What made you smile today? Part III
Oct 24th 2021, 12:58 pm
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Re: What made you smile today? Part III
Originally Posted by Scamp
You can buy cheaper pods, Waitrose own ristretto is alright and about half the price of the Nespresso own ones. I just haven't found one that tastes as nice as theirs.
Could by aluminium pods and make yourself for each use to save the plastic, but we recycle the pods with nespresso themselves so that removes that concern I suppose. Totally agree on it being better than the hotplate stuff.
Coffee needs to be taken seriously, but not so serious people can't order what they fancy or get all hipster over it.
I'm assuming Cona means something....
Could by aluminium pods and make yourself for each use to save the plastic, but we recycle the pods with nespresso themselves so that removes that concern I suppose. Totally agree on it being better than the hotplate stuff.
Coffee needs to be taken seriously, but not so serious people can't order what they fancy or get all hipster over it.
I'm assuming Cona means something....
If you look up wiki for the Hyundai, there is a polite explanation of the naming issue - it's like the famous Ford Pinto, the Mitsubishi Pajero,, etc.
Oct 24th 2021, 1:31 pm
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Re: What made you smile today? Part III
Originally Posted by macliam
If you look up wiki for the Hyundai, there is a polite explanation of the naming issue - it's like the famous Ford Pinto, the Mitsubishi Pajero,, etc.
Oct 24th 2021, 1:45 pm
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Re: What made you smile today? Part III
Originally Posted by Scamp
Just looked it up. Hilarious.
There is such a history of such names - the one I remember was years ago when BT produced a "smart" office phone system based on the Sinclair QL - they called it the "Tonto". They were keen to export it (it was quite a revolutionary concept back then). Unfortunately, tonto means stupid in Spanish and Portuguese - between them the first language of a high percentage of people in their intended markets.
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Then there was the Vauxhall Nova. "No va" means "doesn't go" in Spanish
,The Hyundai issue just proves that people don't learn........
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Oct 24th 2021, 3:46 pm
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Re: What made you smile today? Part III
Originally Posted by macliam
Pajero and Pinto are similar (although of a different gender)
There is such a history of such names - the one I remember was years ago when BT produced a "smart" office phone system based on the Sinclair QL - they called it the "Tonto". They were keen to export it (it was quite a revolutionary concept back then). Unfortunately, tonto means stupid in Spanish and Portuguese - between them the first language of a high percentage of people in their intended markets.
.
Then there was the Vauxhall Nova. "No va" means "doesn't go" in Spanish,
The Hyundai issue just proves that people don't learn........
There is such a history of such names - the one I remember was years ago when BT produced a "smart" office phone system based on the Sinclair QL - they called it the "Tonto". They were keen to export it (it was quite a revolutionary concept back then). Unfortunately, tonto means stupid in Spanish and Portuguese - between them the first language of a high percentage of people in their intended markets.
.
Then there was the Vauxhall Nova. "No va" means "doesn't go" in Spanish
,The Hyundai issue just proves that people don't learn........
Oct 24th 2021, 4:03 pm
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Re: What made you smile today? Part III
Originally Posted by macliam
Pajero and Pinto are similar (although of a different gender)
There is such a history of such names - the one I remember was years ago when BT produced a "smart" office phone system based on the Sinclair QL - they called it the "Tonto". They were keen to export it (it was quite a revolutionary concept back then). Unfortunately, tonto means stupid in Spanish and Portuguese - between them the first language of a high percentage of people in their intended markets.
.
Then there was the Vauxhall Nova. "No va" means "doesn't go" in Spanish,
The Hyundai issue just proves that people don't learn........
There is such a history of such names - the one I remember was years ago when BT produced a "smart" office phone system based on the Sinclair QL - they called it the "Tonto". They were keen to export it (it was quite a revolutionary concept back then). Unfortunately, tonto means stupid in Spanish and Portuguese - between them the first language of a high percentage of people in their intended markets.
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Then there was the Vauxhall Nova. "No va" means "doesn't go" in Spanish
,The Hyundai issue just proves that people don't learn........
Callate tonto, por favor
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Oct 24th 2021, 4:47 pm
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Re: What made you smile today? Part III
Originally Posted by lizzyq
Rolls Royce did do their homewwork and did not name a model the Silver Mist, choosing instead to christen it the Silver Shadow. Mist, in German, would not have been a good name....
........ could have been a lot worse!
Originally Posted by Siouxie
That reminds me of the first phrase I learned in Spanish, when my flatmate's boyfriend used to say it to her..
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Oct 24th 2021, 10:05 pm
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Re: What made you smile today? Part III
Originally Posted by Siouxie
Indeed it is... but I was going on your post of Tonto 
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Oct 25th 2021, 2:54 pm
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Re: What made you smile today? Part III
Originally Posted by Expatrick
Cost of some of these coffee machines amazes me, I have seen them locally for (the equiv. of) €500! I can buy a kettle & a jar of instant for less than €10! 
I'm the only one in my house who drinks coffee so I just use instant there when I need it and it does the job just fine.
Originally Posted by macliam
Pajero and Pinto are similar (although of a different gender)
There is such a history of such names - the one I remember was years ago when BT produced a "smart" office phone system based on the Sinclair QL - they called it the "Tonto". They were keen to export it (it was quite a revolutionary concept back then). Unfortunately, tonto means stupid in Spanish and Portuguese - between them the first language of a high percentage of people in their intended markets.
.
Then there was the Vauxhall Nova. "No va" means "doesn't go" in Spanish,
The Hyundai issue just proves that people don't learn........
There is such a history of such names - the one I remember was years ago when BT produced a "smart" office phone system based on the Sinclair QL - they called it the "Tonto". They were keen to export it (it was quite a revolutionary concept back then). Unfortunately, tonto means stupid in Spanish and Portuguese - between them the first language of a high percentage of people in their intended markets.
.
Then there was the Vauxhall Nova. "No va" means "doesn't go" in Spanish
,The Hyundai issue just proves that people don't learn........
Also I think Nova is a pretty appropriate name, in that case
Oct 27th 2021, 12:10 pm
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Re: What made you smile today? Part III
Originally Posted by Lion in Winter
This sunrise today in the Peak District. Posted on the BBC. Credit to photographer Danny Shepherd.
Oct 27th 2021, 2:53 pm
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Re: What made you smile today? Part III
Originally Posted by Jerseygirl
We saw a double, semi circular rainbow like that last week. Never seen one before.
Rainbows always put a smile on my face
