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June 8, 2006
Public Service Announcements in Athens
Many might remember the film Airplane! with its repetitive parking announcements of "The white zone is for immediate loading and unloading of passengers only, there is no stopping in the red zone" that become more and more absurd as time goes on. While waiting in the Athens airport, I was confronted with the following creepy, upbeat announcements:
We are happy to celebrate our 5th anniversary, but it is even better to know you are happy and safe here!
Five years at Athens International Airport. We keep on growing in the city that always stays young at heart.
This year we are celebrating our first five years. But we want to remember most the smiles on your faces.
We are happy to have visitors to see Athens International Airport on our 5th anniversary and always keep in mind that a gramme is better than a damn!
Only one of these was completely fabricated by me. I felt like I had entered an irony free zone.
Posted by Dean at June 8, 2006 4:56 AM
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That's like something out of *The Prisoner*!
Posted by: Kitty at June 8, 2006 9:45 AM