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Re: Mr Sheen Furniture Polish
« on: May 06, 2003, 01:27:17 PM »
Some points:

- NEVER use furniture polish on electronics. It leaves a film, it contains solvents that can attack chip linings, it contains water that can cause corrosion of metal parts, and it gathers static like you wouldn't believe. It's pretty hard to tell if you guys (and girls) are being sarcastic or not! Don't do it! Use monitor cleaner for monitors and isopropyl alchol on electronics. Save Mr. Sheen for your bookcase. Or for the crown of your head if you're follically challenged. *( :-]

- Useless fact: Mr. Sheen's competitor, Pledge, found that their product didn't sell at all well in the Netherlands. On investigating, they found that "Pledge" is Dutch for "p*ss".
 

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Re: Mr Sheen Furniture Polish
« Reply #1 on: May 07, 2003, 10:16:29 AM »
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In fact 'pledge' doesn't mean _anything_ in Dutch. Good we got that sorted out now.


Really? I got that from a list of failed marketing ploys. Another seriously silly translation was Pepsi's China sales slogan: "Come alive with Pepsi." which translated into Mandarin as "Pepsi brings your ancestors back from the grave."