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Nicole Schnell 
United States
Local time: 06:18
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TOPIC STARTER In memoriam
Daina Jauntirans wrote:
A long time ago, I ran across a company that insisted on using the German acronym for one of its projects in English: A.S.S.
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Stefano Papaleo
Italy
Local time: 15:18
Member (2005)
English to Italian
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| A good trim and highlights for your behind;) | Apr 19, 2012 |
That's what their slogan should be:)) Ass hair salon... that's brilliant!:)
Who knows... maybe it could be a good idea to fight the bad economy;)
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| Ha! Good one | Apr 19, 2012 |
Were you a Seinfeld fan, Nicole? Remember the "Assman" episode? My obstetrician in Germany was actually named Frau Assmann. Hard for my US friends to believe!
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Nicole Schnell
United States
Local time: 06:18
English to German
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TOPIC STARTER In memoriam | @ Daina: The license plate thing? :-) | Apr 19, 2012 |
Daina Jauntirans wrote:
Were you a Seinfeld fan, Nicole? Remember the "Assman" episode? My obstetrician in Germany was actually named Frau Assmann. Hard for my US friends to believe!
Unforgettable! I don't think I could ever see a doctor with this name again...
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juvera
Local time: 14:18
English to Hungarian
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"Ocado is a British Internet retailer specialising in groceries".
"Jez Frampton, CEO of Interbrand and non-executive director of Ocado, claims the name "Ocado" is a made up word; the name Ocado was meant to be evocative of fresh fruit." - well, they didn't do their homework.
In Hungarian, Ocado - pronounced with a k, as you do, means vomiter, spewer, puker, - someone who is vomiting copiously. Evocative of fresh fruit? Nah...
They have been around for ten years, but I s... See more "Ocado is a British Internet retailer specialising in groceries".
"Jez Frampton, CEO of Interbrand and non-executive director of Ocado, claims the name "Ocado" is a made up word; the name Ocado was meant to be evocative of fresh fruit." - well, they didn't do their homework.
In Hungarian, Ocado - pronounced with a k, as you do, means vomiter, spewer, puker, - someone who is vomiting copiously. Evocative of fresh fruit? Nah...
They have been around for ten years, but I still cannot bring myself to buy my groceries there. ▲ Collapse
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Tom Tyson
Local time: 14:18
Member
German to English
Anyone else remember a chocolate bar in Germany in the 80s called Zit? It even had a gooey filling.
Yum yum.
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Anne Pinaglia
Netherlands
Local time: 15:18
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Nicole Schnell wrote: Daina Jauntirans wrote:
Were you a Seinfeld fan, Nicole? Remember the "Assman" episode? My obstetrician in Germany was actually named Frau Assmann. Hard for my US friends to believe! Unforgettable! I don't think I could ever see a doctor with this name again...
Bless her, there she is!
http://frauenaerztinnen-mainz.de/index.php
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JaneD
Sweden
Local time: 15:18
Member (2009)
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| Also squashy | Apr 26, 2012 |
Tom Tyson wrote:
Anyone else remember a chocolate bar in Germany in the 80s called Zit? It even had a gooey filling.
Yum yum.
The Swedish have a chocolate bar called "Plopp".
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Alison Sparks (X)
Local time: 15:18
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| What about these | Apr 26, 2012 |
The French used to have a fizzy drink called "Pschitt", and my kids flatly refused to drink anything with that name. I haven't seen it for a while now, so I "googled" it and found some old photos of the product, but also stumbled across.........
Pschitt Magique - the latest in beauty treatments for a clear skin!!! Maybe that's what I need to ease out the wrinkly effect? It couldn't be any worse than the expensive creams I was given or could it? ... See more The French used to have a fizzy drink called "Pschitt", and my kids flatly refused to drink anything with that name. I haven't seen it for a while now, so I "googled" it and found some old photos of the product, but also stumbled across.........
Pschitt Magique - the latest in beauty treatments for a clear skin!!! Maybe that's what I need to ease out the wrinkly effect? It couldn't be any worse than the expensive creams I was given or could it? ▲ Collapse
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Not a slogan, but there are plenty of men in Holland with the unfortunate name of Dick Kok (yes, you pronounce kok as ...). There is a butcher called Dick Kok who is famous for his sausages...
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| French restaurant anyone? | Apr 26, 2012 |
Close to where I used to live, there is/was a restaurant (supposedly French cuisine) called "Le Zizi" (the willy)....I haven't eaten there yet.
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Jeff Whittaker
United States
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| Why you always should double-check your slogans | Apr 26, 2012 |
[Edited at 2012-04-26 18:05 GMT]
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