Anyone remember the funny Audi "Vorschprung Technic notice?

[yorkshirelass]

This went the rounds in the 1960's and was a funny spoof in "germanese" about not interfering with machines !Very grateful if anyone can recall it so that I can print it out for my computer tech friends !!

[AlBags]

"So if you want to get on the beach before the Germans ... you'd better buy an Audi 100. Vorsprung durch Technik .. as they say in Germany, Holland, Italy, Spain, Denmark........."

[ABerrant]

1960s?

Audi used the tagline 'Technik die begeistert' (Technology that amazes) before the change to 'Vorsprung durch Technik' in the mid '70s.

[yorkshirelass]

My husband remembered it. Hope you like it. !


Achtung! Das machine is nicht fur der fingerpoken und mittengraben...

Achtung!

Alles touristen und non-technishen looken peepers! Das machine is nicht
fur der fingerpoken und mittengrabben. Is easy schnappen der springen-
werk, blowenfusen und popencorken mit spitzen sparken. Das machine is
diggen by experten only. Is nicht fur gerwerken by das dummkopfen. Das
rubbernecken sightseeren keepen das cottenpiken hands in das pockets.
Relaxen und watchen das blinkenlights

[ABerrant]

Audi was a red herring - computers not cars...

http://www.catb.org/~.../B/blinkenlights.html

[yorkshirelass]

You're right ! It was a red herring. When I first heard about it in the 1960's I didn' town a computer and neither did any of my friends so I just presumed it referred to cars. Thanks again for the link; I've passed it on. Wonderful stuff !

[Boyo]

Thanks Yorkshirelass,
I've been trying to find a copy of this for years, and years, and years. Well at my age you've seen a few things but don't necessarily remember where you left them! I saw my version on a machine in a chemistry laboratory in Thorn EMI Electronics (it's OK, not advertising 'cos they sadly no longer exist) where they had lots of visitors who did "fingerpoken"!

Boyo

[yorkshirelass]

Thanks for reminding me ! I first heard it in the Physical Chemistry Lab at The Radcliffe Infirmary where I was a (very bad) technician. It was told to me by a German undergraduate called Hector. This must have been 45 years ago; I often wonder what happened to all those nutters who worked there !! We had great fun !