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Just walked down the factory floor at work and noticed a push-along floor cleaning / polishing machine.

Product name - NilFisk 101 from Scrubtec.

That's not a good name is it?


 
Posted : 04/05/2011 11:31 am
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No I think NilFisk is a good name. And I like Scrubtec. 🙂


 
Posted : 04/05/2011 11:34 am
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Mitsubishi Pajero - check a Spanish dictionary.
[url= http://www.ojohaven.com/fun/translation.funnies.html ]Interesting linky.[/url]


 
Posted : 04/05/2011 11:37 am
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There you go Derek. You've as good as christened Elfins first two offspring. I just hope that little NilFisk and Scrubtec don't come looking for you in later life when they realise it was all your fault

*shudders at the thought of how Fred's offspring might turn out*


 
Posted : 04/05/2011 11:38 am
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No I think NilFisk is a good name. And I like Scrubtec

But which one does Fred prefer? Fiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight.


 
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Posted : 04/05/2011 11:40 am
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Just spotted another crap name in the kitchen.

A coffee perculator thing called a Bravilor Bonamat Mondo 2 !!

That makes the the floor cleaner sound like Chevrolet Camaro.


 
Posted : 04/05/2011 11:43 am
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So you're not very busy at work then ?


 
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No I would actually consider calling a child Nilfisk. It sounds Norwegian.

'Come here little Nilfisk it's time for your fish fingers'

[i]'Shant, for this abomination can surely be none other than THE WORK OF SATAN'[/i]

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Posted : 04/05/2011 11:45 am
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Don't Specialized do a bike called "Epic"?

Epic my arse.


 
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When I've visited the US, one of the most common bread brands was this,

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Posted : 04/05/2011 11:47 am
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Epic my arse.

I hope you wash your hands afterwards.


 
Posted : 04/05/2011 11:47 am
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Thinking about it, NilFisk sounds like a Linux disk that's error-free.

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Posted : 04/05/2011 11:49 am
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Kill, Nilfisk; kill!


 
Posted : 04/05/2011 11:50 am
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Fish fingers you say?

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Posted : 04/05/2011 11:53 am
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What would you call salty licorice ??

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Posted : 04/05/2011 12:45 pm
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I used to date a Swedish girl and had a slight misunderstanding over an aerosol can of body spray she had left on the coffee table.

I naturally assumed the worst, but I was assured that the word meant "Fog" in Swedish.

Printed on the side of the can in two inch high letters was the word "VAG".


 
Posted : 04/05/2011 12:53 pm
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Lincoln Muddy Buddy Magic Mud Kure Cream

For horses legs


 
Posted : 04/05/2011 1:10 pm
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Chevrolet Nova.

Anyone with a basic grasp of Spanish knows that No Va means "doesn't go". Anyone except the marketing department at GM, apparently.

I think they may have learned from that, hence Vauxhall Nova became Opel Corsa in the European market

I understand Toyota's MR2 was never a big seller in France...


 
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My urbanmythometer just exploded.


 
Posted : 04/05/2011 1:14 pm
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It's not endless and it's not a glove:

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Posted : 04/05/2011 1:15 pm
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http://www.snopes.com/business/misxlate/nova.asp

(I don't know if the MR2 thing is true, but it always makes me giggle).


 
Posted : 04/05/2011 1:15 pm
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A little while ago, they brought out Smarties' Slices. Someone in their wisdom in Marketing thought it'd be good to design the packaging with the S's in different colours.

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Mmm, tasty.


 
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I understand Toyota's MR2 was never a big seller in France...

🙂 had to think about that one


 
Posted : 04/05/2011 1:20 pm
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It's true about the MR2. It was branded the MR in France
as "Toyota em air deux" sounds a bit shit.


 
Posted : 04/05/2011 1:21 pm
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Cove handjob, stiffee etc...


 
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[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/8584844@N06/5627696613/ ]IMAG0211[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/8584844@N06/ ]NazcaMan[/url], on Flickr


 
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"Cushelle"

I mean, wtf ?


 
Posted : 04/05/2011 1:27 pm
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Cilit Bang. WTF!!?

Although it is pretty good...


 
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"Cushelle"

I mean, wtf ?

And why do they use a friggin Koala as their brand mascot?? As an Aussie I'm highly offended by this ludicrous misappropriation of one of my national animals 👿


 
Posted : 04/05/2011 1:32 pm
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[delete]on second thoughts...[/delete]


 
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here are a few

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Posted : 04/05/2011 1:40 pm
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I always thought this was stupid, coming out at a time when everyone wanted a light bike
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(Nice looking piece of kit though, eh?)


 
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Orange - what ekin Orange? It's bloody blue!
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DezB, those forks are called Rebound, by the look of it. Boing!


 
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This Czech parachute school has a discouraging name: [url= http://www.paraskolaimpact.cz/ ]"Impact"[/url]


 
Posted : 04/05/2011 8:07 pm
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Wasn't there a clothing brand being advertised up there ^ recently called 'Pistard'? I didn't mention it at the time, but come on, Piss-Tard??

Oh, and my first road bike, the Cube Attempt, brought home memories of Yoda: "Win, or do not Win, there is no Attempt"


 
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There's a "Muff Duving Club" in Ireland.
No, really.
[url= http://www.muffdivingclub.ie/ ]Muff Diving Club[/url]


 
Posted : 04/05/2011 8:18 pm
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Ooh, that reminds me. There's always this [url= http://www.planetmobility.com/store/wheelchairs/manual/colours/spazz/ ]wheelchair[/url]....


 
Posted : 04/05/2011 8:21 pm
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Nissan, in their infinite wisdom, one called a special edition of their smallest car the 'Wave'

Yes. The Micra Wave.


 
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The MR2 really did make people smile here.

It's not merde though it's "merdeux", exact translations of which would probably be automatically censored on this site so I'll give you "crappy" or "little devil". Not that bad then.


 
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Fake? Shame... 😀

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http://www.waynekerrtest.com/

I was walking around a potential supplier a few weeks back and spooted one of these units sitting there made by Wayne Kerr himself.

Another funny one is
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Posted : 04/05/2011 8:37 pm
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Jiffy condoms with their tagline of "Real men come in a Jiffy".


 
Posted : 04/05/2011 8:55 pm
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I've got aching sides, some of those [i]have[/i] to be made up


 
Posted : 04/05/2011 9:34 pm
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What d'you think of 'Nilfisk' as a child's name, Emsz?


 
Posted : 04/05/2011 9:38 pm
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I like it, it's [i]unusual[/i] better than Arsia,


 
Posted : 04/05/2011 9:39 pm
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Turkeys biggest happy brand.....

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Bog & Sod 🙂

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Can you pee cola?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/cardhouse/3350544914/

Wonder what these taste like?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/27979307@N00/2329806210/


 
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mp3 player for BNP / EDL members?

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From the local Asda. 😀

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shower gel in Spain.


 
Posted : 04/05/2011 9:56 pm
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Axe is the European name for Lynx. I remember seeing some imported forever ago (back in Musk, Amber, Spice days) and thinking someone had shamelessly knocked 'em off.


 
Posted : 04/05/2011 9:57 pm
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I know that axe is the European name for lynx but the combination of the brand and the product name is slightly questionable:
Axe - Night Attack


 
Posted : 04/05/2011 10:08 pm
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When I lived in Oz in the early 90s there was a cheese called Coon, rather unfortunate.


 
Posted : 04/05/2011 10:09 pm
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the combination of the brand and the product name is slightly questionable:

Ah - I completely missed that, doh.

To redeem myself, how about some of this for the Cock Soup?

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Posted : 04/05/2011 10:15 pm
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Also, I call foul on the Shit Burger,

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😆

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Not a product but I keep seeing these guys around bristol which makes me chuckle:

http://www.beavermaintenance.co.uk/


 
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bus company based in the netherlands and also I think belgium


 
Posted : 04/05/2011 11:32 pm
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Segway.


 
Posted : 05/05/2011 12:08 am
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Me in my yoof hanging out in Thailand!

And you gotta love the Happy Time in the shower...
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DrP


 
Posted : 05/05/2011 12:13 am
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I laughed out loud at the "I Beet Blaxx"!!!
Nearly woke the baby!

DrP


 
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[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/jocarda1/5688772842/ ]fufu flour[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/jocarda1/ ]jojoA1[/url], on Flickr

In our house this is the word we use for a lady's front bottom.... presumably Fufu flour is for making fanny batter?... !!! IGMC


 
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No i think NilFisk is a good name. Sounds good to me. 🙂


 
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It is, isn't it Sarah? It's got a certain ring to it.

I think the OP is very silly to think that Nilfisk is a silly name.

I don't think there's any need for pictures of an apparently naked man sucking a Fanny though. 😐


 
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I recently met someone whose name, when spoken, was basically "Fanny Chewer". She was really cute, too. 🙂


 
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He's not sucking it, he's nibbling on it.


 
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Am I the only person finding that picture of Drp and his fanny nibbling strangely erotic?...


 
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Ya certainly agree with you Elfinsafety, Its just a catchy phrase. No need to think beyond that. 🙂


 
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Any more catch phrases available guys ????


 
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Aldi sell 'Disco Biscuits' and 'Whizz' floor cleaner.


 
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