This shows a few creatures I createt with the Spore Creature Creator from the upcoming game “Spore”. Hope you can enjoy them without further translation…
Lustige Sache jedenfalls, dieser Spore Creature Creator… Hier meine „Viecher“:
Für die erste Kategorie hab ich nichts, beginnen wir also mit diesem kleinen, irgendwie knuddligen Kerl – ich nenne ihn „Balli“:
Es folgt der unmögliche „Doppelkopf“ – mit Kopf an beiden Enden, könnte irgendwie Verdauungs- bzw. Ausscheidungsprobleme geben:
Let’s imaging the following, of course completely hypothetical scenario in the advertising department of a German bank:
It is early June. One employee says: “Ey, boss, the European football championships are beginning soon, many people want a new, large 16:9 TV, but not everybody can afford one right away – wouldn’t that be a good time to advertise our credit offers?”
The boss (looking up from the championship schedule he was studying intensely): “Hmmm… yes, might be good. Best would be a bulk mailing, nationwide. You take care of that, will you? I’m currently busy.”
“Yeah, sure, boss, I will! Oh, by the way, I’ll take 3 weeks holiday – championship, you understand? Is that okay?”
Boss (was already looking at the championship schedule again): “…huh? Yes, sure, alright.“
Fast-forward until early July, i.e. the present (and the reality), the Euro 2008 ended three days ago. What’s in the mailbox? A pull-out cardboard bulk mail saying “16:9 for our boys?” with two cheering German fans on the front, pull out left → “No”, right → “problem!” and a third fan. Back:
“Public viewing during the European championship now also at home – with your new wide flat TV and the […] credit. By the way: You receive up tp 18,750 PAYBACK points on top!”
(“Payback” is a data-collecting discount point system, and “public viewing” is actually the “officially made-up” term used in Germany for a public (outdoor) screening.)
Well, that’s perfect timing, isn’t it?
Welcome to the latest edition of my music quiz – this time again in this shape:
Which song text (4 lines) from which song by which artist are described here?
Gelöst von David: “In The Air Tonight” von Phil Collins mit den Zeilen
Well, if you told me you were drowning
I would not lend a hand
I’ve seen your face before, my friend
But I don’t know if you know who I am
Das war’s, danke fürs Mitmachen, bis nächsten Dienstag!
Mostly out of curiosity, I was just browsing through some notebook configurations at Dell (their German site, that is) and encountered these great options for a security solution which, however, somehow could be improved:
(1) First line: “without security/antivirus [included]”, without language mentioned, so probably English; second line: “without security/antivirus – German [plus 0.01€]” – So, missing security in German costs 1 cent, and those who don’t speak English have to pay! Or vice versa. Somewhat confusing. 
(2) But don’t give up hope, a few lines below you get the same, “without security/antivirus – German [plus 0.00€]”, for free! just 0.00€.
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