THE NEW NAME IS 'MIERDA'
Target To Rename 'Orina' Shoe After Learning It Means 'Urine' In Spanish
(Thanks to Ralph)
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April 12, 2013
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Where I live I'm pretty sure STOP or maybe it's YIELD means Mierda. Who knows?
Posted by: manual tomato | April 12, 2013 at 09:08 AM
Well, that stinks.
Posted by: Steve | April 12, 2013 at 10:09 AM
but do they come in Manatee Grey ?
Posted by: oneblankspace | April 12, 2013 at 10:42 AM
There's a whole scene in Shakespeare's Henry V where the French women say all kinds of dirty words in French like le gown and le foot while they are trying to learn anglais.
Posted by: oneblankspace | April 12, 2013 at 10:44 AM
oneblankspace - you mean like 'wee wee' ?
Posted by: ligirl | April 12, 2013 at 11:14 AM
Didn't Chevrolet make a similar goof when they made the Chevy Nova? I think Nova meant something like "no-go" in Spanish.
Posted by: nursecindy | April 12, 2013 at 12:24 PM
Change it to something that means " kick me " in Latin.
Posted by: Clankie | April 12, 2013 at 01:03 PM
[ponders a "hoodie" == "target" joke but decides against it.]
Posted by: Omniskeptic | April 12, 2013 at 01:13 PM
yes. that's it... it means 'doesnt go' in espanol.
Posted by: queensbee | April 12, 2013 at 03:00 PM
'Nothing sucks like Electrolux', actual slogan used in Sweden.
Posted by: Ken_in_SC (@Ken_in_SC) | April 13, 2013 at 11:44 AM