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The resemblance between an effing kettle and the anti-Christ is "obvious"?! Really?

Didn't say it was obvious, so I'm not sure why you used the quotes. I said I see the resemblance. Why that bothered you I'm not really sure. Some people are just too quick to offend. I think that's the most important take-away from all this.

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Didn't say it was obvious, so I'm not sure why you used the quotes. I said I see the resemblance. Why that bothered you I'm not really sure. Some people are just too quick to offend. I think that's the most important take-away from all this.

Apologies for the misquote. Must've blended the first and second lines together. And wasn't having a crack at you per se. For the record, I'm not offended by your comments. Why would I be? just find it strange that you see a resemblance between a kettle and a human.

But hey that's just me. Maybe I'm just a kettle half full kind of guy.

Sorry for causing offence.

Posted

Ok this is hilarious. CNN today:

(CNN) -- Sing it with me, kids!

I'm a little Nazi short and stout, here is mein handle, here is mein spout.

So, JCPenney is selling a new teapot that looks sort of like Adolf Hitler. Well, inasmuch as a teapot can actually appear like a fascist dictator. But it does. And, really, it might be the greatest advertising gaffe you'll ever see.

At least until Gilbert Gottfried somehow becomes a spokesman for Tampax.

"Damn it, Jim, what were we thinking?"

Posted

yeah wasn't a gaff, was pretty obviously on purpose, the amount of hoops people and companies have ot jump through nowadays before something is released to the public is endless. Did it's job, lots of free publicity, sold a lot of kettles.

Posted

...just find it strange that you see a resemblance between a kettle and a human.

Why would it be strange to see a human image in a tea kettle? Would it be strange to see a resemblance between a teapot and a human?post-4927-0-93547600-1370109098_thumb.jp

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Here is the billboard... and from a distance I see what they mean, but really, does this mean that every product have to be scrutinized for its shape and view from every angle? To quote above, ...Please.

I'm more offended by the thought of "deserving" a kettle.

Either in the sense of..."that old kettle you are using that works fine, it's old and doesn't look cool"

or

"I've been good today, helped that old lady across the road, found a cure for malaria, and climbed that mountain, I know, I deserve a new kettle..."

Posted

Honestly I am jealous of the people that have thrown such a fit over something so completely unintentional and trivial. I wish my life was sooo good that a kettle with an imagined likeness to Hitler was was worth getting spooled up about. Certainly the Mayor of Culver City has no more pressing business to spend his time on. loser.gif

Posted

Great post Steve.

I think the human mind is geared to see patterns, shapes in most of what we do so no doubt, 'Someone' thought this and decided it was more than just a coincidence and reported it.

I don't think there's much to it, but some people really need to get a life.

Posted

hitler kettle

eye of the beholder

seein' what we wanna see

we know what's good for you

people lookin' out for me

don't drink tea, doesn't apply to me

don't smoke cigars, do gooders savin' me

from the hordes

let 'em speak for me

gone unchallenged

how can I expect to be free?

Posted

I once sliced a pepper, and it looked like Our Lord Jesus Christ. The Anglicised version.

Posted

I once sliced a pepper, and it looked like Our Lord Jesus Christ. The Anglicised version.

This would be impressive if it was the buddy Christ.

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Why would it be strange to see a human image in a tea kettle? Would it be strange to see a resemblance between a teapot and a human?post-4927-0-93547600-1370109098_thumb.jp

*I wouldn't even want to drink anything out of that!!! no.gif

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