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Indian Firefox Bus Probably Doesn't Have Wi-Fi

In what appears to be the endless spread of Firefox, a new addition to the unofficial Firefox catalog has been spotted—in India. On the back of a bus. We're guessing the bus doesn't have on board Wi-Fi to make use of its web browser of choice, but we admire the support. Also, if that text in yellow above the artwork doesn't read "Safari and IE blow", well, then we'll eat our cats...I'm seriously mixing up my modern proverbs this weekend. Dammit. [Neatorama]

6:30 PM on Sun Apr 13 2008
By Haroon Malik
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pellier at 07:00 PM on 04/13/08
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It probaly has a evdo card hooked up to a wifi router
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Amiash is not allowed at 07:03 PM on 04/13/08
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I'm counting "Dammit" words in your posts sir.
Riquez at 07:03 PM on 04/13/08
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Cat Dinner for you then, the yellow words are towns on the bus route in west india.
Amiash is not allowed at 07:04 PM on 04/13/08
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@pellier: you'll get banned dont use the word "first" its Taboo...
homerjay at 07:08 PM on 04/13/08
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@pellier: ugh... noob.....
Charpan at 07:29 PM on 04/13/08
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Your choice of using a modern proverb like mass eating your cats, instead of googling "the text in yellow" may cause PETA to launch a nuclear media attack on Giz! Your playing with fire my friend!
nidinp at 07:39 PM on 04/13/08
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@Haroon Malik:i want a video of you eat your cat!!those yellow words are names of places belive it or not!
OMG! Ponies! at 07:59 PM on 04/13/08
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Is that bus hovering? If so, we need more H-1B visas to get those engineers over here.
halfshafter at 08:08 PM on 04/13/08
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Are those little green balls bookmarks or java applets?
Spaceboy at 08:18 PM on 04/13/08
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am I really the first to say fake,look at the ladder
Haroon Malik at 08:29 PM on 04/13/08
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@Amiash: Dammit!
Joseph at 09:22 PM on 04/13/08
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Doesn't have wi-fi but it looks like it's got Turbo!!!
notnb at 09:29 PM on 04/13/08
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Spaceboy...yes you are first and yes you are incorrect. I swear I first saw this back in 2006 on Gizmodo itself. Maybe during the launch of Firefox 2.0? Probably digg. http://digg.com/tech_news/The_Firefox_Bus/who
pediddle at 10:13 PM on 04/13/08
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FYI, the yellow text are the names of cities / bus stops.
misplacedparadox at 10:15 PM on 04/13/08
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"Also, if that text in yellow above the artwork doesn't read "Safari and IE blow", well, then we'll eat our cats.."

my girlfriend says giz is getting really stupid, I agree, I understand you are trying to make a joke there, but seriously those are city names (know you are edu'macation), there is no sentence structure there. Next post better be about eating your cats...
Monty at 10:47 PM on 04/13/08
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I am working on my photoshop of a pengiun tattooed to a camels ass, and I expect Giz to post it as soon as figure out how to do it.

(Please, Jesus, I need your guidance.)
TheManator at 10:52 PM on 04/13/08
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@misplacedparadox: The yellow text is obvious the names of the Firefox Bus Tour in India...duh :P
Rockyhead at 02:36 AM on 04/14/08
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It looks like the bus is in too good shape to be real. Every single taxi and bus I've seen there was dented and rusty as hell...
effingcrazy at 03:26 AM on 04/14/08
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@rockyhead...looks like it has been some time you have been to India...

Anyways, the yellow text is names of cities in south India, specifically, a state with the name of Karnataka...
lianna_g at 03:39 AM on 04/14/08
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Chitradurga is famous for a massive fort by the same name. Nearby can be found the archaeological dig of Ashoka Siddapura, where some of the emperor Ashoka's writings were found. Looks like a good trip!
islandhopper at 08:22 AM on 04/14/08
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I don't know if an Indian passenger bus (complete with rear "bonus" passenger ladders) would be considered the best advertising platform to sub-consciously illustrate the speed and reliability of a web browser....
alter at 09:20 AM on 04/14/08
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is the ticket free too?
DaOtter at 09:31 AM on 04/14/08
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Man, I want to ride on the BS II Turbo! That sounds way too awesome to be just some old bus. :(
Brian at 10:01 AM on 04/14/08
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OLD news. Must be a slow Monday!

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2006!
sharry at 11:27 AM on 04/14/08
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ha ha i registered to just post a comment here, this is for real i am from Mangalore :P and i have seen this bus running around in the city and no there is not wifi in this one, this is huge, a local bus featured in gizmodo ha ha
notnb at 11:51 AM on 04/14/08
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Brian...look above you in the comments...sort of pointed out already?

Slow reading day?
globones at 12:00 PM on 04/14/08
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There is something SERIOUSLY wrong with this picture.
sameoldoctor at 03:06 PM on 04/14/08
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@globones:
what?