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Offline Turnsky

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Reply #20 on: September 25, 2004, 11:24:21 pm
Pajero, is also Spanish for "******" (starts with "W" rhymes with "anker")

so all you people with mistubishi pajeros, think about that :p
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Offline Night Hammer

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Reply #21 on: September 25, 2004, 11:33:06 pm
Snoop Dog's real name is Calvin Broadus
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Reply #22 on: September 25, 2004, 11:59:53 pm
The city of Chico, California has an ordinance imposing a $500 fine for setting off a nuclear device within the city limits.
 

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Reply #23 on: September 26, 2004, 03:00:46 am
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Originally posted by Turnsky
Pajero, is also Spanish for "******" (starts with "W" rhymes with "anker")

so all you people with mistubishi pajeros, think about that :p


Similarly the Ford Pinto did badly in Brazil because Pinto is Brazillian for small penis.
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Reply #24 on: September 26, 2004, 06:42:27 am
The only country whose name begins with an A but doesn't end in an A is Afghanastan.

How wonderfully obscure.
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Reply #25 on: September 26, 2004, 01:47:07 pm
Ants can live underwater for up to 14 days, I think it was...
And...
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Reply #26 on: September 26, 2004, 03:40:07 pm
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Originally posted by Turnsky
Pajero, is also Spanish for "******" (starts with "W" rhymes with "anker")

so all you people with mistubishi pajeros, think about that :p


honda has a car model called Fitta. it isn't sold in sweden... could be because in sweden it means something that rhymes with "grunt", but I'm not sure. maybe it's because it's effin ugly.

or at least, that's what they wanted to call it first. now it's called jazz (or fit if you're in japan). seems like it cost them quite a lot too.
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Reply #27 on: September 26, 2004, 03:45:39 pm
Ahh, the FIT. It's coming to America. :nod:
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Offline NGTM-1R

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Reply #28 on: September 26, 2004, 03:46:21 pm
The Chevy Nova. Well, in Spanish, "no va" is "no go".

Whoops.
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Reply #29 on: September 26, 2004, 04:12:54 pm
nova = new (feminine)...
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Reply #30 on: September 26, 2004, 04:16:29 pm
Mitsubishi intended to call the 3000GT the GTO in America, but upon studying up, they learned of the Pontiac GTO, and knew they couldn't even dare try it. :p
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Reply #31 on: September 26, 2004, 04:21:47 pm
Sandwich - how dare you?  Your fact is false, and an insult to the people of Azerbaijan!
 

Offline Tiara

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Reply #32 on: September 26, 2004, 06:04:54 pm
Average speed of Heinz ketchup from the mouth of an opened bottle: 25 miles per year.

Alexander Graham Bell, the inventor of the telephone, never phoned his wife or his mother, they were both deaf.

Donald Duck comics were banned in Finland because he doesn't wear pants.

http://www.ebaumsworld.com/fact.html

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Reply #33 on: September 26, 2004, 06:38:40 pm
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Originally posted by Raa
http://www.ebaumsworld.com/fact.html

:p


beat you to it, Big T. :p
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Reply #34 on: September 26, 2004, 07:42:31 pm
I know three Andrews. Two are gay, one is incredibly homophobic.

Now is that not interesting?
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Reply #35 on: September 26, 2004, 08:00:26 pm
Ahem. The following have been copied from Blitzerland's "Wierd Facts to Bore your Stupid, Worthless Friends to Death."

Obscure Fact #8265191: A rolling stone gathers no weasels.

Obscure Fact #8265192: A rolling weasel gathers no stones.

Obscure Fact #95161371633333333: If you're the only one talking, it indicates no conversation is occuring and it is time to leave.

Obscure Fact #26816571: There is no such thing as free moss.

Obscure Fact #2: This book contains nine zillion worthless facts you blew your money on.

Obscure Fact #185165194yah7416: People named "Christopher" should be ignored when thinking of obscure facts.

Obscure Fact #5.12415: All of your problems are caused by invisible people named Joe and Cindy. All you have to do is find them, and kill them, and all your troubles will end.

Obscure Fact #1957123: Water is good.
 

Offline Bobboau

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Reply #36 on: September 26, 2004, 08:05:22 pm
The Sanskrit word for war translates as 'wanting more cows'

I like that one
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Reply #37 on: September 26, 2004, 08:06:37 pm
On my honours supervisor list this year there are:

3 people who have names starting with C
2 people with names starting with A
2 people with names starting with A
2 people with names starting with R. One is the programme organiser, the other is my supervisor. Phear.
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Reply #38 on: September 26, 2004, 08:07:18 pm
A lion's tongue can rip the flesh from your bones in a matter of minutes. :D
 

Offline Deepblue

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Reply #39 on: September 26, 2004, 08:26:06 pm
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Originally posted by Blitzerland
Obscure Fact #5.12415: All of your problems are caused by invisible people named Joe and Cindy. All you have to do is find them, and kill them, and all your troubles will end.


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