Stupid Coke Executives

Joe · Post by **Joe** » 2003-05-01 06:54pm

Kelly Antilles · Post by **Kelly Antilles** » 2003-05-01 06:56pm

That is quite odd.

Darth Garden Gnome · Post by **Darth Garden Gnome** » 2003-05-01 06:57pm

Dumbasses. Whatever idiot decided it was a good idea to put a swastika on a robot toy should be shot.

But what can I say, I still love coke.

Post by **Colonel Olrik** » 2003-05-01 06:58pm

Animation International, which sells rights for Robocon and worked with Coca-Cola on the toys, says the symbols were designed by the creator and "did not have anything to do with any organisation or religion."

"All lies! I invented the nice cross symbol! My feeling is the same, all attempts to fire me will be slaughter!"

Post by **Gandalf** » 2003-05-01 06:59pm

Shpedoinkle!

I think collectors of crap are gonna go nuts for this.

Post by **Ghost Rider** » 2003-05-01 07:02pm

Still love Coke, but the dumbass to have tits with swastikas is bloody moron.

Einhander Sn0m4n · Post by **Einhander Sn0m4n** » 2003-05-01 07:03pm

*tunes his Space Camaro's ICB radio to Emergency Frequency 666.911 GHz*

Sn0: This is Blue Angel to Nearest Emergency Police Station, over...

EPS 504-X19: This is Police Station Echo Papa Sierra Five Zero Four Dash Xray One Niner, please state the nature of the emergency, over..

Sn0: I have a Whiskey Tango Foxtrot on my main forward sensors, Code Ragnarok! Repeat, Code Ragnarok. Transmitting IGPS coords to you now, over...

EPS 504-X19: Acknowledged. Dispatching Heavy Fleet Destroyers to your location, over.

Sn0: Roger, over and out...

Post by **Dalton** » 2003-05-01 07:05pm

What's even dumber is that they didn't even bother to do their research. The original Buddhist swastika, fine. The corrupted one that they put on their robots? I hope someone got fired for that sheer lack of research.

Post by **Sea Skimmer** » 2003-05-01 07:08pm

Dalton wrote:What's even dumber is that they didn't even bother to do their research. The original Buddhist swastika, fine. The corrupted one that they put on their robots? I hope someone got fired for that sheer lack of research.

It took more then one moron to perpetuate this act of stupidity.

Admiral Valdemar · Post by **Admiral Valdemar** » 2003-05-01 07:14pm

Einhander Sn0m4n wrote:*tunes his Space Camaro's ICB radio to Emergency Frequency 666.911 GHz*

Sn0: This is Blue Angel to Nearest Emergency Police Station, over...

EPS 504-X19: This is Police Station Echo Papa Sierra Five Zero Four Dash Xray One Niner, please state the nature of the emergency, over..

Sn0: I have a Whiskey Tango Foxtrot on my main forward sensors, Code Ragnarok! Repeat, Code Ragnarok. Transmitting IGPS coords to you now, over...

EPS 504-X19: Acknowledged. Dispatching Heavy Fleet Destroyers to your location, over.

Sn0: Roger, over and out...

Pointless Trivia: In radio comms it is "say again" that is used to repeat a transmission, repeat is only used for artillery.

And these Cola dudes are idiots.

Montcalm · Post by **Montcalm** » 2003-05-01 07:21pm

Whoa i got a feeling of deja-vu now.

Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi · Post by **Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi** » 2003-05-01 07:24pm

Ah, I see Coke has returned to putting swastikas on their products (Didn't they have ads featuring the symbol before Hitler's rise to power?). And judging by the whole decision itself, they probably put cocaine back into the drink.

neoolong · Post by **neoolong** » 2003-05-01 08:34pm

What the? Nobody noticed that throughout design and production.

Frank Hipper · Post by **Frank Hipper** » 2003-05-01 08:49pm

Dalton wrote:What's even dumber is that they didn't even bother to do their research. The original Buddhist swastika, fine. The corrupted one that they put on their robots? I hope someone got fired for that sheer lack of research.

Tibetan swastikas often are the same as the more familiar NSDAP version. Just a nitpick, and CERTAINLY no excuse for this...bafoons, I mean, what WERE they thinking??????

Admiral Valdemar · Post by **Admiral Valdemar** » 2003-05-01 08:51pm

Frank Hipper wrote:
Dalton wrote:What's even dumber is that they didn't even bother to do their research. The original Buddhist swastika, fine. The corrupted one that they put on their robots? I hope someone got fired for that sheer lack of research.
Tibetan swastikas often are the same as the more familiar NSDAP version. Just a nitpick, and CERTAINLY no excuse for this...bafoons, I mean, what WERE they thinking??????

They weren't thinking, that's how this happens.

Raoul Duke, Jr. · Post by **Raoul Duke, Jr.** » 2003-05-01 09:42pm

Gandalf wrote:Shpedoinkle!

I think collectors of crap are gonna go nuts for this.

That's the dumbest thing I've ever seen, including the topless blond out at the swimming pool this morning. But, like the topless blond, some stupid things are fun to stare at.

DPDarkPrimus · Post by **DPDarkPrimus** » 2003-05-01 09:47pm

I'm going to get one of those, I swear to Cthulhu...

Wicked Pilot · Post by **Wicked Pilot** » 2003-05-01 09:47pm

Someone somewhere's gettin' fired.

Darth Fanboy · Post by **Darth Fanboy** » 2003-05-02 12:42am

You know what's weirder? not one or two clicks away I found THIS

http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_77 ... ld.sexlife

An elderly couple have been arrested in the US for allegedly performing a sex act in a booth at a fast food restaurant.

The 70-year-old man and 59-year-old woman have also been banned from Hardee's restaurant in New Philadelphia.

Police charged both with public indecency after receiving complaints from restaurant employees and a customer.

Traffic Officer Shawn Nelson told the Times Reporter that police had received previous reports about the same two people allegedly performing lurid acts in the parking lot, or inside the restaurant.

However, he said, this was the first time they had still been at the restaurant by the time officers arrived.

"The restaurant handled this absolutely perfect. I applaud them. Absolutely, they're a victim of this as much as the public is, and they handled it appropriately," Nelson said.

PrinceofLowLight · Post by **PrinceofLowLight** » 2003-05-02 01:11am

Every day, the world gets more and more surreal. I can't imagine what the hell they were thinking when this went through.

Executive: We're losing business to those damn Hess people and their toy trucks!
Executive 2: No we're not, we're in an entirely different field.
Exec1: We still need something to compensate for these losses. Quick! Let's bundle a cheesy robot toy with every purchase of six cokes! Those caffeine addicted little freaks'll eat 'em up like sweet, sweet sugar.
Eccentric Old CEO: I like the way you think. Let's give it swastika nipples while you're at it. And when you die, you will inherit my throne.
All execs: What?
CEO: *Cackles insanely to self and detonates top floor of office*

And the only thing that survived the explosion was some notes and a little concept doodle of the Swastika-bot, which was built in memory. And that's why stupid things happen.

EmperorMing · Post by **EmperorMing** » 2003-05-02 02:25am

Darth Fanboy wrote:You know what's weirder? not one or two clicks away I found THIS

http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_77 ... ld.sexlife

An elderly couple have been arrested in the US for allegedly performing a sex act in a booth at a fast food restaurant.

The 70-year-old man and 59-year-old woman have also been banned from Hardee's restaurant in New Philadelphia.

Police charged both with public indecency after receiving complaints from restaurant employees and a customer.

Traffic Officer Shawn Nelson told the Times Reporter that police had received previous reports about the same two people allegedly performing lurid acts in the parking lot, or inside the restaurant.

However, he said, this was the first time they had still been at the restaurant by the time officers arrived.

"The restaurant handled this absolutely perfect. I applaud them. Absolutely, they're a victim of this as much as the public is, and they handled it appropriately," Nelson said.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!

Stormbringer · Post by **Stormbringer** » 2003-05-02 09:30am

You've really got to wonder. I mean what the hell. How could you miss Mr Swastika? Some people are dumbasses.