{"id":3403,"date":"2022-07-29T18:31:45","date_gmt":"2022-07-30T02:31:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/auerbach-intl.com\/?p=3403"},"modified":"2022-07-29T18:31:45","modified_gmt":"2022-07-30T02:31:45","slug":"cannibals-mountain-pastures-cell-phones-baked-beans-and-big-ah-big-friday-funnies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/auerbach-intl.com\/staging\/cannibals-mountain-pastures-cell-phones-baked-beans-and-big-ah-big-friday-funnies\/","title":{"rendered":"Cannibals, Mountain Pastures, Cell Phones, Baked Beans and Big&#8230; ah, BIG Friday Funnies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4076\" src=\"https:\/\/auerbach-intl.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/auerbach-intl-blog.jpg\" alt=\"auerbach intl blog\" width=\"1023\" height=\"500\" \/>Happy July to All!<\/p>\n<p>The dog days of Summer are upon us and that, of course, means most of us are preparing to celebrate <strong style=\"color: #000;\">National Drive-Thru Day<\/strong>. Based on the price of a gallon of gas, it may be a subdued celebration this year. Fortunately, we have an almost endless procession of non-petroleum based holidays. For instance:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; color: #000;\"><strong style=\"color: #000;\">National Talk in an Elevator Day<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong style=\"color: #000;\">National Whistleblowers Day<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong style=\"color: #000;\">National Tape Measure Day<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong style=\"color: #000;\">National Eat Your Beans Day<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong style=\"color: #000;\">National Workaholics Day<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Whether these are your favorites or your celebratory actions are focused on <strong style=\"color: #000;\">National Rat Catcher&#8217;s Day<\/strong>, we can always use some humor. So with all the enthusiasm of jumping into a cold pool, <strong style=\"color: #000;\">let the Friday Funnies begin!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3413 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/auerbach-intl.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1_unnamed-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"229\" height=\"181\" \/>Now that&#8217;s one thoughtful grocer. Protecting the least protected from cannibals!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3412 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/auerbach-intl.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1_unnamed-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"229\" height=\"155\" \/>That&#8217;s pretty demanding. What if I don&#8217;t want to throw my keys, wallet or iPhone in the toilet?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3411 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/auerbach-intl.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1_unnamed-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"228\" height=\"172\" \/>I&#8217;m not sure if I&#8217;m committing a crime or what that crime would be, but it&#8217;s obviously serious, especially for farmers and mountain bikers!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Bonus fun:<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3410 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/auerbach-intl.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/unnamed-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"131\" height=\"213\" \/>Nokia is no longer a global mobile phone juggernaut but at their sales peak they launched the Lumia smartphone line. When they introduced it in Spanish speaking countries they failed to consider that &#8220;Lumia&#8221; can be translated into &#8220;prostitute&#8221; in Spanish. Talk about bait and switch!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3409 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/auerbach-intl.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/unnamed-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"139\" height=\"104\" \/>Hunt&#8217;s made a similar faux pas when they introduced their baked beans to French Canadians as &#8220;Gross Jos&#8221; which is slang for &#8220;big breasts&#8221;. Not exactly the corporate brand Hunt-Wesson was hoping to project!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>As you sit back with your favorite beverage and summer book, keep in mind that these funny screw-ups negatively impact organizations. Professional translations can propel your business forward, whereas amateur translations can create confusion, damage sales and business relationships and even the well-being of customers. <a href=\"https:\/\/imrant22.sg-host.com\/\">Auerbach International&#8217;s<\/a> mission for over 30 years has been A+ accuracy for projects large and small, no exceptions.<\/p>\n<p>Give us a call or drop us a <a href=\"mailto:translations@auerbach-intl.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">line<\/a> and we&#8217;ll keep the elderly, children, mountain bikers and your customers safe from translation confusion!<\/p>\n<p>Salut!<\/p>\n<p>Chris Hempel<br \/>\nDirector of Client Success<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/imrant22.sg-host.com\/\">www.auerbach-intl.com<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:chris@auerbach-intl.com\">chris@auerbach-intl.com<\/a><br \/>\nphone 415-592-0042 X125<br \/>\nmobile 818-445-4451<\/p>\n<p>\u201c3 Decades. 2 Billion Words. A+ Accuracy. 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Fortunately, we have an almost endless procession of non-petroleum based holidays.&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/auerbach-intl.com\/staging\/cannibals-mountain-pastures-cell-phones-baked-beans-and-big-ah-big-friday-funnies\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Cannibals, Mountain Pastures, Cell Phones, Baked Beans and Big&#8230; ah, BIG Friday Funnies<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4076,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37,40],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3403","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","category-newsletter","entry"],"brizy_media":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/auerbach-intl.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3403","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/auerbach-intl.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/auerbach-intl.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/auerbach-intl.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/auerbach-intl.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3403"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/auerbach-intl.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3403\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/auerbach-intl.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3403"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/auerbach-intl.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3403"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/auerbach-intl.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3403"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}