Pro-tip
I always hold my wife’s hand when we go out. If I let go, she shops.
Mistranslations
Coors slogan, “Turn It Loose,” – In Spanish, “Suffer from Diarrhoea.”
Electrolux used the following in an American campaign: “Nothing sucks like an Electrolux.”
Clairol introduced the “Mist Stick,” a curling iron, into Germany. Translated as “Manure Stick.”
American Airlines ad in the Mexican market, translated as “Fly Naked” (vuela en cuero).
Famous quote
“Adults are always asking little kids what they want to be when they grow up because they’re looking for ideas.” Paula Poundstone.
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