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Mike Blakesley
Film God

Posts: 12767
From: Forsyth, Montana
Registered: Jun 99

posted 06-13-2002 12:29 PM

It seems Technicolor has now added Bad Poetry to their list of accomplishments. This is from the front page of their site: (exhibitor.technicolor.com):

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Technicolor hopes the site can be beneficial to you,
Now we can introduce you to a feature that’s simple to do!

Just click on the “Order Status” to see recent materials that were placed,
To obtain this information enter in a range of dates!

If you have any questions don’t hesitate to request,
Just click on “Contact Us”, your contentment is our main interest!

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Thomas Procyk
Phenomenal Film Handler

Posts: 1842
From: Royal Palm Beach, FL, USA
Registered: Feb 2002

posted 06-13-2002 02:30 PM

You know the print was in dangerous hands
When it arrives in those orange cans.
Broken reels that are a disgrace
One hit Chipper in the face!
Shipping bands stuck on with tape
Then crammed in the cans by brainless apes.
Integrity inspection by the blind
As films arrive with several green lines,
But covering them up shouldn't be hard
Just douse the reel in PhotoGuard.
Hundreds of trailers still on back order
While time until release is getting shorter.
Posters for indies? You must be kidding...
They're all at the megaplex, where they're still sitting.
It won't help if you scream or holler,
It's just part of the fun of dealing with Technicolor!

=TMP=

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Greg Mueller
Phenomenal Film Handler

Posts: 1687
From: Port Gamble, WA
Registered: Jun 99

posted 06-13-2002 02:45 PM

Bravo

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Greg Mueller
Amateur Astronomer, Machinist, Filmnut
http://www.muellersatomics.com/

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John T. Hendrickson, Jr
Jedi Master Film Handler

Posts: 889
From: Freehold, NJ, USA
Registered: Apr 2001

posted 06-13-2002 06:57 PM

Well done Thomas! I think you covered it all.

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Thomas Procyk
Phenomenal Film Handler

Posts: 1842
From: Royal Palm Beach, FL, USA
Registered: Feb 2002

posted 06-14-2002 11:00 AM

Thanks

One thing I noticed though, I wrote PhotoGuard, and it had been changed to FilmGuard. The poem was supposed to show Technicolor's incompetency and the inferiority of PhotoGuard. (That line meaning to be sarcastic) I'll edit the post and change it back

=TMP=

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Rachel Gilardi
Madam Moderator

Posts: 2214
From: Peabody, MA, USA
Registered: Dec 2007

posted 06-23-2002 02:00 AM

Hey I was in your poem!

Me and my husband got a good laugh out of it, GREAT!

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Brad Miller
Administrator

Posts: 17775
From: Plano, TX (36.2 miles NW of Rockwall)
Registered: May 99

posted 06-23-2002 02:10 AM

You didn't type Photoguard. I can't for the life of me remember what you typed since that was a week and a half ago, but it definitely was not an actual trade name for any product. I frequently delete people's double postings and recently have been deleting people's signatures from the "three word game" thread to make the thread read smoother. When in the mood I will also correct mispellings from time to time and your poetry was too nice to leave it with a typo. I assumed you were referring to FilmGuard.

By the way if you really want to be accurate, TES used ImageGuard, not Photoguard. Yup, just another "guard" to throw you off guard!

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Thomas Procyk
Phenomenal Film Handler

Posts: 1842
From: Royal Palm Beach, FL, USA
Registered: Feb 2002

posted 06-24-2002 01:44 PM

Brad -- Oops on my part! Well, whatever they use it sucks.

I'm also beginning to think that "Chipper" isn't a noun, but I guess every great masterpiece has its flaws.

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Manny Knowles
"What are these things and WHY are they BLUE???"

Posts: 4247
From: Bloomington, IN, USA
Registered: Feb 2002

posted 06-27-2002 10:12 AM

I had a good laugh reading that one.

Now I understand the straight-jacket!

Nurse! He's out of his room again!

Just kidding. Good job, Thomas.

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