Typo sends Swedish couple 400 miles off course!
source: http://uk.news.yahoo.com/22/20090728/tod-oukoe-uk-italy-lost-116e0fe.html
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- FreshPlastic
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http://uk.news.yahoo.com/22/20090728/tod-oukoe-uk-italy-lost-116e0fe....
A Swedish couple ended up 400 miles away from their intended destinaton after they made a small typo whilst inputting the name into their GPS unit.The tourists had intended to go to the beaches of the Italian island of Capri but headed to the town of Carpi instead.
"It's hard to understand how they managed it. I mean, Capri is an island," said Carpi spokesman.
Well manage it, they did!
( Picture: Ford Capri - A. E. Wolfe http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Cars-redcapri-blackpool-amoswolfe.jpg )
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hack26
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They should have asked Mr Bean for directions.
- 7 months ago
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hack26
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bailey78
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no lost like being GPS lost
- 7 months ago
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bailey78
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ctv
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Computers are evil. And humans are brain-dead for trusting them implicitly.
- 3 years ago
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ctv
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FreshPlastic
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ctv:
That's tongue-in-cheek right? These two fools typed the letters in in the wrong order and didn't think to double check a map (on or off-line) to see if it was the right place.
Machine worked perfectly - the humans did not! :D
- 3 years ago
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FreshPlastic
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remanns
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ctv:
Garbage IN,....Garbage out. ( hmmmm, . . . .perhaps that should be "garage" . )
- 7 months ago
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remanns
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bailey78
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ctv:
yep
- 7 months ago
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bailey78
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AnnieMole
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Could have been worse. They could have wanted to go to one of the many Plymouths in the US and ended up in Plymouth in the UK!
- 3 years ago
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AnnieMole
