by expat » Mon May 28, 2007 4:28 am
War Time product placement. Only a matter of time.
I see it now. Troops, dressed to the max, carrying all the equipment they can manage, jumping out of the back of an APC into the remains of a bombed out house. They are heavily breathing, the look of respectful fear in their eyes. One inches forward and looks out of what is left of a window. Insurgents open up on them with a .50 cal, the troops hit the floor, the house in peppered, but all are OK. The squad leader looks at his troops and nods, words are not required, that "nod" says it all. The troops then rush out, running from building to building firing as they go. The camera cuts to our guys feet as enemy .50 cal flicks the dirt around them. Then the camera stops and the troops carry on and disappear around a corner. Shooting and shouting is heard. The camera waits, it all goes quite. The camera advances to see a national flag draped over the enemy gun and the troops sat on ammo boxes and sand bags getting their breath back and assessing what they have done. The camera cuts to a troop getting his water bottle out and taking a mouthful and then we cut to slow motion as he empties some onto his head, the water drops bouncing down his face and pulling the dust off, but then we hear Pssssssssssssssssst and the camera turns.
American version. The Troop has a red and white can in his hand and take a long pull. Across the screen:
"Coke Cola, the true taste of Iraqi Freedom" and then fades to black.
English version. Two Brits holding black and white cans, clink their cans together. Looking at the dead insurgent one says to the other, "I bet he doesn't drink Carling Black Label".
Matt
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expat on Mon May 28, 2007 4:30 am, edited 1 time in total.
"A bit of a pickle" - British translation: A catastrophically bad situation with potentially fatal consequences.
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B1 (Cat C) licenced engineer, Boeing 737NG 600/700/800/900 Airbus A318/19/20/21 and Dash8 Q-400
1. Captain, if the problem is not entered into the technical logbook.........then the aircraft does not have a problem.
2. And, if you have time to write the fault on a napkin and attach to it to the yoke.........you have time to write it in the tech log....see point 1.