IAD-PEK e-blast...who forgot to supervise the intern?? =)
Feb 20, 2007, 4:03 pm
#16
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Feb 20, 2007, 4:27 pm
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It would be funnier if success through persistence and determination in China were symbolized by the Chicken. 
Feb 20, 2007, 4:34 pm
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Fly United to China: We're completely full of carp!
Feb 20, 2007, 4:59 pm
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Oh, make that
[QUOTE=
", United Business, and United First on our new convenient CaRpital-to-CaRpital service."[/QUOTE]
", United Business, and United First on our new convenient CaRpital-to-CaRpital service."[/QUOTE]
Feb 21, 2007, 5:23 am
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So maybe "success through persistence and determination" could be UA's new mantra for how the customer has to deal with UA... Oh wait... They've been doing that all along. No sense making it easy for anybody to spend money buying their airline tix...
Feb 21, 2007, 6:29 am
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Don't forget, carp eh dee um ... seize the upgrade.
And on your way, please enjoy the Red Carp EtClub.
Would you like a carp rental from Hertz or Avis today?
And on your way, please enjoy the Red Carp EtClub.
Would you like a carp rental from Hertz or Avis today?
It is a natural fit: this grammar and Mesa.
Feb 21, 2007, 5:48 pm
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I misread it as crap... so I got to laugh twice! 
Feb 21, 2007, 6:19 pm
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Maybe he thought it was the Year of the Carp.
Feb 21, 2007, 6:30 pm
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Wonder who did the poetry or did the translation from a local
carrier's ad?
Or maybe it was a young Western academic who wanted
to convei Horace's message "Carpe Diem!" @United
...?
Feb 21, 2007, 6:54 pm
#28
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All this carping about a silly nonsensical ad is silly in itself.
Is there not a bigger fish to fry?
Is there not a bigger fish to fry?
