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tetraplan · Post by **tetraplan** » Wed Jul 27, 2005 3:54 pm

There's of course the Swiss airport called Kloten, which means "balls" (as in testicles) in Dutch.

Groet, Erik

cptgone · Post by **cptgone** » Wed Jul 27, 2005 3:56 pm

A Belgian company launched these cookies called Spunk a few years ago - they changed the name

great thread, BTW

pHz · Post by **pHz** » Wed Jul 27, 2005 3:58 pm

the school canteen sells muffins made by a company called spunkmeyer ...

... mmmnnn ... spunkmeyer muffin

slainte

rob

Ian SDZH · Post by **Ian SDZH** » Wed Jul 27, 2005 4:00 pm

The Kazakh word for sugar is pronounced C*nt
And the Kazakh word for no is Jock
The Finnish for Donald Duck is Akoowanker

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snooky · Post by **snooky** » Wed Jul 27, 2005 4:01 pm

Hovmod wrote:[some damn car manufacturer] had to come up with a new name for one of their models, because "Fitta" means pussy in Norwegian.

And in swedish to! hm..fitta=c**t, not pussy.

tetraplan · Post by **tetraplan** » Wed Jul 27, 2005 4:03 pm

Jonny X wrote:Once I was told by a teacher that the french for seal was phuket... But he was apparently lying...

It's an island:

Groet, Erik

cptgone · Post by **cptgone** » Wed Jul 27, 2005 4:12 pm

"poepen" means "to defecate" in Holland, but in my town it means "to f**k" (we have a different dialect of Dutch)

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waiting man · Post by **waiting man** » Wed Jul 27, 2005 4:22 pm

whenever I read "cello" I think at the italian "uccello" , bird/cock etc.

not knowing german I noticed they used to begin some words with "katz...", again sounds like "dick" here.

ouroboros · Post by **ouroboros** » Wed Jul 27, 2005 4:24 pm

There is a vietnamese restaraunt in So. Cal that is called Pho King. (pronounced "fuh").

farlukar · Post by **farlukar** » Wed Jul 27, 2005 4:25 pm

Jonny X wrote:Snooky what do you think c#*@ and pussy mean...

pussy

snooky · Post by **snooky** » Wed Jul 27, 2005 4:25 pm

Jonny X wrote:Snooky what do you think c#*@ and pussy mean... (I let the filter get that so I didn't hurt anybodys feelings)

cheese?

proletkult · Post by **proletkult** » Wed Jul 27, 2005 4:32 pm

If you want whipped cream in Holland you have you ask for slagroom..which is fair enough!

Left Headphone · Post by **Left Headphone** » Wed Jul 27, 2005 4:37 pm

"Fitta"... What a great word...

Word that mean something funny in English