Author Topic: Cingular ringtone pulled  (Read 3925 times)

Offline MIB

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Cingular ringtone pulled
« on: May 24, 2006, 09:07:31 AM »
I get this in my email from The Practical Joker.

In case you didn't catch this story in the news, some joker slipped in a ringer of a ringtone which caused Cingular some embarrassment. The ringtone started with a siren, followedby a male voice saying in a Southern drawl, "This is la Migra,"a slang term for the Border Patrol. "Por favor, put the oranges down and step away from the cell phone. I repeat-o, put the oranges down and step away from the telephone-o. I'm deporting you back home-o," the voice continued.
   
Cingular pulled the ringtone and they are reviewing the process used to screen ringtones, which are developed by several other companies. I wonder if somebody got fired overthat one. As I well know, there is a fine line between being funny and getting written up or fired. By the way, we're still looking for more ideas for the chapter entitled: "How To Get Yourself Fired"
   
Here's the whole Cingular story:
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/1110AP_Cingular_La_Migra.html

Unfortunatly the story isn't on the newspaper website anymore.
Anyone here of this?

MIB
« Last Edit: May 24, 2006, 09:13:54 AM by MIB »
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Offline ghostman

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Re: Cingular ringtone pulled
« Reply #1 on: May 31, 2006, 08:47:10 AM »
Yeah I heard about this... it got just maybe 15-20 downloads.  I haven't heard it but my friend says it's funny... it sounds like it'd be kind of stupid though.
So Cingular trusts other companies for ringtones?  I bet a Cactus Enterprises ringtone would get more hits than that!

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Re: Cingular ringtone pulled
« Reply #2 on: June 03, 2006, 02:49:23 PM »
I agree, PLA all the WAY! OOOOO THAT RHYMES

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Re: Cingular ringtone pulled
« Reply #3 on: July 07, 2006, 05:34:18 PM »
i actually would like to hear that.
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Re: Cingular ringtone pulled
« Reply #4 on: July 07, 2006, 06:36:58 PM »
//http://rapidshare.de/files/25246630/La_Migra_Ringtone.mp3

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Re: Cingular ringtone pulled
« Reply #5 on: July 11, 2006, 04:04:04 PM »
Howabout one that says:

(hysterical voice)

"Help! Help! This is a stolen cell phone! Somebody call the cops! He's using me to make prank calls! For God's sake, somebody please help!!!"