Fueled by Caffeine
Fueled by Caffeine MegaDork
5/28/14 10:17 a.m.

http://bigonlinenews.com/automotive-expert-lyfts-pink-mustache-could-damage-cars/

who wrote this junk? Seriously?

EastCoastMojo
EastCoastMojo GRM+ Memberand Mod Squad
5/28/14 10:20 a.m.

Someone for whom English was a sencond language.

Giant Purple Snorklewacker
Giant Purple Snorklewacker MegaDork
5/28/14 10:23 a.m.

“It helps mangle a ice and leads to many smiles along a way,” a company notes on a website. “It also provides passengers with a discerning and protected approach to brand their rides, so they feel gentle stepping into your car.”

EastCoastMojo
EastCoastMojo GRM+ Memberand Mod Squad
5/28/14 10:28 a.m.

"Mangle a ice" was my favorite part.

GameboyRMH
GameboyRMH GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
5/28/14 10:30 a.m.

I guess even journalists are being outsourced now. You'd think today's lazy ones who never proofread would be cheap enough...

Fueled by Caffeine
Fueled by Caffeine MegaDork
5/28/14 10:35 a.m.
Giant Purple Snorklewacker wrote: “It helps mangle a ice and leads to many smiles along a way,” a company notes on a website. “It also provides passengers with a discerning and protected approach to brand their rides, so they feel gentle stepping into your car.”

my favorite as well.

TRoglodyte
TRoglodyte SuperDork
5/28/14 10:42 a.m.

Sounds like one of our canoes.

DaveEstey
DaveEstey UberDork
5/28/14 10:45 a.m.
GameboyRMH wrote: I guess even journalists are being outsourced now. You'd think today's lazy ones who never proofread would be cheap enough...

If you were required to have a BA, write 6 stories a day 6 days a week and get paid $24,000 a year you would likely also stop proofreading.

GameboyRMH
GameboyRMH GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
5/28/14 11:49 a.m.
DaveEstey wrote:
GameboyRMH wrote: I guess even journalists are being outsourced now. You'd think today's lazy ones who never proofread would be cheap enough...
If you were required to have a BA, write 6 stories a day 6 days a week and get paid $24,000 a year you would likely also stop proofreading.

Haha well in that case I totally understand!

foxtrapper
foxtrapper PowerDork
5/28/14 12:38 p.m.

Wonder what language it was babblefish translated from.

dculberson
dculberson UltraDork
5/28/14 12:53 p.m.

I believe that's an article written in English then stolen by a "content aggregator" and attacked by an auto-thesaurus translator thing to make it appear to be unique content.

Yep, this looks to be the original article:

http://www.geekwire.com/2014/car-expert-lyfts-pink-mustaches-can-damage-vehicle/

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