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.
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!”
Everyone knows that the cantaloupe is just a metaphor for the Internet. Because the Internet is, um, all pulpy and high in vitamin C.
Kim October 20th, 2007
7:12 pm
It’s all so clear now…enjoy sniffing a piece of fruit!
Cantaloupes, being spherical, roll effortlessly through the endless series of tubes.
They are the ying to Ted Steven’s yang.
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.