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by loiswakeman @ 12 Sep. 2007 - 16:35:14

I recently got a request to update my info on some business directory. I usually check to see what they have recorded, even if I don't want to use the service.

This one was superficially a British site, but on checking my details, I got this message:

"Congratulation, your company updation request is sent..... "

A bit of a giveaway, and on further investigation, I think it's the front for an Indian company.

I guess the money for copywriting was all spent upfront, and no-one remembered to see what the programmers had written!

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MrFlightyMrFlighty [Member]
12/09/07 @ 17:22

I find things like that so annoying!

Vort1gernVort1gern [Member]
13/09/07 @ 10:43

"company updation"

I love it. I'm nicking that for the next meeting I have to be ignored in:

"The synergistic company updation index is brand-neutral regarding workflow equilibriation compensatory factors . . ."

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loiswakemanloiswakeman [Member]
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14/09/07 @ 10:54

A friend of mine, when I worked for ICL back in the dark ages, wrote a little Basic program he called the "random buzzphrase generator". We used to run it after we'd had a company briefing to see how many guesses it got right. Sounds just like what you need.

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