Friends Don’t Let Friends Abuse Stock Photography
After signing up for the Sheraton’s Internet service, this was the ‘thanks for registering’ graphic they showed me:
Nothing says ‘go use the Internet’ like a guy smelling a cantaloupe.
Tags: funny, melon, photo, screenshot, stock-photography
Comments: 7 Responses so far
I want someone to smell cantelope with. Oh wait… I have someone.
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Darren, you’re reading it all wrong! They got the image via a stock photo service. On the internet. So, they’re really saying “now that you have an internet connection, PLEASE use it to find us some better images!”
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Everyone knows that the cantaloupe is just a metaphor for the Internet. Because the Internet is, um, all pulpy and high in vitamin C.
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Kim October 20th, 2007
7:12 pm
It’s all so clear now…enjoy sniffing a piece of fruit!
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Suddenly I have an uncontrollable urge to go grocery shopping.
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Cantaloupes, being spherical, roll effortlessly through the endless series of tubes.
They are the ying to Ted Steven’s yang.
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GreenGate3000 October 23rd, 2007
8:34 pm
i don’t really understand this pic of the guy sniffing the fruit. this doesn’t promote hotels in any way for me. I blame the stock photography website they used. it probably didn’t have much selection thats why they picked such a ridiculous pic. they need to use a more top notch site like http://www.glowimages.com/ or http://www.istockphoto.com i do a lot of graphics work and i actually take the time to find the perfect pic for my job. i guess this artist didn’t care.
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