[bambax]

When the Australian government decided to cancel the order of a dozen of French submarines, they announced that they had made a new special alliance with the US and the UK. The name of the alliance is "AUKUS" (Australia-UK-US).

But "au cul" in French of course means "(fuck) in the ass". "Vous l'avez dans le cul" means "you've been fucked in the ass".

As the cancelling of the order was received by France as a giant betrayal from Australia, it's believed the name of the alliance was an intentional insult from people who knew what they were doing.

I don't know if that's true but I tend to believe it is.

[jonny_eh]

Who can forget the briefly named Canadian Conservative Reform Alliance Party (CCRAP)?

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-party-changes-embarrassin...