12/3/2002: "Desert now!" propaganda

Undertoad · 12-03-2002, 03:01 PM

The Colombian army is trying to seduce rebels into joining them. They've produced this calendar which reads: 'Desert now! And obtain benefits...'

The Reuters story

I did not know that a swimwear-clad latin beauty was a benefit to joining the Colombian army, but I'm considering joining.

xoxoxoBruce · 12-03-2002, 04:56 PM

She's a beautiful woman.
It's a trick, a trap.
Wait, now that's redundant isn't it.

tw · 12-04-2002, 09:40 AM

Is this translation correct?
"Surrender now - and obtain benefits"

12-04-2002, 10:14 AM

More or less. I can't read the first word/am not familiar with it (if it's "vuelese")... "ya" means "already" or "anymore". So perhaps more accurate would be "Surrender already! ...and obtain benefits..."

elSicomoro · 12-04-2002, 10:33 AM

volar--to fly

ya--already or anymore

I'd say Dave got it right.

Leus · 12-04-2002, 11:11 AM

"¡Vuélese ya! -- Y obtenga beneficios". "Fly now, and obtain benefits". I believe "fly" is some sort of colombian jargon for "flee", or in this case, desert. My first language is spanish, but I find amusing the awful wording used.

Maybe they used this kind of words to seduce the uneducated guerrilla members...

elSicomoro · 12-04-2002, 11:45 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Leus
Maybe they used this kind of words to seduce the uneducated guerrilla members...

If they can read, right?

joquarky · 12-04-2002, 01:15 PM

It's been a while since I collected celebrity pictures, but if my memory and image-recognition skills are serving me correctly, that is Kathy Ireland in that photo...

If I'm correct, I wonder if she is being compensated =)

12-03-2002, 03:01 PM	#1
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	12/3/2002: "Desert now!" propaganda The Colombian army is trying to seduce rebels into joining them. They've produced this calendar which reads: 'Desert now! And obtain benefits...' The Reuters story I did not know that a swimwear-clad latin beauty was a benefit to joining the Colombian army, but I'm considering joining.

12-04-2002, 01:15 PM	#8
joquarky Rapscallion Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: South Florida Posts: 5	She's Latin? It's been a while since I collected celebrity pictures, but if my memory and image-recognition skills are serving me correctly, that is Kathy Ireland in that photo... If I'm correct, I wonder if she is being compensated =)

12-03-2002, 04:56 PM	#2
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	She's a beautiful woman. It's a trick, a trap. Wait, now that's redundant isn't it.

12-04-2002, 09:40 AM	#3
tw Read? I only know how to write. Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 11,933	Is this translation correct? "Surrender now - and obtain benefits"

12-04-2002, 10:14 AM	#4
dave Guest Posts: n/a	More or less. I can't read the first word/am not familiar with it (if it's "vuelese")... "ya" means "already" or "anymore". So perhaps more accurate would be "Surrender already! ...and obtain benefits..."

12-04-2002, 10:33 AM	#5
elSicomoro Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 12,486	volar--to fly ya--already or anymore I'd say Dave got it right.

12-04-2002, 11:11 AM	#6
Leus Abecedarian Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Chile Posts: 179	"¡Vuélese ya! -- Y obtenga beneficios". "Fly now, and obtain benefits". I believe "fly" is some sort of colombian jargon for "flee", or in this case, desert. My first language is spanish, but I find amusing the awful wording used. Maybe they used this kind of words to seduce the uneducated guerrilla members...

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