quote:In a lather over a laundry label By Kitty Yancey, USA TODAY A laundering-instruction label is spinning controversy — and big sales — for a little company in Port Angeles, Wash., that makes travel gear.
The label, in English and French, contains the usual wash-in-warm-water, no-dryer info. But after that on the French portion is an extra message. Translated, it reads: "We are sorry that our president is an idiot. We did not vote for him."
"Someone in the factory did it. I don't know whether they were upset with me, President Bush or Jacques Chirac," says Tom Bihn, founder and president of Tom Bihn Inc., which sells on the Internet and in Port Angeles and Seattle stores.
The perpetrator isn't in hot water. "I thought it was pretty funny," Bihn says. But some buyers didn't. "Twenty percent are offended."
Still, sales have doubled since the label came to his attention in April. It's on many of his products; objectors can opt for labels to be left off.
And has Bihn heard a "Mon dieu!" from Chirac or Bush? "I think they've got bigger issues to deal with."
Here's the French statement and its translation:
quote:French 'apology'
How it reads: Nous sommes désolés que notre président soit un idiot. Nous n’avons pas voté pour lui.
Translation: “We are sorry that our president is an idiot. We did not vote for him.”
Anybody have some ideas for other messages on laundry tags or buried in instruction manuals? What languages?
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Sndrake, I think this is just another example of the leftist media Spin. It really is a terrible Cycle we are going through. There is a Tide of conservative-bashing. What, exactly, do you think that will Gain us? If you ask me, it will only get us in more hot water with the conservatives. I say, just let freedom wring!
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On the other hand, Elizabeth, I think it's great that the disgruntled employee had a chance to air their dirty laundry this way. Hm. I was going to say something else, but it's Bounced clean out of my mind. So, I guess that's All.
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I was going to add something to this discussion, but there aren't any wash products called *GROAN*
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Conservatives have no reason to bleach and foam about this. It's their starch in trade, after all. They can press all they want, but I refuse to fold. I will dry, dry again.
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weezer, rivka might come across as a little hard, but if you talk to her nicely, you'll softener.
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OTOH, press her too hard and she'll knock the starch out of you. When she's agitated, she drops the fluff and will clean the floor with you.
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He IS an idiot, and I actually did vote for him. Trust me, it was a choice between pest and cholera. Posts: 3526 | Registered: Oct 2001
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Being a bachelor, I'd never use the stuff, but I've heard it works when washing by hand, or in small loads in the washing machine. Posts: 159 | Registered: Jun 2004
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