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"Jeff R." wrote in message
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"Gunner" wrote in message
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On Fri, 21 Jan 2005 19:38:01 +1100, "Jeff R."
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Im reminded of the old Nova, which didnt sell very well in spanish
speaking countries as loosely translated, it means "No Go"

Gunner

An old tale...
http://www.snopes.com/business/misxlate/nova.asp


Ooops. Brain fart. Now I'll include the text:

Then there's my favourite one - don't know if you have the Mitsubishi
"Pajero" (medium sized 4WD) in the US, but - there's a long-standing urban
myth that Pajero = (how do I put this delicately) ummm, a "gentleman who
is morbidly occupied with onanism".

That's one I can't verify, but would love to.

Language, again, is reputedly Spanish, but none of my real sources agree -
which they wouldn't, if it is colloquial.

This one appears to be true.

http://www.snopes.com/business/misxlate/starion.asp

"On the other hand, given that at the same time Mitsubishi brought out
the Starion they also introduced a model with the rather unfortunate
name of "Pajero" (a word which in Spanish is a slang term for someone
who enjoys pleasuring himself, prompting Mitsubishi to judiciously
rename the car the "Montero" in some markets), it's sometimes hard to
believe they don't operate this way."

Ned Simmons