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April 13th, 2005, 08:26 PM
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Re: OT: Marketing phrases that never worked.
Of course the renamed Cheverolet Nova
Which to our Spanish speakers means "it doesn't go"
A poor name for a car...
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April 14th, 2005, 11:13 AM
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Re: OT: Marketing phrases that never worked.
Well, not a slogan (per se) but, I can't believe the cajones of the ad people who OK the posting of:
"Genuine Imitation Leather" and
"Genuine Faux Pearls". 
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April 14th, 2005, 01:09 PM
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Re: OT: Marketing phrases that never worked.
Quote:
wildcard06 said:
Of course the renamed Cheverolet Nova
Which to our Spanish speakers means "it doesn't go"
A poor name for a car...
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Not really. Just an urban legend:
http://spanish.about.com/cs/culture/a/chevy_nova.htm
If you separate the word nova into no va, then, yes it does mean "it doesn't go" but the direct translation doesn't fit the usage. Most Spanish speaking folks would use words like English speaking people do: "It doesn't run".
According to this article, the Nova did quite well in Spanish speaking contries. |
April 14th, 2005, 01:15 PM
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Re: OT: Marketing phrases that never worked.
2. Garrenteed Peace Of [censored]
3. Trust Us, its wonderful
4. This games adds the 5th X to 4x gaming! (Moo3) It always struck me as odd that they would have that on their box art, a quote from a review LONG before the game was ever released. False advertising I would say.
5. Yugo, our poweful 32hp, 3 cylinder motors will move you along at the ripping speeds of 35 mph.
6. Explodes when rear ended.
7. It might be ugly, but it runs like crap too.
8. Smells like a fart and tastes like [censored].
9. Join the Navy and Be a deck hand.
10. Sign up to be cannon fodder and get a nifty uniform.
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April 14th, 2005, 01:25 PM
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Re: OT: Marketing phrases that never worked.
11. Be all that you can.....ah screw it join the navy.
12. That's not squid your eating....
13. It might be ugly but it insults you to.
14. 9 out of 10 hillbillies agree
15. Ugly women will be all over you!
16. There are two kinds of people in our stores, Kind, considerate, and bad mathmaticeans (yes it's deliberately spelled bad)
17. Made in hell
18. It slices it dices and you can't sue us when it does!
19. If it starts to smell RUN LIKE HELL!
20. Causes bladder control issues
21. You wont even see it coming.
22. You want I should fix your back (russian accent)
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