquently put, I say. Don't encourage me.

Pentax marketing mistake :0

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