Paul,
Rick is correct. That's exactly what I meant. Now, let your
imagination wander.
Jay
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> From: gofastmg@juno.com[SMTP:gofastmg@juno.com]
> Sent: Samstag, 20. Dezember 1997 03:30
> To: paul.hunt1@virgin.net
> Cc: mgs@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: Was Car Names/ Now Other Corporate Naming Problems
>
>
> On Fri, 19 Dec 1997 19:36:59 +0000 Paul Hunt <paul.hunt1@virgin.net>
> writes:
> EPMD- Van syckel, John wrote:
>
> On 17 Dec Rick Feibusch wrote:
>
> Dear Listers -
>
> Here is a look at how shrewd American business people translate
their slogans into foreign languages. The process could use
some
> Process Improvement...<snip>
>
> When Vicks first introduce its cough drops on the German
> market, they were chagrined to learn that the German
> pronunciation of "v" is "f," which in German is the guttural
> equivalent of "sexual penetration."
>
> Not to be outdone, Puffs tissues tried later to introduce
> its product, only to learn that "Puff" in German is a
> colloquial term for a whorehouse.
> <snip>
> Can any of our non-American listers verify these for us?
> See you on the Funway! Rick Feibusch - Venice, CA
>
> Yes, Rick
>
> "Fick" in German is the equivalent of the English "F" word
> that means exactly what you said it does. Vicks is now spelled
> "Wicks"
> in Germany.
>
> You are right about "Puff" as well. Prostitution is legal
> in Germany (although there are illegal "Puffs" as I imagine they are
> more profitable). I was driving past the legal one in Heidleberg last
> summer in my MGB (OLBCC) and there was a truck parked in front. The
> driver and his helper were unloading PALLETS of paper towels (yes,
> plural
> pallets). Don't know what brand they were, and, no, I don't know the
> answer to the obvious question.
>
> "Jay"
> 1971 MGB (BRG, no PO)
> AMGBA #78-568
> MG Car Club Deutschland, e.V.
>
> Not sure whether I need something explained here or whether I can
> explain. A 'pallet' in the UK is a wooden tray that has goods stacked
> upon it for the purposes of transporation. The pallet is designed to
> be picked up and moved around by a fork-lift truck together with its
> contents.
>
> PaulH.
>
> Means the same in the US, Paul.
> I think Jay meant that the "house" was using a hell of a lot of paper
> towels. When we get a pallet of paper towels in the store, there are
> about 20 cases per pallet and 30 rolls per case.
>
> Rick Morrison
> 72 MGBGT
> 74 Midget
>
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