Comments on: English Misadventure in Marketing. http://www.neatorama.com/2007/02/26/english-misadventure-in-marketing/ The Neat Side of the Web Thu, 16 Feb 2012 15:56:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Nathan B. http://www.neatorama.com/2007/02/26/english-misadventure-in-marketing/comment-page-1/#comment-82037 Nathan B. Tue, 27 Feb 2007 16:45:20 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/02/26/english-misadventure-in-marketing/#comment-82037 And "Thrush Mufflers" isn't worth a chuckle? And “Thrush Mufflers” isn’t worth a chuckle?

]]> By: diinzumo http://www.neatorama.com/2007/02/26/english-misadventure-in-marketing/comment-page-1/#comment-81729 diinzumo Mon, 26 Feb 2007 20:06:44 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/02/26/english-misadventure-in-marketing/#comment-81729 There was actually a National "Touch Woody" billboard by the train station in Ofuna back in '96. I passed it on my way home from work. That wasn't the first time I'd seen the mistake. In Funabashi, I spotted a group of kids in leather jackets bearing the Thrush Mufflers mascot along with the words, "The Wild Peckers." I had a hard time not laughing, since these guys thought they were pretty tough! There was actually a National “Touch Woody” billboard by the train station in Ofuna back in ’96. I passed it on my way home from work.

That wasn’t the first time I’d seen the mistake. In Funabashi, I spotted a group of kids in leather jackets bearing the Thrush Mufflers mascot along with the words, “The Wild Peckers.” I had a hard time not laughing, since these guys thought they were pretty tough!

]]> By: yayo http://www.neatorama.com/2007/02/26/english-misadventure-in-marketing/comment-page-1/#comment-81596 yayo Mon, 26 Feb 2007 11:40:32 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/02/26/english-misadventure-in-marketing/#comment-81596 Mitsubishi "Pajero" changed its name in Spain to "Montero" (Mountaineer... or the like) because "Pajero" in Spain is an onanist... ^g^ Mitsubishi “Pajero” changed its name in Spain to “Montero” (Mountaineer… or the like) because “Pajero” in Spain is an onanist…
^g^

]]> By: Ben http://www.neatorama.com/2007/02/26/english-misadventure-in-marketing/comment-page-1/#comment-81582 Ben Mon, 26 Feb 2007 10:48:43 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/02/26/english-misadventure-in-marketing/#comment-81582 Theres a rather infamous, apparently true story, about a disgruntled bilingual copy writer who was asked to think up a byline for the now "merged" "Daiichi Kangyo Bank" whose logo included a small heart. Just before quitting his job with a large ad agency, he offered up copy for the bank which was apparently used in ads and commercials before the problem was discovered and rectified: Daiichi Kangyo Bank - "The Bank With a Heart On" Theres a rather infamous, apparently true story, about a disgruntled bilingual copy writer who was asked to think up a byline for the now “merged” “Daiichi Kangyo Bank” whose logo included a small heart. Just before quitting his job with a large ad agency, he offered up copy for the bank which was apparently used in ads and commercials before the problem was discovered and rectified: Daiichi Kangyo Bank – “The Bank With a Heart On”

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