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rob, Sun 1 Apr 2001, 1:00)
hahaha that made me lol
I think Ford made a car once that translated to mean shit in Scandinavian or something.
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Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Thu 15 Jul 2010, 10:55,
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The new Audi Q3 which will be made in Spain
sounds in Spanish audi cu-tre, with cutre meaning uncool. So that's the new uncool audi.
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Aberracion Life's getting very complicated, but a lot of fun., Thu 15 Jul 2010, 10:58,
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haha that will amuse me everytime some douchebag barrister
parks one on my office street.
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Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Thu 15 Jul 2010, 11:08,
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Mitsubishi have a pajero
which I think means wanker or something
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Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 15 Jul 2010, 11:02,
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Yes, it does
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Aberracion Life's getting very complicated, but a lot of fun., Thu 15 Jul 2010, 11:04,
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See also: Toyota MR2.
Doesn't sound good in French.
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wellgroomedwookiee is a filthy-minded hobgoblin, Thu 15 Jul 2010, 11:08,
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^ "I like this"
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LongJohnBaldry, Thu 15 Jul 2010, 11:13,
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Speaking of French
The baby food manufacturer 'Gerber' had a hard time promoting their brand name as it (sort of) translates to 'vomit'.
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Tugnut Ex of this parish, Thu 15 Jul 2010, 11:35,
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I think they should stop being so coy about it. I'd love to drive a Fiat Flangeflap.
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Cave Duck, Thu 15 Jul 2010, 11:11,
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Ford almost did with the Probe
one step away from calling it the Penis
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Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 15 Jul 2010, 11:18,
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