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16 May 2008

1984 fail

Bernd wrote: If he only knew… 1984fail.jpg

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  1. i don’t get it…

    Comment by Edward — 17 May 2008 @ 1:13am

  2. Have you read any of his books?

    Comment by Shipment Of Fail — 17 May 2008 @ 12:52pm

  3. Now *that* is a *real* Laugh Out Loud!

    Comment by St. Blogwen — 19 May 2008 @ 5:01am

  4. I’ve actually been by that sign.

    Comment by Bhole — 19 May 2008 @ 8:26pm

  5. i dont get it either?:\

    Comment by Caelis — 21 May 2008 @ 5:38pm

  6. the thing is, orwell spent a good deal of time in spain during the spanish civil war (he actually volunteered to go there to fight against the fascists, quitting his job as a newspaper journalist in britain). he was eventually wounded and taken away from the front lines. when he returned to barcelona to further recuperate, the nationalists had allied with russian communists, and they had in turn taken over the city, gulaging anybody they thought suspicious. orwell barely escaped the communists to return to britain and write about the experience in a book called “homage to catalonia.” i guess somewhere in barcelona they named a plaza after him. (read, “pl. george orwell”-plaza george orwell- at the bottom of the sign.)
    and yeah, that’s a hell of an ironic sign.

    Comment by stephen — 25 May 2008 @ 4:06pm

  7. /me scratches his head…

    Comment by Anon — 25 May 2008 @ 5:04pm

  8. About the book 1984 written by George O.
    “The novel’s title, its terms and its language (Newspeak), and its author’s surname are bywords for personal privacy lost to national state security.” - from wiki page

    Irony of Security Cameras Located in a place named after George Orwell. (Plaza George Well) When in his books he preaches against “pervasive, invasive surveillance”

    SO THERE, FOR ALL WHO DID NOT GET IT.
    At first I did not either. Its pretty funny.

    Comment by Blue B — 28 May 2008 @ 4:35pm

  9. For those that don’t get it.

    George Orwell wrote a book called 1984 about an authoritarian regime that monitors its populace. I think he even coined the term “big brother is watching you” or something similar.

    Comment by Noel — 28 May 2008 @ 10:27pm

  10. It would be funnier if everyone in the world understood spanish. A sign with some Spanish, a camera and George Orwell on it is only funny to People who speak Spanigh and have read “1984.”

    Also, it’s still not very funny.

    Comment by jofas — 10 Jun 2008 @ 4:26pm

  11. Plaça de George Orwell really exists in Barcelona. Worth a trip, but don’t try to drive there. Barcelona traffic == FAIL!

    Comment by W Sanders — 10 Jun 2008 @ 11:19pm

  12. […] the Plaza George Orwell in Barcelona is now under the questionable protection of surveillance cameras. His London house is also circled […]

    Pingback by SecuSolutions Blog » Blog Archive » Forget 1984. Welcome to 2008 — 11 Jun 2008 @ 6:03am

  13. HAHA, i love intelligent fails…

    And if u havent read this book… well fuck you!

    its an awesome book that gives us a troublesome picture of what the world is coming to. omg Orwell knew it decades before it started to happen!

    nice fail tho!

    Comment by Joehandsome — 2 Jul 2008 @ 9:42pm

  14. 2+2=5! hahah

    Comment by Joehandsome — 2 Jul 2008 @ 9:44pm

  15. Anyone who doesn’t understand this, simply isn’t trying. There are reasonably good translation tools available. Indeed, the Spanish phrase is sufficiently close to English that a person with but a modicum of reading ability should be able to discern the meaning.

    Being ignorant of George Orwell is a special ‘fail’ of its very own. He is one the most important authors of the last hundred years. His books (particularly Animal Farm and 1984) sold in the millions, have been turned into multiple films, tribute films (Terry Gilliams, “Brazil” for example), used in popular music (e.g., the international hit single by Eurythmics), multiple radio plays, and have had television series made from them; even the trash-culture “Big Brother” tv series is taken from 1984.

    Heck, just look at the list:

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nineteen_Eighty-Four_in_popular_media

    And yes, the sign is funny in a wry, tragic and ironic manner. 1984 was supposed to be a warning, not a prediction.

    Comment by Lev Lafayette — 24 Aug 2008 @ 11:52pm

  16. You don’t need to be able speak Spanish to understand that Pl. George Orwell probably stands for George Orwell Plaza or somesuchlike. Just apply your brain for more than 5 f’ing seconds. Jesus.
    And if you’re really that poorly educated to have never heared of George Orwell, ffs, just wiki his name and have a read. Then apply your newfound knowledge to the picture above.
    Laughter ensues.

    Comment by KaptinXXX — 31 Aug 2008 @ 10:19am

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