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MOxxx 10-17-2006 11:44 AM

This is FUNNY!
 
Scandinavian vacuum manufacturer Electrolux used the following in an
American ad campaign: "Nothing sucks like an Electrolux."

The name Coca-Cola in China was first rendered as Ke-kou-ke-la.
Unfortunately, the Coke company did not discover until after thousands of signs
had been printed that the phrase means "bite the wax tadpole" or "female horse
stuffed with wax" depending on the dialect. Coke then researched 40,000
Chinese characters and found a close phonetic equivalent, "ko-kou-ko-le," which
can be loosely translated as "happiness in the mouth."

In Taiwan, the translation of the Pepsi slogan "Come alive with the Pepsi
Generation" came out as "Pepsi will bring your ancestors back from the dead."

Also in Chinese, the Kentucky Fried Chicken slogan "finger-lickin' good" came
out as "eat your fingers off."

notabook 10-17-2006 11:47 AM

hehehe... I like the chinese kfc one, that's a good marketing slogan. "it's so good it'll make you want to eat your fingers off". Mmmmmm.

Orfeux 10-17-2006 11:51 AM

jejejejejje xDDDDD

bobby666 10-17-2006 12:33 PM

this thread makes me smile, thx 4 sharing

bobby666 10-17-2006 12:35 PM

this thread makes me smile, thx 4 sharing

reynold 10-17-2006 07:59 PM

Hilarious translations :1orglaugh

Spunky 10-17-2006 08:01 PM

I guess it pays to not be prejudice when hiring

BusterBunny 10-17-2006 08:02 PM

hell yeah who needs pet cemetary when you can have a taiwanese pepsi:pimp

Screaming 10-17-2006 08:04 PM

thats classic, you would think they would do alot of research to avoid things like that

CaptainHowdy 10-17-2006 08:25 PM

hehehehehehe!!

sniperwolf 10-17-2006 08:37 PM

the Elektrolux man knocking on my door..
Gotta love the slogan.. they got alot of appliances to offer .. nice to have a vacuum who sucks like that.. oh my lol

rodney25 10-18-2006 12:32 AM

Funny lines, man. :1orglaugh

calibra 10-18-2006 12:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MOxxx (Post 11095854)
Scandinavian vacuum manufacturer Electrolux used the following in an
American ad campaign: "Nothing sucks like an Electrolux."

The name Coca-Cola in China was first rendered as Ke-kou-ke-la.
Unfortunately, the Coke company did not discover until after thousands of signs
had been printed that the phrase means "bite the wax tadpole" or "female horse
stuffed with wax" depending on the dialect. Coke then researched 40,000
Chinese characters and found a close phonetic equivalent, "ko-kou-ko-le," which
can be loosely translated as "happiness in the mouth."

In Taiwan, the translation of the Pepsi slogan "Come alive with the Pepsi
Generation" came out as "Pepsi will bring your ancestors back from the dead."

Also in Chinese, the Kentucky Fried Chicken slogan "finger-lickin' good" came
out as "eat your fingers off."


Good but pretty old

Ace_luffy 10-18-2006 12:41 AM

damn nice translations.....

chinese RULES!

Violetta 10-18-2006 12:46 AM

:1orglaugh

Pedronas 10-18-2006 02:43 AM

funny shit

Elixir 10-18-2006 02:58 AM

hahah funny lines :) :)

Scott McD 10-18-2006 03:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MOxxx (Post 11095854)
In Taiwan, the translation of the Pepsi slogan "Come alive with the Pepsi
Generation" came out as "Pepsi will bring your ancestors back from the dead."

:1orglaugh :1orglaugh :1orglaugh


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