Funny brand names from around the world..

[Fa'atau82]

On your travels around the globe, have you ever came across odd named brands of things that sound rude in other languages? I have and here are just a few.

Turkey:

Bus company: Kamil Koc
Electronics: Arcelik
Biscuits: Cokocrem

Condoms.. some ideas for new brands and slogans..

Nike condoms: 'Just do it'
Gaviscon condoms: 'Oh, what a feeling'
Diet Pepsi condoms:
Pringles condoms: 'Once you pop, you can't stop'
Ronseal condoms: 'Does what it says on the tin'
Esso condoms: 'Put a tiger in your tank'
American Express condoms: 'Your flexible friend'
Playstation 2 condoms: 'Fun anyone?'
Yellow Pages condoms: 'Let your fingers do the walking'
McDonald's condoms: 'I'm lovin it!'
Ariston condoms: 'On and on with Ariston'
Abbey National condoms: 'Because life is complicated enough'
Burger King condoms: 'Have it your way'
Alka seltzer condoms: 'Plop, plop; fizz, fizz oh, what a relief it is'
Nokia condoms: 'Connecting people'
Fed Ex condoms: 'When it absolutely, positively has to be there overnight'
Pillsbury dough condoms: 'Nothin' says lovin' like something from the oven'

 

[bates]

In Arabe they write Fanta as Slet = Slut

In Poland I saw a hardware shop called Slet = Slut

In Poland SOS = Sauce

 

[Charles]

There's a detergent in Uzbekistan that's named Lemon Barf !

Also there'a drink in Japan named Pocari Sweat, make sme think of Pecari Sweat, disgusting...

 

[alexrugby]

Here in Georgia numerous Turkish businessman invest
And import their car accumulators

And what is main these accumulator brands' names sound a bit . . .

Mutlu Accumulator, Mutlu sounds very similar to slut in Georgian-Muteli

 

[Fa'atau82]

Mutlu, in turkish means 'happy'. I know this, because i speak Turkish.

 

[alexrugby]

Mutlu, in turkish means 'happy'. I know this, because i speak Turkish. Good but this word in Georgian means what I posted and sounds a bit embarrassing for us

Also Kaco (if spelling is right) in Italian means: "Hey you Cock guy" or something like this while in Georgian means "hey man"

 

[Steve-o]

There's a flavoured tobacco molasses brand called "Al Fakher" , I think it's from Egypt.

 

[alexrugby]

Wow what a name, must be smoked on Sex Parties :lol:

 

[Steve-o]

I reckon it must be tricky smoking a hookah ON a sex party lol
Just kidding Lekso!

 

[alexrugby]

Yeah Man!!!!!

Imagine surrounded by ladies and aimed at Hookah

**** I am not to do this

 

[Laetca]

One of the partnersites of Lolcats has a similar theme, mostly wrong translations, but every now and then an odd sounding brand (or explanation on a products) also appears:

 

[InsaneAsylum]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (LeksoRugby @ Sep 23 2008, 03:01 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div>

Mutlu, in turkish means 'happy'. I know this, because i speak Turkish. Good but this word in Georgian means what I posted and sounds a bit embarrassing for us

Also Kaco (if spelling is right) in Italian means: "Hey you Cock guy" or something like this while in Georgian means "hey man"[/b]

in italian 'cazzo', pronounced 'KUTSO' means dick, cock, penis etc.

 

[Fa'atau82]

In Turkey, it is obvious the market stalls have had some english customers. It started off as 'cheaper than sainsburys' and then progressed to 'cheaper than shoplifting' and the took a real nose dive with 'cheaper than p*ki shop'. Completely racist brits on tour!

 

[Jer1cho]

Well, a study "subject" in afrikaans is a "vak" where the v is pronounced as an f.

 

[Goth Power]

In Spain I remember a loaf of bread called "Bimbo", that was class!

 

[Laetca]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Goth Power @ Sep 23 2008, 10:02 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div>

In Spain I remember a loaf of bread called "Bimbo", that was class! [/b]

The fun about Pan Bimbo is that they also have Bimbo Buns, and I believe there are also chocolate filled bimbo buns. And since it's a pretty big company, you see trucks with Bimbo on the side all the time XD

 

[redunderthebed]

There is a store in canada called roots and childrens department called "roots children".

Now rooting in Australia means having sex (for uninitiated) so it must be Michael Jacksons favorite shop. :lol2tn: