Switch Theme:

Are GW taking the Mike out of Americans and Ausies?  [RSS] Share on facebook Share on Twitter Submit to Reddit
»
Author Message
Advert


Forum adverts like this one are shown to any user who is not logged in. Join us by filling out a tiny 3 field form and you will get your own, free, dakka user account which gives a good range of benefits to you:
  • No adverts like this in the forums anymore.
  • Times and dates in your local timezone.
  • Full tracking of what you have read so you can skip to your first unread post, easily see what has changed since you last logged in, and easily see what is new at a glance.
  • Email notifications for threads you want to watch closely.
  • Being a part of the oldest wargaming community on the net.
If you are already a member then feel free to login now.




Made in gb
Potent Possessed Daemonvessel





Why Aye Ya Canny Dakkanaughts!

Just noticed this on my can of spray, notice the difference between the warning to most countries and then the warning to the colonies:



Is there a legal reason for the difference in warnings (EU safety regulations perhaps)?

Ghorros wrote:
The moral of the story: Don't park your Imperial Knight in a field of Gretchin carrying power tools.
 Marmatag wrote:
All the while, my opponent is furious, throwing his codex on the floor, trying to slash his wrists with safety scissors.
 
   
Made in gb
Fixture of Dakka






Different countries (and different US states) have different regulations, yes. That would be a more reasonable suggestion than GW are "taking the mike".
   
Made in au
[MOD]
Making Stuff






Under the couch

Your pics don't work.

But yes, different countries have different labeling requirements.

 
   
Made in es
Inspiring Icon Bearer




Plus spray paint is considered dangerous goods for transport purposes so warnings need to be all over the place.

But yes, pics don't work
   
Made in gb
Highlord with a Blackstone Fortress






Adrift within the vortex of my imagination.

Its not just a difference in warning but a difference in formatting of the warnings.

If a spray can sold in one country has warning labels for another country, even in addition to others it might be a breach of regulations. Some regulations require a SINGLE warning label, oe one per facing, so focus is not distracted from it.

This makes sense. GW can have instructions in six languages, but separate warning labels will be confusing, and detract from the clear public information.

Advice can also vary, some labelling might suggest use in a ventilated area, others might not. Some legislative areas might have differing disposal and travel laws. Any variance in safety or legal advice will be considered confusing if not contradictory. aka "It ok to use a spray can in a small sealed room in <insert nation here> and its cold outside, so what the feth."

n'oublie jamais - It appears I now have to highlight this again.

It is by tea alone I set my mind in motion. By the juice of the brew my thoughts aquire speed, my mind becomes strained, the strain becomes a warning. It is by tea alone I set my mind in motion. 
   
Made in us
The Hammer of Witches





A new day, a new time zone.

Who is Mike?

"-Nonsense, the Inquisitor and his retinue are our hounoured guests, of course we should invite them to celebrate Four-armed Emperor-day with us..."
Thought for the Day - Never use the powerfist hand to wipe. 
   
Made in us
Lesser Daemon of Chaos




Olympia, WA

 Bookwrack wrote:
Who is Mike?


And as an American, why is GW potentially taking him out of me, and should I be concerned?
   
Made in gb
Potent Possessed Daemonvessel





Why Aye Ya Canny Dakkanaughts!

 Bookwrack wrote:
Who is Mike?

Michael Bliss, to give him his full title.

Ghorros wrote:
The moral of the story: Don't park your Imperial Knight in a field of Gretchin carrying power tools.
 Marmatag wrote:
All the while, my opponent is furious, throwing his codex on the floor, trying to slash his wrists with safety scissors.
 
   
Made in gb
Posts with Authority






 mrhappyface wrote:
 Bookwrack wrote:
Who is Mike?

Michael Bliss, to give him his full title.
Rhyming slang, as further explanation/obfuscation. (Take a word. Choose a word, phrase, or name that rhymes. Take out the part that actually rhymes.... So, Flying Squad becomes Sweeney Todd which becomes The Sweeney....)

The Auld Grump

Kilkrazy wrote:When I was a young boy all my wargames were narratively based because I played with my toy soldiers and vehicles without the use of any rules.

The reason I bought rules and became a real wargamer was because I wanted a properly thought out structure to govern the action instead of just making things up as I went along.
 
   
Made in au
Anti-Armour Swiss Guard






Newcastle, OZ

AKA "Taking the mickey" or "Extracting the urine".

The mocking of a particular person, group or thing. Aussies TTP out of themselves - we don't need former imperial overlords doing it.

Americans tend to take a more hostile approach to this mockery, too.

I'm OVER 50 (and so far over everyone's BS, too).
Old enough to know better, young enough to not give a ****.

That is not dead which can eternal lie ...

... and yet, with strange aeons, even death may die.
 
   
Made in ca
Junior Officer with Laspistol





London, Ontario

Most assuredly that increases the obfuscation.

Does that mean the Sweeney refers to a flying Squad?

So if Mike Bliss becomes Blue Kiss, I can use Blue to refer to Mike... having taken the Mike? Or do I have the Blue?

I swear to the uncaring universe that the UK develops absurd humour rules just for the sake of making humour absurd.

Bunch of free cards, if you ask me.
   
Made in us
Last Remaining Whole C'Tan






Pleasant Valley, Iowa

"Taking the piss" isn't an offensive phrase in the US. I think most people won't know what it means, but no one will be offended by it (as opposed to a certain swear word that is common in the UK and is like, the atom bomb of curse words here).

 lord_blackfang wrote:
Respect to the guy who subscribed just to post a massive ASCII dong in the chat and immediately get banned.

 Flinty wrote:
The benefit of slate is that its.actually a.rock with rock like properties. The downside is that it's a rock
 
   
Made in us
Longtime Dakkanaut





Denison, Iowa

 Ouze wrote:
"Taking the piss" isn't an offensive phrase in the US. I think most people won't know what it means, but no one will be offended by it (as opposed to a certain swear word that is common in the UK and is like, the atom bomb of curse words here).


Man, I love cross-nationality swearing. If it wouldn't be against forum rules I'd love to have a large multi-national index listed here of profanity and the translations.

In high school we had a foreign exchange student that asked if anyone had a rubber she could use. Took us a while (and laughter) to realize she meant an eraser.

I'm less impressed that they changed the name of the Dinobot "Slag" to "Slug" to make it more internationally acceptable. He'll always be Slag to me.....You dirty slags.
   
Made in us
Grim Dark Angels Interrogator-Chaplain






A Protoss colony world

 cuda1179 wrote:
 Ouze wrote:
"Taking the piss" isn't an offensive phrase in the US. I think most people won't know what it means, but no one will be offended by it (as opposed to a certain swear word that is common in the UK and is like, the atom bomb of curse words here).


Man, I love cross-nationality swearing. If it wouldn't be against forum rules I'd love to have a large multi-national index listed here of profanity and the translations.

In high school we had a foreign exchange student that asked if anyone had a rubber she could use. Took us a while (and laughter) to realize she meant an eraser.

I'm less impressed that they changed the name of the Dinobot "Slag" to "Slug" to make it more internationally acceptable. He'll always be Slag to me.....You dirty slags.

I prefer Red Dwarf and their universal swear-word insult, "Smeghead".

My armies (re-counted and updated on 11/1/23, including modeled wargear options):
Dark Angels: ~15000 Astra Militarum: ~1200 | Adeptus Custodes: ~1900 | Imperial Knights: ~2000 | Sisters of Battle: ~3500 | Leagues of Votann: ~1200 | Tyranids: ~2600 | Stormcast Eternals: ~5000
Check out my P&M Blogs: ZergSmasher's P&M Blog | Imperial Knights blog | Board Games blog | Total models painted in 2023: 40 | Total models painted in 2024: 7 | Current main painting project: Dark Angels
 Mr_Rose wrote:
Who doesn’t love crazy mutant squawk-puppies? Eh? Nobody, that’s who.
 
   
Made in au
Anti-Armour Swiss Guard






Newcastle, OZ

Much prefer Kryton's learning-to-swear version.

"Smeeeeeg-heeeeeeed"

My sister has a Smeg refrigerator and ovens. Yeah, I chuckled when she got them, she didn't get it.

There was an American exchange student when I was in High School named Randall - who for a very brief time asked us to call him "Randy".
He changed his tune rather quickly after we told him what *that* meant here. It was "Randall" from then on.

(It usually refers to "horny" here. Now, this may also have been an accidentally appropriate use of the name (we were mid/late teen males after-all. )

This message was edited 1 time. Last update was at 2018/06/24 10:31:50


I'm OVER 50 (and so far over everyone's BS, too).
Old enough to know better, young enough to not give a ****.

That is not dead which can eternal lie ...

... and yet, with strange aeons, even death may die.
 
   
Made in es
Inspiring Icon Bearer




 Orlanth wrote:
Its not just a difference in warning but a difference in formatting of the warnings.

If a spray can sold in one country has warning labels for another country, even in addition to others it might be a breach of regulations. Some regulations require a SINGLE warning label, oe one per facing, so focus is not distracted from it.


Transport warnings are internationally standarised.

Use warnings each country does pretty much their own.
   
Made in us
Water-Caste Negotiator




orem, Utah

 chromedog wrote:
Much prefer Kryton's learning-to-swear version.

"Smeeeeeg-heeeeeeed"

My sister has a Smeg refrigerator and ovens. Yeah, I chuckled when she got them, she didn't get it.

There was an American exchange student when I was in High School named Randall - who for a very brief time asked us to call him "Randy".
He changed his tune rather quickly after we told him what *that* meant here. It was "Randall" from then on.


all I can imagine after "hi, I'm Randall, but you can call me Randy" is George Takei's "ohhhh myyy"

are you going to keep talking about it, or do something already? 
   
Made in us
Decrepit Dakkanaut






Burtucky, Michigan

 cuda1179 wrote:
 Ouze wrote:
"Taking the piss" isn't an offensive phrase in the US. I think most people won't know what it means, but no one will be offended by it (as opposed to a certain swear word that is common in the UK and is like, the atom bomb of curse words here).


Man, I love cross-nationality swearing. If it wouldn't be against forum rules I'd love to have a large multi-national index listed here of profanity and the translations.

In high school we had a foreign exchange student that asked if anyone had a rubber she could use. Took us a while (and laughter) to realize she meant an eraser.

I'm less impressed that they changed the name of the Dinobot "Slag" to "Slug" to make it more internationally acceptable. He'll always be Slag to me.....You dirty slags.




Honestly that would be fun and hilarious and awesome! Can that actually be a thing on DAKKA? A thread that the swear filter is shut off just for sake of science???


I am actually serious here
   
Made in gb
[DCM]
Et In Arcadia Ego





Canterbury

....i don't think that's possible as such, nor likely TBH.

But I shall raise the issue as requested.

..suspect that any such thread might be DCM/similarly hidden one suspects however...



The poor man really has a stake in the country. The rich man hasn't; he can go away to New Guinea in a yacht. The poor have sometimes objected to being governed badly; the rich have always objected to being governed at all
We love our superheroes because they refuse to give up on us. We can analyze them out of existence, kill them, ban them, mock them, and still they return, patiently reminding us of who we are and what we wish we could be.
"the play's the thing wherein I'll catch the conscience of the king,
 
   
Made in gb
Ridin' on a Snotling Pump Wagon






Think you’ll find it’s spelt Slag, but pronounced Shlaaaaaaaaaaaag.

   
Made in gb
Fixture of Dakka






Appropriate, given the mention of the Sweeney.
   
Made in us
Posts with Authority






 AndrewGPaul wrote:
Appropriate, given the mention of the Sweeney.
I just found out that my wife has never seen The Sweeney....




*EDIT* 'Shut it, you slag' was one of the catch phrases in the show.

The Auld Grump

This message was edited 2 times. Last update was at 2018/06/24 17:40:02


Kilkrazy wrote:When I was a young boy all my wargames were narratively based because I played with my toy soldiers and vehicles without the use of any rules.

The reason I bought rules and became a real wargamer was because I wanted a properly thought out structure to govern the action instead of just making things up as I went along.
 
   
Made in us
Ridin' on a Snotling Pump Wagon






Ah ah ah.

Shut it, YOU SHLAAAAAAAAAAG

   
Made in us
Posts with Authority






 Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:
Ah ah ah.

Shut it, YOU SHLAAAAAAAAAAG

I ran out of 'A's.

The Auld Grump - it would be ten years before the US had a comparable cop show.

Kilkrazy wrote:When I was a young boy all my wargames were narratively based because I played with my toy soldiers and vehicles without the use of any rules.

The reason I bought rules and became a real wargamer was because I wanted a properly thought out structure to govern the action instead of just making things up as I went along.
 
   
Made in us
[DCM]
Secret Squirrel






Leerstetten, Germany

Are we ever going to find out what the actual pictures were supposed to be?
   
Made in es
Inspiring Icon Bearer




 d-usa wrote:
Are we ever going to find out what the actual pictures were supposed to be?


Anyone with a GW spray can take a few pics and share? Haven't bought any since I bought my first airbrush.

   
Made in gb
Potent Possessed Daemonvessel





Why Aye Ya Canny Dakkanaughts!

 d-usa wrote:
Are we ever going to find out what the actual pictures were supposed to be?

No idea why it isn't showing up for anyone else, basically the US and Ausie warnings are more simplified and are in much larger font.

Ghorros wrote:
The moral of the story: Don't park your Imperial Knight in a field of Gretchin carrying power tools.
 Marmatag wrote:
All the while, my opponent is furious, throwing his codex on the floor, trying to slash his wrists with safety scissors.
 
   
Made in au
Grizzled Space Wolves Great Wolf





I imagine it's just local regulations on warnings for potentially dangerous items indicating what needs to be said, what safety standards need to be referenced and how visible it needs to be. There's probably a few countries that are specifically quite strict and then other countries in a similar region that aren't as strict end up with the same warnings.
   
Made in gb
Ridin' on a Snotling Pump Wagon






Yup.

Consider ciggies and baccy in the EU.

Plain packaging only. Written warnings a set percentage of the packaging size, certain font, and a picture to go with it.

   
 
Forum Index » Off-Topic Forum
Go to: