Strange brand names

[Dayvo]

dayvo... you're in the land of Plop and Kecks - both popular sweet brands.
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My sister and brother-in-law were visiting last week; seeing 'Plopp' made them laugh! They were in a bakers shop ordering some rolls: the assistant spoke quite good English, but couldn't think of the word 'crust' so said it in Swedish instead. 'Would you like the 'kant' (pronounced cu*t ).'

There's a beer in Finland called 'Koff' and the state-run off-licence there is called 'Alko'!

 

[aberdeenian]

There's a popular, liquorice flavour sweet in Denmark called Spunk (kind of like liquoricey Nerds, if you remeber them).

You can buy some here:

http://www.danishfood.net/Shopping.asp

 

[Melvil]

There's a popular, liquorice flavour sweet in Denmark called Spunk (kind of like liquoricey Nerds, if you remeber them).

You can buy some here:

http://www.danishfood.net/Shopping.asp

 

[Dayvo]

There's a popular, liquorice flavour sweet in Denmark called Spunk.
http://www.danishfood.net/Shopping.asp

I bet they're hard to swallow!

 

[aberdeenian]

They're very salty, it's true

 

[aberdeenian]

But looking at the website (http://www.danishfood.net/ProductInfo.asp?ID=302) you can get a wine gum version if you're not keen on the aquired flavour.

 

[laurence]

But looking at the website (http://www.danishfood.net/ProductInfo.asp?ID=302) you can get a wine gum version if you're not keen on the aquired flavour.

i was trying to think of this... i bought some in Copenhagen last year.

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[Melvil]

As FM says, some real gems on the 'Engrish' site:

http://www.engrish.com/detail.php?imagename=angelrelief.jpg&category=Snacks&date=1997-11-09

Some 'relief' anyone?

 

[Mr Phoebus]

Does anyone remember those slimming chocolates called Ayds?

Would you like some Ayds?

Would I f*ck!!!

 

[Mr Phoebus]

Those chocolates called 'Mingles' remind me of the word minging.

 

[atbman]

There used (postwar) to be a brand of razorblade called "7 O'clock Cock!".

The cock in this case being a shortened form of address, i.e. cock sparrer and had nothing to do with post-wakening tumescence

 

[Keith Oates]

A prominent training shoe shop in Brive la Gaillard in France is called "Athlete's Foot"

They must expanding because there are some Athlete's Foot shops in Hong Kong!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Tetedelacourse]

Russian made tubular tyres were briefly imported into the UK, but never really sold. They went under the name of Wankerbar.

 

[mosschops2]

There was an insurance advert on the tv last night - on living tv - for a company called HISCOX.

pronounced his - cox. Surely they could have come up with a better name???

 

[barq]

A German friend was telling me about how English sounding brands are very common in Germany - regardless of what the words sound in English. A few years back the most popular rucksack for teens was called the "BodyBag".