I’ll have a large fries, medium coke and a Chicken McWrap please.
Ikea’s Gutvik
Oh my,
my inability to read properly made a mess of my 1st post to this board:
It’s Gutvik, not Gudvik (darndarndarn!!!)
Yes, there has been some mentioning of the name in the internet and an article in the german yellow press and yes, Ikea answered to this - so I doubted the veracity of the story to quick. What I read of it does not sound like an apology of Ikea - but i apologize for jumping to conclusions to quick.
And true, Gutvik does lend itself much easier to the good-fuck interpretation than Gudvik.
Ah well …
I guess that these “Gutvik” shenanigans iare simialr to Commodore selling the VIC-20 computer as a the VC-20 in Germany.
This page:
http://www.zimmers.net/cbmpics/cvc.html
says, “According to legend. The VIC-20 was released in Germany as the VC-20 for two reasons. One, because of the popularity of Volkswagon, Commodore could market the VIC is the “VolksComputer” (People Computer). Second, because the “V” in “VIC” is pronounced as an “F” in Germany, meaning that “VIC” is pronounced as a vulgarity there…”
Just around the corner from where I live, there is this huge HiFi/Video store. They sell pretty much everything AV-related, and take up half the street. A couple of weeks ago, I passed by there, and noticed something hilarious in their window display. “I gotta post this to the boards!”, I thought to myself - but I forgot until I saw this thread. So, here it is then:
The most inappropriately named satellite receiver in the world.
Now, of course the word “ass” means nothing in Dutch. But the point is, that 80% of the populations knows damn well what “ass” means in English. Besides, with a name like this, how are you ever going to sell abroad?
Stupid, stupid, STOOPID.
There was a very amusing program on the other night about Mr Brain’s Faggots . It was about how they were trying to find a family who loved faggots and were willing to go on a publicity drive.
On a sign outside a Chinese restaurant in Cork, Ireland:
Lunchtime buffet 11:30 - 2:00 Diary
When I lived in Indianapolis, there was a hardware supply company that billed itself as “The House Of A Million Screws”.
That site is absolutely priceless.
:eek:
And when I saw that the Faggot Family were called “The Doodys”, I laughed until I cried.
I heard this on Bob and Tom yesterday, and it set off my BS detector in a big way. It sounds just like something out of the Weekly World News, like the Saddam Hussein porno from last week. Can anyone in Hong Kong confirm or deny this story?
We used to have a Mexican restaurant here named “Besa Mi Burro”. The owner admitted it was totally intentional and was a bit surprised that the town council approved it. Strangely enough it burned down a few months later and they re-opened under a different name. The polite translation is “Kiss My Donkey”. 
I can say that at all the supermarkets here you can buy Sars Rootbeer. I buy it occasionally. Not as good as A&W but it’ll do.
Funny, my copy was written by I.P. Dailey. 
I always though that B&M Baked Beans were poorly named (Yes, this is a real brand name, at least in our area).
Aha, thanks. Score one for Bob and Tom.
I wonder if Sars soda will end up like Ayds diet candy.
Here’s a good one. A restaurant that DID think before naming itself. But, some local legislators didn’t appreciate the double meaning.
The name of the Mexican restaurant? C.O. Jones.
Give it time, it’ll come to you…
Bit late there, Max.
Submitted for your amusement: A photo I took in Brisbane, Australia. Evidently whoever named this company has never watched an episode of Red Dwarf.
Well, the photo of the day on www.engrish.com seems to fit into the theme of this thread (go to April 25 in “Recent Discoveries” if you check the site after Friday).
Also check out April 8, 9, and 10 - they had a string of good ones.
I once say a restaurant in the boondocks of China called “Italian Cock King.”
The first picture above reminds me of the Mongolian girl I knew with a shirt that simply said PENIS in huge letters. Naturally she had no idea.
Let’s not forget that the company Novartis makes drugs for Irritable Bowel Syndrome.