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Thread: Meaningless car names
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1st July 2011, 19:38 #41
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Originally Posted by billiaml
NO, this is not pointing fingers at you.
Beyond that, the Japanese have a very different attitude towards naming items than the U.S.
I saw a good drama where a good/bad guy teams with a cop to kill truly bad guys.
The good/bad guys nick-name was--- MickeyMouse.
The movies had subtitles, but as the good/bad guy dies to save the cop, the cop is crying out-- "MICKEY MOUSE-MICKEY MOUSE-MICKEY MOUSE... as his friend is dying.
I have a feeling if the brothers from the Italian Trinity westerns had been made in Japan, instead of being called Trinity and Bambino, it would have been Donald Duck and Goofy.
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2nd July 2011, 12:34 #42Originally Posted by Bob RiebeYou're so beige, you probably think this signature is about someone else.
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10th July 2011, 06:55 #43
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I'm surprised nobody mentioned the Smart For 2 which is neither smart to drive on public roads and 2 people probably exceed the maximum carrying weight limit...
Then there is Toyota's Corolla CE, Camry CE, etc. which has to mean "cheap edition" since these are really stripped down on their options.
And who can forget the old joke about the Chevrolet Nova which in Spanish means "won't go.""You can mop the blood up later." - R.A. Lafferty
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10th July 2011, 19:59 #44
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Originally Posted by wmcotMichael Schumacher The Best Ever F1 Driver
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11th July 2011, 10:14 #45
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And talking about Spanish markets, there's the Mitsubishi Pajero, named after some sort of wild cat in La Pampa ( I think) but in Spain Pajero means ****er....
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11th July 2011, 11:55 #46
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Originally Posted by DonneyHa'wey Hamilton, bring the WDC crown home and the beers are on me :up:
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19th July 2011, 00:47 #47
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Chevy Nova sounds not so good in Spanish-speaking countries... Soulds alike "Chevy no go".
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