<VV> Model name question (Non-Corvair)

[Jim Bannister]

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Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2005 3:48 AM
To: Thomas Stingl; J R Read_HML
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Subject: Re: <VV> Model name question (Non-Corvair)

Thomas wrote:

> Don't forget, words and pronunciation can have a quite different
> ring overseas e.g. most of my US guests get the fits seeing the signs
> on the Autobahn: Ausfahrt ... (exit) :-)


Ah yes, The sometimes shortsightedness of the folks that create names for
products. The last time that we lived in Germany there was an new ice cream
product introduced to the market.  It was a cylinder of vanilla ice cream
with a chocolate covering that was mounted of a wooden stick.  Hold on to
the stick and then eat the ice cream was the idea.  The clever name of this
product was "Prick".  Caused me a good chuckle every time I saw them in the
grocery store.

Jim B.