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alkyon
2148 days ago
The point of it is rather different. Classic example: Osram which roughly translates into "I will cover in shit" in Polish
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deno
2148 days ago
And hugely successful in Poland despite and maybe even because of the name.
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pawelmi
2148 days ago
I think we became immunized and stopped noticing it in this context after product being so many years on shelves. Just like you stop noticing your nose in sight. Though such a threat from a lightbulb sounds scary :)
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