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Re:Crunchpad renamed "JooJoo" will cost $499 on sale Dec. 11 by thaumaturgy on Monday December 07, 2009 @03:32PM (#982066)
The Chevy Nova completely flopped in Spanish speaking countries, primarily because in Spanish, "Nova" means "no go".
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Re:Crunchpad renamed "JooJoo" will cost $499 on sale Dec. 11 by rmaccloy on Monday December 07, 2009 @03:51PM (#982100)
No, it didn't: http://www.snopes.com/business/misxlate/nova.asp
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Re:Crunchpad renamed "JooJoo" will cost $499 on sale Dec. 11 by thaumaturgy on Monday December 07, 2009 @04:00PM (#982134)
Whoops! Thanks for the re-education.
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Re:Crunchpad renamed "JooJoo" will cost $499 on sale Dec. 11 by narag on Monday December 07, 2009 @07:41PM (#982661)
But there were some other cars that had their names changed, like the "Pagero", that sounds like someone that frequently masturbates :-)
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Re:Crunchpad renamed "JooJoo" will cost $499 on sale Dec. 11 by philwelch on Monday December 07, 2009 @03:55PM (#982111)
That's an urban legend, kind of like saying a dinette set called "Notable" would flop in English speaking countries because we would assume it has "no table".

Here's the snopes: http://www.snopes.com/business/misxlate/nova.asp

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