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Old 06-17-2007, 12:12 PM   #61
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Burger King ice cream banned because it looked too much like the Arabic word for Allah.
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Old 06-17-2007, 12:57 PM   #62
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Burger King ice cream banned because it looked too much like the Arabic word for Allah.
Huh? Just looks like the inside of a tomato to me!

There've been quite few boobs when it comes to advertising goods - I remember something about the name of some snack food translating to dog poo in one language - of course there's the favourite in the UK where Durex, the Australian clear adhesive tape, is a brand of condom - so the Australian replying to the question what size do you want with the 10 metre one will do, always goes down a storm!
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