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Sweet Home Alabama...England?
LONDON (Reuters) - Council chiefs in Birmingham were left red-faced when they mistakenly used a picture of their U.S. namesake in Alabama on thousands of official leaflets.There's one in England? Pamphlets about recycling in the West Midlands bore an image showing the skyline of the city in the Deep South. Well, they now have lots of paper to recycle. Under the headline "Thank You Birmingham!," the picture showed office blocks in the U.S. city, rather than its own distinctive Rotunda tower and the curvy Selfridges store. Outsourced the printing? I worked on some of the office building projects in Birmingham but, really, you can tell the difference. The council said it had made a mistake, but had no plans to recall the leaflets. At least it's a picture of a city named Birmingham and not Eastaboga. "We accept that the wrong photo was used but the text and detail contained in the leaflet is wholly correct which is the most important message as we strive to further improve our green credentials," the council said Thursday. Posted by: Deacon Blues 2008-08-14 |
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