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One day an elderly couple was out for an afternoon drive and had to
stop for gas.
Attendant: " Would you like me to check the oil?"
Wife: "What did he say?"
Husband: "He wants to know if I want the oil checked."
Attendant: "Would you like me to top up the washer fluid?"
Wife: "What did he say?"
Husband: "He wants to know if I want the fluids topped up."
When the attendant heard them talking, he asked, "By the way,
where are you from?"
The husband replied, "We are from Nova Scotia."
"Ah," said the attendant. "Years ago I was in Nova Scotia and
had the worst love affair ever."
The wife said, "What did he say?"
Husband: "He thinks he knows you!"
Chevrolet Nova didn't do well in Spanish speaking countries... Nova means 'No Go'...
Bacardi concocted a fruity drink with the name 'Pavian' to suggest French chic... but 'Pavian' means 'baboon' in German.
A peanut-packed chocolate bar targeted at Japanese teenagers needing energy while cramming for exams ran headlong into a belief that eating peanuts and chocolate causes nosebleeds.
Parker Pens translated the slogan for its ink, "Avoid Embarassment - Use Quink" into Spanish as "Evite Embarazos - Use Quink"... which also means "Avoid Pregnancy - Use Quink."
When Gerber first started selling baby food in Africa, they used the same packaging as in the USA - the cute baby on the label. Later, when investigating lower than expected sales figures, they found out that it is common practice in Africa to put pictures of the contents on food package labels.
Coors slogan, "Turn it Loose," translated into Spanish as "Suffer From more...
Did you hear about the war between Newfoundland and Nova Scotia?
The Newfies were lobbing hand grenades; the Nova Scotians were
pulling the pins and throwing them back.
A college student has just graduated and he wants a new car. So he goes out and gets a new nova, 690 horse power, that says it can do about 320mph. This kid with a new car and all decides to take it for a spin. He takes his bran new nova on the hiway and is doing about 100mph when he sees a stop light in the road. When he comes to a stop he sees an old man on a moped drive up next to him so he rolls down his window.
"Very nice nova, can I look inside?" asked the old man. In reply the student sais, "Sure... no prob". As the light turned green he rolled the window back up and decided to show the old man what his new nova could do. He smoked his tires and held it stedy at 100mph. Dispite this amazing figure, only 10 minutes later the old man comes flying by him with ease. CLANK CLANK ZOOOOOOM. Well the student didn't like the idea of beieng passed by an old man on a moped so puts more pressure on the gas. Now he passes the old man once again and now the spedometer more...
Did you hear about the war between Newfoundland and Nova Scotia? The Newfies were lobbing hand grenades; the Nova Scotians werepulling the pins and throwing them back.