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Title: Overdue
Post by: Nick on October 11, 2007, 03:11:44 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iS2N1mBsEdM (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iS2N1mBsEdM)

Title: Re: Overdue
Post by: Snoopy on October 11, 2007, 03:18:03 PM

Gosh ~ I'd never heard that one before   tunble:

Title: Re: Overdue
Post by: Barman on October 11, 2007, 03:19:32 PM

 tunble:

Title: Re: Overdue
Post by: Nick on October 11, 2007, 05:24:16 PM

It's my job

Title: Re: Overdue
Post by: Pastis on October 12, 2007, 01:24:46 PM

Which reminds me...

Many years ago, we had an overseas customer (Tangiers, I think) wanting to launch a product along the lines of the "Mum" Roll-on Deodorant. We telexed him, no problem, do you have a brand name in mind?

Next day, a telex came back...

YES. OUR LAWYERS ARE PRESENTLY LOOKING TO REGISTER THE TRADE MARK.. "BUM"

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Title: Re: Overdue
Post by: Nick on October 12, 2007, 01:26:45 PM

There is also a german chocolate drink called Pschitt noooo:

Title: Re: Overdue
Post by: Pastis on October 12, 2007, 01:29:46 PM

In my day it was a french citrus drink  ;)

In fact....  ;D

http://www.pschitt.fr/

Title: Re: Overdue
Post by: Pastis on October 12, 2007, 01:33:43 PM

 happy001 happy001 happy001

Go into that site I linked and there's a menu on the left...

You can Pschitt Yourself !

Oh dear...  happy001

Title: Re: Overdue
Post by: Nick on October 12, 2007, 01:34:07 PM

So maybe the Germans have come to their senses. I was talking 1970. Perhaps they are more "internationallly aware" now (in new ways obviously. like "Don't invade them, they are your friends" etc.)

Title: Re: Overdue
Post by: Darwins Selection on October 12, 2007, 01:36:07 PM

Quote from: Pastis on October 12, 2007, 01:24:46 PM

Which reminds me...

Many years ago, we had an overseas customer (Tangiers, I think) wanting to launch a product along the lines of the "Mum" Roll-on Deodorant. We telexed him, no problem, do you have a brand name in mind?

Next day, a telex came back...

YES. OUR LAWYERS ARE PRESENTLY LOOKING TO REGISTER THE TRADE MARK.. "BUM"

I would have thought a roll-on, or indeed any sort of Bum deodorant would be a big hit in that part of the world.

Title: Re: Overdue
Post by: Pastis on October 12, 2007, 01:39:31 PM

Not to mention plugging a gap in the market place

Title: Re: Overdue
Post by: Pastis on October 12, 2007, 01:41:36 PM

Quote from: Nick on October 12, 2007, 01:34:07 PM

So maybe the Germans have come to their senses. I was talking 1970. Perhaps they are more "internationallly aware" now (in new ways obviously. like "Don't invade them, they are your friends" etc.)

True. And we know sensitive the French are about their language... le hamburger, le weekend and of course l'internet  confused:

Title: Re: Overdue
Post by: Darwins Selection on October 12, 2007, 01:41:45 PM

Quote from: Pastis on October 12, 2007, 01:39:31 PM

Not to mention plugging a gap in the market place

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Title: Re: Overdue
Post by: Snoopy on October 12, 2007, 04:32:32 PM

There is a "Stick" deodorant on the market that bears the instruction: "Remove top and push up bottom"

Title: Re: Overdue
Post by: Marley's Ghost (Imbiber of Spirits) on October 12, 2007, 04:42:34 PM

All this talk of odd product names reminds me that I still have, somewhere in the tip that passes for a garage, a small aerosol container of door lock de-icer bought many years ago.

It's a Scandinavian product with the compelling name of:
























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