BuzzFeed - "Unfortunate Product Names" http://www.buzzfeed.com BuzzFeed, Find Your New Favorite Thing en Copyright 2008 BuzzFeed, Inc. Sun, 23 Nov 2008 06:18:09 -0500 nomail@example.com (http://www.buzzfeed.com/about) nomail@example.com (http://www.buzzfeed.com/about) Fred Water: Anthropomorphism, to the power of Retarded. http://ct.buzzfeed.com/rd?c=buzzfeed&ca=Unfortunate_Product_Names&s=feed&d=0x0&p=0&ok=default&u=http%3A%2F%2Fcopyranter.blogspot.com%2F2006%2F12%2Fanthropomorphism-to-power-of-retarded.html copyranter.blogspot.com]]> http://ct.buzzfeed.com/rd?c=buzzfeed&ca=Unfortunate_Product_Names&s=feed&d=0x0&p=0&ok=default&u=http%3A%2F%2Fcopyranter.blogspot.com%2F2006%2F12%2Fanthropomorphism-to-power-of-retarded.html Thu, 30 Aug 2007 16:43:33 -0400 Hulu Translates To "Cease" and "Desist" in Swahili. Oops. http://ct.buzzfeed.com/rd?c=buzzfeed&ca=Unfortunate_Product_Names&s=feed&d=0x0&p=0&ok=default&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.techcrunch.com%2F2007%2F08%2F29%2Fhulu-translates-to-cease-and-desist-in-swahili-oh-the-irony%2F techcrunch.com]]> http://ct.buzzfeed.com/rd?c=buzzfeed&ca=Unfortunate_Product_Names&s=feed&d=0x0&p=0&ok=default&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.techcrunch.com%2F2007%2F08%2F29%2Fhulu-translates-to-cease-and-desist-in-swahili-oh-the-irony%2F Thu, 30 Aug 2007 16:05:30 -0400 Why They Chose Hulu http://ct.buzzfeed.com/rd?c=buzzfeed&ca=Unfortunate_Product_Names&s=feed&d=0x0&p=0&ok=default&u=http%3A%2F%2Fnewteevee.com%2F2007%2F08%2F29%2Fnewco-finally-gets-a-name-hulu%2F newteevee.com]]> http://ct.buzzfeed.com/rd?c=buzzfeed&ca=Unfortunate_Product_Names&s=feed&d=0x0&p=0&ok=default&u=http%3A%2F%2Fnewteevee.com%2F2007%2F08%2F29%2Fnewco-finally-gets-a-name-hulu%2F Thu, 30 Aug 2007 16:05:30 -0400 Hulu: What's in a Name? http://ct.buzzfeed.com/rd?c=buzzfeed&ca=Unfortunate_Product_Names&s=feed&d=0x0&p=0&ok=default&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tmz.com%2F2007%2F08%2F30%2Fhulu-whats-in-a-name%2F tmz.com]]> http://ct.buzzfeed.com/rd?c=buzzfeed&ca=Unfortunate_Product_Names&s=feed&d=0x0&p=0&ok=default&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tmz.com%2F2007%2F08%2F30%2Fhulu-whats-in-a-name%2F Thu, 30 Aug 2007 16:05:30 -0400 Who Buys This Stuff? (Product Images) http://ct.buzzfeed.com/rd?c=buzzfeed&ca=Unfortunate_Product_Names&s=feed&d=0x0&p=0&ok=default&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.jdbshow.com%2Fbad_product_names.html jdbshow.com]]> http://ct.buzzfeed.com/rd?c=buzzfeed&ca=Unfortunate_Product_Names&s=feed&d=0x0&p=0&ok=default&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.jdbshow.com%2Fbad_product_names.html Thu, 30 Aug 2007 16:05:30 -0400 "Product names in foreign lands have come back to haunt even the most brilliant of marketers" http://ct.buzzfeed.com/rd?c=buzzfeed&ca=Unfortunate_Product_Names&s=feed&d=0x0&p=0&ok=default&u=http%3A%2F%2Fmoney.cnn.com%2Fmagazines%2Fbusiness2%2Fbusiness2_archive%2F2004%2F08%2F01%2F377394%2Findex.htm money.cnn.com]]> http://ct.buzzfeed.com/rd?c=buzzfeed&ca=Unfortunate_Product_Names&s=feed&d=0x0&p=0&ok=default&u=http%3A%2F%2Fmoney.cnn.com%2Fmagazines%2Fbusiness2%2Fbusiness2_archive%2F2004%2F08%2F01%2F377394%2Findex.htm Thu, 30 Aug 2007 16:05:30 -0400 Other Missed Translations: Welcome to Engrish.com! http://ct.buzzfeed.com/rd?c=buzzfeed&ca=Unfortunate_Product_Names&s=feed&d=0x0&p=0&ok=default&u=http%3A%2F%2Fengrish.com%2F engrish.com]]> http://ct.buzzfeed.com/rd?c=buzzfeed&ca=Unfortunate_Product_Names&s=feed&d=0x0&p=0&ok=default&u=http%3A%2F%2Fengrish.com%2F Thu, 30 Aug 2007 16:05:30 -0400