Absurd names of "things"!

[martin clark]

Boris should have a "Pajero"...

Better translation requires ... the first person present-indicative.

 

[JTC]

I was convinced you synthesised that till I opened the link. I’d buy one for the sheer pleasure of telling folk when they asked what size drove.

I had one for a while. Loved it. But then stupidly bought a VW instead. Bongo’s more fun!

 

[Monitor Gold 10]

There was an amusing piece in Autocar about this sort of thing. Featured an advert for the Mitsubishi T Box.

 

[stevec67]

There was briefly a Ford Fiesta RSE.

 

[Yank]

Tredia
Cordia
Previa
Camry
Starion

 

[Marchbanks]

I had a flyer the other day for something called an Acoustasonic Player Telecaster. I know what the third word means, the second I assume means it plays itself rather like a player piano, but I have no idea about the first. I can tell you it looks hideous, though.

 

[russel]

With a name like that, you'd never relegate him to 'Thingy'. Wonder how many pussycats have been named after him.

Less than the number of pussycats named Chairman Miaow.

 

[mrlamonta]

"Sheela na gigs"

You exhibitionist.

 

[russel]

"Sheela na gigs"

Yodas really let himself go, he needs to loosen the grip otherwise the farce is with him.

 

[cubastreet]

 

[GruntPuppy]

Nowadays teams of thinkers are really well paid to come up with silly names. What a job.

what, Think Tanks?

 

[Seeker_UK]

And this beer tastes like it.

 

[kendo]

Ssangyong "Rexton"

 

[JensenHealey]

And aptly it is as ugly as the name!

 

[gintonic]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daihatsu_Naked (perfectly safe link)

 

[Seeker_UK]

The Volkswagen "Thing"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkswagen_181

 

[ks.234]

Boris

Is calling Boris Boris by those who don't like Boris making a mistake in that just calling him Boris merely reinforces his friendly cuddly clubable image?

Do we need an alternative? Peppa Piggy Piggy maybe?

 

[Sue Pertwee-Tyr]

Boris

Is calling Boris Boris by those who don't like Boris making a mistake in that just calling him Boris merely reinforces his friendly cuddly clubable image?

Do we need an alternative? Peppa Piggy Piggy maybe?

In our house we refer to him as '**** off Boris' which gets away from the cuddly clubable (eg Garrick) image and more into cuddly clubbable (eg baby seal) role.

 

[GruntPuppy]

has everyone forgotten the Ssanyong Musso?

If so, please tell me how...

 

[S-Man]

Shame Ford don't do the OrionL any more.