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Giles Watson
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Italians do it better May 12, 2009

This feminine hygiene soap sounds a bit uncomfortable, to say the least:

http://www.chilly.it/

But this is the country that gave the world Mukki milk and Wudy sausages.

G.
 
Marie-Hélène Hayles
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Italians 2 May 12, 2009

Giles Watson wrote:

But this is the country that gave the world Mukki milk and Wudy sausages.



Unfortunately, Wudy sausages are not transported by Stiffi vans
http://www.stiffi.it/images/furgoni/Furgone_Pasino.jpg
 
Michele Johnson
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Yes, Obama Fingers. May 14, 2009

Kathryn Sanderson wrote:
What are Obama Fingers? I'm almost afraid to ask!

Were they called Bush Fingers prior to the 2008 US elections?


They're breaded frozen chicken strips (with curry dip!) sold at certain German grocery stores.
http://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/0,1518,612684,00.html
http://images.google.de/images?hl=de&q=obama%20fingers

You can see how that might be problematic at a number of levels.
 
Pedroski
Pedroski
China
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English to German
no va May 14, 2009

There was a car from Vauxhall which in England was called Nova.
This name was not considered suitable for Spanish-speaking countries. I agree!!
 
NancyLynn
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Chevy Nova May 14, 2009

In the seventies General Motors produced the Chevrolet Nova. My father bought its sister model, the Pontiac Ventura, our first new car, in 1974.

Nancy
 
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